Tottori Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - Science case studies
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The Tottori Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination in Science (鳥取県立高等学校入学者選抜 理科) is the science component of the academic achievement test used by Tottori Prefecture public high schools to select entering students. It is taken mainly by students completing compulsory education in Tottori who wish to enter a prefectural high school, and it is also relevant to applicants sitting equivalent selection procedures. The paper is written and is built around the lower and upper secondary science curriculum: physics, chemistry, biology and earth science. Expect a mix of short written answers, some multiple-choice items, numerical calculation, and interpretation of graphs, tables and experimental setups, with reasoning about procedures, results and error. The Tottori Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - Science case studies are 5 cases and about 2,571 words.
1Hand-cranked generator and a parallel-resistor circuit
In a science club at a Tottori junior high school, students build a hand-cranked generator. A coil of 200 turns is connected to a galvanometer.
537 words, about 3 min2Titration with a water-rinsed burette
A student titrates 10.0 mL of hydrochloric acid of unknown concentration with 0.10 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution. Phenolphthalein is added to the acid in a conical flask.
509 words, about 3 min3Pea-plant offspring ratio and onion root tip mitosis
In a genetics unit, students cross a tall pea plant with smooth seeds and a short pea plant with wrinkled seeds. All F1 plants are tall with smooth seeds.
528 words, about 3 min4Earthquake S-P times and a faulted road cut
A seismograph at a school in Tottori records an earthquake. The P wave arrives at 10:00:04 and the S wave at 10:00:10.
462 words, about 2 min5Cart on a ramp: measured and theoretical energy
A 0.50 kg cart is released from rest at the top of a ramp 1.20 m above the floor. Light gates at the bottom record its speed in three trials: 4.1 m/s, 4.2 m/s, and 4.3 m/s.
535 words, about 3 min