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Preparing for PISA 2015
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Photosynthesis
Plants perform photosynthesis to create their own food. To complete this
process, plants need carbon dioxide and water including chlorophylls in plant
cells which absorbs light energy needed for the production of photosynthesis.
The soil minerals play a very important role in plant growth
Fatima is conducting an experiment to determine the impact of light amount on
the growth of plants, so she planted five tomato plants distributed all over the
garden but in different parts.
The figure below shows the movement of the shade of this house through the
garden from 8:00 am until 12:00 noon, and number of hours where direct sun
light reaches each plant.
Question 1
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Fatima assumes that plant E will grow better than the rest of the plants, do you
agree? Explain your answer?
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Question 2:
Fatima decided to re-conduct the experiment but this time she will use fifty
plants instead of five within the same area
a. Do you think this is a correct decision? Explain your answer?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------b- What are the factors that can be controlled by Fatima in order to
increase the accuracy of the experiment?
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Fatima suggested that the plant E leaves will be damaged quickly due to the
exposure to large amount of light, Hissa disagreed with her. With whom you
agree with? Explain your answer?
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Aisha noticed that the plant “A” is leaning to other direction and she discussed
this issue with Khadeeja.
a. What is the scientific name for the phenomenon of a plant leaning towards
certain direction
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b. Based on your understanding, in what direction does the plant “A” is
leaning?
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c. Write an explanation for your answer
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Question
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uestion 5
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Tick the following sentences with true(√) or false (x)
Answer
Sentences
True
False
1. Root cells of the plant contain chlorophyll.
2. Plants play an important role in maintaining ecological
balance through absorbing carbon dioxide and
releasing oxygen .
3. The green plants in the shade absorbs heat to carry
out photosynthesis
4. Plants breath oxygen only at night because they perform
photosynthesis at day light.
a. What are the main types of energy transformation performed in
photosynthesis:
1- The transformation of heat energy into light energy.
2- The transformation of light energy into chemical energy
3- The transformation of wind energy into electric energy
4- The transformation of chemical energy into heat energy.
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violent earthquake hit the Japanese capital" Tokyo" and the central and the
north- East regions of the country on Friday, March 11. It created a
destructive tsunami ravaged the coast of " Honcio" island. Reports from"
Sindia" indicated that people were killed and wounded, in addition to the
occurrence of massive damages at a large scale . The nu-electric station in
"Onaghafa" was shut down. In addition, this earthquake led to the outbreak
of fires in Tokyo and the collapse of residential buildings. Military units were
dispatched to the most affected areas, as the president gave orders to send
war ships to the areas stroke by tsunami.
The outbreak of fire caused an explosion in oil depot belonging to "Kozmo Oil
Co" in "Akehara" one of the suburbs of the capital of Japan. According to
firefighters statement fire broke out in 14 industrial facilities in Tokyo. The
north-east part of the country was inflamed by 48 big fires.
The Japanese news agency " Kyodo News" quoted that the prime minister
said:"no signs of radioactive leakage from the nuclear power plant". Also
the Prime Minster announced that the earthquake and tsunami resulted in
a massive destruction where he promised that the government will do
everything in its power to mitigate the consequences of the disaster.
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Natural Gas (Earthquake)
Figure 1
Crack 1- in earth crust
Crack 2- in earth
crust
Gas well
Figure 2
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Based on the previous text and the comparison between figures 1 and 2,
answer the following questions:
Question 1:
If you are one of the engineers working in gas extraction plant in figure 1 ,
select the most appropriate and safest location to build the station in order
to avoid damages caused by earthquakes.
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Give a scientific point of view showing reasons for your choice to build this
station in the supposed location.
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Question 2:
After a period of time an earthquake hit the gas extraction site as shown in
figure 2. Put true (√) or false (x) before the following sentences:
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sentence
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Extraction of gas from reservoir tanks
increased pressure on the right side of
zone B
Extraction of gas from the reservoir
tank caused the earthquake
Tsunami waves that were formed have
a big destructive impact
The gas extraction plant will sink into
the sea
The existence of the station plays a
major role in creating earthquakes.
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Question 3
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It would be better not to leave gas extraction area empty as air bubble, so
if you're one of the engineers working at station what would you choose as
the best method to close this air bubble at the lowest economic cost and as
fast as possible?
1- Casting big amount of sand inside the area where the gas was extracted
2- Pumping large quantities of cement into the area where the gas was
extracted
3- Pumping large quantities of water into the area where the gas was
extracted
4- Pumping large quantities of water and cement mixed with sand.
Question 4
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A- In which direction tsunami wave will be moving? Give an explanation to
your answer.
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B- List 2 economic damages resulting from earthquake hitting the coastal
area other than those mentioned in the previous text.
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2- ………………………………………………………………………..
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Question 5:
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A- Based on what you understand from the previous text and figures,
correct the following sentences:
1- Earthquakes occurred only in the land.
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2- Earthquakes are distributed randomly in the world.
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B- What is the mission of "Onaghava" station?
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