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Container P
Container Q
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c) In another investigation, a pupil finds that the grass covered with a piece of
plank turns yellowish.
Give a reason for this observation.
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Week
Number of grasshoppers
35
27
18
Number of frogs
15
20
24
a) State the changes in the number of grasshoppers and frogs based on the
above table.
a) Write an observation about the condition of the plant after three weeks and
give a suitable reason .
Observation: _______________________________________________
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Reason :
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c) When further investigation is carried out, it is found that the plant has been put
inside the cupboard in the science room.
Give a reason for the condition of the plant after three weeks.
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4.
The table shows the amount of waste collected in Sekolah Kebangsaan Bunga
Raya from year 2002 to 2007. The number of pupils in the school remains the
same in each year.
Year
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Mass of waste / kg
430
450
500
480
400
350
a) Give a reason for the decreases in the amount of waste from year
2005 to 2007.
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b) Give another reason for the decreases in the amount of waste from year
2005 to 2007.
c)
5.
Alia carries out an investigation to observe the height of a plant for ten days.
The table shows her findings.
Number of days
Height of plant / cm
12
15
18
10
21
a) Based on the above findings, give a reason for the increases in the height of a
plant .
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6. The table shows two different containers, S and T filled with the same
volume of water. The volume of water left in each container is observed after
two hours.
Container
start / ml
100
85
100
95
a) Give two reasons for the difference in the volume of water left in the containers after
one hour.
1.
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2.
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7. An investigation has been carried out on the height of chilli plants in pots A and B.
The table shows the results after one month.
Pot
12
a) Write an observation about the height of the chilli plant in pot A compared to that in
pot B and give a reason.
Observation: ______________________________________________________
Reason :
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8. Nora carries out an investigation. She puts four objects into the water in a container
as shown in the diagram. The observation is made after one week.
Container
Water
Objects
Yes
Paper clip
Marble
Thumbtack
/
/
Cork
a)
No
What do you observe about the condition of the objects and state a reason.
Observation: ___________________________________________________
Reason:
b)
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9.
The Table shows the condition of food R and S after a week left in science room.
Food
R
No changes
a) Give two reason to explain the different conditions of food R and S based on
the above table.
1. _____________________________________________________________
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2. _____________________________________________________________
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10.
The diagram shows a set of apparatus that used in an investigation. The water is
being heated and its temperature is taken every five minutes.
10
15
20
25
30
Temperature (0 C)
10
20
30
40
50
60
10