SPS AIM DATE: _________________________

1. The diagram shows the information that was gathered by a student thought his investigation.

(a) State the aim of his investigation.

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2. The diagram shows the apparatus used in an experiment.

(a) What is the aim of this experiment?

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3. The table shows the result on the amount of cubes that are needed to fill up the containers P, Q, R, S and T.
Container P Q R S T
Amount of cubes 11 23 32 46 52
Cubes with the volume 1cm are used to fill up the containers.
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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4. The figure shows an investigation that requires four plummets, which are A, B, C and D. All the plummets have the
same mass but the length of the threads are different.

All plummets are swung at the same time with the same method. the number of swings of the plummet in 1 minute
are recorded. The table shows the result of the investigation.
 Plummet Length of thread (cm) Number of swings in 30 seconds
A 10 41
B 20 35
C 30 23
D 40 17
(a) State the aim of the investigation.

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5. Edward carried out an investigation on two blocks that are made by different materials. The diagram shows the
observations that are gathered by Edward when both of these blocks are put into the water.

(a) What is the aim of this investigation?

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6. The table shows an investigation carried out by a group of pupils about survival of species of animals.
Animal

Total number of 400 100 10 4

eggs
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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7. The bar graph shows the food relationships among four living things in a certain habitat.
 (a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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8. The picture shows a few slices of bread. The table shows the results of the investigation.
Day 2 4 6 8
Number of mould spots 3 5 9 ?

(a) What is the aim of the investigation

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9. The figure shows a beaker of a liquid that is being heated. The temperature of the liquid is taken at regular intervals
and recorded in the table below.

Time (Minutes) 0 2 4 6 8
Temperature ( oC ) 38 42 48 56 66
(a) What is the purpose of the investigation?

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10. o
The table below shows the results from an investigation. A beaker of 200 ml of water is heated until 80 C by a circuit
that is arranged with different number of batteries.
The number of battery 1 2 3 4
Time taken for heating (min) 45 41 37 33
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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11. The table below shows a result from an investigation carried out by a group of pupils. The investigation only used one
bulb.
Result:
Number of dry cells 1 2 3
Brightness of the bulb bright brighter brightest
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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12. The picture shows an investigation of light that is concluded by pupils Year 5

The observations are recorded in the table below.

Type Observation
A Light of candle can be seen
B Light of candle cannot be seen
C Light of candle cannot be seen
(a) State the purpose of the investigation above.

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13. The diagram below shows an experiment that is conducted by pupils in Year 5. They move the object from position M
to position N and O. Then they record their observation on the change of the shadow.

(a) What is the aim of the experiment?

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14. The table below shows the results of an investigation after the cooling of 500 ml of water.
Time/minute 0 2 4 6 8 10 12
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Water temperature/ C 96 84 74 66 60 56 54
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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15. The diagram shows an investigation carried out by a group of pupils. A beaker of water is heated. She measured the
water that had been collected and recorded the data.
 Result:
Time to heat the water (min) 20 40 60 80
The amount of water 4 8 12 16
collected(ml)
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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16. The table shows the results from an investigation.
Number of ice cubes 2 4 6 8 10
Period of time for ice to 1 2 3 4 5
change into water (min)
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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17. 3
Salmah carries out an investigation. She records the time taken for melting 15cm ice cube in different volume of
water. Result:
Volume of water Time for melting 15cm3 ice cube
3 18
6 10
9 8
12 7
(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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18. The table shows an investigation carried out by a pupil.
Date of Lunar 5th day 8th day 15th day 21th day 25th day
Calendar
Phases of the
Moon

(a) What is the aim of the investigation?

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19. The diagrams shows an investigation of factors that affect the stability of a structure.

(a) What is the aim of the investigation

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20. The diagram shows the arrangement of apparatus for an experiment.

The total force that is needed to move the trolley from the end of Y to end of X is recorded. The steps are repeated by
using a trolley with weight on top. The result of the experiment is as shown in the table.
Trolley Force needed to move the trolley /N
Without weight 2
With weight 4
(a) State the purpose of the experiment.

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21. The table shows information from one observation by a wooden block which pushed onto P, Q and R surfaces with
equal weight to pass by 1 metre distance.
Surface Surface condition Time
P Smooth 2 second
Q Rough 5 second
R Very rough 8 second
(a) What is the aim of this observation?

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22. Samy carried out an investigation by pulling an object on an inclined plane as in the diagram.

The force that been used to pull the object is stated. The investigation is then continued by adding the wood. The
result is as stated in the table.
Number of wood Force used /N
1 4
2 8
3 12
(a) State the aim of the investigation.

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