i Lankan School Muscat Third Term Test 2013/ 2014 [QNo | Marks Finesra To Class subject | cence | Lo. Bb | 8B | Fotal | 100 [“Pereentage | Grade | 9 Name : Admission No | | Instructions to Candidates: Answer all questions. Read each question carafully before you start to answer it, Keep an eye on the time. Write your answers neatly and in good English. ‘Try to answer every question. Check your answers if you have time at the end. The total mark for this paper is 100. Paper Set By: Ms. Thamodini KarunasingheEnergy for All Joseph wanted to investigate whether the amount of light affects the growth of a plant. The diagram below shows each of his set-up in a clear glass tank, Glass tank covered with / black paper Glass tank (b) Following Diagram shows that process (3) Complete blanks (One has been done for you) Sun Light + ‘+ Chlorophyll + | Starch/Sugar #(C ) After a few days what will be the result Joseph would expect to see in each Pot (2) Using your scientific knowledge write your prediction in the correct box = Tank B “Tank A (c) Write two things he should keep the same during the experiment (2) (fJoseph wanted to draw a chart to show how plants use the produced starch/sugar, Help him to complete his chart by filling the blanks. Choose the correct word from the list and complete the sentence. (3) Growth Fruits Honey Bees Nectar Stare burn Store. in the seeds for future use of the Use for the .. plant Starch /sugar Store in the on in the —— (Total 14 marks) fand make it tasty to eat I LLight Look ot the light sources below. If it is-@ natural light source write ON TF it is on artificial source write 'A'. Name another natural light source a) (Total 10 marks)Water Cycle a) Following is 2 page taken from a magazine about the water cycle. Fill in the blanks using your knowledge. 8) Have you.ever theught about the water you drink? How old is i-? Have you used this water before? Well, you probably have, The Earth's water just keeps going round and round, We call this tke water cycle, Today you could be drinking the some water as a dinosaur or a Roman soldier drank many, many years before. We should al! be grateful for the water cycle. Water is very precious, Without water there would be no ‘ife on Earta, {c) Why do plants and animals need water? (1) (b) Name 2 different ways you use water? (2) (Total 6 marks)Germinating Seeds {a)The diagram below shows the various stages as a seed germinates into a young plant. But diagrams are not in correct order. (1) the diagrams below) near an open window. black boxes seeds damp cotton wool(a) List 2 variables that William must keep the same in order to ensure that the test is fair. @) i) (i). (b) in which of these beakers, A and / or B, would the seeds most likely germinate?. (1) (c) Give a reason for your answer in (b).. (1)(d)Which one of the following best shows the life cycle of a plant? Write the letter for the correct diagram in the box given below. «seedling / seed flower _ fruit — » ituit seed seeding mw flower ra seedling _ ™. seed fruit roa flower / flower seed seedling ON fit «7 (Total 6 marks)Boiling water A beaker of water was heated over the Bunsen bumer continuously for 20 minutes. The temperature of the water was measured at an interval of 5 minutes over a duration of 20 minutes. The results are shown in the graph below. Temperature (°C) A 400 -) 8 30 ees es as 5 40 6 20 Time (minutes) (a) Label boiling point of the water on the graph (1)(b)Which of the following best explains what happened between points A and 8 on the graph? Puta In the box if the answer is correct and put a X in the box if the answer is wrong @) 1, Some water was removed from the beaker of water 2. Some ice cubes were added into the beaker of water 3. The intensity of the flame of Bunsen burner was reduced (c) Name one material which has a higher boiling point than water, a) (Total 5 marks)Our solar System (a) Label the planets in the solar system on the spaces provided. (7)(b) The graph shows the average distance from the Sun and the average daytime femperature for some pianets in the solar system 800-7 eo a = i Key (BBB average distance trom Sun (milion km) {PBB everace daytere womperainve "o} | ‘Temperature (°C) wsooL fa a Lie | fo | Planets of the solar system Generally, the further a planet is from the Sun, the colder will be its average daytime temperature, According to the graph, which planet does not follow this trend? Underline the correct answer Planet A Planet B Planet C Planet D (Total 8 Marks) FeSeed Dispersal (a) Desmond found the fruit shown below while walking to school, Key + | Wind direction e Parent plant x Position of fruits Diagram A Based on the structure of the fruit, Desmond drew the diagram below to show how the ‘rut would be dispersed. Desmond's teacher said that his diagram was wrong, ee — xX x @x xx L Se Diagram B Using the same type and number of symbols shown in Diagram B, draw how the fruit will be dispersed correctly. a) aE] oe ac pst eereerante eenenmassel) 2(b)The picture below shows an apple and Cocklebur fruits Apple Cocklebur fruit (a) Name the seed dispersal method of the two fruits, 2) Apple Cocklebur: {b) State one feature of the each fruit that helps them in their seed dispersal method. 2) Cocklebur:(¢) Complete the diagram to show how light rays reflect from the surface. (Draw three light rays only ) “”) (d)When Jane walks into the room with the lit amp, she can see the magazine on the table. (1) (Total 6 Marks)Story of the Flower (a) Following diagram shows two different flowers Flower A Flower B Read sentences about flower A and B and write True or False (4) (yy Only flower A has anthers. (2) Both flowers have an ovary each. | (3) Both flowers cannot grow into fruits. (4) Pollination can take place in both flowers.{b) Following diagram shows one of the pollination methods you learnt, Identify it and write the type on the dotted line. (1) (c) Flowers get pollinated by the help of various pollination agents. Wi pollinating agent. Name another pollinating agent (1) v7(a) write three characteristics of wind pollinating flowers (Total 9 marks)Light and materials Mr. Chan and Mr. Li are best friends. 3 nt materials listed below a + ~ Vat 8% at aayrantuen FO % _— purr taseLook at the values and the unit of the values. (i) Can you think of the instrument that Mr. Chan could have used to measure the amount of light passing through? Write the name of the instrument below. a) (i) Mr. Chan didn’t write values near the material. Help Mr. Chan by writing the correct name of the material in front of the each value. (3) (ii) Mr. Li came to see Mr. Chan and he wanted to divide these materials as. Opaque, transparent and translucent. 20Help Mr. LI by writing the correct type of the materials, (3) Clear Plastic Aluminum foil Tinted Glass (Totat 7 marks) Solutions ‘ \ ® When a solid is dissolved in a liquid, we form a solution. Look at the ® diagram below: se se 1) Which of the Following substences, when mixed with water would make a solution, - the substances that would make ¢ solution, aricc coffee dj salt sand 2) suger(c) Following diagram shows one method you used in the science lab to get solids back from solutions. Label AB and C parts of the setup. (3) (6) If you used a sample of sea water in this experiment, what will you see at the end of the experiment? (1) (Total 9 marks) 2Shadows (a) Karen shone a torch light at a circle cut from a tracing paper with a diameter of 30 cm and a piece of cardboard 15 cm by Sem as shown below. of cardboard, 15'em by S.em, as shown below. 4 380-cm, fie aa oe cafdboard baskolball ‘Which one of the following picture shows the shadow most likely cast by the two objects on the screen? Write the correct letter in the box. (1) A 6 c D [] | | a (b)Karen measured the changes in lengths of the shadow caused by the sun by using a pole stood on the ground. 23Following table shows her values. | Time Shadow length Bam _ _ 60 om ___| 10 am ‘456m = _ | 12 noon - Som 2pm — 45cm — Hom _ 60cm - (j)Draw the graph to show how the shadow changes throughout the day. (4) (il) What is the reason for different shadow lengths at different times of the day? (4) (Total § marks) 24Sates of Matter Fill in the missing spaces with the words given below. All materials are either solid, Liquid or gas, Ss A brick, chocolate and glass are all Solids can be They have a definite ‘The molecules thet make up @ solid are packed together, Water, milk and syrup are all . Liquids can be and take the shape of the they are in. ‘Steam, helium and carbon dioxide are all Gases are mostly They will fill empty _ Steam isa » Water is a and ice isa (Total 13 marks) 25