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Joseph’s Anglo-Chinese School

2nd Term Exam (Sample Paper)

F.1 Integrated Science (Paper 1)

1. (a) (i) State the two types of fuel used in the taxis in Hong Kong. (2 marks)

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(ii) For environmental protection (在環保方面), which of the above two fuels is a
better fuel? Explain your answer. (3 marks)
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(b) Explain why travelling by bus can save more energy than travelling by taxi. (2 marks)

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2. (a) State one pre-requsite (先決條件) of using hydro-electricity. (1 mark)

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(b) State one reason to explain why solar power is widely used (未普遍使用). (1mark)

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(c) State and explain one damage done to the environment using coal as fuel in generating
electricity. (3 marks)
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(d) State the principle (原理) of generating electricity using nuclear power. (5 marks)

(You may use the following terms: uranium, nuclear fission, heat, steam, turbine,
generator)
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3. Referring to the diagram below, answer the questions which follow:

fan

TV

electric heater

potato chips

(a) State the form of energy used in both the electric heater and the fan. (1mark)
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(b) When the TV is switched on, what two useful forms of energy are produced? (2marks)

____________ and ____________

(c) What form of energy is found in the electric fan when it is switched off ? (1mark 分)

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(d) (i) What form of energy is obtained (獲得) from the potato chips? (1 mark)

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(ii) State any one use of this form of energy in man. (1 mark)

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4. The diagrams below show the set up of an experiment to find out which fuel, A, B or C
produces most heat energy.

water water
water

crucible crucible crucible

Fuel A Fuel B Fuel C

Set up A Set up B Set up C

(a) Other than the crucible (坩堝) used, state any three pieces of apparatus used in the set

up. (3 marks)

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(b) State the variables used in the experiment. (7 marks)

Controlled variables Independent variable Dependent variable

1.___________________

2.___________________

3.___________________

4.___________________

5. The chart (圖表) shows some body changes in two young people, A and B, at puberty.
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growth
rapid of breast
growth
growth
deepening
of
menstruation
pubic
of voice
hair
 young people A
young people B

(a) Which one, A or B, is a girl? State two reasons for your answer. (3 marks)

__________ is a girl.

Reasons: 1._____________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________

(b) At what age does B reach sexual maturity? (性成熟)? Explain your answer.
(2 marks)
age: ______________

Explanation:___________________________________________________________

(c) (i) What symptom (徵兆) does A have when A reaches sexaul maturity? (1 mark)

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(ii) State one change, not shown in the above chart, in the body of A at puberty

(1 mark)

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(d) State the name of the changes shown in the above chart (e.g. growth of breast,

deepening of voice etc.). (1mark) _________________________

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6. (a) (i) Name the human male and female sex cells. Also state the structures which make
the sex cells. (4 marks)
(i) name of male sex cells: ____________

structure which makes the sex cells:___________

(ii) name of female sex cells:____________

structure which makes the sex cells: ____________

(ii) Name the process in which the male and female sex cells join together. (1 mark)

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(b) (i) Name the process in which the embryo is attached to the uterus wall. (1 mark)

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(ii) To prepare for the process in (b)(i), state two changes in the uterus wall.
(2 marks)
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(iii) If the process in (a)(ii) does not happen, what happens to the uterus wall? Name
this phenomenon (現象). (2 marks)
change in uterus wall: _____________________________________________

name of phenomenum: ____________________________

(c) State the function of the placenta to the foetus. (3 marks)

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7. (a) For each of the following descriptions, state what characteristic of living thing it
shows. (4 marks)

Description Characteristics of living things

A boy is 20 cm taller than last year

Sharks can detect the smell of blood

Mrs. Chan has three children

Mr. Lee eats congee (粥) for breakfast

(b) A robot (機械人) can move, give out sound and detect obstacles (障礙物).
However it is classified as non-living. State five reasons to explain why it is non-
living. (5 marks)
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8. (a) State the differences between solid and gas regarding to the arrangement of particles,
the distance between particles and movement of particles. (6 marks)

Solid Gas

arrangement of particles

distance between particles

movement of particles

(b) Using “Particle Theory’, explain the following processes:

(i) diffusion (2 marks)

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(ii) melting (3 marks)

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9. (a) Name the two processes involved (涉及) in distillation. (2 marks)

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(b) Why is distilled water safe to drink? (2 marks)

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(c) Other than distillation, state two other methods to purify water. (2 marks)

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(d) John says that drinking mineral water is more healthy than drinking distilled water. Do
you agree? State your reason why you think so. (2 marks)
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