This document provides instructions for a 3-hour exam on applied science and technology. It contains 25 multiple-choice, constructed-response, and analysis questions. Students are to answer Part A questions on a scannable answer sheet, and Parts B-C in the provided student booklet. Calculators and formulas are permitted, but other materials are not. Electronic devices must be turned off during the exam.

1. Secondary School
Leaving 2017
Examination
557-410
APPLIED SCIENCE JUNE
AND TECHNOLOGY
WRITTEN EXAMINATION
QUESTION BOOKLET
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Verify the information indicated in Sections 1 and 2 of the scannable answer sheet.
2. Detach the Student Booklet located in the middle of this Question Booklet.
3. Stick the self-adhesive label or fill in the required information on the cover page of the
Student Booklet.
4. Answer the questions in Part A on the scannable answer sheet provided.
5. Write your answers to the questions in Parts B and C in the Student Booklet, showing all
your work.
6. You may start with any part of the examination.
7. Dictionaries and other reference materials are not permitted, except for the appendices
included in this Question Booklet.
8. You may use a calculator (with or without a graphic display) and a ruler.
9. During the examination, students are strictly forbidden to have in their possession any
electronic device (smart phone, portable media player, smart watch, etc.) that can be used
to communicate, surf the Internet, translate texts, or create, save or consult data. Any
student who violates this rule will be expelled from the examination room and will be
considered to have cheated on the examination.
10. At the end of the examination, hand in the Question Booklet, the Student Booklet and the
scannable answer sheet.
Notes: — Each question is worth four marks.
— A sheet of formulas and quantities is found at the end of this Question Booklet.
— All the data and programs stored in your calculator’s memory must be erased before
the examination.
TIME ALLOTTED: 3 hours
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3. PART A
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. In a recycling centre, objects placed on a conveyor belt pass underneath an electromagnet
that attracts ferrous metals. This electromagnet has an iron core.
ELECTROMAGNET
Which one of the following changes would increase the magnetic field intensity of this
electromagnet?
A) Increase the number of copper wire turns (loops) in the electromagnet’s coil.
B) Decrease the number of copper wire turns (loops) in the electromagnet’s coil.
C) Replace the electromagnet’s iron core with a copper core.
D) Replace the electromagnet’s iron core with a magnesium core.
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INSTRUCTIONS
This part of the examination consists of Questions 1 to 15.
Answer these 15 questions on the scannable answer sheet provided. For each question,
use an HB pencil to fill in the circle around the letter that corresponds to your answer.
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4. 2. Arthur brings a burning match close to a piece of paper to light a campfire.
Which of the following fire triangles correctly represents this situation?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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Ignition Temperature
Heat
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5. 3. Patrick rubs a glass bottle with a silk cloth, and Karen rubs the same glass bottle with a
piece of cotton.
When used to rub the bottle, the silk and the cotton tend to acquire the negative charges
from the glass.
After Patrick and Karen have rubbed the bottle:
1. the silk cloth is brought close to the piece of cotton.
2. the silk cloth is then brought close to the glass bottle.
Which of the following choices (A, B, C or D) correctly indicates the reactions between the
different objects?
Reaction between Reaction between
the silk cloth and the piece of cotton the silk cloth and the glass bottle
Attraction Attraction
Attraction Repulsion
Repulsion Attraction
Repulsion Repulsion
Patrick Karen
las
A)
B)
C)
D)
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6. 4. When a bar magnet is moved quickly inside a solenoid, a current can be produced to turn
on a light bulb.
What phenomenon makes it possible to produce an electric current?
A) Static attraction
B) Electrostatic force
C) Electromagnetic induction
D) Magnetic repulsion
5. A buoy must be made more buoyant so that boaters are better able to see it.
Which one of the following changes will make the buoy more buoyant?
A) Increase the mass of the buoy without changing its volume.
B) Decrease the mass of the buoy without changing its volume.
C) Decrease the volume of the buoy without changing its mass.
D) Decrease the volume of the buoy and increase its mass.
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7. 6. Before leaving her house this morning, Simona forgot to turn off the living room lamp that
has a 1 00-W light bulb. Simona will be out for 9 hours.
How much electrical energy will this lamp consume while she is away?
A)
B)
C)
D)
7. A person pushes a 75-kg box with a force of 110 N.
What is the magnitude of the force that a second person must apply to keep the box from
moving?
A) 35 N
B) liON
C) 185N
D) 735 N
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900 J
54 000 J
108 000 J
3 240 000 J
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8. 8. The following four statements are related to the energy involved in the operation of a toaster
when a slice of bread is toasted.
1. The slice of bread absorbs all the thermal energy.
2. The slice of bread absorbs some of the thermal energy.
3. The slice of bread absorbs more thermal energy than the amount of electrical energy
consumed.
4. The slice of bread absorbs less thermal energy than the amount of electrical energy
consumed.
Which of the following choices indicates two statements that are TRUE?
A) Statements 1 and 3
B) Statements 1 and 4
C) Statements 2 and 3
D) Statements 2 and 4
9. The following electrical circuit has a power supply, a fuse, a switch and a motor.
The fuse protects the circuit by allowing a maximum current intensity of 2 A.
What must the resistance of the motor be for the circuit to work properly?
The resistance of the motor must be .
A) . . . less than 0.2 C).
B) . . . equal to or greater than 0.2 0.
C) . . . lessthan 5.00.
D) .. . equal to or greater than 5.00.
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9. 10. The diagram below shows a sled made of several wood slats.
Slt
What machining technique is used to make each wood slat?
A) Bending
B) Threading
C) Drilling
D) Tapping
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10. 11. Dennis built a cart that meets the following two conditions:
- The cart must travel from point 1 to point 2.
- The components of the motion transmission system must not slip.
Which of the following carts corresponds to the one that Dennis built?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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2
2
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11. 12. The toy giraffe shown below has a mechanism that makes it possible to move the
giraffe’s neck.
A)
B)
C)
D)
/
Which of the following choices (A, B, C or D) indicates the characteristics of this toy’s
mechanism?
Characteristics of the Mechanism
The mechanism is a... The system is...
The driver component
undergoes...
. . . motion transformation system. . . . irreversible. .. . rotational motion.
. . . motion transformation system. . . . reversible. . . . translational motion.
. . . motion transmission system. . . . irreversible. .. . translational motion.
. . . motion transmission system. . . . reversible. . . . rotational motion.
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12. 13. Weather conditions can affect how well bicycle brakes work.
A)
B)
C)
D)
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Impact of hot, dry weather
Impact of rain on the brakes
on the brakes
Increases adhesion Increases adhesion
Increases adhesion Decreases adhesion
Decreases adhesion Increases adhesion
Decreases adhesion Decreases adhesion
Which of the following choices (A, B, C or D) indicates the impact of the two weather
conditions mentioned on the adhesion of the brakes?
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13. 14. The diagram below shows two electrical circuits connected to each other.
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Circuit A Circuit B
Which of the following choices (A, B, C or D) correctly matches each
component (® © and ®) with its electrical function?
A)
B)
C)
D)
Component I - Component 2 Component 3
Controls circuit A Stores electrical charges Controls circuit B
. Transforms
Controls circuit B Protects the motor
electrical energy
Supplies circuit A . Supplies circuit B
. Stores electrical charges
with power with power
. . . . Transforms
Controls circuit A Controls circuit B
electrical energy
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14. 15. The diagram below shows four possible positions of the Moon around the Earth.
Position 4 6Mdon
“, Earth
Moon
Position 3
For low tide to occur at point A, the Moon must be located
A) . . . at position I only.
B) . . . at position 4 only.
C) . . . at position 1 or 3.
D) . . . at position 2 or 4.
Position I
7 Moon “
A Q Position 2
Maon
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15. PART B
CONSTRUCTED-RESPONSE QUESTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer Questions 16 to 19 in your Student Booklet, showing all your work.
PART C
TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS QUESTIONS
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer Questions 20 to 25 in your Student Booklet, showing all your work.
The students in your school must analyze a cat food dispenser to understand how it works.
Overall Function
To dispense cat food automatically.
You must analyze the cat food dispenser by considering:
- its mechanical components
- its electrical components
- the maintenance it requires
You will need to refer to the information in the animated DVD presentation, as well as in
Appendices I, II and Ill on pages 16, 17 and 18, in order to answer Questions 20 to 25.
Take the time to look at these appendices and view one complete loop of the DVD presentation
before answering the questions in Part C.
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16. Appendix I
1
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ITEM QTY NAME
1 1 Hopper lid
2 1 Chicago screw
3 1 Hopper
4 1 Hopper valve
5 1 Valve magnet
6 1 Upper part of housing
7 1 Lower part of housing
8 1 Bowl
9 1 Spring plate magnet
10 1 Spring plate
1 1 1 Magnetic switch (bowl)
12 6 Screw
13 1 Base
14 1 Magnetic switch (valve)
Only the unassembled
components are removable.
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Cat Food Dispenser
Exploded View and Names of Components
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Bottom view of the notched pulley
Notch
Bottom
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Appendix II
Cat Food Dispenser
Exploded View and Names of Components
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ITEM
4
5
6
7
Upper part of housing
14
Lower part of housing
15
16
Magnetic switch (valve)
17
Indicator light
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
Only the unassembled
components are
removable.
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18. Appendix Ill
ITEM QTY NAME
11 1 Magnetic switch (bowl)
14 1 Magnetic switch (valve)
16 1 Indicator light
17 1 Microswitch
20 1 Motor
27 1 Battery
28 8 Wire
Enlarged view of a magnetic switch
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Enlarged view of
Cat Food Dispenser
Diagram of the Electrical Circuit
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19. Appendix IV
FORMULAS AND QUANTITIES
Applied Science and Technology
FORMULAS
V : potential difference Fg : gravitational force
V = RI R : resistance Fg = mg m : mass
I : electric current intensity g : intensity of the gravitational field
E : energy consumed
d v : speed
E = PLt P : electrical power v = — d : distance
i2 t : time difference Lt t : time difference
P : electrical power
P = VI V potential difference
I : electric current intensity
Amount of useful energy
Energy efficiency(%) = x 100
Amount of energy consumed
QUANTITIES
NAME SYMBOL VALUE
Intensity of the gravitational field on Earth g 9.8 N/kg
Kilowatt hour kW.h I kW.h = 3600 000J
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