SCIENCE REVISION TEST

1) Where in Zimbabwe is iron extracted? (1)

2) State the raw materials in the blast furnace and their uses (6)
3) Why is iron collected at the bottom of the blast furnace (3)
4) Describe the following processes in the blast furnace
a. Production of carbon monoxide (3)
b. Reduction of iron(iii) oxide (4)
c. Production of liquid slag (4)
5) State two uses of
a. Stainless steel (2)
b. Mild steel (2)
c. bronze (2)
d. brass
6) Describe the purification of iron in the basic oxygen furnace
(8)
7) Why is ZISCO located near Kwekwe? (4)
8) Relate the uses of copper to its functions (6)
9) State the metals that make up
a. Bronze (2)
b. Brass (2)
c. Stainless steel (2)