PHYSICAL SCIENCE

JSSEE

PAPER - WRITTEN

2210/1

OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2023

MARK SCHEME

mark scheme guide and acronym used

sign of acronym meaning

 award full marks when answer is correct
awarded only if full marks or marks below it could not be
()
awarded
error carried forward (the candidate is awarded for working
ecf
with their prior error correctly)
benefit of Doubt (allowed when the validity of a solution may not
bod
be absolutely clear)
correct answer only (emphasis that prior working is not worth a
c.a.o
mark)
owtte other words to that effect (any other explanation that could
mean the same thing should be considered)
Underline Award only if the whole underlined text is given
Text in brackets Does not need to be there
Multiple choice

1. D
2. C
3. A
4. D
5. A
6. C
7. C
8. D
9. D
10. B
11. B
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. B
20. B
21. B
22. C
23. C
24. A
25. D
26. B
27. C
28. A
29. C
30. C

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Question Model Answer Additional guidance Marks
1(a)(i) Q – Thermometer  2
Y – Stopwatch 
(a) (ii) 23  1
(a) (iii) 9 Not: 9 : 00 : 00 1
(a) (iv) Error of parallax  1
(b) Solid – (particles) do not move/ they vibrate in fixed position 2

Liquid – (particles) slide past each other/ move short
distances 
(c) They gain (kinetic) energy / The particles vibrate faster  1
(d) Six circles in the box 
Irregular arrangement 
At least two circles
touching each other 
3
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2 (a) J – Sodium / Na 
M – Oxygen / O  2
(b)(i) M Accept oxygen/O 1
(b)(ii) R Accept calcium/Ca 1
(b)(iii) E/Q Accept Helium/He, 1
Argon/Ag
(b)(iv) V Accept Copper/Cu 1
(c)(i) Ionic / Electrovalent  1
(c)(ii) J loses one electron and forms a positive charge and 1 mark for the first two
chlorine gains one electron and forms a negative charge 
An attraction forms between the positive and negative
charge  2
(c)(iii)  nucleus 20p + 20n 
 4 shells 
 All electrons placed
correctly (2, 8, 8,2) 
3

(c)(iv) group number is equal to the number of electrons in the 1

outer shell 
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Question Model Answer Additional guidance Marks
3 (a)(i) (Bright) white flame or white light  1
(a)(ii) Magnesium + Oxygen → Magnesium oxide  Reject equation when 1
equal sign is given
(b) Exothermic – a reaction where energy is given out  OWTTE
Endothermic – a reaction where energy is taken in  2
(c) Chemical change 
A new substance is produced / cannot be reversed 2
(d) (i) Decomposition  1
(d) (ii) Carbon dioxide  1
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4(a)(i) acidic  1
(a)(ii) remains blue  Both terms 1
(a)(iii) turns blue  Both terms 1
(a)(iv) basic/alkaline  1
(a)(v) remains red Both terms 1
(b)(i) 1–3 1
(b)(ii) The measure of (degree of) acidity or alkalinity of a solution 1

(c)(i) sulfuric acid  1

(c)(ii) It is a base/ alkaline

It neutralises the acidity of the soil / increases soil pH  2
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Question Model Answer Additional
Marks
guidance
5 (a) Copper / Zinc/ Uranium/ Tin   Any two correct
metals mined in 2
Namibia
(b) Physical property Metal Non – metals One mark for each 2
Density High density Low density
correct row
Conductivity of heat Good (conductor) Poor (conductor)
and electricity

(c) Magnesium, Iron, Nickel, Copper  All four in position

correct 
3 or two in correct 2
positions 
(d) Test – lighted/burning splint 
Result – makes a ‘pop’ sound  2

(e)(i) A mixture of metal with other metals or carbon  OWTTE 1

(e)(ii) Stronger/ Harder/ Does not easily corrode  Any one 1
(e)(iii) Bronze / Brass  Any other correct 1
alloy
(f)(i) Carbon monoxide  1
(f)(ii) (Non – metal oxides) dissolve in rain water/ forms acid rain 
which damages buildings, statues, roofs/ kills aquatic life Any one correct 2
effect
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Question Model Answer Additional
Marks
guidance
6 (a) w=m×g c.a.o
= 140 kg × 10 N/kg
= 1400 1
(b) Mass – the amount of matter in an object / measured in kg  2
Weight – force acting on an object due to gravity/ measured
in N 
(c)(i) 250÷100 c.a.o
=2.5  1
(c)(ii) W=F×d correct formula 
= 1400 N × 2.5 m ()
= 3500  ecf from part (a) ×
3
(c)(i)
(d)(i) Force exerted per unit area / Force ÷ area  1
2
(d)(ii) P = F ÷ A () ecf (a) ÷ 0.5 m
= 1400N ÷ 0.5m2 () 3
= 2800  Pa or N/m2 
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7 (a) (i) B
sea water is denser than fresh water (therefore higher 2
pressure) 
(a)(ii) depth  1
(b)(i) Barometer  1
(b)(ii) ̵ Atmospheric pressure inland is lower/ Inland areas are at
a higher altitude 
̵ making water to boil faster/lower boiling point 
or vice versa 2
(c)(i) ρ = m ÷ V ()
= 8g ÷ 5cm3 ()
= 1.6  2
(c)(ii) Float 
It has less density than the liquid  2
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8 (a) Correct circuit symbols
of:
battery
ammeter in series
2 bulbs in series
voltmeter in parallel to
one bulb 
switch in series  6
(closed or open)

(b) The flow of charge  1

(c) Chemical (energy) → electrical (energy)  2
(d) 1. Length of wire 
The longer the wire the higher the resistance 

2. Thickness / cross-sectional area 

The thicker the wire, the lower the resistance  Any two
3. Temperature of the wire 
The higher the temperature, the higher the resistance 

4.Type of material 
Good conductors have low resistance, poor conductors
have high resistance  4
(e)
Increase,
decrease or no Reason
change
current No change  Current in series is OWTTE for the reason
equal/ the same  4
resistance Increases  Resistance in series
adds up 

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9(a)(i) Iron / Nickel / Cobalt Any one 1
Accept steel
9(a)(ii) Copper / Zinc Any other apart from 1
those in (a)(i)
9(b) Correct direction from
north to south 
3 lines at the top and
3 lines at the bottom 
Correctly drawn

9(c) Speakers / Compasses / Refrigerators etc. Any two 2

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