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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
GHANA

Basic Education Certificate Examination

SCIENCE 2007

Objective Test

Question 1

Which of the following properties is true about all matter? Matter has





Question 2

The type of energy obtained when an electric bulb is connected to a battery is





Question 3

A magnet can attract all these substances except





Question 4

The process by which heat travels along a metal is called





Question 5

The instrument used to measure temperature is the





Question 6

A stick placed in water appears to be bent because light travelling from the water to the air is





Question 7

A plane mirror could be described as opaque because it





Question 8

A suitable machine for loading drums of palm oil onto a truck is





Question 9

The human forearm is an example of





Question 10

The chemical substances which help in the digestion of food are known as





Question 11

Digestion of proteins starts from the





Question 12

A reflex action involves the





Question 13

Which of the following structures is not part of the central nervous system?





Question 14

When the testa of a soaked bean is removed, the seed is seen to be made up of





Question 15

One function of the root system of plants is to





Question 16

Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?





Question 17

The different types of teeth that an animal has gives an indication of the nature of its





Question 18

Exchange of gases takes place in the respiratory system through the





Question 19

Water that requires more soap in order to form lather is described as





Question 20

One best way of making water safe for drinking is by





Question 21

The process whereby a hot saturated solution is cooled to obtain the solute is called





Question 22

If a mixture of water and powdered charcoal is allowed to stand for a long time, the charcoal





Question 23

The chemical symbol of potassium is





Question 24

The atom of an element is represented as . How many electrons are in the atom?





Question 25

Which of the following agricultural practices prevents loss of water from the soil?





Question 26

Soil conservation is important because it prevents loss of





Question 27

Foot rot disease in animals is caused by





Question 28

A patient with symptoms of diarrhoea and vomiting may be suffering from





Question 29

Which of the following human activities pollutes the environment?





Question 30

Which of the following features of a parent would not be inherited by the children?





Question 31

Which of the following bodies is at the centre of the solar system?





Question 32

The chemicals used in the preparation of ammonia in the laboratory are





Question 33

Steel is an alloy of





Question 34

The property of a metal that makes it possible for it to be beaten into different shapes is called





Question 35

Movement of the particles of a gas from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration is known as





Question 36

Oxygen in the blood finally reaches the parts of the body through the





Question 37

An aluminium cube with side measuring 2 m has a mass of 24 kg. Calculate the density of the aluminium.





Question 38

The force that opposes the motion of an object on another object is called





Question 39

Water is prevented from passing through the tiny holes in an umbrella by





Question 40

Which of the following methods of preserving food makes use of heat energy from the sun?