2017-2018 Secondary Two Integrated Science Ist term Examination Class : 24, Name : Class no : Instructions = - Time allowed: I hour - Full marks : 82 marks - There are TWO sections in this paper : Section A Multiple choice [18 marks ] Section B Structured questions [64 marks ] - Attempt ALL questions. - Write ALL your answers on the ANSWER SHEET provided on p.7 ~ 9. Section A Multiple choice 18 marks, 1.5 mark each Which of the following statements about food chain is incorrect ? A. The sun is the producer. B. All animals are consumers. C. Green plants get energy from sunlight to make food. D. Energy is passed from one living things to another along a food chain. 2. Which of the following is not a use of carbon dioxide ? ‘A. Added to soft drinks. C. As raw material used by plants in photosynthesis. B. Making fertilizers. D. As fire extinguishing substance in fire extinguisher. Diteetions : Questions 3 and 4 refer to the diagram = on the right which shows four test tubes of colourless gases. 3. If we put a glowing splint into each of the tubes, in which tube(s) will the glowing splint relight ? A. Tube Z only carbon nitrogen breathed + unbreathed B. Tubes ¥ and Z only eae ‘ir C. Tubes W, X and Y only D. None of the geses in the tubes can relight a glowing splint 4, If we add 1 em’ of limewater into each of the tubes, in which tube(s) will the limewater tum from colourless to milky? A. Tube Wonly C. Tubes X and Z only B. Tubes Wand Y only D. Tubes W, Y and Z only P/95. Which of the following statements about our energy needs are correct ? (1) We do net need energy during sleeping. (2) Food rich in fats usually has a higher energy value. (3) We may put on weight if we take in more energy than we need. A. (1) and (2) only C. Q)and @) only B. (1)and (3) only D. (1), Q)and 3) 6. When we breathe in, A. our diaphragm moves up. CC. ourribs move downwards and inwards. B. our intercostal muscles contract. D. the pressure inside our chest becomes higher. 7. Which of the following foods will not turn blue-black when an iodine solution stains on it ? A. Bread C. Rice B. Potato D. Ham Directions : Study the following experiment and answer questions 8 to 9. 4 nichrome wires of different length and thickness are ——s connected to two clips. The current flowing through each (e | power supply wire is measured with an ammeter. The following table 9|2® oF ee shows the results of the experiment Nichrome. Length Diameter | Current wire (am) (mm) (a) P 10 03 0.40 q 10 04 0.70 See r 20 13 0.45 ‘ammeter s 30 03 0.10 nichrome wire 8. Which nichrome wire has the highest resistance ? Ap Caan Bq Dies 9. The comparison of which two wires can tell the effect of the thickness of a conducting wire on its resistance ? A. pandq C. qandr B. pandr D. pands 10, In order to measure the voltage of a battery, the red pole of a voltmeter should be connected to A. the switch. C. the positive pole of the battery. B. the black pole of the voltmeter. D. the negative pole of the battery. 11. A light bulb connected in a series circuit does not light up. Which of the following is NOT a possible reason for this ? A. The circuit is not closed. C. A switch is absent in the circuit. B. The light bulb has burnt out. D. There is no electricity supply. P2/912. A potted plant with variegated leaves is put in the dark for 2 aluminium foil with a hole days. A leaf is treated as shown on the right and are put under bright light for five hours. Then, an iodine test is done on the (2 “Yi green part JEN leaves. What will be the result of the leaf in the iodine test ? (Key: A. Secti 1. The diagram on the right shows an electric heater that is connected to the main socket. The electric cable connected to the electric heater contains three wires (r, s and f) inside. @ (b) © @ © © (2) ) yn B Structured questions 64 marks. non-green part yark blue in region, [[] = Brown in region ) B. o D. et plug: main socket Write down wire r (the name of wire r. (1 mark) wire ¢ (ii) the colour code of wire s. (mark) ; Draw an arrow on the wire t in the answer = metal case. sheet to show the direction in which the current flows through the wire. (1 mark) Pee iecer If the insulation of wire is damaged and the copper wire inside comes into contact with the metal case of the electric heater. When a boy touches the metal case the electric heater, will he get an electric shock ? Explain your answer. (1.5 mark) If the electric heater requires current of 5.5A to operate, which of the following fuse (H, K or G ) should be chosen for the electric heater ? Explain your answer. (3 marks) CEP ED ws? H K G What is the mains voltage in Hong Kong ? (i mark) Calculate (i) the power of the electric heater ? (Show your calculation.) (2 marks) Gi) how much kilowatt-hours of electrical energy would be consumed by the electric heater in half an hour, (Show your calculation.) (2 marks) Suppose the cost of electricity per kWh is $ 0.8, calculate the cost of electricity for using the electric heater in half an hour. (Show your calculation.) (2 marks) If the plastic covers of the wires connected to the electric heater are damaged, the copper wires in $ and f are thus contacted , what serious problems and consequences can cause ? Try to explain, (3 marks) p3/92h The figure below shows a household electric circuit in Hong Kong. lighting circuit = i~~o S i a » [Oo 8 He] 2 = a zs ring circuit P02 in bedroom gs kilowatt-hour meter 22 a? NY consumer unit (87) (a) Write down the use of ‘kilowatt-hour meter’ in the above circuit. (1 mark) (b) State one advantage of using a ring circuit. (2 marks) (c) In the lighting circuit, are the bulbs connected in series or in parallel ? Explain briefly. (2 marks) (d)_ The table below shows the electrical appliances connected to the sockets in bedroom and their corresponding working current needed under normal operation. Socket I tf ii Iv Electrical appliance} computer | refrigerator | air conditioner | hi-fi system Working current (A) 0.6 3.0 5.2 0.4 i) From the table, which electrical appliance has the lowest electrical power ? (1 mark) Gi) When all four appliances are working at the same time, state the size of current (1) flowing from the consumer unit to this bedroom. (1 mark) (2) flowing through the ring circuit in this bedroom. Show your calculation. (2 marks) (iii) What would happen to the current of the consumer unit if the hi-fi system switch off ? (1 mark) (©) Ifso many electrical appliances are operated at the same time by using extension unit, (i) what kind of electrical accident would probably happen ? (1 mark) (ii) what protective device would be installed in the consumer unit to prevent this kind of accident ? (1 mark) pA/93. Starting from 1st January 2007, smoking is banned in all indoor areas in Hong Kong. A smoker, Jacky has the following comments about the ban. We won't affect others’ health when we smoke, So the government shouldn't ban smoking, (a) Do you agree with Jacky ? Explain your answer. (2 marks) (b)_ The photo below shows the packaging box of cigarette. (According to the warning on the packaging box, what disease will be caused by smoking ? (1 mark) (ii) What substance in cigarettes causes the above disease ? (1 mark) ET Ammeter A; | UK sea _Neom 0406 = ra oe Foe HEART DISEASE. ESA MAREN EAT Wa - 1A zocuss Acicenerres 5A 410A 4, Consider the cireuit on the right and answer the following questions. ing of ammeter A. is shown above. The light bulbs and ammeters in the circuit are identical. (a) Name the component Q. (1 mark) 4]a at (b) Write down the reading (including correct unit) ay @) of the ammeter Ag as shown in the above figure. (1.5 mark) & m (©) Ifthe reading of ammeter Ay is 5.6A, what is the reading of ammeter Ap? (1 mark) a © P © (@)_ Explain which bulb is the brightest ? (3 marks) Q (©) If the switch is closed, what will happen to the brightness of the bulb p and the reading of ammeter A; ? Explain you answer. (4 marks) P5/95. A student is using the following set-up to study what kind of gas will be released during the burning of food. He places some biscuits in a glass tube Z and heats them to burn, glass tube Z air pumped out air pumped in | burning biscuit sodium heat , test tube Y Se ~~ hydrogencarbonate test tube X indicator (2) What is the purpose of using sodium hydroxide solution in this experiment? (11 mark) (b) What energy changes occur during the buming of biscuit, (2 marks) (©) After a while, what will be the colour change of the hydrogencarbonate indicator in the following test tubes ? (i) test tube X (mark) (ii) test tube ¥ (mark) (d) According to the results of this experiment, what conclusion should we draw ? (1 mark) (©) Some drops of colourless liquid are found inside glass tube Z. (What is the colourless liquid ? (1 mark) (ii) Suggest one testing method to prove (#41) your estimation ({ii21) in (e) (i). What would be observed in the test ? (2marks) 6. The diagram on the right grasshopper glass tube red ink marker shows an experiment on ruler pce cakes of CGN grasshopper. ; ° wire gauze sodalime [ogi 2548 8 7 89 11 12 123466789 011 12| (@) (What process carried out by the grasshopper can release the energy in food? (1 mark) (ii) Write down the word equation of the process in (i). marks) (b) Explain why the wire gauze is used in this experiment. (1 mark) (©) 3 hours after the start of the experiment, the red ink marker in tube J moves to the 5 em position. Explain the result. (4 marks) (@)_ What is the purpose of setting up tube J’? (2 marks) ~ End of question paper ~ PS/?2017-2018 Secondary Two Integrated Science Ist term Examination ANSWER SHEET Marks, {82 Class : 2A Name : C) SectionA Multiple choice [18 marks | * f B 0 | Section B_ Structured questions __[ 64 marks | ¢ L @ © Gi © @ © (® (i) Power= Gi) Electrical energy consumed = (g) Cost of electricity = (a) = B.7/9@ (b) (©) @ © @ @ Gi) (Current = (2) Cunent = ii) @. Gi. ©) @ © @ @ Gi) Reading of Ag = (©) Reading of Ay = © p8/9@ ) © @ (i) @ © @ (i) @ @ Gi) (b) © @ ~ End of paper ~ P.9/92017-2018 Secondary Two Integrated Science Ast term Examination SOLUTIONS Section A Multiple choice. 18 marks, 1.5 mark each ] ¢ TA 2B) 13:D) 4B 5)C 6:82 77D) 2 85D) | SAT 10: [1G 128A) Section B_ Structured questions _[ 64 marks ] 1. @ (@ Earth wire (i) Brown, (b) ‘main socket wire r wire t wire s metal cases FY © No, because the leaked current will flow through the metal case and the earth wire to the ground, OR the short circuit can result in a large current flowing through the fuse. ‘The fuse blows and the circuit becomes open. (@ _K should be chosen because the fuse chosen should have rating slightly higher than the working current, If G is used, the fuse cannot prevent the kettle from being damaged by the large current. OR If His used, the fuse will blow when the kettle is switch on. As a result, the kettle does not work. © 220v (© @ Power =5.5(220) = 1210 w (ii) Electrical energy consumed = 1210.1 1000 2 (2) Cost of electricity = $0.8 x 0.605 = $ 0,484 a) 11 11 11(n) @ (b) © @ © @ ) @ ) © @ It will cause a short circuit and a large current will form to overheat the circuit or cause a fire. Measure the electrical energy consumed. In the ring circuit, all the sockets are connected in parallel, so switching off one of the appliances does not affect the normal operation of the others, OR Since current flow to and from each socket becomes smaller, this reduces the load on the wires in each path. / the wires can be thinner and hence cheaper. In parallel. Ifone of the bulbs fails, the others can still light up. OR Switching off one of the bulbs does not affect the normal operation of the others. (@ Hi-fi system. Gi) (1) Current = 0.6 + 3.0 + 5.2 +0. E (2) Current = = =4.6A iii) The current would decrease. @ Overloading. (ii) Circuit brecker. Not agree. Non-smokers in public areas may breathe in the smoke from cigarette smokers and these passive smokers also have a high risk of getting cancer and heart disease. Banning smoking lowers the chance to breathe in passive smoke. @ Heart disease. (i) Nicotine. / Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke. Fuse. Reading of As=3,6.4 Reading of Ay=2A. P because the branch with p has lower resistance than that of the branch with m and n. ‘Asa result, a larger current flows through p to gives higher brightness. 2 11 @ a)4, © @ (b) © @ © @) ©) © @ p will go out / besome dimmer. The reading of Ayincreases. 41 ‘When the switch is closed, short circuit occurs. 05 ‘Nearly no current flows through the branch with p. 1 ‘The current in.th th becomes very large. 05 OR p will go out and the reading of Ajbecomes zero. @ Due to short circuit, the current becomes very large. (05,1) As a result, the fuse melts / breaks / burns out and a breaks the circuit / stop the current flows. (0.5) To absorb / remove carbon dioxide. 1 chemical energy -> lightenergy + heat energy 1,05, 0.5 (i) _Itturns from red to purple. 1 (ii) It tums from red to yellow. 1 Carbon dioxide is produced in burning of food. 1 (i) water. 1 Rub the inner surface of the glass tube Z with a piece of dry cobalt chloride paper. 1 If the colourless liquid is water, cobalt chloride paper will tums from blue to pink. 1 (@ Respiration 1 (ii) Food + Oxygen > Carbondioxide + Water + Energy 3 Soda lime is comosive The wire gauze separates it from the grasshopper so that the grasshopper will not be hurt. 1 ‘The grasshopper carries out respiration. It consumes the oxygen inside the boiling tube, 1 le it releases is absorbed by soda lime. 11 ‘The volume of gases inside the boiling tube decreases. Thus the red ink marker moves to the left. 1 and the carbon, ‘Act as a control experiment. 1 To show the experimental result is caused by the grasshopper. 1 OR To eliminate the changes in the set-ups caused by changes in environmental factors. (1) ~End~