BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education

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SCIENCE: SINGLE AWARD 0568/03
Paper 3 October/November 2018
1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No Additional Materials are required.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces provided, at tile top of this page.
Write in dark blue or black pen.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams, graphs or rough working.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.

Answer all questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Paper.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or
part question.
You may use a calculator. For Examiner's Use

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1 Fig. 1.1 shows the speed-time graph of an object.
The object was projected vertically upwards from the ground and held briefly at its maximum
height. It was then released to fall to the ground.

Ignore air resistance (g = 10m / S2)

speed
m/s

time/s

Fig. 1.1

(a) Use the graph to determine the time

(i) taken by the object to reach its maximum height,

time = s [1]

(ii) the object was held at the maximum height.

time = s [1]

(b) Calculate the maximum height reached by the object.

maximum height = [2]

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2 (a) Fig. 2.1 shows a liquid-in-glass thermometer.

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__) -10°C 110°C
Fig. 2.1

Name the parts labelled A and B.

A .

B .
[2]

(b) Which physical property varies with temperature in the thermometer in Fig 2.1?

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(c) The thermometer is used to measure the temperature of hot water.

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(i) Name the method by which heat is transferred through the walls of the thermometer.

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(ii) Describe how heat is transferred by this method .

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3 (a) Define the term amplitude .

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(b) Fig. 3.1 shows a child producing waves using a rope with one end fixed to a tree.

Fig. 3.1

(i) Name the type of wave shown in Fig. 3.1 .

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(ii) On Fig 3.1, mark and label the wavelength of the wave. [1]

(c) The length between the pole and the girl is 3.0 m. The time for the wave to cover the
distance is 0.6 s.

Calculate the speed of the wave.

speed [2]

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4 Fig. 4.1 shows an electric circuit.

.--------i I- _6 L -11---------.

12Q R

Fig. 4.1

The reading on the ammeter is 0.4 A.

(a) Determine

(i) the potential difference across the 12 Q resistor.

potential difference = V [2]

(ii) the value of R.

R = n [2]
(b) The circuit is switched on for 120 seconds.

Calculate the charge flowing in the circuit.

charge = [2]

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5 A hospital keeps some radioactive sources for medical purposes.

(a) State one safety precaution when handling the sources .

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(b) State one danger of being exposed to radioactive emissions .

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(c) Suggest one way of safely disposing the sources from the hospital.

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6 Choose one substance from the list to fit each given description.
You may use each substance once, more than once or not at all.

sodium carbonate sodium hydroxide copper(II) sulphate

copper(II) carbonate chlorine ammonia

(a) It is a solid that dissolves in water to form an alkaline solution .

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(b) It is a solid that is soluble in water and reacts with aqueous barium nitrate to form a white
precipitate .

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(c) It is a gas that bleaches damp litmus paper .

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(d) It decomposes on heating to form carbon dioxide .

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(e) It is used to sterilise water.

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7 Fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine are elements in group VII of the Periodic Table.

(a) Give a reason why these elements are placed in group VII of the Periodic Table .

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(b) (i) Describe the trend of the reactivity of the elements in group VII.

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(ii) Explain your answer in (b)(i) .

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(c) Hydrochloric acid reacts with magnesium ribbon to form magnesium chloride and
hydrogen gas.

(i) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction. Include state symbols .

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(ii) State two changes that can be made to increase the rate of the reaction in (c)(i).

1 .

2 .
[2]

(d) Draw a 'dot and cross' diagram to show the bonding in magnesium chloride, MgCb
(show all the electronic shells).

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8 (a) Complete the table.

name molecular structural homologous

formula formula series

ethane C2H6 alkanes

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H H
\ I
......................... C3H6 C=C-C-H . ........................
/ I I
H H H

H H
I I
ethanol ......................... H-C-C-O-H alkanols
I I I
H H H

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(b) (i) State an observation that will be made when the compound with formula C3H6 is
reacted with aqueous bromine .

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(ii) Explain your answer.

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9 Fig. 9.1 shows a cross-section of the human heart.

~---x
"7":----Y
V---I-t-

~'---:r---Ieft ventricle

Fig. 9.1

(a) State the name of the structures labelled V and X.

V : : .

x .
[2]

(b) State two structural differences, apart from the presence of valves, between the parts
labelled Wand Y.

1 .

2 .

[2]

(c) On Fig. 9.1, use arrows to show the movement of de-oxygenated blood in and out of the
heart. [1]

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10 Beer contains a drug that is commonly abused.

(a) Define the term drug .

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(b) Name the drug contained in beer .

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(c) Fig. 10.1 shows the hands of two persons, Land M, performing an experiment to
demonstrate the reaction time of M before drinking beer.
L releases the metre rule and M catches it at point A.

L--- L-~.···.

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I+---table

Fig. 10.1

State what happens if the experiment is repeated 30 minutes after M drank a lot of beer.

observation [1]

explanation .

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11 Fig. 11.1 shows the human digestive system.

fci~~~~-\---- small intestine

Fig. 11.1

A boy eats solid food that contains carbohydrates, proteins and fats.

(a) State the name of the process through which food is taken into P.

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(b) Explain one way in which saliva affects food in region P.

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(c) State the name of the process which makes food move through Q.

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(d) Describe the role of the liver in dealing with a named product of digestion found in
region Q .

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12 Fig. 12.1 is a graph showing water loss by a plant on two different days.

day 1
water loss

0000 0600 1200 1800 2400

Fig. 12.1

(a) State the name of the part of the leaf through which plants lose water .

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(b) Describe and explain the shape of the graph for day 1.

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(c) Suggest one environmental condition which could have resulted in the graph obtained in
day 2. Explain how the condition affected the rate of water loss.

environmental condition .

explanation .

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