G.C.E.

Ordinary Level Examination 2010

Science II

Answer the all question in part A and answer one question from each in part B
01.
A plan of small town given below.

1. What is the method of generating electricity more favorable for the environment?
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2. State the energy transformation of thermal power station
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3. The upper part of the map enriches the water resocers state a method that can be used
to genarate electricity to over come energy crisis.
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4. Eco friendly farm can be identified in this town. Following activities can be identified
in the farm explain how this action help to maintain eco friendly farm.
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a. Multi crops cultivation
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b. Decaying Organic matter is used or cultivation
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c. Making the environment favorable for the birds who are eating insects
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5. SO2 and NO2 release by the industries of this town. What is the main environmental
problem arising due to these gasses?
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6. State correct or incorrect for the statement given as a solution of above-mentioned
environmental problem
a. Releasing the byproducts of gasses after sending through Ca(OH)2 [ ]
b. Using more electrical energy which the generated in thermal power station [ ]
 7. Faeces, soap, and urine an other wastages added to the river by the houses what is the
living group which gross in river due to these wastages
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8. The urban council plan to recycle the garbage state one advantage of it
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9. Several heavy metals added by the industries so these heavy metals get collected in
living body. State the group, which has least effect and highest effect
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2. Recycling of matter is indicated as follows .X, Y, and Z are certain processes in this
process.

1. What is the cycle indicates by the diagram?

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2. Name X, Y, Z.
3. X …………………………… Y ……………………………………
4. Z ……………………………………..
5. State the animal group, which involve the process of Z.
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6. State an action done by the humans which effect on this cycle.
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7. Write a substance that recycle in our environment
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8. What are the main effects done by the rise of CO2 GAS?
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9. State a reaction occurs during the process of forming focills
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Energy play important role in an eco system
1. Define eco system
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2. What is the main energy source of eco system?
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3. Consider a food chain of grass, cobra, grass hopper and frog the energy
transformation of this food chain is given below as energy pyramid state the living
organism which belongs to each level

4. 2000KJ of energy entered to the bottom level what is the energy received to the final
level
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3. Small column of mercury is hold in a one end sealed glass tube. That glass tube kept in A,
B, and C positions

1. What is the setup which receive highest pressure to the air column
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2. State the length of the air column in ascending order
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3. The cross section of the glass tube=a, the weight of the mercury =W, atmospheric
pressure =
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 4. Complete the table
Position A B C
Volume of air ample
(V)
Pressure of air
sample (P)

5. State the relationship between volume (V), and the Pressure (P) of a gas sample.
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6. Draw a graph to show the relationship between V and P of air sample as 1/V vs. P.

7. The glass tube is kept in water according to the position A. then the water sample is
heated. Draw the graph V vs. T of the air sample.

8. Two thermometers are kept out side under the sunlight according to the diagram.

9. State an observation of it.

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10. What is the purpose of the experiment?
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11. This action took place in atmosphere. Name two constituents in air, which involve for
this activity.
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 12. Above-mentioned constituents get collected in large amount and make several
environmental problems. What is it?
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4. An object is kept in X depth. This object emits several rays that show in the diagram.

1. The path of OB ray changing its path. What is the name of phenomenon?
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2. What is the name of incident ray D?
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3. When observing the object at position C, the image is formed at Y depth. Write an
expression for the refractive index by using X and Y.
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4. The object cannot be seen when observing the object form point E. explain why?
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The weight of A, B and C is 50N, 60N and 70N. The diagram shows how these objects
remain in water.

1. What is the object, which has similar density of following?

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2. What is the object, which displaced similar amount of water to its volume?
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3. Object B floats on water. Mark the forces, which act on it.
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 4. What is the weight water displaced by the object B?
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5. The weight of A and B are equal. So what is the reading of the spring balance?
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Part B
Biology

1. Name the parts from A to H.

2. Name two vessels, which bring impure blood to he heart.
3. State a difference of blood contained in vessel F and G.
4. State main types of blood cells
5. Write one function of each blood cell.
6. Write two substances, which contained in blood but not in tissue fluid.
7. State the function of heart valves.
8. Heart attack occurs due to the deposition of cholesterol. Name that vessel.

9. Reproduction is very important factor for the survival of plants. Plants perform sexual
and asexual reproduction.
10. What is the main difference between sexual reproduction and asexual reproduction?
11. State one artificial reproduction method of plants.
12. State the part which vegetative propagation perform by following plants.
a. Bread fruit b. Maize
13. Flowers are adapted to perform self-pollination and cross-pollination.
14. State the differences between self-pollination and cross-pollination.
15. State two adaptations perform by certain flowers to prevent self-pollination.
Chemistry
A, B and C are three solvents. X and Y are two compounds. X is ionic compound. Pay your
attention on following statements.
1. A and B makes homogeneous solution
2. A and C do not mixed each other.
3. X dissolve well in A
4. Y dissolve small amount in A and dissolve well in C
5. State two features of homogeneous mixture
6. What can you say about the polar property of A and B?
7. B and C may not mix with each other. Do you agree? I explain
8. 0.1mol of A dissolved and form 2dm3 solution. Calculate the concentration of the
solution.
9. State a method to extract A from this solution.
10. X substance mixed with NaCl. How do you separate X from the solution
11. Y is dissolved in a solvent. Therefore, C solvent is mixed with a solvent with Y then
kept in steady after shaking well. What can you say about the amount of Y contained
in A and C. Explain your answer?
12. If C is volatile, liquid, state one occasion this solvent can be used n our daily life.
13. Several plants are used to extract essential oils.
14. Write two features of essential oils.
15. State main two raw materials used in Sri Lanka to extract essential oils.
16. Mention two methods used to extract essential oils.
17. Write two uses of essential oils.
Physics
A and B are two similar balls. A is released from he top of the smooth plane. Therefore, it
affects with ball B. then Ball B move certain distance on horizontal plane.

1. What is the energy stored in ball A before falls down?

2. 50% of energy transferred to the ball B while they affect with each other. What is the
initial velocity of the of ball B?
3. Draw velocity –time graph to show the motion of ball A from the beginning to the
impact.
4. Mention a change can be done with the piece of wood to increase toe velocity of the
ball AS.
5. Explain why the ball B stopped after moving certain distance.
6. The temperature of 200g of iron is increase 300C to 600C. Then it add to a water
sample of 300C .so the temperature rise up to 350C
7. The specific heat capacity of copper is 400JKg-1k-1. What does it mean?
8. Calculate the amount of heat needed to rise the temperature of iron ball from 300C to
600C.
9. Why the temperature of water increased when adding heated iron ball?
10. If the water vessel is covered well the temperature can be increased further. Do you
agree with this statement? Then explain the reason.