IMSO 2009 Problem Set For Theory 2

PROBLEMS FOR THEORY 2
1. To prevent mosquitoes breeding in your aquarium, you can put ….

a. A teaspoon of salt per liter water
b. A drop of concentrated detergent per liter water
c. A glass of sand in 5 liter water
d. A teaspoon of sugar per liter water
e. A teaspoon of oil per liter water.
(score: 1)
2. Mr. Sony is a scientist. He noticed that bacteria are growing on a plate of

Agar. Bacteria did not grow near a mold that appears on the same plate. He
wrote in his laboratory report: "The mold may produce a substance that kills
bacteria." This statement is best described as
A. an observation
B. a hypothesis
C. a generalization
D. a conclusion
E. an assumption
(score: 1)
3. Mr. Jury, whose mass is 60 kg, ate too much food so that he gained an
excess of 2000 calories (1 calorie = 4.2 joule). To reduce this excess of
energy he should walk up stairs. For each 1 meter of stair he climbs up, he
releases energy (in joule) equals to 10 times of his body mass. Calculate the
height he must climb to reduce the excess of energy. (score: 1)
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a. 8m
b. 10 m
c. 12 m
d. 14 m
e. 16 m
4. A shrimp is not an insect because it has more than six legs. However it
belongs to the same group (arthropod) with insects because
a) it has a skin made of chitin-like insects
b) it has an antennae
c) it has jointed appendage
d) it is an oviparous
e) it is a carnivore
(score: 1)
5. Choose the correct answers. Which of the following methods are artificial
vegetative reproduction for plants (the answer could be more than one)
a. Tissue culture using leaf disc
b. Propagation from corm
c. Propagation using stem cutting
d. Planting using seed
e. Crossing different varieties of plants
(score: 1)
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6. Which of the following processes can be considered as diffusion (the
answer could be more than one):
a) The smell of frying eggs during breakfast
b) Sand pouring to the ground from a moving truck
c) Water entering your ear during swimming
d) Dropping blue tint in a glass of water
e) A snoring person in the middle of the night

(score: 1)
7. Why does the Sun appear smaller at noon than its appearance at sunset
or sunrise?
(score: 2)
8. One night in a stadium exposed with red light. A football team P wears
white shirts and black shorts is playing against team Q, which wears red
shirts and green shorts. Both teams appear to have the same color of
uniform. Explain why.
(score: 2)
9.The diagram below shows a mercury-in-glass laboratory thermometer. The

distance between 0 oC and 70 oC is 35 cm. Calculate the temperature when
the mercury is 42 cm long.
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35 cm
00 C 700 C
42 cm
(score: 2)
10. An alternative way to protect the Earth from global warming is to launch a
reflector into outer space. Explain how this works. (score: 1)
11. Consider a system of two balls of unequal masses and connected by a

light rigid rod. A force is applied at the center of mass (CM). The system
moves in the direction of the force without rotating.
a) When the force is applied between the less massive ball and the center of
mass, what will occur to the movement of the system? (score: 1)
b) When the force is applied between the more massive particle and the
center of mass, what will occur to the movement of the system? (score: 1)
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12. Temperature is one of abiotic factors that affect metabolism of living
organism, such as the rate of respiration. If we add some ice into an
aquarium, how the rate of fish respiration is affected? (score: 1)
13.The water supply for a city is often provided from a reservoir built on high
grounds. Water flows from the reservoir, through pipes, into your house
when you turn on the tap of your faucet. Why does the water flow out of the
faucet in the first floor more rapidly than in the upper floors of an apartment?
(score: 1.5)
14. The diagram below shows a lightbulb, a battery, and a switch connected
by conductive wires.
The bulb will light if the switch is …… (choose the correct answer)
a. Close
b. Open
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Explain your answers.
(score: 1.5)
15. Why the amalgam used in dental fillings should have the same
expansion as the teeth? What would occur if their expansions were
mismatched?
(score: 2)
16. From the following list, circle examples of chemical reaction. (the answer
could be more than one)
(score: 1)
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17. The following table shows the amount of ammonium chloride dissolved in
100 grams of water at different water temperatures.
Water temperature Maximum mass of ammonium chloride

(C) dissolved in 100 grams of water (g)
0 30
10 33
30 42
35 44
60 56
100 76
a) Draw a graph on your answer sheet that relates the temperature and the
maximum mass of ammonium chloride dissolved in the water using the
provided chart. (score: 2)
b) What is the maximum mass of ammonium chloride that can be dissolved

in 100 grams of water at temperature of 80 oC? (score: 1)
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18. Mention five differences between a human being and a robot.
No. Human being Robot
(score: 0.5 for each correct answer)
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19. Look at the following food web
a) What will most likely happen if density of the grass decreases?
……… (score: 0.5)
b) Which animals are omnivores?
……. (score: 0.5)
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20. Which layer of the soil in the diagram below contains the highest organic
material? Explain your answer.
Gambar !!!!!
(score: 2)
21. a. What is the role of an airbag placed where a falling object is expected
to land? (Score 1 )
b. How can an airbag prevent injury to someone who jumps from a

height?
(score: 1)
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22. Tarzan swings from tree to tree on a vine. At which point in his swing is
the vine most likely to break, and why?
C A
(score: 2)
23. A TV remote control uses an LED, which is a device that emits light when
an electric current is passed. When we operate the remote control we cannot
see the light. Explain why.
(score: 2)
24. Cynthia has seven e-books each with the size of 600 MB. How many
CDs or DVDs does she need in order to store her e-books ( to open the book
directly from the CD or DVD without copying it into your computer)? The
capacity of one CD is 700 MB and the capacity of one DVD is 4.7 GB (1 GB
= 1024 MB).
(score: 1)
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25. An observer had counted the population size of two different animals for
every 25 years. You can see the record data from the picture below
a. What is the relationship between animal A and B: competition or

predation? (score:1)
b. Look at the picture, Animal A has fur which color is the same as its
surrounding, what is the advantage of this condition for animal A?
(score:1)
c. During the period of 1950 to 1975, the population size of animal A
decreases although the population size of animal B relatively constant.
Give reasonable explanation to that phenomena. (score:1)
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26. Looks at the picture below.
Grey whales have been known to have the longest migration route compared
to any other mammals. They travel 10 000 - 12 000 miles round trip every
year between their winter calving lagoons in the warm waters of Mexico and
their summer feeding grounds in the cold Arctic Ocean. Many factors may
act as environmental clues to help grey whales navigate along a migration
route. Write down at least two factors that may act as environmental clues
for grey whales?
(score: 2)
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27. The table below shows some facts of food. Give a check list mark () to
the columns to indicate whether the fact is true or false.
Food facts True False

1. If you eat the appropriate foods, you don’t need to
exercise.
2. You need to drink more water on a hot day than on a
cold day.
3. If it tastes delicious, it must be good for your health.
4. Potatoes and rice give you energy.
5. Vinegar is a good source of vitamin C.
(score: 0.5 for each correct answer)
28. Fill the blanks in the following sentences with correct answer.
Leaves contain a green pigment called (1)________.The pigment capture

(2)________ so that the plant can make (3)__________. In that process the
leaves absorb a gas called (4)______________. The roots take in
(5)____________ and other substances from the soil. This whole process of
making food is called (6)____________ While this is happening, the leaves
release a gas called (7)___________
(Score : 0.5 for each correct answer)
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29. The picture below shows feeding activity of a mammal. Fill the column
with the number so we can see the correct feeding sequence. Give
explanations for that process.
4
1
Name of the process No Explanation

Absorption
Ingestion
Elimination
Digestion
(Score : 0.5 for each correct answer)
30. A parachutist jumps from an aircraft and falls through the air. After some
time, the parachute opens. The diagram shows how the speed of the
parachutist varies with time.
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a) Describe the motion of the parachutist between A – C; C-D; D-F; E-F.
(score:1)
b) State the value of the terminal velocity before and after the parachute
opens.
Before parachute opens, terminal velocity = ________________________

(score:1)
After parachute opens, terminal velocity = _________________________
(score:1)
c) Calculate the average value of the acceleration between A and D;
D and F.
(score:1)
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PROBLEMS FOR THEORY 2

1. To prevent mosquitoes breeding in your aquarium, you can put ….

2. Mr. Sony is a scientist. He noticed that bacteria are growing on a plate of

a. Tissue culture using leaf disc

b. Propagation from corm

c. Propagation using stem cutting

d. Planting using seed

e. Crossing different varieties of plants

a) The smell of frying eggs during breakfast

b) Sand pouring to the ground from a moving truck

c) Water entering your ear during swimming

d) Dropping blue tint in a glass of water

e) A snoring person in the middle of the night

9.The diagram below shows a mercury-in-glass laboratory thermometer. The

11. Consider a system of two balls of unequal masses and connected by a

Water temperature Maximum mass of ammonium chloride

b) What is the maximum mass of ammonium chloride that can be dissolved

No. Human being Robot

(score: 0.5 for each correct answer)

a) What will most likely happen if density of the grass decreases?

……… (score: 0.5)

b) Which animals are omnivores?

……. (score: 0.5)

b. How can an airbag prevent injury to someone who jumps from a

a. What is the relationship between animal A and B: competition or

Food facts True False

Leaves contain a green pigment called (1)________.The pigment capture

(Score : 0.5 for each correct answer)

Name of the process No Explanation

(Score : 0.5 for each correct answer)

Before parachute opens, terminal velocity = ________________________

After parachute opens, terminal velocity = _________________________

c) Calculate the average value of the acceleration between A and D;

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