Textbook answers Workbook 1A § Unit 2

Unit 2 Water

Section Exercise
2.1 Change in states of water

Level 1
A Fill in the blanks (p. 33) (1 m each)
a solid
b liquid
c gas
d steam
e freezes

B True or false (p. 33) (1 m each)

1 T
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F
6 F

Level 2
A Multiple-choice (p. 34) (1 m each)
1 B
2 C
3 A

B Structured question (p. 35)

a 1 melting (1 m)
2 freezing (1 m)
3 boiling (1 m)
4 condensation (1 m)
5 evaporation (1 m)

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b
Process of change in Temperature at which Is energy absorbed or
state the change happens released?
0 °C (1) ( melting (1)
Melting (ice ➔ water) absorbed (1)
point)
0 °C (1) ( freezing (1)
Freezing (water ➔ ice) released (1)
point)
100 °C (1) ( boiling (1)
Boiling (water ➔ steam) absorbed (1)
point)
Evaporation (water ➔
below 100 °C absorbed (1)
water vapour (1) )
Condensation (water
at or below 100 °C (1) released (1)
vapour ➔ water)

Practical video assignment (p. 36)

1 The bottom of the beaker is very hot as it is heated directly. (1 m)
The thermometer bulb may break if it is too hot. (1 m)
2 To get a non-luminous flame. (1 m)
3 [✓] The temperature rose in general. But it remained unchanged for some time
when it reached 0 °C and 96 °C. (1 m)
4 a i 2nd–4th minutes (1 m)
ii 10–13th minutes (1 m)
b Time. (1 m)
It is the independent variable. (1 m)

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Skill practice 2.1 (p. 38)

a

b –4 °C. (1 m)

Section Exercise
2.2 Water cycle

Level 1
A Fill in the blanks (p. 39) (1 m each)
a droplets
b clouds
c surface
d humidity
e temperature
f speed

B True or false (p. 39) (1 m each)

1 F
2 T
3 T
4 F

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Level 2
A Multiple-choice (p. 39) (1 m each)
1 C
2 C
3 C
4 D

B Structured question (p. 40)

1 a 1 evaporation (1 m)
2 condensation (1 m)
3 transportation (1 m)
4 precipitation (1 m)
b evaporates; water vapour; condenses, water droplets; wind; rain; ice
(1 m each)
2 a B; larger surface area; (1 m each)
b A (1 m)
the temperature is higher (1 m)
and the air speed is higher (1 m)

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Section Exercise
2.3 Dissolving

Level 1
A Fill in the blanks (p. 42) (1 m each)
a solvent
b solute
c soluble
d insoluble
e saturated
f solubility
g temperature

B True or false (p. 42) (1 m each)

1 F
2 F
3 T
4 T
5 F

C Matching (p. 43) (1 m each)

1 g
2 d
3 a
4 b
5 c
6 f
7 e

Level 2
A Multiple-choice (p. 43) (1 m each)
1 C
2 C
3 B
4 A

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B Structured question (p. 44)

1 a Tony; temperature; slower, the temperature is lower; Jenny; (1 m each)
b granulated sugar; stir; milk (1 m each)
2 a Independent variable: water temperature (1 m)
Dependent variable: time needed to dissolve all sugar (1 m)
Controlled variables: amount of sugar added (1 m)
b 36 s. (1 m)
c

(1 m)

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Section Exercise
2.4 Water purification

Level 1
A Fill in the blanks (p. 46) (1 m each)
a soluble
b insoluble
c microorganisms
d sedimentation
e alum
f distillation

B Labelling (p. 46) (1 m each)

1 sediment
2 filter funnel
3 filter paper
4 residue
5 filtrate
6 thermometer
7 round-bottom flask
8 water out
9 condenser
10 water in
11 distillate

C True or false (p. 47) (1 m each)

1 T
2 F
3 F
4 T
5 F

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Level 2
A Multiple-choice (p. 47) (1 m each)
1 B
2 C
3 A

B Structured questions (p. 48)

1 a
Method A: Let it Method B: Let it Method C: Heat it
Impurity in the
stand for two pass through to boiling and let
pond water
hours filter paper vapour condense
Large solids ü (1) ü (1) ü (1)
Fine solids
suspending in the O (1) ü (1) ü (1)
water
Dissolved salts O (1) O (1) ü (1)
Microorganisms O (1) O (1) ü (1)
b A: sedimentation; B: filtration; C: distillation; (1 m each)
c C. (1 m)
d The cost of this method is very high. (1 m)
2 a

b Can be removed: insoluble impurities (1 m)

Cannot be removed: soluble impurities; and microorganisms (1 m each)

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Section Exercise
2.5 Further treatment of drinking water

Level 1
A Fill in the blanks (p. 50) (1 m each)
a water treatment works
b Chlorine
c pungent
d irritates
e Ozone
f fluoride

B Matching (p. 50) (1 m each)

1 c
2 f
3 d
4 b
5 a
6 e

Level 2
A Multiple-choice (p. 51) (1 m each)
1 C
2 B
3 C

B Structured questions (p. 51)

1 a Microorganism / Amoeba. (1 m)
b It is so small that it could pass through the small pores in the filter. (1 m)
c No. (1 m)
The living thing / Amoeba / microorganism may harm our health. (1 m)
d i Independent variable: amount of chlorine added to water (1 m)
Dependent variable: whether the living thing is dead or not (1 m)
Controlled variable (state ONE): temperature of water / source of
water (Any one) (1 m)
ii The living thing stops moving. (1 m)
iii Boiling. / Adding ozone. / Distilling the water. (Any one) (1 m)

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2 a i It removes large solids. (1 m)

ii It is where sedimentation takes place. (1 m)
b Filtration tank. (1 m)
It removes suspended and floating solid impurities. (1 m)
c A is alum (1 m)
and B is fluoride. (1 m)

Section Exercise
2.6 Water conservation and pollution

Level 1
A Fill in the blanks (p. 53) (1 m each)
a Waste water
b fertilizers
c algae
d toxic
e floating
f air
g microplastics

B True or false (p. 53) (1 m each)

1 F
2 F
3 F

Level 2
A Multiple-choice (p. 54) (1 m each)
1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D
5 B

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B Structured questions (p. 55)

a [✗] (1 m)
Do not wash clothes in rivers or streams. (1 m)
b [✗] (1 m)
Use less detergent when washing dishes. (1 m)
c [✗] (1 m)
Stop using products with microplastics. (1 m)
d [✗] (1 m)
Do not discharge animal waste into rivers. (1 m)

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Unit Exercise

A True or false (p. 56) (1 m each)

1 F
2 T
3 F
4 F
5 T
6 F
7 T
8 F
9 F

B Multiple-choice (p. 56) (1 m each)

1 B
2 B
3 A
4 D
5 B
6 A
7 D
8 A
9 A
10 D

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C Structured questions (p. 59)

1 a

b Independent variable: time (1 m)

Dependent variable: temperature (1 m)
c 15 °C. (1 m)

2 a The towels are not of the same size. (1 m)

Identical towels should be used. (1 m)
b i

ii Put two identical towels on two dishes. Label the set-ups as A and B.
(1 m)
Add 5 cm3 of water to each piece of filter paper. Measure the mass of
each set-up with an electronic balance. (1 m)
Leave set-up A in still air. Blow cold air from a fan onto set-up B for 5
minutes. (1 m)
Measure the mass of each set-up again. Find the mass of water
evaporated in each set-up. (1 m)

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3 a Distillate. (1 m)
b i

ii Nothing is left on the watch glass. (1 m)

c The cost of heating is very high. (1 m)
d Turn off the tap while brushing the teeth. (Or other reasonable answers)
(1 m)

4 a Fertilizers from the farm promote the growth of algae, so the amount of
algae increases from samples A to C. (1 m)
b The algae use up the oxygen in water. The fish could not obtain enough
oxygen and die. (1 m)
The harmful microorganisms in farm sewage may kill the fish. (1 m)
c No. (1 m)
The water may still contain soluble pollutants. (1 m)

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High-order thinking question (p. 64)

1 Distillation involves boiling of sea water (1 m)

which requires a large amount of energy / fuel / electricity. (1 m)
2 The pores on the filter membrane are smaller than the salt particles and insoluble
impurities. (1 m)
They cannot pass through the membrane. Only water particles are small enough to
pass through. (1 m)
3 No. (1 m)
There is no microorganism in the water obtained. (1 m)
Microorganisms are too big to pass through the filter membrane. (1 m)
4 Heating / boiling of sea water is not required in reverse osmosis. (1 m)

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