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Science
May

SEKOLAH MENENGAH KEBANGSAAN ST. MARY

KUALA LUMPUR
MID-TERM EXAMINATION 2015
SCIENCE FORM 1

NAMA: ____________________________

Time: 2 hours

CLASS:______________
This question paper consists of 16 printed pages. Answer all questions in the exam
paper.
Show your working steps clearly. You might lose marks if you dont show your
working steps systematically. You can use the calculator.

1. (a) The pictures below show the benefits of science in various fields. Name the field
represented by each picture.
Biology

Chemistry

(i)

Astronomy

Geology

(ii)

________________________
(iii)

______________________
(iv)

________________________

______________________
[4 marks]

(b) Tick () to indicate neutral phenomena.

Tsunami
Thunder and lightning
Depletion of ozone layer
Pollution
Heavy traffic flow
[2 marks]
2. (a) The diagrams below show some apparatus used in scientific investigation. Match the
apparatus with its correct function

To measure a fixed volume of

liquids

To contain chemicals and for

carrying out reactions

To hold a test tube while

heating

Used together with a folded

filter paper to separate solids
from liquids
[4 marks]
(b)

Kimberly helps her mother to make a cake. Using the measuring container, her
mother asks her to measure some milk.

The diagram below shows three containers that can be used to measure the volume
of milk. In your opinion, which is the most suitable container to measure the milk
accurately?

[1 mark]
(c) Kimberlys mother found that the cake she made was sunken at the center and wet
as the cake cool. Choose the right statement that may cause this to happen.
The ovens temperature is too low
The milk measurement is accurate
The ovens temperature is too high
[1 mark]
3.

(a) Complete the table of physical quantities and their S.I. units below.
Quantity

Unit

Symbol of unit
m
kg
A

Length
kilogram
Electric current

[3 marks]
(b) The weight of an object is the pull of gravitational force on the object. The weight
of an object differs from one place to another place.

The diagram above shows two measuring tools commonly used in business
transaction.
(i)

Identify the above measuring tools.

A : _________________________________________________________
B : _________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

(ii)

State the function of both measuring tools

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_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
4.

(a) Fadzil and his friends carried out an experiment to measure the volume of liquid
in the laboratory.

A
B
C

(i) Based on the diagram above, at which position is the correct way to read the
measurement?
_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(ii) Why the right position of the eye is important when reading a measurement?
_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(b) The diagram below shows an apparatus to measure the volume of solutions
accurately.

Based on the diagram, state one other apparatus which have the same function.
_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(c) A pupil carried out an activity to estimate the area of Pangkor Island on a map as
shown in the diagram below.

(i)

Determine the area of Pangkor Island on the map.

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_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(ii)

State the S.I unit for area.

_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

5.

Diagram below shows labels on three reagent bottles.

R
S
T
(a) Write R, S and T in the boxes provided to match the symbols on the reagent
bottles with the examples given.
(i)

Methanol, Alcohol, Eter, Turpentine

(ii)

Hydrochloric acid, Sodium hydroxide

(iii)

Sodium, Potassium
[3 marks]

(b) Karen accompanied his grandmother to the hospital. He saw the sign as shown
in the diagram below on a door.

(i) In your opinion, which room or department in the hospital has this kind of
symbol?
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(ii) You are a medical student in the hospital. Explain to Karen and her
grandmother about the hazard symbol.
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
[2 marks]
6.

(a) The diagram below shows a microscope.

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Q
P

When observing the cheek cells under the microscope, one pupil found out that
the image of cells seen was not clear enough. Based on the parts of microscope
marked with P, Q and R choose one part that possibly caused that to occur.
_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(b) Diagram below shows two components of human blood.

A
(i)

Identify both cells:

A : _________________________________________________________
B : _________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

(ii)

State the functions for cell A and B

A : _________________________________________________________
B : _________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

(iii) Name one organ that is responsible to send the components (A and B)
throughout the humans body.
___________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

7.

(a) Diagram below shows a type of cells in the human body.

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K:
L:

M:

(i)

Label K,L and M as shown in the diagram above.

[3mark]

(ii)

When observing under the microscope, students found that the cells are
colorless and hard to be seen. What should they do?
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(iii)

State the functions of K and M.

K : __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
M: __________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

8.

(a) Match the states of matter with the suitable characteristics.

Properties
Free to move randomly and takes the shape
of container
Shape cannot be changed
Easily to compressed because the particles
are very far apart

States of matter
Gas
Liquid
Solid
[3 marks]

(b Draw the arrangement of particles for different states of matter, P, Q and R as

shown below.

R
[3 marks]

9.

A student carried out an activity as shown in diagram below.

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Tissue paper
Beaker
Water
(a) He observed that the tissue paper did not get wet. Explain why.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
[2 marks]
(b) Another student carried out another activity as shown in diagram below.
Balloon
Air pump

State your observation when air is pumped into the balloon.

_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(c) From the activities, write a conclusion about the property of air.
_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(d) Is air matter? Explain your answer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
[2 mark]
10.

(a) Jar P is filled with substance E and jar Q is filled with substance F. Diagram below
shows two jars, P and Q, before and after weights are put on its piston. The number
of weights on both pistons is the same.
Without weights
piston
Substance
E

With weights
weights
Substance
E

Substance
Substance
F
F
(a) Write (T) for true statement and (F) for false statement in the space provided
below.
Q
P
Q
P
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(i)
(ii)

Substance E is gas and substance F is liquid

Substance E cannot be compressed but

substance F easily to compressed

(iii) When more weights are added to P,
substance E can be compressed
[3 marks]
(b) Diameter of a balloon is measured using a measuring tape. Then the balloon is
placed in a freezer for an hour.
(i) The diameter of the balloon is measured agaian after being left in the freezer
for an hour. Predict the change in the diameter of the balloon.
_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(ii)

Explain your prediction

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

11.

(a) Tony and Ethan are playing swing in a park. Tony noticed that his brother is
swinging faster than him.

Tonyy
(i)

Ethanny

Tony wants to investigate his observation. Based on the diagram above, state
a hypothesis.
_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(ii)

From the diagram above, identify the manipulated variable.

_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(b) Tony sets up the apparatus as shown in the diagram below to investigate his
hypothesis stated in 10(a)(i).

pendulum

(i)

The table below shows the results of the investigation. Plot a graph of the
period of oscillation against the length of pendulum.
Length of pendulum (cm)
20
40
60
80
100

(ii)

Time taken for 20 oscillations, s

32
45
53
68
72

[3 marks]
From the graph drawn, determine the period of oscillation when the length of
the pendulum is 30 cm.
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
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(iii)

State the relationship between the time of oscillation with the length of the
pendulum.
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(c) Diagram below shows an old pendulum clock.

Tony finds that the time seems to be slower during the very hot days. Explain why
this is happening.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
[3 marks]
12. (a) Your friend draws an animal cell as shown in the diagram below.

Do you agree with what your friend has drawn? Explain to your friend the structure
of an animal cell and how it is different from a plant cell.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
[3 marks]

(b) The diagram below shows an excretory system in the human body.

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B
C

(i)

Identify an organ that also involved in respiratory system.

____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(ii)

What happen when organ C is damage and the treatment of the disease?
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

(c) Diagram below shows how food and gases are transported in the body.
Food

System X

System Y
Gas Q
Gas P
Air from surrounding

System Z

Exhaled air

Food path
Gases path
(i)

Identify and name:

System X: ____________________________________________________
System Y: ____________________________________________________

(ii)

System Z: ____________________________________________________
[3 marks]
Gas P is carried by a specific cell of system Y throughout the body. Name the
cell.
____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

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13.

(a) Diagram below shows the mass and the weight of an astronaut in different
locations.

(i) Based on the diagram, state the factor that influenced the weight of an astronaut
at different space.
_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(ii) Predict the mass of the astronaut in outer space. Circle the answer.
100 N

0N

600 N
[1 mark]

(iii)State the changes of mass when the force of gravity increases.

_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]
(b) A student wants to investigate how density is affected by the volume of liquid.

The following is the result of the investigation.

Liquid
Mass (gram)
Volume (cm3)

P
75
30

Q
75
65

R
75
47

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(i)

Does the density of the liquid changes if the mass of liquid is not constant?
Give your reason.
_____________________________________________________________
[2 mark]

(ii)

The liquid from which beaker will float on water at room temperature?
_____________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(iii)

Draw and label the position of each liquid based on the density in the diagram
below

[2 mark]
(c) Density makes some matter float or sink. Does a heavier object has higher density
value than lighter object? Give your reason.
__________________________________________________________________
[2 marks]
14. (a) Read the articles below.

The Gulf oil spill is recognized as the worst oil spill in U.S. history. Within days
of the April 20, 2010 explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf
of Mexico that killed 11 people, underwater cameras revealed the BP pipe was leaking
oil and gas on the ocean floor about 42 miles off the coast of Louisiana. By the time the
well was capped on July 15, 2010 (87 days later), an estimated 3.19 million barrels of
oil had leaked into the Gulf.
The well was located over 5,000 feet beneath the waters surface in the vast
frontier of the deep seaa permanently dark environment, marked by constantly cold
temperatures just above freezing and extremely high pressures. Scientists divide the
ocean into at least three zones, and the deep ocean accounts for about three-quarters
of Earths total ocean volume.

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Immediately after the explosion, workers from BP and Transocean (owner of

the Deep water Horizon rig), and many government agencies tried to control the
spread of the oil to beaches and other coastal ecosystems using floating booms to
contain surface oil and chemical oil dispersants to break it down underwater.
Additionally, numerous scientists and researchers descended upon the Gulf region to
gather data. Researchers are still trying to understand the spill and its impact on
marine life, the Gulf coast, and human communities.
(i)

Why oil spill can cover the oceans surface?

_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(ii)

In your opinion, if the oil is not cleaned up, what would happen to the living
creatures in the affected area?
_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(iii)

What method the government agencies took to lessen the oil spill effect?
_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(b) The diagram below shows a golden cube.

A golden-colored cube is handed to you. The person wants you to buy it for RM100
saying that is a gold nugget. You pull out your old geology text and look up gold in the
mineral table, and read that its density is 19.3g/cm 3. You measure the cube and find
that it is 2 cm on each side, and weighs 40g.
(i)

What is its density?Calculate using the densitys formula.

_______________________________________________________________
[2 marks]

(ii)

Is it a gold? Should you buy it?

_______________________________________________________________
[1 mark]

(c) The hot air balloon operates by controlling the air density inside the balloon.

Bean
bag

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Explain how the hot air balloon can be moved upwards and downwards.
.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

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[4 marks]
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Prepared by,

Checked by

Verified by,

(ROSMIZA BINTI RIOH)

(GRACE CHIN MEI FOONG)

(CHAN LAI CHENG)

Science teacher

Head of Science Panel

Head of Mathematics
& Science Department

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