BOTSWANA EXAMI NATIONS COUNCI L

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

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SGIENCE: DOUBLE AWARD 0569/03

Paper 3 October/November 2019
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I (a) Define the term speed.

(b) Fig. 1 .1 shows a speedtime graph of a train.

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(i) 'Explain
For which part of the graph was the acceleration of the train greatest?
your answer.

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C') (ii) Calculate the distance travelled by the train in part CD.
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(iii) Determine the resultant force acting on the train in part BC.
. Explain your answer.
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2 (a) Define moment of a force.

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(b) Fig. 2.1 shows a uniform metre rule of mass 0.15 kg pivoted at the 20.0 cm mark.
The rule is balanced by the tension in a string at the 80.0 cm mark as shown.

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(i) the weight Wof the rule, (g= 10 N/kg)

(ii) the tension on the string.

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3 Fig. 3.1 shows a thermostat for an electric appliance.

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(a) State the purpose of the thermostat.

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(b) State one electrical appliance that uses a thermostat'

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(c) Describe howthe thermostat in Fig. 3.1 works.

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(d) Suggest a reason why material Z must be an insulator'

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4 (a) Define the term refractive index.

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(b) Fig. 4.1 shows a fish O at the bottom of a pond and its image I when viewed from
outside the pond.

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(not to scale)

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(i) On Fig. 4.1, complete the path of the rays to show how the image I of the fish
is formed.
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( ii) Calculate the refractive index of water.

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A 60W lamp is connected to a 240V mains supply and is switched on for 8 hours.

(a) Calculate

(i) the current in the lamp when it is switched on,

(ii) the resistance of the lamp.

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The cost of electrical energy is P0.80 per kWh.

Determine the cost of using the lamp for 8 hours.

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6 (a) state the name of one naturally occurring radioactive material.

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(b) State one danger.of being exposed to radioactive emissions.

(c) A Geiger-Muller tube detects some radiation when placed in a classroom that has no
radioactive source nearby.
' State the name of this radiation.

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7 Choose from the list a substance that fits each given description.
Each substance may be used once, more than once or not at all.

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ammonia carbon monoxide nitrogen

rubidium chlorine lead

Which substance

(a) is used as a reducing agent in the blast furnace?

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(b) is a gas produced from a catalytic converter?

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(c) is used for making nitric acid?

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p (d) is in period 5 of the periodic Tabte?

(e) reacts with water to form an alkaline solution?

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Equal volumes of water samples W, X and distilled water are tested for hardness before and
after boiling using a soap solution of the same concentration.
The results are shown in Table 8.1.

Table 8.1

number of drops of soap solution needed to form lather

sample
before boiling after boiling .

W 15 15

X 45 10

distilled water 10 10

(a) State two physical properties of pure water.

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(b) (i) State the type of hardness found in sample X. Give a reason for your answer.

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(ii) Suggest how the hardness in sample W can be removed.

(c) Describe how the presence of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere contributes to the
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(d) Draw a 'dot and cross' diagram to show the bonding in a water molecule (HzO).

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I Ethane, C2H6, ofld ethene, CzHa, are hydrocarbons.

(a) (i) State the name of the homologous series to which ethene belongs.

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(ii) State the name of a compound with four carbon atoms which belong to the same
homologous series as ethene.

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(b) Draw the structural formula for ethane.

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(c) Describe a test that can be used to distinguish between ethane and ethene and state the
observation made.

test

observation with ethane

observation with ethene

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(d) Ethane can be produced from ethene in the presence of a catalyst at 180'C.

(i) State the name of the reaction that produces ethane from ethene.

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(ii) Suggest a catalyst that can be used for the reaction.

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1O Excess zinc metal is added to 200cm3 of 0.5OOmol/dm3 ethanoic acid to form zinc ethanoate,
(CH3COO) 2 Zn and hydrogen gas.

The equation for the reaction is:

Zn(s) + 2CH3COOH(aq) -+ (CH3COO)2Zn(aq) + Hz(9)

(a) Calculate the number of moles in 200 cm3 of 0.500 mol/dm3 ethanoic acid.

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(b) (i) Calculate the number of moles of hydrogen gas, H2, that are produced from the
reaction.
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(ii) , Use your answer to (b)(i) to calculate the volume of hydrogen produced from the
reaction at room temperature and pressure. [volume of 1 mole of gas at r.t.p. = 24 dm37

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(c) (i) A gas is produced when dilute ethanoic acid reacts with zinc.

State one observation that will be made.

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( ii) The experiment was repeated using dilute hydrochloric acid of the same concentration.

State and explain the difference that will be made on the observation between the
two reactions.

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11 Fig. 11 .1 shows the diagram of a human circulatory system with blood vessels m, n, o and p.

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(a) (i) On Fig. 1 1 .1 , identify the part labelled S.

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(ii) State the names of the circuits labelled X and Y.

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(b) Fig. 11.2(a) shows a cross-section of a blood vessel taken from a healthy heart of a
human being.

Fig. 1 1.2(b) shows a cross-section of the same blood vessel taken from an unhealthy
heart of a human being.

elastic
walls

lumen substance W

Fig. 11.2(a) Fig. 11.2(b)

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(i) State the name of the blood vessel in Fig. 11.2(a).
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(ii) State the name of substance W in Fig. 11.2(b).

(iii) State the name of the disease that is caused by the condition shown in Fig. 11.2(b).

(iv) Describe the effect of the condition shown in Fig. 11 .2(b).

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soda lime

clear glass jar

potted plant

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(a) State the purpose of soda lime.

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(c) State one factor, other than carbon dioxide, that is required for photosynthesis to
take place.

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(d) Fig. 12.2 is a graph showing the amount of oxygen released by the plant in Fig. 12.1 .

amount
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0800 1000 1200

time / hours

Fig.12.2

Explain the shape of the graph from 0800 to 1200 hours.

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13 Fig.13.1 shows an illustration of the nervous pathway through neurones

G, H and I'

central nervous sYstem

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(a) (i) state the names of the neurones labelled G and H on Fig. 13.1.
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(b) State two functions of the spinal cord'

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(c) coordination in the human body is done by both the nervous system and the hormonal
system.

(i) Define the term hormone.

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(ii) Fig. 13.2 shows the changes in blood glucose levels for a person.

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,The person was over-excited from 80 to 100 minutes.

Explain the changes observed in the graph from 80 to'120 minutes.

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14 Fi1.14.1 shows the structure of the skin. The skin is involved in homeostasis.

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(a) Define the term homeosfasis.

(b) ldentify the structures labelled P and Q on Fig. 14.1.

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(c) Fig. 14.2(a) and 14.2(b) show the state of arterioles and capillaries under different
environmental conditions.

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Fig. 1a.2(a) Fig. 14.2(b)

Suggest the environmental condition that resulted in the state of arterioles and capillaries
shown in Fig. 14.2{a) and 14.2(b).

condition in Fig. 14.2(a).

condition in Fig. 14.2(b).

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(d) Describe how temperature is regulated by the arterioles in Fig. 14.2(b).

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