SECTION B

Answer all questions

The time suggested for each question is 6 minutes. If you are unable to answer a
question proceed to the next question.

1. Azim carried out a study to find out the relationship between sources of food and
the numbers of consumers. The study involved sparrows and grasshoppers in the
paddy field.
Azim menjalakan penyiasatan tentang hubungan antara sumber makanan dengan
bilangan pengguna. Penyiasatan ini melibatkan Burung pipit dan belalang di
sawah padi.

The observations are recorded in the following table.

Hasil penyiasatan seperti jadual di bawah.

Number of sparrows
1 3 5 9
Bilangan burung pipit
Number of grasshoppers
40 30 20 10
Bilangan belalang

(a) State the aim of investigation.

Nyatakan tujuan penyiasatan ini.

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(b) What is the trend of change in number of grasshoppers?

Apakah corak bagi bilangan belalang?

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(c) Predict the numbers of a grasshopper if the numbers of sparrows is 10.

Ramalkan bilangan belalang jika bilangan burung pipit 10.

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(d) State one other animal that can be found at paddy field.
Nyatakan haiwan lain yang boleh ditemui di sawah padi.
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(e) What is the conclusion can you make based on the observations?
Apakah kesimpulan yang boleh kamu buat daripada pemerhatian ini?
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2. Johnny plants a balsam plant .He waters the balsam plan every day. He records
the height of the balsam plant in the table below.
Johnny menanam pokok keembong. Dia menyiram pokok keembong setiap hari.
Dia merekod ketinggian pokok keembong dalam jadual di bawah.

Day Height of the balsam plant./ cm

Hari Ketinggian pokok keembong/cm
5 6
7 10
9 14
11 18

(a) What is the trend in the height of the balsam plant ?

Apakah corak bagi ketinggian pokok keembong ?
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(b) Based on the investigation, state the following that is :

Berdasarkan penyiasatan, nyatakan perkara berikut:
i) kept the same ? (fixed variable)
ditetapkan ( pembolehubah dimalarkan)
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ii) changed ( manipulated variable)
berubah ( pembolehubah dimanipulasi)
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iii) measured (responding variable)
diukur ( pembolehubah bergerakbalas)
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(c) Predict the height of the balsam plant in the day 8.

Ramalkan ketinggian pokok keembong pada hari ke 8.

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3. The following table shows the numbers of tigers found in jungle.
Jadual di bawah menunjukkan bilangan harimau yang dijumpai di hutan.

Year
1996 2000 2004 2008
Tahun
Number of tigers
100 90 80 70
Bilangan harimau

(a) Based on the investigation, state the following that is :

Berdasarkan penyiasatan, nyatakan perkara berikut:

i) changed ( manipulated variable)

berubah ( pembolehubah dimanipulasi)

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ii) measured (responding variable)

diukur ( pembolehubah bergerakbalas)

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iii) kept the same ? (fixed variable)

yang ditetapkan ( pembolehubah dimalarkan)

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(b) Predict the numbers of tigers in 2010?

Ramalkan bilangan harimau pada tahun 2010?

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(c) What is the trend in the number of tigers in the table above?
Apakah corak bagi bilangan harimau pada jadual di atas?

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4. Table shows the result of pupils observation about the time and position of
shadow.
Jadual menunjukkan keputusan pemerhatian seorang murid terhadap masa dan
kedudukan bayang-bayang.

Time
8.00 a.m. 11.00 a.m. 2.00 p.m. 5.00 p.m.
Masa
Position of the
West West East East
shadow
Arah ke Arah ke Arah ke Arah ke
Kedudukan bayang-
Barat Barat Timur Timur
bayang

(a) What is the purpose ( aim ) of the investigation?

Apakah tujuan penyiastan di atas ?

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(b) Write one observation about the position of shadow at 8.00 a.m.
Tuliskan satu pemerhatian tentang kedudukan bayang-bayang pada pukul 8.00
pagi.

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(c) Give a reason based on your answer in 1 b.

Berikan satu sebab berdasarkan jawapan di 1 b.

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(d) What is the conclusion of the investigation?

Apakah tujuan berdasarkan penyiasatan?

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5. Table shows the date and the Phases of the Moon.
Jadual menunjukkan tarikh dan Fasa Bulan

Date Phases of the moon

Tarikh Fasa Bulan
1st New moon
1 haribulan Anak Bulan
8th New half Moon
8 haribulan Bulan separa baru
13th Gibbous
13 haribulan Hampir Purnama
15th Full Moon
15 haribulan Bulan Purnama

(a) State one observation based on the result in the table above.
Nyatakan satu pemerhatian berdasarkan keputusan dalam jadual di atas.

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(b) What is the aim of this investigation?

Apakah tujuan penyiasatan di atas?

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(c) State a relationship between the date and the Phase of the Moon.
Nyatakan hubungan antara tarikh dan Fasa Bulan.

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(d) Based on this experiment, state the following:

Berdasarkan eksperimen di atas, nyatakan yang berikut:

i) What is change?
Apakah yang diubah?

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ii) What is measured?

Apakah yang diukur?

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6. The bar chat shows the number of mould spots on the bread for a week.
Carta palang di bawah menunjukkan bilangan tompokan kulat di atas sekeping
roti yang dibiarkan selama seminggu.

Number of mould spot

Bilangan tompokan kulat

21
18
15
12
9
6
3
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Day
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?
Apakah tujuan penyiasatan ini?
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(b) What is the trend in the number of molud spot?
Apakah corak perubahan bilangan tompokan kulat?
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(c) State the following variables;

Nyatakan pembolehubah-pembolehubah berikut ;
1. What to change?
Apa yang diubah?

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2. What to observed?
Apa yang diperhatikan?
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(d) What is the conclusion of the investigation?
Apakah kesimpulan penyiasatan ini?

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7. A worker is shifting a few bricks from ground level to the upper level as shown in
diagram Seorang pekerja sedang memindahkan sejumlah batu-bata dari
permukaan tanah ke tingkatn atas seperti yang ditunjukkan dalam rajah 1

The table below shows the number of bricks that has been shifted.
Jadual di bawah menunjukkan bilangan batu-batayang telah dipindahkan.

Number of times the bricks have been shifted

1 2 3 4
Bilangan kali batu-bata telah dipindahkan
Number of bricks
15 30 45 60
Bilangan batu-bata

(a) State the trend of change in the number of bricks that have been shifted by the
worker.
Nyatakan pola perubahan dalam bilangan batu-bata yang telah dipindahkan oleh
pekerja itu.

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(b) Predict the number of brick that will be shifted at the fifth time.
Ramalkan bilangan batu-bata yang dibawa pada kali kelima.

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(c) State two information gathered in the investigation

Nyatakan dua maklumat yang dikumpulkan di dalam penyiasatan ini.

1. ........................................................................................................................

2. ........................................................................................................................

(d) State one variable that kept the same (constant) in this investigation.
Nyatakan satu pembolehubah yang dimalarkan dalam penyiasatan ini.

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