JC: Science

Assignment for Unit 6

Botswana College of Distance

and Open Learning

Junior Certificate Programme

Science

Assignment for Unit 6

Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Marks: 50

Instructions
1. Write your names in the space provided.
2. There are two sections in this assignment, attempt all of them.
3. For Section A, circle the correct answer then for sections B, write all your responses on
the spaces provided.
4. Use a pencil to circle the correct answers in Section A and blue or black ink to answer
section A and B.

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Section A: Multiple Choice Questions [10 marks]

Choose the correct answer

1. The air in a large paper bag is heated. The bag then rises through the surrounding cold
air. This is because
A. The air in the bag has become less dense
B. Heat always rises
C. The mass of the air in the bag increased
D. The mass of the paper bag has decreased

2. Which part of the camera has the same function as the eyelids?
A. Diaphragm
B. Aperture
C. Shutter
D. Lens

3. Which diagram shows the correct direction of light rays when a person is reading a
book?

   
A. B.

 
 
C. D.

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4. What happens to the pupil of the eye as a person goes from bright light into a dim
light?
A. It does not change
B. It gets smaller
C. It gets bigger
D. It closes

5. If a train travelling at 10 m/s, starts to accelerate at 1 m/s2 for 15s on a straight track,
what is its final speed?
A. 5 m/s
B. 10 m/s
C. 15 m/s
D. 25 m/s

6. Water in a beaker is heated as shown. Which diagram best shows the convection
currents?

 
7. Which one of these objects is a good absorber of heat energy?
A. Light objects
B. Heavy objects
C. Shiny objects
D. Black objects
8. An experiment is carried out as shown in the diagram.

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Why does the ice take a long time to melt, even though the water at the top of the tube is
boiling?
A. Convection cannot occur in water
B. Ice is a poor conductor of heat
C. The gauze prevents the heat reaching the ice
D. Water is a poor conductor of heat

9. When two identical metal balls P and Q are released into two cylinders at the same time
at the same time from the same height, with P falling into oil and Q falling into air, why
does Q reach the midpoint of the cylinder first?
A. P is heavier than Q
B. Q is heavier than P
C. Oil is thicker than air
D. Air is thicker than oil

10. What is the relationship between input force and output force in machines?
A. Input force is greater than output force
B. Input force is less than output force
C. Input force and output force are equal
D. Input force balances output force

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Section B: Short Answer Questions [35 marks]

Write the correct answer in the space provided

1. Which method of heat transfer happens in vacuum [1 mark]

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2. Place a tick against conductors and a cross against insulators in the list given below.
[5 marks]
Steel
Water
Copper
Wood
Wool

3. Name the three ways of heat transfer. [3 marks]

i. _______________________________________________________________
ii. _________________________________________________________________
iii. _________________________________________________________________

4. Tjibae takes 50 seconds to complete a 400m race.

(a)
Calculate his average speed. [2 marks]
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(b) Towards the end of the race he slows down from 6 m/s until he stops in 3 s,
calculate his acceleration. [2 marks]
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5. A saucepan with a thick copper base contains water and is placed on a flat electric hot
plate.
(a) State the process by which the energy is
i. transferred from the hot plate to the water [1 mark]
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ii. spread through the water [1 mark]
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(b) The sides of the saucepan are often polished. How does his reduce heat loss?
[2 marks]
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(c) Suggest the reason why the saucepan has a thick copper base. [2 marks]
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6. The figure below shows the apparatus used to investigate heat loss by radiation.

   

(a) The flasks are filled with equal volumes of water at 950C
(i) State the difference that will be observed in the thermometer readings after 5
minutes. [2 marks]
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(ii) What conclusions can be drawn from this observation? [1 mark]
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(b) State two other processes by which heat is lost from the flasks. [2 marks]
(i) _________________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________________

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7. Name five types of machines. [5 marks]

____________, _____________, _____________, ____________ and ____________

8. Give one word that best suits the explanations [5 marks]

(a) The bending of light ________________________________________________
(b) The bouncing back of light ___________________________________________
(c) The rate at which heat is attracted by objects______________________________
(d) The increase in size of objects due to heat _______________________________
(e) The scattering of white light into different colour components ________________

9. (a) Define linear motion [1 mark]

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(b) A car starts from rest and accelerates in a straight line at 1.6 m/s2 for 10s.
(i) How far has it travelled in this time? [2 marks]
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(ii) What is its final speed? [2 marks]
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10. Define hibernation [1 mark]

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