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Chapter 1
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Achievement Test 1 (pg. 20)
1. (a) Salt, sugar, paint, preservative, detergent (any other acceptable answers).
(b) Salt – as flavouring agent or preservative.
Sugar – as flavouring agent or preservative
Paint – used to paint buildings, wood or metal as protection
Preservative – to preserve food so that it can be kept for a longer period
Detergent – used as cleaning agent to remove dirt from clothes
(any other acceptable answers).
2. (a) Agricultural industry, cosmetics industry, medical industry (any other acceptable answers).
(b) Agriculture – provides source of food and income to the country
Cosmetics – provides source of income to the country
Medicine – provides new medicines to the people and improve their quality of life
(any other acceptable answers).
3. Safety glasses – used to prevent dust or chemicals from splashing into the eyes
Laboratory coat – used to protect the body and clothes from chemical spills such as acid, alkali and
organic solvent
Gloves – used when handling chemicals to protect the hands from injury, chemicals or infections
(any other acceptable answers)
4. Making observations ➞ Making an inference ➞ Identifying the problem ➞ Making a hypothesis ➞
Identifying variables ➞ Controlling the variables ➞ Planning the experiment ➞ Collecting data ➞
Interpreting data ➞ Making a conclusion ➞ Writing a report.
5. Precautionary steps to be taken:
1. Inform the teacher or laboratory assistant immediately about the accident.
2. Mark the spillage area as a restricted zone.
3. Sprinkle sulphur powder to cover the spillage
4. Contact the Fire and Rescue Department for further action.
6. (a) To give a different surface area for the cloth.
(b) The larger the surface area of the cloth, the faster the cloth will dry.
(c) Cloth with larger surface area will dry faster than cloth with smaller surface area.
(d) Manipulated variable: Surface area of cloth
Responding variable: Rate of drying of cloth
Fixed variable: Surrounding temperature, type of cloth used, size of cloth
(e) Surface area of cloth (cm2) 25 50 100
Time taken for the cloth to
dry (minutes)