BECEzone

THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SCIENCE 2003

Objective Test

Question 1

The method used to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid is





Question 2

The scent of a perfume sprayed at one corner of a room fills the entire room through





Question 3

Which of the following processes is a physical change?





Question 4

Atoms of the same element have the same

I. number of electrons II. number of protons III. chemical properties

Which of the above statements are true?





Question 5

The unit of measurement of energy is





Question 6

Which of the following energy transformations takes place at a hydroelectric power station?





Question 7

A drawing of magnetic lines of force provides information on the





Question 8

A bottle of water removed from a refrigerator soon becomes covered with droplets of water because the





Question 9

The volume of a metal ball was determined by dropping it into a measuring cylinder containing 20 cm³ of water and the water level rose to 35 cm³. If the mass of the ball is 35 g, calculate its density.





Question 10

A boy stepped on a banana peel on the ground and fell because the





Question 11

Which of the following conditions describes a first class lever?





Question 12

A man did 75 J of work by lifting a 50 N load from the floor onto a shelf. Calculate the height of the shelf.





Question 13

The lion is a carnivore because it eats





Question 14

The structure which helps a fish to breathe underwater is the





Question 15

The thorns found on some plants are used for





Question 16

The following characteristics are features of all living things except ability to





Question 17

Which of the following parasites lives on field animals?





Question 18

The greatest danger faced by mammals living on land is





Question 19

The insect responsible for the spread of malaria is the





Question 20

Which of the following substances is added to the soil to reduce its acidity?





Fig. 1 shows the arrangement of parts of the soil when some soil sample was shaken with water in a glass cylinder and allowed to settle.

Question 21

Which of the labeled layers contains organic matter?





Question 22

The layer which does not have the ability to retain much water is





Question 23

Which of the following characteristics applies to only plants?





Question 24

The waste products of respiration are





Question 25

The function of the lung is to





Question 26

Which of the following plants reproduce(s) vegetatively?





Question 27

The process which takes place in all living cells is





Question 28

The food substance found in yam is





Question 29

The end-products of the digestion of fats and oils are





Question 30

Which of the following factors promote plant germination?





Question 31

The female part of a flower is the





Question 32

Which of the following substances breaks down fats into tiny droplets during digestion?





Question 33

Blood in the urine is a symptom of





Question 34

A free movement of the bowels is aided by





Question 35

Which of the following diseases is spread through the air?





Question 36

How many days in a month does the moon appear?





Question 37

The earth moves completely round the sun once in every





Question 38

A smaller heavenly body, which orbits a bigger one could be described as a





Question 39

Which of the following parasites is a plant?





Question 40

Which of the following substances is not a constituent of a balanced diet?





Theory