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TERM TWO END EXAMINATION 2024
YEAR 10 BASIC SCIENCE
QUESTION PAPER & ANSWER BOOKLET

HAND IN THIS ANSWER BOOK TO THE SUPERVISOR

BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE EXAMINATION ROOM.

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Write your name on the top of this page.
2. Write all your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet.
3. Answer all the questions with a blue or black ballpoint or ink pen. Do not use red
ink. Use a pencil only for drawing.
4. Write neatly and clearly.
5. If you use extra sheets of paper, be sure to show clearly the question number(s).
6. You may use a calculator, provided it is silent, battery-operated and non-
programmable.

SUMMARY OF QUESTIONS
Total Suggest
Strand Sub-Strand
Mark ed Time
2. There are four multiple choice question and six 20
24mins
Matter short answer question. All are compulsory. marks

3. 30
There are six multiple choice question and six short 36mins
Energy marks
answer question. All are compulsory.
50
Total 60mins
marks
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1. Shown in the diagram below is a set-up of one of the experiments that you
carried out this year. Use the diagram to help you answer Question1

What is the name of the chemical reaction that took place in this experiment?
A. Oxidation
B. Electrolysis
C. Precipitation
D. Displacement

2. When two solutions are mixed, an insoluble solid is formed as one of the
products. The insoluble solid is called a
A. solute.
B. solvent.
C. catalyst.
D. precipitate.

11.Some iron fillings and sulphur were mixed on a tin lid and heated as shown in the
diagram.

i. State the colour of the following before heating.

Iron filings : _______________________________________ (1
mark)
Sulphur : _________________________________________ (1
mark)
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ii. Name the product formed.

________________________________________________________ (1
mark)

iii. Write a chemical equation for the reaction above.

_________________________________________________________ (1
mark)

iv. List any two factors that can increase the speed of a chemical reaction.
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________ (1
mark)
12. The diagram below shows one end of straightened hair pin heated over a flame.
The hairpin was heated to red hotness and then it was quickly put in a beaker of
cold water.

i. Name the process of heating and sudden cooling described above.

_____________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. How did the property of the hairpin change as a result of the above process?
(1 mark)
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13. You are given a bar magnet and one half of a razor blade. Describe how you
can magnetize the razor blade.
(2 marks)
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14. Given below is a set up for electroplating metals.

i. Complete the diagram below to show how a steel knife is electroplated by

drawing the plating metal and the knife at the correct

terminals. (1 mark)

ii. If the steel knife is to be coated with copper, name a suitable electrolyte.
(1 mark)
_________________________________________________________________________
15. Study the set-up given below and answer the following questions.

i. Describe how electricity could be produced using the equipment in the

diagram. (1 mark)
___________________________________________________________________________
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ii. The amount of electricity produced is very small. Describe two ways in
which the electricity produced could be made larger.
1. ________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
3. The turning point of a lever is called the
A. load.
B. effort.
C. fulcrum.
D. sprocket.

4. When the Mechanical Advantage is more than 1, the

A. force is reduced.
B. speed is reduced.
C. force is multiplied.
D. speed is multiplied.

5. This diagram shows an example of a lever. What will happen when the load is
moved closer to the fulcrum?

A. Less effort will be required to lift it.

B. The work done in lifting it will alter.
C. A greater effort will be required to lift it.
D. The same effort will be required to lift it.

6.

The bending of a light ray as it enters and leaves a glass slab as shown in the
diagram above is called
A. reflection.
B. refraction.
C. absorption.
D. dispersion.

7. Refer to the diagram given below to answer Question 22.

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The energy conversion illustrated in the diagram is from

A. light heat
B. chemical light
C. heat light
D. light chemical

8. Which of the following types of quantities is Displacement?

A. Scalar.
B. Vector.
C. Magnitude.
D. Dimensional.

16. A load of 60N is being balanced by an effort force of 30N using the lever.

i. Calculate Y, the length of the lever. (Show all working)

(2 marks)
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ii. Calculate the mechanical advantage of the lever system. (Show all working)
(1 mark)
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___________________________________________________________________________
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iii. Does the lever system multiply force or speed?
(1 mark)
_________________________________________________________________________
iv. Explain your answer in (iii) above.
(1 mark)
_________________________________________________________________________
17. The diagram given below shows a forearm lifting a wooden block.

If A represents the effort, what would B and C represent?

B _____________________________________________
C _____________________________________________ (1
mark)
18. Study the diagram below to answer the questions below.

i. If gear B moves in anticlockwise direction, in which direction will Gear A

move?
________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. How many turns does Gear C make if Gear A makes two turns?
(1 mark)
___________________________________________________________________________
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iii. Give an example of a machine that uses the principle of gears.
(1 mark)
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19. Shown below is a part of an electricity bill for a household.

i. Name the unit of electricity.

________________________________________________________________ (1 mark)
ii. Calculate the number of units of electricity, X used by this household (Show
your working).
(1 mark)
___________________________________________________________________________
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iii. Calculate the electricity bill for this household if the cost of electricity per
unit is $0.2059 (Show all working).
(2 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
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20.Examine the following graph showing how speed varied with time for a man walking
along the road.
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i. Describe what the walker is doing during the interval of 6 to 11 seconds.

(1 mark)
_________________________________________________________________________
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ii. Determine the speed at which the man was walking from 0 to 6 seconds.
(2 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
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iii. A truck that is travelling at 10 m/s suddenly speeds up to 40 m/s in 5
seconds. Calculate the acceleration of the truck.
(2 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
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21. The diagram below shows vehicles travelling at different speed and
direction.
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i. Which vehicles are travelling at the same velocity?

(1 mark)
_________________________________________________________________________
ii. Give a reason for your answer.
(1 mark)
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