KWUN TONG GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL

Half-yearly Examination 2015-2016

Integrated Science
Class : S.2 ( ) Max. Mark : 100
Name : _______________________ Date : 15-1-2016
Class No.: ________ Time : 8:45 9:45 am

Answer all of the questions on the answer sheet provided.

(A) Multiple Choice (20 marks)
1. Which of the following statements about breathed and unbreathed air are correct?
(1) Breathed air has more water than unbreathed air.
(2) Breathed air is warmer than unbreathed air.
(3) Breathed air has more oxygen than unbreathed air.
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. All of the above

2. Which of the following living things are consumers in a food chain?

(1) wheat (2) rat (3) eagle
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D.All of the above

3. After having a barbeque, we splash water over the fire to extinguish the flame. Why?
(1) The fuel is removed. (2) The high temperature is removed. (3) The oxygen is removed.
A. (1) only B. (3) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (2) and (3) only

4. Which of the following statements about respiration is correct?

A. Energy and carbon dioxide are the products of respiration.
B. Only carbon dioxide is released during respiration.
C. Only animals can carry out respiration.
D. Living things will stop respiration at night.

5. Which of the following is an air pollutant?

A. carbon dioxide B. nitrogen oxides C. nitrogen D. oxygen

6. Which of the following shows the difference between lime water and hydrogencarbonate indicator?
A. Lime water can be used to test for oxygen and hydrogencarbonate indicator is used to test for
carbon dioxide.
B. Lime water can be used to test for the presence of carbon dioxide, while hydrogencarbonate
indicator changes in colour with different concentrations of carbon dioxide.
C. It is more dangerous to come into contact with hydrogencarbonate indicator.
D. Lime water can be used repeatedly.

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7. A student sets up the following apparatus to compare the energy contents of different food samples.

What should the student do to ensure an accurate comparison of the energy contents of food samples?
(1) Stir the water in the small metal can gently.
(2) Wrap the large metal can with a thick layer of cotton wool.
(3) Lift the thermometer so that it does not touch the bottom of the small metal can.
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

8. Which of the following does NOT happen when wood burns?

A. Light is absorbed. B. Water is produced.
C. Heat is released. D. Energy is released from the wood.

9. The diagram below shows a heater that burns fuel. Two plants are put near its exhaust vent ().
Plant 2 is wrapped in a piece of black cloth.

fuel-burning black
heater cloth

exhaus
ts

Plant 1 Plant 2

After the heater is switched on, how will the photosynthetic rates of these two plants change?
Plant 1 Plant 2 Plant 1 Plant 2

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 A. Increase No change B. Decrease No change
C. Increase Decrease D. Decrease Decrease

10. Which of the following conditions are necessary for photosynthesis to take place?
(1) Chlorophyll (2) Supply of oxygen (3) Supply of carbon dioxide
A. (1) and (2) only B. (1) and (3) only C. (2) and (3) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

11. The following two set-ups are placed under light.

muslin
bag
containing mealwor
germinatin ms light
wire
g source
gauze
( )
seeds
lime water lime
water

The lime water in BOTH test tubes turn milky. Why does this happen?
Test tube 1 Test tube 2
A. Photosynthesis by the seeds Photosynthesis by the mealworms
B. Photosynthesis by the seeds Respiration by the mealworms
C. Respiration by the seeds Photosynthesis by the mealworms
D. Respiration by the seeds Respiration by the mealworms

12. Our heart needs energy for pumping blood. Where does the energy come from?
A. The oxygen from the air sacs B. The energy in the brain ()
C. The food we eat D. The heart muscles

13. Which of the followings is NOT the unit of energy value?

A. kilogram B. kilojoule C. kilocalorie D. calorie

14. According to the Fire Department, which of the following things we must bring and leave the building
when there is a fire?
(1) Mobile phone (2) Money (3) Wet towel (4) keys
A. (1), (2) and (3) only B. (2), (3) and (4) only
C. (1), (3) and (4) only D. (1), (2) and (4) only

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15. The diagram below shows the wires in an electric cable.

The wires are covered with plastic coating. Which of the following properties of plastic make(s) it useful
for covering the wires?
(1) It is flexible and durable. (2) It is a good electrical insulator.
(3) It has very few electrons.
A. (1) only B. (2) only C. (1) and (2) only D. (1), (2) and (3)

16. Which of the following is the energy conversion in the dry cell in a closed circuit?
A. potential energy electrical energy B. electrical energy heat energy
C. chemical energy heat and light energy D. chemical energy electrical energy

17. The substance that does not allow current to pass through is called ________.
A. conductor B. insulator C. atom D. charge

18. What is the difference between the meters X and Y in the diagram below?

A. X is ammeter, Y is voltmeter. B. X is ammeter, Y is milliammeter.

C. X is ammeter, Y is microammeter. D. X is milliammeter, Y is microammeter.

19. The following diagram shows the two cells inside a torch. Which of the following descriptions about the
torch is correct?

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 A. The torch can function and the bulb lights up.
B. The torch can still function but the light is dim.
C. The torch cannot function and the bulb does not light up.
D. The torch can function and the bulb is brighter than using one cell.

20. Peter wants to measure how the voltage of a dry cell drops with time, which of the following connections
should he use?
A. B.

C. D.

(B) True or False Statements (10 marks)

Write 'T' for a true statement and 'F' for a false one.
1. More than half of airs weight is made up of noble gases.
2. Unbreathed air can relight a glowing splint.
3. Spraying carbon dioxide on a flame can put out the flame by displacing oxygen.
4. The energy stored in food is extracted in burning and respiration.
5. Light energy is changed to chemical energy during photosynthesis.
6. When we breathe in, air enters the mouth only and then flows down the trachea.
7. Respiration and photosynthesis can keep a balance of oxygen and nitrogen.
8. Ampere is a unit of current.
9. When there is a source of electricity in a circuit, electricity will flow in the circuit.
10. Water and graphite are good electrical conductors.

(C) Fill in the blanks (20 marks)

1. Among the gases in air, nitrogen and (a) ___________ gases do not react with other chemicals easily.

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2. Dry cobalt chloride paper turns from blue to (b)__________ if it is put in air for a long time because air
contains water vapour.
3. The arrows in the food chain show the direction in which (c) ___________ is passed from one type of
living thing to another.
4. Food chains start with (d) __________ ____________.
5. When we are tired, we yawn () to take in more (e) ____________ and get rid of (f) _________
_________ in our bodies.
6. (g) __________________ is a green substance in leaves, which is responsible for photosynthesis.
7. To remove food stored in a green plant, it is put in darkness for some time. This process is called
(h) __________________.
8. The lungs contain a lot of (i) ______ _______ covered with (j) ____________. This greatly increases the
surface area for (k) ___________ ______________.
9. In (l) ________________, the energy stored in food is released in our body.
10. Lead can cause (m) ___________ damage in children.
11. A cigarette contains many harmful substances, including (n)__________________ (lowers oxygen content
in blood) and (o)__________________ (may cause addiction).
12. Most buttons of (p) ____________ are made up of plastic because plastic is an (q) ____________ which
protects us from getting electric shock.
13. In conventional direction of current, current flows from (r) ____________ terminal to (s) ___________
terminal.
14. We can use a (t) ___________ to measure the size of a voltage.

(D) Structured Questions (50 marks)

1. Three identical candles are burning in a large trough. They are covered by bell jars of different sizes. The
trough is then filled with water, as shown below.
Add water
to this line

water
trough

Jar A: 1000 Jar B: 2000 Jar C: 4000

cm3 cm3 cm3
(a) Which jar contains the candle that burns for the longest time? Briefly explain your answer. (2 marks)
(b) When the candles are burning, water enters the bell jars.
(i) Explain why water enters the bell jars. (2 marks)
(ii) Oxygen makes up 21% of air. Explain why at the end of this experiment, less than 21% of the
bell jar's volume is occupied by water. (1 mark) [Total : 5 marks]
2. To test if a leaf contains starch, Gary does an experiment. The steps of the experiment are as below.
A. Rinse the leaf in warm water for 30 seconds. B. Put the leaf in boiling water.
C. Put the leaf in warm alcohol. D. Add solution X to the leaf.

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 (a) Arrange these steps in the correct order. (2 marks)
(b) State the purpose of steps B and C. (2 marks)
(c) (i) What is solution X? (1 mark)
(ii) If the leaf contains starch, what is the colour change? (1 mark)
[Total : 6 marks]

3. Benny sets up four boiling tubes as shown below. Each boiling tubes is put under sunlight for 6 hours.
paper
box

tadpole
tadpole wate s wate
s r r
( ) weed weed
wate
r
A B C weed D

(a) To detect a certain gas X, hydrogencarbonate indicator is added to the water in each boiling tube.
What is gas X? (1 mark)
(b) Describe and explain the colour change of the indicators in the following boiling tubes.
(i) Boiling tube A (3 marks)
(ii) Boiling tube B (4 marks)
(c) Benny hangs a muslin bag ( ) containing soda lime inside each boiling tube, as shown
below. He repeats the experiment.
muslin bag
containing
soda lime

The four bags of soda lime show different gains in weight.

(i) Why does soda lime increase weight? (1 mark)
(ii) The weights increased by the four bags of soda lime are listed below. The data of boiling tubes
B and D are mixed up.
Weight gained by soda lime 0g 0.02 g 0.04 g 0.06g
Boiling tube ? ? C A
Which number should the weight gain in boiling tube D, 0 g or 0.02 g? Explain your answer.
(3 marks)
[Total : 12 marks]

4. Read the following article and answer the questions that follow.
An environmental protection group demonstrated against the deteriorating quality of air in Hong Kong
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recently. The demonstrating party all wore masks to show their dissatisfaction with the air quality.

Environmentalists criticized the government for its slow introduction of LPG taxis and other measures of

improving air quality. They said that this has deprived ( ) Hong Kong people of their right to breathe in

fresh air.
(a) Why did the demonstrating party wear masks? (1 mark)
(b) What did environmentalists critize the government? (2 marks)
(c) Air Quality Health Index is measured according to the amount of air pollutants in Hong Kong. Name
TWO air pollutants found in Hong Kong. (2 marks)
(d) Which government department is responsible for measuring Air Quality Health Index? (1 mark)
(e) If Air Quality Health Index exceeds 10+, what kinds of patients will mostly be affected? (2 marks)
[Total : 8 marks]

5. The following diagram shows cigarette smoking model.

cigarette
To suction pump

white cotton wool

U-tube

(a) Bad smell will be given out from this experiment. Where should we do this experiment? (1 mark)
(b) What happens to the colour of the white cotton wool? (1 mark)
(c) Starting from 1st January 2007, smoking is banned in all indoor areas in Hong Kong. The following is
the comment about the ban.

We wont affect others health when we

smoke. So the government shouldnt ban
smoking.
Smoker A

Do you agree with smoker A? Explain your answers. (2 marks)

(d) The photo below shows the packaging boxes of cigarettes.

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 (i) According to the warning on the packaging boxes, what diseases will be caused by smoking?
(2 marks)
(ii) What substance in cigarettes causes each of the above diseases respectively? (2 marks)
[Total : 8 marks]

6. Steady hand game is a funny game. In the game, you need to move a loop through a wire without touching
it. If the loop touches the wire, an electric current will flow through a lamp and cause it to light up. The
diagram below shows the components of a steady hand game kit.
(a) Draw electric wires on the diagram to show how the components should be connected. (3 marks)

(b) When the loop touches the wire, what kind of circuit is formed? (1 mark)
(c) If 2 more cells are added, what happens to the brightness of light bulb? Explain. (2 marks)
(d) If one cell is 1.5V, what is the voltage of 2 cells connected in the same direction? (1 mark)
[Total : 7 marks]

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7. There are FOUR mistakes in the following passage. Underline the mistakes and correct them. (4 marks)
Electricity is a form of energy. Electric voltage is the flow of electrons. All matter is made up of atoms,

and an atom has a centre, called nucleus. The nucleus of an atom is negatively charged and is

surrounded by positively charged particles called electrons. Sometimes electrons escape from an atom

and move freely within the conductor. These electrons are called moving electrons.

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