KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL Half-yearly Examination 2009-2010 Integrated Science Class : S.1 ( ) Max.

Mark : 100 Name : _______________________ Date : 19-1-2010 Class No.: ________ Time : 8:45-9:45 Answer all of the questions on the answer sheet provided. (A) Multiple Choice (20 marks) 1. Look at the two hazard warning labels on the bottle of a chemical shown below.

This shows that the chemical is A. corrosive and flammable. C. corrosive and toxic. 2.

B.

harmful and toxic. D. explosive and toxic.

What is the name of the apparatus shown below?

A. 3.

Beaker

B.

Measuring cylinder

C.

Test tube

D.

Reagent bottle

Which of the following is a human invention? A. Atomic clocks B. The law of gravitation C. The Earth Which of the following is the suitable unit for recording the volume of a cup? A. cm2 B. cm3 C. m2 D.

D. DNA

4.

m3

5.

Which of the following is NOT a scientific hypothesis? A. Elephants are the smallest animals on land. B. The Moon moves around the Sun. C. Einstein was the greatest scientist. D. Milkmaids dont catch smallpox because they have caught cowpox before.

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Peter wants to measure the thickness of a sheet of paper of a book. He finds that 500 sheets of paper measure 5 cm. The thickness of one sheet of paper is A. 0.1 mm. B. 0.01 mm. C. 0.5 mm. D. 0.05 mm. Which of the following apparatus should be used to measure 85 cm3 of water accurately? (1) Beaker (2) Measuring cylinder (3) Test tube A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (1), (2) and (3)
Which of the following statements about the Bunsen flame is correct?

7.

8.

A. B. C. D.

Blue flame Lower temperature Regular shape Luminous flame Quiet

Yellow flame Higher temperature Irregular shape Non-luminous flame Noisy

Direction: Questions (9) to (11) refer to the diagram below. Siu Wen performs the following experiment to find whether forage () A or forage B can increase the growth rate of mice.

Forage A

Forage B

9.

In order to get a reliable result, which of the following variables should be kept constant? (I) The number of mice (II) The type of forage (III) The weight of forage A. (I) and (II) only B. (II) and (III) only C. (I) and (III) only D. (I), (II) and (III) 10. What result does Siu Wen need to measure? A. The weight of mice B. The number of mice C. The age of mice D. The lifespan of mice 11. Which of the following are the reasons of using three mice instead of one in the experiment? (I) Reduce the effect of different growth rate among different mice (II) Prevent an unexpected end to the experiment due to deaths (III) Give a chance for the mice to reproduce A. (I) and (II) only B. (I) and (III) only C. (II) and (III) only D. (I), (II) and (III) 12. Which of the following is a habitat for frogs? A. Deserts B. Sea 13. Which of the following living things are extinct?
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C.

Wetlands

D.

Poles

A.

Romers tree frogs

B.

Dinosaurs

C.

Giant Pandas

D.

Elephants

14. Which of the following are the common characteristics of plants and animals? (I) They can reproduce. (II) They can move. (III) They can react to stimuli. A. (I) and (II) only B. (I) and (III) only C. (II) and (III) only D. (I), (II) and (III) 15. There are four different groups of vertebrates with the characteristics shown in the following table. Vertebrate Characteristics I have hair and mammary glands II have moist skin; have no scales III have fins and slimy scales IV have dry scales, body temperature changes with the environment To which group does each of the vertebrates belong? I II III A. mammals amphibians fishes B. mammals reptiles fishes C. birds fishes amphibians D. birds reptiles fishes

IV reptiles amphibians reptiles amphibians

16. Which of the following is a way that we can do in order to protect our environment? A. Using private cars instead of public transport B. Planting green plants in the countryside C. Picking flowers in the countryside D. Feeding owls at home 17. A person sorted some animals into the two groups. Which characteristic of animals was used for the sorting? Group 1: humans, dogs & flies Group 2: snakes, worms & fish A. Legs B. Eyes C. Wings D. Skin 18. A small animal called the duckbilled platypus lives in Australia. Which characteristic of this animal shows that it is a mammal? A. It eats other animals. B. It has feet. C. It makes a nest and lays eggs. D. It feeds its young milk.
19.

Which of the following habitats is not found in Hong Kong? A. Tropical rainforest B. Coral reef C. Mangrove

D.

Rocky shore

20. The following diagram shows that the grass is eaten by the rabbit and the rabbit is eaten by the fox.

GrassRabbitFox If the number of rabbits decreases sharply, what happens to the number of foxes? A. No change B. Increase C. Decrease (B) True or False Statements (10 marks)
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D.

Unknown

Write 'T' for a true statement and 'F' for a false one. 1. There are only three branches of science: physics, chemistry and biology. 2. We should not pour excess solution back to the reagent bottle. 3. A non-luminous flame has a regular shape. 4. The short form of kilogram is Kg. 5. Science can explain everything happening in the world. 6. Animals can move but plants cannot move. 7. Birds and reptiles lay shelled eggs. 8. Animals are classified into two main groups: land animals and marine animals. 9. Collecting used paper and sending it to a factory to be made into new paper is an example of Reuse. 10. Chinese White Dolphin is one of the endangered species found in Hong Kong. (C) Matching (10 marks) Column A 1. Issac Newton 2. glass rod 3. tongs 4. clamp and stand 5. the school uniform is on fire 6. polar bear 7. whale 8. recycle paper 9. increase the use of public transport 10. use reusable plates & spoons

A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K.

Column B live in ocean live in desert live in North Pole discovered gravitational force to save trees to stir liquid in a beaker use fire blanket to hold test tube for long time heating to reduce the use of fuel to pick up small hot solids to reduce rubbish which causes land pollution

(D) Fill in the blanks (20 marks) 1. Scientists are people who had made many scientific (a) ______________ and (b) ________________ which contribute a lot to improve our daily life. 2. We can use a (c) ____________ to add five drops of solution A to another solution B which is in a test tube. To mix these two solutions well, we have to (d) ____________ the test tube. 3. When using a Bunsen burner with an open air hole, the flame is (e) ________ in colour, (f) _________ in shape and noisy. 4. In scientific investigation, scientists start with making (g) _______________. They do (h) ____________ to check their (i) _______________. Finally, they draw (j) _________________ from their experimental results. 5. In a fair test, all conditions should be kept (k) ________ ___________ except the one we are investigating. 6. To determine whether hot water or cold water can dissolve more sugar, the (l) _________ of water should be kept constant. 7. A (m) _________________ plant does not have flowers and fruits. 8. A (n) _______ is useful for identification. It can be done in the form of a chart or a series of sentences. 9. The natural home of a living thing is called a (o) ____________.
10.

Individuals of the same kind of living things do not look exactly the same. There are (p) ________
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among them. (q) ___________ are animals with a backbone. The distribution of continuous variation can be represented by means of a (r) _____________. Most plants (s) ________ ___________ by themselves while all animals eat. When all members of a species disappear, the species is said to be (t) ___________.

(E) Short Questions (40 marks) 1. Draw a labeled sectional diagram of the apparatus below. (6 marks) Use a dropper to add solution Y into a conical flask with water. 2. (a) The following students are doing something wrong in the laboratory. Point out what are wrong with the following steps. (6 marks) (b) (c)

3.

The following diagram shows the method of measuring the volume of a cork.

(a) Why cant we put the cork into the measuring cylinder directly to measure its volume? (1 mark) (b) How can you measure the volume of the cork if a stone is given to you. Draw and label a sectional diagram in the box below and show the method you use. (Hints: Let the volume of stone be y cm3 and the final volume of water be w cm3) (3 marks) [Total : 4 marks]

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4. The diagrams below show two set-ups John used to investigate the temperatures of the blue flame and the yellow flame.

blue flame

yellow flame

(a) (b)

(c)

Set-up B Set-up A (i) Name the instrument used to measure the temperature in this experiment. (1 mark) (ii) What is the unit of measurement for temperature? What is its symbol? (2 marks) (i) Is this a fair test? Why? (2 marks) (ii) In order to make sure the investigation is fair, which condition should John change only? (1 mark) If John could not find the instrument in (a)(i) to record the temperatures, suggest ONE way to help him find out which flame is hotter. (1 mark) [Total : 7 marks]

5. The table below shows the distribution of heights of a class of students. Height interval (cm) Number of students 130 134 1 135 139 3 140 144 6 145 149 7 150 154 5 155 159 4 160 164 3 165 169 1 (a) Using the information in the above table, draw a histogram to show the distribution of heights of the class of students. (4 marks) (b) Which height interval has the largest number of students? (1 mark) (c) State TWO other characteristics of humans which show a similar pattern of distribution. (2 marks) [Total : 7 marks] 6. Napoleon wrasse () and Giant Panda are two of the well-known endangered animals. (a) To which group of vertebrates does each of them belong? (i) Napoleon wrasse (1 mark) (ii) Giant Pandas (1 mark) (b) Give THREE characteristics to show that Giant Pandas belong to the group in (a)(ii). (3 marks) (c) What is the meaning of endangered species? (1 mark) (d) Give TWO reasons why Napoleon wrasse and Giant Pandas become endangered. (2 marks) (e) Suggest TWO ways that we can do to protect them. (2 marks) [Total: 10 marks]
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