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BOTSWANA EXAM I NATIONS COUNCIL

in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

CANDIDATE
NAME

CENTRE CANDIDATE
NUMBER NUMBER

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SCIENCE : DOUBLE AWARD 0569/03
Paper 3 October/November 2012
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Candidates answer on the Question Paper^
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No Additional Materials are required.
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READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
For Examiner's Use
Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided
at the top of this page. 1
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencilfor any diagrams, graphs or rough working. 2
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. 3

Answer all questions. 4

Write your an$wers in the spaces provided on the question paper.
The number of marks is given in brackets Ij at the end of each question or 5
part question.
You may use a calculator. 6

A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 20. 7

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Total

This document consists of 18 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

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For
Fig. 1'1 shows a speed-time graph of a stone xamin,
thrown verticaily upwards. Use

speed
m/s

u123
time / s

Fig. 1.1
(a) Describe the motion of the stone in the four seconds.

(b) Calculate the maximum height reached by the stone.

height ........121
(c) Explain how the shape of the graph shows that air resistance
was negligible.
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2 (a) State the principle of moments. Examiner's
Use

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(b) Fig.2.1 shows Neo and David on a see-saw pivoted at the centre.
Neo has a mass of 30kg and David has a mass of 20k9. (g = t0N/ kg).

Neo David

pivot

Fig.2.1

(i) Calculate the weight of David.

weight ......121

(ii) Calculate the mornent of David about the pivot.

moment =.....""........ ...................", t2I

(iii) The see-saw is in equilibrium. Calculate the distance of Neo from the pivot.
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3 Fig. 3.1 shows a set-up used to determine a fixed point of a thermometer. Examinet
Use

thermometer

crushed pure
melting ice

Fig.3.1

(a) What are fixed points?

(b) Name and state the temperature value of the fixed point to be determined in Fig. 3.1.

name

temperature............... ..............t1l
(c) Explain why

(i) ice made from tap water is not suitable for this experiment,

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(ii) the ice should be metting.
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4 Fig. 4.1 and Fig. 4.2 show the displacement/time graphs for sound waves X and Y. Examiner's
Use

displacement displacement

sound X $ound Y
Fig.4.1 Fis.4.2
(a) On Fig.4.2 show

(i) the wavelength of sound Y, and label it )".

(ii) the amplitude of sound Y and label it A. l2l

(b) (i) Which sound is louder? Explain your answer.

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(ii) Which sound has the higher pitch? Explain your answer.

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{c} What type of a wave is sound?

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 Fig. 5.1 shows a permanent magnet with a single magnetic field
line drawn.

Fig.5.1
(a) Name the pole at X.

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(b) On Fig. 5'1 draw more field lines to show the magnetic field
around the magnet. l2t
(c) Describe the electrical method of making magnets. You
may draw a diagram as part of
your answer.

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(c) Draw a dot and cross diagram to show bonding in a molecule of methane, CHa.

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(d) Explain why it is not safe to burn methane in a limited supply of oxygen.

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8 An iron ring can be electroplated with copper as shown in Fig. g.1. Examine,
Use

direct current
suIPJy
"_Pgyg+

iron ring cathode

aqueous copper(Il) sulphate

Fig.8.1

(a) What material is the anode made of?

..................... t1l

(b) What change would be seen on the iron ring?

....... I1l

(c) Write an equation for the reaction at the cathode.

................... . t1 l
(d) Suggest a suitable electrolyte that could be used if the iron ring was to be plated using
silver.

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(e) Give two other uses.of copper.

1 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .

2................ .............. t2l

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9 Four powdered metals P, Q, R and S were each placed in dilute hydrochloric

acid (Hc/)"
For
Examiner's
Fig. 9.1 shows what was observed. Use

di
H
rute
r'
tJ dilute
HC/
dirute
HC/
LJ
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dilute-f
HCi II
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powdered powdered
tl
po*b"r"o powdered
metal P metal Q metal R metal S

Fig. 9.1

(a) Use the information in the diagram to arrange the metals in order of increasing
reactivity.
least reactive most reactive

.,............ [2]
(b) The gas produced in the reaction between metals and dilute
hydrochloric acid is hydrogen.
Describe the test for hydrogen gas.

test """""' ......:...........

result
"............ tzr
(c) Which of the metals, p, e, R or S could be copper?

Explain your answer.

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(d) Predict how the rate of reaction will compare with
that shown in Fig. g.1 when lumps of
metal Q are used.

Explain your answer.

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10 (a) Complete Table 10.1 about some organic compounds.

Table 10.1

name molecular formulae structural formulae

HH
ethane
ll
H- c-C-H
tt
HH

ethene CzHa

c2H50H

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(i)
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( ii)
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Examine
Use

Fig. 11.1
(a) ldentify structures W and X.

w........".....

x...............

(b) State the functions of structures y and Z.

function of Y ,..'....'.
...'...'...'...''...'.;'
function af 2,,.'.,..'".
..il..lt.rlrt....l .....'....''.'..'.' [2]
(c) Define the term fissue.

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12 Fig.12.1 shows the structure of a leaf.

a
phloem

S
Fig. 12.1

Narne the structures Q, R and S: For each structure, explain how it makes the'leaf an ideal
site for photosynthesis.

name of Q

explanation

name of R

explanation

name of S

explanation

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13 Fig. 13.1 shows some endocrine glands in the body. Examiner's
Use

r"1"" r
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Fig. 13.1

(a) On Fig. 13.1, label:

. an OVary
. the pituitary gland
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(b) Explain how the hormone from gland X may affect blood glucose level.

.......:...........,.............1.. ..: ... [3]

(c) Explain how the body responds to a meal rich in carbohydrate after the digested
food is absorbed into the blood.

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14 Fig. 14.1 shows a foetus in the uterus. Examiner
Use

placenta

Fig. 14.1

(a) The placenta is often described as the 'lung and kidney' of the foetus.

Suggest the meaning of this description.

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(b) Suggest one feature of the placenta that helps it to carry out its function.

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{c} Suggest two ways by which the structure of the umbilical artery differs from that of
umbilical vein.

1 . .... .. .. .. ...... " .... .. ......... .

2................ ................:. .............. t2]

(d) Explain why it is important that there is no direct contact of the foetal blood and the
mother's blood.

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15 Fig. 15.1 shows the differentstages of development of two plants from two similar seeds.
After germination plant M was left to grow in a dark place while plant N was left to grow in light.

time in days
Fig. 15.1

(a) How long did it take for the seeds to germinate?

(b) Explain why the mass increases for the first two days.

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{c) (i) Explain the change in mass for plant N between day 4 and day g.

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(ii) Explain why the mass of plant M did not change between day 4and day g.
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