Oxford Test Science Paper 3

1. ‘Topic 3 - Knowledge Recall

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Knowledge Recall

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1. Matter is anything that has and occupies

92. The amount of matter a thing is made of is its
3. The amount of matter a thing is made of can be measured in

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level balance.

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6. The amount of space a thing occupies can be measured in
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A 50 kg object hasa mass than a 30 kg object.

Se, À 50 om° object has a volume than a 80 cm? object.

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For each question, our options are given. One of them is the correct answer. Mako your
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3. The ciagram below shows two objects, A and B, on a lever balance.

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3. ‘The lever balance shows that

(1) object A has a bigger mass than object B.

(2) object A has a bigger volume than object B.

(6) object B has a bigger mass than object A.

(4) object B has a bigger volume than object A. (ae)

4. The diagram below shows two objects, P and O, on a lever balance.

‘The diagram below shows what happens when object R is added onto the left pan
and object S is added onto the right pan.

From the diagrams above, we can conclude that
(1) object R has a smaller mass than object Q.

(2) object R has a smaller mass than object P.

(©) object S has the same mass as object P.

(4) object S has a bigger mass than object R Ce)

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5... Which one of the following is not a matter?
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Section B (10 marks)

Write your answers for each question in the blank spaces provided. The number of mark(s)
for each question is shown in the brackets { at the end of each question or part question

6. Paul pushed an inverted plastic cup into a container of water as shown below. He
‘observed that air was trapped inside the inverted plastic cup and the water level in
the container rose.

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trapped air

(a) Paul concluded from his observation that air has one of the properties of matter.
‘What is this property? m

After his observation, Paul made a hole at the base of the plastic cup. He observed
bubbles coming out of the plastic cup and the water filing up the plastic cup.

(b) Explain how it was possible for water to fil up the plastic cup. a

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7... The diagrams below show what happens when different objects and a 100 g object
are placed on the weighing balance. The object are labellad A, B and C.

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(6) Object A has a mass of 100 g.
(©) Object B has a bigger mass than object C.

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7... The diagrams below show what happens when different objects and a 100 g object
are placed on the weighing balance. The object are labellad A, B and C.

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(6) Object A has a mass of 100 g.
(©) Object B has a bigger mass than object C.

(©) Object C has a bigger mass than object A. ——

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