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CANDIDATE
NAIVIE

CENTRE CANDIDATE
NUIMBER NUMBER

SCIENCE: SINGLE AWARD 0568/03

Paper 3 October/November 2021
t hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE ]NSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your candidate name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided at the top of
this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the euestion paper.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or
part question. For Examiner's
You may use a calculator. Use
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A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 'l6.
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This document consists of 14 printed pages and 2 blank pages.

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1 (a) State the meaning of mass.
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(b) Fig. 1.'1 shows a bathroom scale used to measure the mass of a student.

Fig. 1.1

(i) Record the mass of the student.

mass = ......... kg [1]

(ii) Calculate the weight of the student. (g= 1O N / kg).

weight = L2l

(c) The student climbs stairs to a height of 4 m.

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of the student.

gravitational potential energy = ... l2l

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2 Fig.2.'t shows a set-up used to investigate the transfer of thermal energy by radiation

white painted black painted

copper plate electric heater copper plate

Fig.2.1

(a) Explain why the distance of the plates from electric heater should be equal.

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(b) State which plate will gain more thermal energy

Explain why

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(c) Name two other methods of heat transfer.

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows two students performing an experiment to determine the speed of sound in air

studentA student B

d= 600m

Fig 3.1

The two students are at a distance d away from each other.

Student A has a starter gun and student B has a stopwatch.
Student B starts the stopwatch immediately as he sees the smoke from the starter gun and
stops the watch when he hears the sound.

(a) State the type of a wave in sound

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(b) Explain why student B sees the smoke before hearing the sound.

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(c) The experiment was repeated and the following times were obtained

tF 1.88s

tz= I .86 s

(i) Calculate the average time, f.

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(ii) Calculate the speed of sound in air

speed = 121

(d) State whether the speed of sound will increase, decrease or stay the same if the sound
travels in water.

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Explain your answer.

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4 Fig.4.1 shows a circuit diagram. [Vletres Pr and P2 is used to measure the potential difference

9V

Fig.4.1

(a) State the name of a meter used to measure the current.

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(b) State the names of the components labelled 8Ct and P2.

component labelled 8 Cl............. .... I1 l

component labelled P2 .............. ....t1I

(c) The reading of meter Pr is 6V.

State the value of the reading on meter P2.

reading of P2 = .t1 l

(d) Determine the total resistance of the circuit.

total resistance = ...o [1]

(e) Determine the value of the current in the circuit.

current = .A [2]

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5 Choose from the following substances to answer questions (a) to (e)

argon
calcium chloride
iron
chlorine
barium sulPhate
nickel(Il) nitrate
potassium
sodium carbonate

Each substance can be used once, more than once or not at all

Name a substance which

(a) is used to soften hard water with permanent hardness'

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(b) reacts with water to form an alkaline solution

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(c) is a salt that dissolves in water to form a coloured solution

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(d) forms an ion that has a negative charge.

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(e) is an insoluble salt.

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6 Equal volumes of dilute hydrochloric acid are placed into beakers A, B and C. Strips of copper,
magnesium and zinc of the same length are dropped separately into the beakers.
The observations are shown in Fig.6.1.

beaker A beaker B beaker C

Fig.6.1

(a) Name the gas produced in beakers A and B.

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(b) Which beaker contains

(i) magnesium metal?

Explain your answer,

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(ii) copper metal?

Explain your answer,

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7 Carbon dioxide is produced from the reaction of calcium carbonate and dilute
hydrochloric acid.

The equation for the reaction is shown.

CaCO3(s)+ 2HC(aq) CaC/z(aq) + H2O(l) + COz(9)

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(a) Construct an ionic equation for the reaction.

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(b) Draw a 'dot' and 'cross'diagram to show bonding in carbon dioxide, CO2

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(c) Suggest two properties of compounds with the same type of bonding as carbon dioxide.

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8 Fig. 8.1 shows a flow chart consisting of some products obtained from petroleum.

paraffin ethene + alkane

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cracking

petroleum diesel process B

I A
Iubricating oil polyethene

Fig. 8.1

(a) Name processes A and B

A.

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(b) Name the catalyst used in catalytic cracking.

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(c) Draw the structure of ethene.

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(d) State one use of polyethene.

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I Fig. 9.1 shows diagrams of specialised cells

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W X

Y Z

Fig.9.1

(a) State the names of cells XandZ.

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(b) State two substance taken into the plant by cell W.

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(c) Give two features of cell Z and explain how they enable it to carry out its function.

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10 Fig. 10.1 shows stages in which an enzyme-controlled chemical reaction may occur.

stage 1 stage 2
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stage 3

Fig. 10.1

(a) Suggest what L and M represent in Fig. 10.1 and explain your answers.

L.

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(b) Explain how an increase in temperature may increase the rate of an enzyme-controlled
reaction.

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11 Fig. 11.1 shows the structure of a flower

K.

Fig. 11.1

(a) Label structures J and K in Fig. 11.1. l2t

(b) Suggest the method of pollination for the flower in Fig. 11.1 and give a reason for your
answer.

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(c) Plants can reproduce sexually or asexually.

State two differences between sexual and asexual reproduction in plants

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12 Students were having a school tour at a game reserve in Botswana

Ftg. 12.1 shows a billboard at the entrance of the game reserve.

GAME RESER\'E

. Stop littering
. Reduce noise
. No hunting in this area

Fig.12.1

(a) State the importance of the following messages in Fig. 12.1

(i) stop littering

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(ii) no hunting in this area

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(b) lt has been observed that there is overgrazing in the game reserve due to overpopulation
of impalas and zebras.
Lions and leopards are introduced to control the population of these animals.

Construct a food chain using some of the organisms.

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(c) Name one plant that is conserved in Botswana and explain why it should be conserved

plant

reason.

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