This document contains instructions for a secondary school exam on applied science and technology. It includes 25 multiple choice and constructed response questions covering topics like mechanics, electricity, and technological systems. Students are instructed to answer Part A questions on a scannable answer sheet, and Parts B and C questions in the provided student booklet. They have 3 hours to complete the exam.

1. Secondary School
Leaving 2018
Examination
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557-410 APPLIED SCIENCE
JUNEAND TECHNOLOGY
WRITTEN EXAMINATION
QUESTION BOOKLET
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Verify the information indicated in Sections 1 and 2 of the scannable answer sheet.
2. Stick the student identification label or fill in the required information on the cover page ofthe Student Booklet.
3. Answer the questions in Part A on the scannable answer sheet provided.
4. Write your answers to the questions in Parts B and C in the Student Booklet, showing allyour work.
5. You may start with any part of the examination.
6. Dictionaries are not permitted. Only the Question Booklet, the Student Booklet and theReference Document (sheet of formulas and quantities and diagrams of the technical object)may be used.
7. You may use a calculator (with or without a graphic display) and a ruler.
8. During the examination, students are strictly forbidden to have in their possession anyelectronic device (smart phone, portable media player, smart watch, etc.) that can be usedto communicate, surf the Internet, translate texts, or create, save or consult data. Anystudent who violates this rule will be expelled from the examination room and will beconsidered to have cheated on the examination.
9. Hand in the Question Booklet, the Student Booklet, the Reference Document and thescannable answer sheet at the end of the examination.
Note: Each question is worth four marks.
All the data and programs stored in your calculator’s memory must be erased before theexamination.
TIME ALLOTTED: 3 hours
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3. PART A
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
(NSTRUCTIONS
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 that corresponds to your answer.
1. Martina has garden furniture made of steel. She left it outside during the winter.In the spring, she noticed that there were brownish stains on the furniture.
What is the name of the phenomenon that explains why these stains appeared?
A) Conduction
B) Galvanization
C) Induction
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2. The Venera 7 space probe landed on Venus in 1970. Its mass was 1200 kg.The intensity of the gravitational field on this planet is 8.87 N/kg.
What was the weight of the space probe on Venus?
A) 135N
B) 1200 N
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D) 11760N
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4. 3. In a laboratory experiment, you rub a vinyl ruler with a piece of wool. These materials
become charged according to the following triboelectric series (electrostatic list).
TRIBOELECTRIC SERIES
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When you bring the ruler close to a suspended charged sphere, there is repulsion.
Which of the following choices (A, B, C or D) correctly indicates the charge on the ruler and
the charge on the sphere?
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A. The diagrams below represent four situations in which a compass is placed near magnetsor current-carrying solenoids.
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B) Situationj,)and 4
Situations 2 and 3
D) tuations 2 and 4
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6. j Air hockey is a game played on a table where the players use a pusher to strike the puck.
A forced-air system makes it easier for the puck to move across the table.
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The following four statements relate to this game.
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2- The force of friction is different under the two conditions.Vl’
3- The gravitational force is the same under both conditions.
4- The gravitational force is different under the two conditions.)ç ,,At1rr Wet3)
Which of these statements are TRUE?
A) Statements 1 and 3
B) Statements 1 and 4
tatements 2 and 3
Statements 2 and 4
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Here are the two possible conditions the puck can encounter.
The forced-air system is off. The forced-air system is on.
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7. %. The electrical circuit shown below is used to turn on a light bulb.
Which of the following diagrams correctly represents the magnetic field lines around the
part of the electric wire between X and Y?
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time. The instrument produces 26 400 J of mechanical energy and dissipates 3 600 J of
thermal energy into the environment over the same amount of time.
What is the energy efficiency of this instrument?
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Jonathan uses a hydraulic system consisting of wo syringes to push a load.
Which one of the following systems will make it easiest for Jonathan to push the load?
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9. Z The following table provides information on three moving vehicles.
DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY THREE VEHICLES OVER
DIFFERENT TIME INTERVALS
Distance travelled Time interval
Vehiclel 8m 4s
Vehicle 2 0.05 km S 20 s
Vehicle 3 150 m 1 mm
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Which vehicles were travelling at the same speed?
A) Vehicles 1 and 2
B) Vehicles 1 and 3
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10. 10. Consider the cam and roller mechanism in the diagram below.
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Which one of the following cams will give the follower the greatest range of motion?
B) D)
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11. 11. Cathy’s electric toy train is shown below.
Enlarged view of a
wheel on the track
To modify the adhesion between the wheels and the track, Cathy could
1- . . . wrap rubber bands around the wheels. /-dJj. M-c J’eJ
2- . . . oil the track. 0
3- . . . increase the mass of the locomotive. fr’tt-4
4- . . . remove a car. ti
Which of these modifications would increase the adhesion between the toy train’s
wheels and the track?
lodifications 1 and 3
Modifications 1 and 4
C) Modifications 2 and 3
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12. / A counting frame consists of beads mounted on a set of rods, as shown in the diagram
below.
Bead
For this counting frame to work properly, the beads must slide freely along the rods.
0:11 mm
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What should be the diameter of the hole in each bead to ensure that the counting frame
works properly?
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13. What should be done to prevent plastic degradation?
A Add additives and pigments to the plastic.
Heat the plastic to a high temperature. tJ?J?
C) Expose the plastic to UV rays.
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1/ The following sequence of diagrams shows how a thin piece of metal is made into apaper clip.
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D)
Cornpression
Deflection
Torsion
Tension b
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Which constraint is the piece of metal subjected to when used to make the paper clip?
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14. 15. Consider the following diagram of a watershed.
Which of the following human activities has an impact on the quality of the water at point X
in this watershed?
A) Building the marina
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C) Reforesting the land
D) Using fertilizer on the golf course ti Aio
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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.
Take the time to look at the diagrams of the technical object
in the Reference Document
and to view one complete loop of the video presentation
before answering these questions.
You must analyze a clock to understand how it works.
Overall Function
A clock that chimes every hour
You must analyze the clock by considering:
- its mechanical components
- its electrical components
- the maintenance it requires
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