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Year 9 Examination 2015 9BA – 120 Marks
Answer all questions in the spaces provided on the paper.
Show all your working in calculations.
Give units for all answers (e.g. km or
oC) unless they have already been provided.
Check you have pages 1 – 28.
Question
m/c 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Total
Marks gained Marks
available
30 4 5 2 2 3 3 5 4 5 5 4 5 3 80
Question 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Total
Marks gained Marks
available 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 40
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Use a blue or black pen For each answer completely fill in the circle as shown.
Do not extend beyond the circles.
If you want to change your answer you must cross out your original answer as shown.
If you change your mind about an answer you have crossed out and now want to choose it, draw a ring around the cross as shown.A B C D
A B C D
A B C D
1 A B C D 16 A B C D
2 A B C D 17 A B C D
3 A B C D 18 A B C D
4 A B C D 19 A B C D
5 A B C D 20 A B C D
6 A B C D 21 A B C D
7 A B C D 22 A B C D
8 A B C D 23 A B C D
9 A B C D 24 A B C D
10 A B C D 25 A B C D
11 A B C D 26 A B C D
12 A B C D 27 A B C D
13 A B C D 28 A B C D
14 A B C D 29 A B C D
15 A B C D 30 A B C D
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10 Temperature
(oC)
Time (minutes) A B
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How he set up the apparatus Students ray diagram
A B C DD A B C
B D C A
normal angle of
incidence incidence ray
mirror
Reflected ray
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I visited a chicken farm. I saw a hen sitting on some eggs. A few weeks later when I visited the farm again, I saw the eggs had hatched into chicks. One was eating corn. When I tried to pick one up, it ran away from me. A few months later I saw that the chicks were much bigger.
18 | P a g e Has one eye
Yes
Wears a dress
Yes No
Has hair all over the head
Yes No
No
Is above average height
Yes No
Is bald
Yes No
Has a flat hair style
Yes No
Ian
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words
moon / sun / water fish / seas / water
evaporation / clouds / water
cloud / lake / precipitation
rain / droplet / cloud
river / lake / ground
rivers and lakes / oceans and clouds / plants and animals
storm / cycle / river
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100 mL of water
Mass
dissolved
in 100 mL
of water
(g)
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Carla says
“which is the best material?”
Max says “how strong is the
material?”
Tipene says “which is the heaviest
material?”
Sammy says
“how
waterproof is
the material?”
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hessian calico cotton polyester
Type of fabric
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Sensitive (sensory) whiskers
