Science Olympiad Revision

Section A
Write your answers in the table provided below:
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5

[10 marks]

Q1] Four materials W,X,Y and Z were buried in the soil for
one month. The table below shows the mass of each item
before and after one moth they were buried

Item Before After

W 18g 8g
X 50g 45g
Y 10g 2g
Z 25g 25g

The least and most biodegradable materials are:

A. W and Z
B. Z and W
C. X and Y
D. W and X

Q2] In a laboratory, heating of solutions is encouraged to be

done in an oil bath instead of a water bath. What is the
reason behind this?

A. The density of oil is lower than that of water

B. Oil is less volatile than water
 C. Oil is more expensive than water, so it is expected to
have better results
D. None of the above

Q3] A girl carries a 2-kg book as she walks along a

straight path 5m long. How much work has she done to
carry the book?

A. 0J
B. 5J
C. 10J
D. 20J

Q4] What are the effects of acid rain?

A. Haze that reduces visibility
B. Soil Erosion
C. Death of crop plants
D. Increase in number of planktons in a pond

Q5]which part of the digestive system digests food

mechanically and at the same time also chemically?
A. Mouth
B. Esophagus
C. Stomach
D. Anus
Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10

[10 marks]
Q6] which of the following is not an effect of a force?
A. A car moves slower when you hit the break
 B. Your hands become warm when you rub them
against each other

C. You are still able to make a call from your

handphone when you are in a lift

D. A glass breaks when it falls from a certain height

and hits the floor.

Q7] the table shows the maelting points and boiling points of
3 substances
Substance Melting point Boiling point
1 10 90
2 65 120
3 24 78

At which temperature will all the substances be in the same

state?
A. 25
B. 80
C. 75
D. 100
Q8] Which of the following is made up of 4 elements?

Q9] In a chromatography experiment, the sample does not

move up chromatography paper when it is dipped in the
solvent.
Which of the following best describe what could have
happened?
1. the sample contains components which are too
heavy to travel up the paper.
2. the sample contains no components at all
3. The sample contains too little components to be
detected
4. The sample does not dissolve well in the solvent
used in this chromatography.
Q10] which of the following is the correct procedure for
sepersting a mixture of sand and sugar?

NOTE THIS PAPER IS AT MEDIUM LEVEL. THE FIRST FEW

QUESTIONS ARE EASY WHILE THE LAST FEW
QUESTIONS ARE HARD. UNDERLINE THE KEYWORDS
AND GOOD LUCK
- bhagu

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