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EN D-OF.YEAR EXATVIINATION 2416
SECONDARY TWO EXPRESS
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Friday 7 October 2416 2 hours
(For Biology and Physlcs)
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lffrite your name, index numberand class on the cover page.
The Science Examination consists of two components: Science (Biology) and Science (Physics).
You are required to complete the two components in two hours.
Section A
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Section B
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1 Which of the following is an example of a contact force?
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A electrostatic force
B friction force
c gravitational force
D magnetic force ( )
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2 The picture below shows two children on a see-saw. The boy weighs 400 N and the girl
weighs 500 N. Both children are 0.5 m away from the pivot.
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400 N
500 N
0.5 m
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what is the direction of the moment due to the weight of the boy?
A anticlockwise
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B clockwise
c downward
D upward ( )
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3 A ball is thrown straight up into the air. lt moved from-P to Q as shown in Fig 3.1 and
dropped from Q to P as shown in Fig 3.2.
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Which one of the following is conect?
4 A hearing aid is attached to the ear to help people who suffer from hearing loss.
D ( )
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Edward said that it took 4 seconds for him to hear the fireworks, afler seeing
them explode in the night sky.
lf sound travels at 300 m/s, how far away was Edward from the fireworks?
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A 75m
B 120m
C 600m
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D 1200 m ( )
6 Blue and yellow light are shone on a white screen as shown in the diagram below.
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yellow
A blue
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B green
c yellow
D white ( )
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7 Which of the following statements conecfly describes how a paratlel beam of light will be
reflected when it hits an uneven surface?
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Which of the following statements conectly describes her image?
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B Her image appears to be nearer.
c Her image appears to be real.
D Her image appears to be smaller. ( )
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9 Which of the following statements is he definition of cunent?
l0 Study the circuit below. All bulbs and baftery are in wo*ing condition
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which one of the following correctly states the number of bulbs that would
stitl be lit, when one or more bulbs are disconnected?
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B B&D 2
c c 3
D E&F 4 ( )
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11 Fig 11.1 shows an experiment conducted by an engineer, to testthe sofiness of soil. The
engineer places a brick on the soil and measures tho depression caused by the brick.
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brick
ruler
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soil i
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Fis 12.1
(i) On the picture above, draw anows to represent the weight and normal contact
force acting on the book. Label the forces drawn. l2l
(ii)
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lf a horizontal force is apptied on the book, state the change in motion of the
book
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(b) The book is now placed on a mass balance, as shown infig. 12.2 below.
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0nms
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Fig 12.2
mass = kg
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13 Fig 13.1 below shows a father carrying his baby home from the carpark and climbing up
three levels of stairs to his flat. The carpark is 20 m away from the stairs and each level of
the flat is 2.5 m high.
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2.5 m
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2.5m
2.5 m
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20m
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Fig 13.1
(i) State and explain the work done by the father in carrying the baby as he
walks from point A to B.
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(iU Calculate the work done by the father when he climbs three levels up the
stairs with his baby.
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14 Fig 14.1 shows a parlicular sound wave.
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amplitude / rn
time / s
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(a) On the axis provided below,
(i) draw a sound wave which has twice the loudness as the originalsound.
amplitude/m
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time I s
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(ii) draw a sound wave which has twice the pitch as the original sound.
amplitude I rn
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time / s
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(b) Explain why sound energy travers faster through solids than through air.
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15 One of nafure's most splendid masterpieces is the rainbow. Fig. 15.1 shows a light ray
striking a raindrop.
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incident
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(a) The part where light ray strikes on the surface of the raindrop has been magnified in
Fig. 15.2and 15.3below. Partof thelightrayisreflectedwhileanotherisrefracted
as it enters the rain drop.
(i) ln Fig 15.2, draw and label the normal and the reflected ray.
incident
ray
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water
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(iii) ln Fig 15.3, draw and labelthe normaland the reftacted ray.
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water
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incident
ray
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Fig. 15.3
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(iv) State if the angle of refraction is bigger than, equal to or smaller than the
angle of incidence.
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.l6 Fig 16.1 below shows a schematic diagram of the electrical circuit in Mr Goh's house.
Dt-'s E - E! circuit brcaker
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supply
cunent
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Fig.16.1
(a) (i) Explain how the fuses protectthe appliances from being damaged.
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two way switch
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Fig.16.2
(i) Each light butb has a resistance of 20 O.
connected. UC
calculate the efective resistance of ail three right
burbs when they are
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frOm a hydroelectric
17 State one advantage and one disadvantage of generating electricity
power plant.
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18 State one effect of an electric cunent and provide an example of its
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Fig. 1 9.1 below shows the packaging for a 60 W LED light bulb'
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caleulate how much money can be saved by
using the LED right burb.
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Savings = $
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them switched on at the same time.
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Fig 20'1 below shows Mr Goh's eleckfcal socket
connected to multiple plugs, with allof
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SECTIONA(MCO)
0f B is contact.
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02. B Boymoves
03. D Ball AS gains Ball as falls
04. C of sent so ear can
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05. D Distance travelled by the sound = 300 x 4
Distance travelled by the sound 1200 m
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06. D + +
07. B a an uneven
08. A form
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10.
B
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Cunent
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still up.
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SECTION B
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Pressure is defined force acting per unit area. 111
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force
[1] for each
correct arrow
AND label.
weight
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(aii)
The
Wt done =
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OR force is perpendicular to that of dislance
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Workd.one= 650 x7-S
Workdorv = 4875! t11
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of power plant it fil any one
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pollutants OR, it uses renewable source of enerqv.
application
OR;
lightino effect. tisht bulb OR;
effect, OR;
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amplitude / m t1I
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time / s
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Same frequency, amplitude dou bled.
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amplitude /m
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time / s
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Same amplitude, frequency doubled (Two cydes within same time..
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ray tl reflected
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normal
ray accurate
incident
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600
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reflection = o
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[1 J refracted
ray bends
incident towards
ray normal
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Thus
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18 (ai) When excessive cunent enters circuit, t11
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(aii) circuit breaker t1l
to
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1111 FI ans
Rroto, R1 ' Rz ' R3
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Rrorot 20' 20' 20
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Rrotot 20
Rrrtor 20
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(bii) [1] extension
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with swtich
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