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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SCIENCE 2004

Objective Test

Question 1

Which of the following processes of conversion of the states of matter is correct?





Question 2

The types of energy produced when the hands are vigorously rubbed against each other are





Question 3

When a thermometer is put in hot water, the mercury level rises because the mercury increases in





Question 4

The modes of heat transfer involved in the process of heating water in a bucket from the bottom until it boils are





Question 5

Which of the following items converts chemical energy to electrical energy?





Use the diagram below to answer question 5 & 6

Question 6

Which of the following statements is correct about the circuit diagrams above? The cells in diagram





Question 7

The total emf of the cells in diagram Y is





Question 8

It is easier to move a heavy load with a crowbar when the





Question 9

The type of lever shown above is a





Question 10

A balanced diet is one which is made up of





Question 11

Benedict’s solution was added to a mixture in a test tube and it turned brick red when heated. The mixture is likely to contain





Question 12

The main food substance present in the albumen of an egg is





Question 13

One characteristic which is not common to all living things is the ability to





Question 14

The ovules in a flower develop to form the





Question 15

Onions are planted by means of





Question 16

The testis in mammals produces





Question 17

Which of the following structures takes part in human digestion?





Question 18

Which of the following diseases is contracted through sex?





Question 19

Chlorine gas is an example of





Question 20

The bad smell that comes out of a urinal is due to the presence of





Question 21

The systematic name of the compound FeS is





Question 22

Which of the following elements is a liquid at room temperature?





Question 23

The type of cloud that gives rain is





Question 24

Water drains faster through sand than clay because





Question 25

Which of the following organisms is not an animal parasite?





Question 26

The housefly is an agent for the spread of





Question 27

The best method for checking erosion on a slope is





Question 28

It is not advisable to sleep in a closed dark room with green plants because, the plants





Question 29

The process whereby soil is formed by the breakdown of rocks is called





Question 30

Kerosene is able to reach the other end of a wick by





Question 31

The force, which opposes the motion of one body on another body is called





Question 32

The work done when a force moves a body through a distance of 12 m is 720 J. The force applied is





Question 33

Food substances are transported from the leaves to various parts of a plant through the





Question 34

Which of the following substances are carried by the blood?
I. Nutrients
II. Urine
III. Oxygen
IV. Carbon dioxide





Question 35

A uniform mixture of two or more metals is called





Question 36

Gold is usually used to make jewellery because it is





Question 37

Which of the following substances is a non-metal?





Question 38

Alum is added to water during treatment to





Question 39

Which of the following types of water would be most contaminated by waste substances?





Question 40

The method of preserving food by drying is similar to salting because in both cases germs are





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