Section B

Answer all questions

1. Diagram 1 shows three rubber stoppers X, Y and Z placed on a
mounting board.

Diagram 1
The mounting board was tilt upward and evenly at one side. The result is as
follows.

Observation : Stopper Z toppled down first followed by X and then Y.

a)

What can you infer about the time taken by stopper Z to topple down?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

b)

Base on the result of the investigation, state two information that must
be recorded.
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

c)

What is the relationship between the two information that has been
recorded?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

d)

What is the aim of this investigation?

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

2.

Diagram 2 shows four blocks P, Q, R and S that have same base area but of
different heights placed on a table in a standing position. The stability of each
block is observed when the table is shaken.

Diagram 2
Table 1 shows the result of the investigation.
Blocks
P
Q
R
S

a)

The height of the block / cm

25
20
15
10
Table 1

The time taken to topple down/ sec

5
9
13
17

What is the aim of this investigation?

______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________

b)

Based on this investigation, state the following factors.

i ) What was changed

: ________________________________

ii ) What to measure

: _______ _________________________

iii) What is kept the same: ________________________________

c)

What is the relationship between the height of the block and the time
taken to topple down?

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

The stability of an object depends on its base area

d)

Make a conclusion base on the above statement.

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

3.

Aisya carries out an investigation to find out the strength of a card as shown
in diagram 3.

She folds three identical cards with different number of ridges and placed
them across two blocks of wood. 50 gram weights are placed on top of the
cards until the cards bend.

card
weight

Wooden block

Diagram 3
Table 2 shows the result of the investigation.
Number of ridges on the card
Number of weight needed to bend the card.
Table 2
a)

2
3

3
6

4
9

What is the aim of this investigation?

_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

b)

State the pattern of the number of weight needed to bend the card.
________________________________________________________

c)

In this investigation state:

i ) what is kept the same?

________________________________________________________
ii) what is changed?
________________________________________________________
iii) what is to observe?
________________________________________________________
d)

What is the relationship between the number of ridges and the number
of weight needed to bend the card?
________________________________________________________

e)

Aisya continues the investigation by using a card with 6 ridges.

Predict the mass of the weight needed to bend the card.
________________________________________________________

Diagram 4 shows model T,U and V of the same size and height made from
different type of materials. Several books of the same size were placed on
each model until the model toppled down.

Diagram 4
Table 3 shows the result of the investigation.
Model
T
U
V

Type of Material
Paper
Plastic
Cardboard

Number of books that can be supported

10
20
30

Table 3
a)

What is the aim of this investigation?

________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

b)

State the trend of the number of books that can be supported.

________________________________________________________

c)

What is kept the same in this investigation?

________________________________________________________

d)

What are the two factors that must be recorded in this investigation?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

e)

What is the relationship between the two factors that have been
recorded?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________