KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL

Half Yearly Examination, 2003-2004

Integrated Science
Class : S.2 ( ) Max. Mark : 100
Name : _______________________ Date : 12-1-2004
Class No.: ________ Time : 8:45-9:45am

Answer all of the questions on the answer sheet provided

(A) Multiple Choice (20 marks)

1. Which of the following statements are CORRECT?
(I) Breathed air contains more carbon dioxide than unbreathed air.
(II) Breathed air contains more water vapour than unbreathed air.
(III) The temperature of breathed air is the same as that of unbreathed air.
A. (I) and (II) only B. (I) and (III) only
C. (II) and (III) only D. All of them

2. Sand can be used to put out fire because

A. it removes the fuel. B. it cuts down the supply of oxygen.
C. it lowers the temperature. D. it can be found easily.

3. Why is the Bunsen burner turned off when the leaf is heated in alcohol during
the test for starch?
A. We can save the amount of town gas used.
B. The water bath is hot enough.
C. The leaf may be broken if water keeps boiling.
D. Alcohol catches fire easily if there is a flame.

4. Cigarette smoking may cause

(I) lung cancer. (II) heart disease. (III) bronchitis.
A. (I) and (II) only B. (I) and (III) only
C. (II) and (III) only D. All of them

5. Which of the following statements is/are TRUE of both respiration and burning?
(I) Both processes need oxygen and give out carbon dioxide.
(II) Both processes release the same form(s) of energy.
(III) There are flames in both processes.
A. (I) only B. (III) only
C. (I) and (II) only D. (II) and (III) only

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6. Which of the following is NOT a producer?
A. Grass B. Mushroom () C. Tree D. Algae ()

7. The following table shows the energy content of different kinds of food.
Food Mass (g) Energy content (kJ)
Wheat bread 25 272
Cheese 20 419
Pork 10 251
Lettuce 10 5.3
If a woman wants to lose weight, which two kinds of food are more suitable for
her to take?
A. Wheat bread and cheese B. Cheese and pork
C. Wheat bread and lettuce D. Pork and lettuce

8. Which of the following symbols represents the device that can change electrical
energy into light and heat energy?

9. What is the voltage of FOUR 1.5 V cells joined in series?

A. 1.5 V B. 3 V C. 6 V D. 4.5 V

10. Which of the following materials does NOT conduct electricity?

A. Gold B. Iron C. Mercury () D. Rubber

11. Which of the following circuits is DIFFERENT from the others?

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12. Bulbs X, Y and Z are in series. If bulb X burns out, what happens to bulb Y and Z?

A. They glow dimmer. B. They stop glowing.

C. They glow brighter D. They glow in the same brightness.

13. What is the current that passes through bulb X?

A. 0.1 A B. 0.2 A C. 0.3 A D. -0.1A

14. Which of the following can keep the oxygen and carbon dioxide level constant?
A. Burning and respiration. B. Photosynthesis and greenhouse effect
C. Photosynthesis and respiration D. Respiration

15. The colour of the hydrogencarbonate indicator WITHOUT any carbon dioxide is
A. yellow. B. red. C. colourless. D. purple.

16. In a balloon-bell jar model, the rubber sheet represents the

A. bronchi C. ribs C. lungs D. diaphragm

17. Which of the following is NOT a pollutant in the atmosphere?

A. carbon monoxide B. oxygen
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 C. lead D. nitrogen dioxide

18. If a lung is placed in water, it floats because

A. it is filled with air. B. the cells are soft.
C. it is supported by the windpipe. D. it is made up of small cells.

19. Light bulbs X and Y are identical. How much current passes through the light bulbs?

Bulb X Bulb Y
A. 0.1 A 0.1 A
B. 0.05 A 0.1 A
C. 0.1 A 0.05 A
D. 0.05 A 0.05 A

20. Which of the following diagrams best describes the headlamp circuit of a car?

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(B) True or False Statements (10 marks)
Write 'T' for a true statement and 'F' for a false one.
1. Breathed air contains no oxygen because oxygen has been taken up by our
body.
2. Plants do not need to take in oxygen for respiration because they can produce oxygen through
photosynthesis.
3. Hydrogencarbonate indicator can provide water plants with carbon dioxide.
4. If the electric charges flow faster along the circuit, it gives a larger current.
5. In a series circuit, the current is the same at every point.
6. In a parallel circuit, the current in the main loop is equal to those in the branches.
7. The most abundant gas in breathed air is carbon dioxide.
8. Carbon monoxide can lower the amount of oxygen carried by blood.
9. Tar causes addiction to cigarette smoking.
10. Gaseous exchange occurs in air sacs.

(C) Fill in the blanks (20 marks)

1. Animals that feed on green plants are (a) in a food chain.
2. (b) energy is stored in food and this form of energy is given out through
the process of (c) for our body to do activities.
3. Plants are green because they have (d) that can trap light energy for the
process of (e) to make food.
4. The flow of electric charges is called (f) .
5. When the switch is turned off, the circuit is incomplete and is called an (g) circuit.
When the switch is turned on, the circuit is complete and is called a
(h) circuit.
6. A (i) is a material that contains free electrons while an (j)
is a material that does not contain free electrons.
7. The electrical energy given to each unit of electric charge is called (k) .
Its unit is (l) .
8. The unit of electric current is (m) . It is measured with a kind of meter called
(n) .
9. The current flowing through every electrical component is the same in a
(o) circuit.
10. We use (p)_____________ solution to test for the presence of starch. It turns
(q)_____________ when starch is present.
11. Green plants take in (r)____________ at night.
12. Water turns (s)_______________________ from blue to pink.
13. (t)____________________ is breathing in smoke from cigarette smokers.
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(D) Matching (10 marks)
Column A Column B
1. nitrogen A. energy carriers
2. positive result B. a lot of free electrons
3. fire triangle C. no free electrons
4. food web D. human activities release harmful substances into air
5. breathing E. no specific test
6. air pollution F. stores electrical energy
7. cilia G. stores chemical energy
8. metals H. food chains are linked
9. battery I. expected result
10. electric charges J. clean dirt and germs from lungs
K. temperature, oxygen and fuel
L. chemical process
M. physical process

(E) Short Questions (40 marks)

1. The following test-tubes are all put under sunlight for a few hours.

(a) What are the colours of the hydrogencarbonate indicator in test-tubes A, B and C?
(3 marks)
(b) Explain the colour change in each test tube. (6 marks)
[Total : 9 marks]

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2. A water plant is placed in a beaker of water and put under sunlight. Gas X is collected in the
test-tube.

(a) What would gas X be? (1 mark)

(b) What is this method of collecting gas X as shown in the diagram? (1 mark)
(c) Describe how to test for gas X. (2 marks)
(d) If water has boiled before the experiment, there will be little or no gas X
collected. Explain why. (2 marks)
[Total : 6 marks]

3. Study the following circuit carefully and answer the following questions.

(a) If switch A is closed, but B and C are open, which bulb will light up? (1 mark)
(b) If switch C is closed, but A and B are open, which bulb will light up? (1 mark)
(c) If switches A and C are closed, but B is open, which bulbs will light up? (2 marks)
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 (d) What is the type of circuit in (c) called? (1 mark)
(e) If switch B is closed, but A and C are open, which bulbs will light up? (2 marks)
(f) What is the type of circuit in (e) called? (1 mark)
[Total : 8 marks]

4. An experiment is shown below to show some conditions for photosynthesis. The plant has been
put in the dark for two days before the experiment. Regions P and U are green in colour,
regions Q and T are non-green parts. Regions P and Q are covered by aluminium foil.

(a) What are the colours of regions P, Q, T and U after the test for starch? (4 marks)
(b) Why is there no starch in Region T? (1 mark)
(c) Why is there no starch in Region P? (1 mark)
(d) Which two conditions for photosynthesis are investigated in this experiment? (2 marks)
[Total : 8 marks]

5. The diagram below shows a light bulb connected in series with an ammeter.

(a) Draw a circuit diagram for the circuit above. (5 marks)

(b) What happens to the voltmeter reading if one more light bulb is connected across the
original bulb? (2 marks)
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(c) What happens to the voltmeter and ammeter readings if the circuit is connected across
two cells? (2 marks)
[Total : 9 marks]
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