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1 PHYSICS

BEGINNING OF TERM ONE-2013.

INSTRUCTIONS.

ALL QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE IN SECTION A. USE THE

SPACES PROVIDED TO WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN SECTION B.

SECTION A

1. The following are all fundamental quantities except one, which one?

A. area B. Mass C. Length D. Time.

2. Why do we use SI units when measuring physical quantities?

A. Because they are internationally accepted everywhere in the

world.

B. Because they are easy to understand.

C. Because they are the only units for a given quantity.

D. Because they are easy to convert to other units.

3. How can you define matter?

A. Physical objects on earth.

B. Anything that occupies space and has weight.

C. matter refers to liquids such as water which flow.

D. matter refers to solids that are heavy.

4. State the instrument that is most suitable for measuring the external
diameter of a laboratory test tube?

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 A. micrometer screw gauge. B. tape measure.

C. vernier calliper D. Metre rule.

5. In what unit does the micrometer screw gauge operate?

A. cm B. mm C. m D. km

6. Write the number 348.5 in Scientific form.

A. 34. 85×101 B. 3 . 485×102 C. 3 . 485×103 D.

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3 . 485×10 .

7. Which of the following is not a branch of physics?

A. Mechanics B. Light C. Heat D. Engineering.

8. The SI unit for length is?

A. cm B. mm C. m D. km

9. Which of the following is not used to measure volume of a liquid in

the laboratory?

A. thermos flask B. burette C. measuring cylinder D. beaker

10. A rectangular block of wood, 25cm by 4cm by 20cm has a mass of

1.6kg.What is its density in gcm-3.

A. 0.0008gcm-3 B. 0.8gcm-3 C. 800 gcm-3 D.8000gcm-3

11. Which is the best position of the eye when reading a metre rule?

B C

A D

(circle the letter that shows the right position)

12. A cylindrical tank has a radius of 70cm and a height of 2m.The

capacity in litres of this tank when full of water is

A. 140 litres B. 30,800 litres C. 30,800,000 litres D. 14000 litres

14. Round off the number 49,128 to two significant figures.

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 A. 50,000 B. 49,100 C. 49,000 D. 50,100

15. Convert 7,257,600 seconds to weeks.

A. 84 B. 12 C. 10 D. 7

17. The force of attraction between molecules of the same substance is

called?

A. adhesion B. Surface tension

C. cohesion D. Magnetic force.

18. Study the properties below and answer the question that follows.

(i) They have no definite shape

(ii) They cannot be compressed

(iii) The particles are fairly close to each other.

The properties above describe a :

A. solid B. gas C. liquid D. none

19. What instrument would you use to measure the diameter of a thin
wire?

A. tape measure B. vernier calliper

C. metre rule D. micrometer screw gauge.

20. Calculate the total surface area of a cuboid of dimensions

50 cm×20 cm×40 cm , giving your answer in m2.

7600 m2 0.76 m2
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A. B. C. 0. 8m D. 0.1m

21. A book has 600 sheets of paper each of thickness 0.1mm and two
hard cover sheets each of thickness 0.5mm.Calculate the total
thickness of the book .

A. 60 mm B. 61mm C. 601 mm D. 59 mm

22. Convert 450cm3 to m3.

A. 4.5 × 10−4 m3 . B 4.5 × 10−6 m 3

C. 4.5 × 10−3 m3 D 4.5 × 10−2 m3

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23. The bowl shown below is hemispherical. If it has a radius of 3.5cm
,calculate the volume of liquid in cm3 that fills it up.

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A. 359 3 B. 51 3 C. 350 .0
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D. 179 3

24. Forces of attraction between molecules of the same substance are

called?

A. Cohesion B. Adhesion

C. Tension D. Surface tension.

25. Which of the following is not a scalar quantity.

A. Displacement B. Time C. Distance D. Temperature

SECTION B

26.(a) Define volume and state its units

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(b) Describe an experiment to determine the volume of an irregular object

using;

(i) Measuring cylinder

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27.(a) Figure 1 below shows a micrometer screw gauge.

Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D, E and F.

A B C D E

Figure 1 F

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D……………………..E……………………..F………………………

(b)Calculate the reading of the micrometer screw gauge shown below.

28. (a) Draw a vernier calliper and label its parts.

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(b) Calculate the reading shown by the vernier calliper below.

29. (a) distinguish between the following

(i) fundamental quantity and derived quantity

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(ii) scalar quantity and vector quantity

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(b) Give three examples of each of the following;

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30. (a) State five differences between mass and weight of a body.

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(b) A man has mass of 90 kg and the mass of his son is a third of
his own.

Calculate their weights when they both are on mars where

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