Section B

[20 marks]
The time suggested for this section is 30 minutes
If you are unable to answer any question, proceed to the next question.

1. (a) How long will it take for the bus driver to drive from

[i] city A to city B :…………………………………………………………

[ii] city B to city C:………………………………………………….. (2 marks)

[b]. At what time the bus will arrive at City B?

…………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark)

[c] . Predict the time arrive at city D if the bus did not stop at city B and C .

…………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark)

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 2. Diagram 1 shows an experiment to investigate if water dripping is suitable to
measure time. The group of pupil gather the information in table 1.

Diagram 1

Time ( minute) Volume of water in container(cm³)

0 0
1 5
2 10
4 20
6 30
9
12 60
15 75

Table 1

(a) Fill in the table above with the volume of water at the ninth minute.

…………………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark)

(b) Does the process of water dripping repeat uniformly ?

……………………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark)

(c) What is the relationship between the two variable in the investigation ?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………( 1 mark)

(d) Beside water, what other material can be use in this experiment

………………………………………………………………………………………( 1 mark)

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3.Table 1 shows information about three empty cans that are made of the same
material.

Empty can A B C
Size small medium Large
Mass(g) 60 80 100

Table 2

(a) What is the aim of this investigation?

……………………………………………………………………………………( 1 mark)

(b) What is the relationship between size of the can and the mass?.

……………………………………………………………………………………( 1 mark)

(c) Which can is the heaviest ?

……………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark)

(d) State two information that we can collect from this investigation?

……………………………………………………………………………………( 1 mark)

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4.Diagram 3 shows the mass of a plastic box ,a wood box and a glass box are measured
using a compression balance.

(a)What is the aim from this experiment?

………………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark)

(b)What is the mass of the boxes in kilogram (kg) unit?

1.Plastic box: ………………………………………………..

2.Wood box: ………………………………………………..

3.Glass box: ……………………………………………….. ( 2 marks)

(c) What is changed in this experiment?

……………………………………………………………………………… …( 1 mark)

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5.In an experiment the times taken by five students to complete a 100 meter race are
measured by using water dropping .Table 3 shows the results of the experiment.

Student The number of times of water dripping

Chu Lan 15
Nina 17
Yusri 21
Pavitra 16
Suraj 19

(a) What is the purpose in this investigation ?

…………………………………………………………………………………(1 mark)

(b)Who will be the first to arrive at the finishing line?

………………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark)

(c) In this experiment ,what did you

i. changed?

………………………………………………………………… …

ii. measure?

……………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark)

(d) Explain why water dripping can be used to measure time.

……………………………………………………………………………… ( 1 mark )