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Answer ALL FOUR questions.

Waste can be categorized as domestic, commercial, industrial and hazardous, State

1. (a)
which category of waste BEST describes single-use plastic.

(1mark)

(ü) Define the term landfill'.

(2 marks)

(iii) Explain why there is an urgency to ban the use of single use plastics in Caribbean
nations.

(3 marks)

(iv) Outline TWo things which can be done to minimize thenegative impact resulting
from the shortage of garbage trucks.
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25 m/s, and
with a mass of 3000 kg, moving at a

(c) An accident occurred between a truck

vehicle with a mass of 5000 kg,
which was parked.

the parked vehicle. You must use the formula

(0) Calculate the momentum of
Momentum (P) = Mass (M)x Velocity (V).

(2 marks)

(ii) State TWO forms ofenergy

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(i) Before the collision, the truck was speeding out of control down the hill. State
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her home, She finds that her blue dress looks dull
Jane has filament bulbs inside
(b) (i)
when she is outside.
and looks brighter
when she is inside

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AR BEST describe the types of light that can be found outside
and
State which terms
inside.

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(ii) The govenment is encouraging residents to switch from using filament bulbs to
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SECTION B

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5. (a) State ONE device which is used to harvest the energy of the sun.

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(b) Outline ONE factor which can negatively impact the use ofthe following sources
of energy
in the Caribbean.
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Solar

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(i) Wind
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(2 marks)
(C) Due the high cost
to of electricity
in the Caribbean
region, governments are looking at
alternative sources ofenergy. Discuss the suitability
ofhydroelectric poweras an alternative
source ofenergy in the Caribbean.

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(b) Figure 4 shows the orbits of the earth and moon.

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Figure 4. Diagram showingthe orbits of the earth and moon

Discuss how the earth and moon remain in orbit as shown in Figure 4.

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(d)
The following shows Terry's electricity usoge and bill over three months.

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No, of Cost/day 70
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hoursUsed cents per kW
20 kW 24 IN
Refrigerator $3.36
TV 05 kW 10cents SI13.10
Washing machine 15kW 31 cents WRUTE

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No. of Cost/day 70 Per month
Appliance Energy used
hours used cents per kW
Refrigerator .30 kW 24 $5.04
TV .05 kW 3 10 cents S163.50
Washing machine .15 kW 3 31 cents

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of pure water.
6. (a) i) List THREE physical properties

(3 marks)

(ii) The water on Earth is recycled in a process known as the water cycle. ldentify the
processes labelled I, II, IIl and IV in the diagram of earth's water cycle shown in

Figure 3 below.

IV

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Figure 3. Diagram of earth's water cycle

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(c) A volcano erupted in Country X after the country experienced minor earthquakes
two weeks before. Discuss whether or not earthquakes always result in volcanoes
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trips each
weekend fishingTost week. Sam always walks
Pam and Sam look forward to their
at sea.
(c) they do not get lost
with his trusted compass to ensure

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(ii) State the function of the following navigational devices.

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(ii) Suggest TWO things that Terry can do to

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4. (a) Write a simple word equation to show the reaction which occurs when iron is placed in

hydrochloric acid.

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(b) Three spoonswere used in anexperinent that was conducted to determine the time it takes
for petroleum jelly to melt when heat is applied. The results are shown in the following NOT
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TABLE 2: RESULTS OF EXPERIMENT

Spoon Time (minutes)

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the Earth's natural resources.

in population size can affect
Explain how an increase
(i)

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of the labelled 1, Il and 11I in Figure 2

3 (a) ldentify the parts skin

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Figure 2. Diagram of the skin

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(i) State the total increase in the height of the plants between June and July. You must

include the unit in your response.

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(b) the female reproductive system during the menstrual

Explain what happens in

cycle.
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(ii)
Mary is taking an oestrogen-based contraception pill. Explain how the pill acts
as a contraceptive.

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School has decided to monitor the

(b) The administration of the Mount Glory Secondary
compound. Table shows the 1 results of the
amountof garbage generated on the school
garbage monitoring.

TABLE1: RESULTS OFGARBAGE MONITORING

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3 152
4 175

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10 55

(i) On the grid provided on page 7.plot a graph of time against the amount of garbage
generated, to represent the data in Table 1. You MUST draw a smooth curve
through the plot points.

(8 marks)

(i1) State ONE of the trends evident in the graph.

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