Grade 8 science answer key (SA - 2)

Physics

1. a.. (1.5)

Sound wave (longitudinal waves) Waves on water (transverse waves)

Longitudinal waves - Particles vibrate in the same

direction as the wave is travelling

Transverse waves - Particles move at right angles to the direction the wave is travelling

b. Light always travels in a straight line, and hence cannot be called a wave (0.5)

2. a. W = F x d = 500 x 4 = 2000 Nm or 2000 J (1)

b. Both cases, energy is same, because energy can neither be created nor be destroyed (Law of
conservation of energy.) (1)
(or Force decreases, energy does not change)

3. (4)
Land
 Low specific heat capacity
 Heats up quickly
 Air (on land) now has less density and rises up – less pressure

Sea
 Higher specific heat capacity
 Heats up slowly
 Air (above sea) is more dense and high pressure – moves towards land
4.
a. Fastest speed = 70 Km/ hr, (after the break) (1)
b. 45 min / ¾ Hour (1)
c. He reaches home at 4.15 (1)

d. Avg. speed = total distance / total time = 240 / 4.25 = 56.47 Km/hr (1)

5. a. (2)
b. (1)

c. Total resistance = 8 Ω (1)

Current = V / R = 24 / 8 = 3 A

d. When resistances are connected in parallel, the total resistance decreases, hence, the circuit current
increases (1)

6. (4)

Relation Graph Equation

Direct proportion

Inverse proportion
 Linear relationship

Random

7. a. (1)

b. (3)
 Increase the current in the coil
 Increase the number of turns of coil
 Insert a magnetic material as a core inside the coil
 Chemistry

I. Answer the following [25]

1. Germanium/ silicon/ tin/ lead [0.5]
2.

2 (a) 0.5

2 (b)

2 (c)
2 (d)

3.

3
2

4. Mass lost is 52% of 10 g =52/100

=0.52 x 10 =5.2 g
Mass of solid left = initial mass – mass lost
= 10.0 – 5.2 = 4.8 g [2]
5.

5
 6.

6 (a)

6b (i)

7.

7a (i) 0.5

7a (ii) 0.5

7b (i)
7b (ii)

8. Zinc slowly displaces copper from copper sulfate solution because zinc is more reactive
than copper. The blue copper sulfate solution changes to colourless zinc sulfate solution.
[2]

Biology

I. Answer the following [30]

1. D) Chromosomes, gene, DNA [0.5]
2. D) Variation [0.5]
3. a) Nucleus b) cell membrane c) cytoplasm [1.5]
4.

5.
5a (i)

5a (ii)

5b
 6.

6 (i)

6 (ii)
6 (iii)

7.

8.
8 (a)

0.5