BASIC EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL KAN, GANGAW

2015-2016 ,February Post Test

Grade-10 , Physics , Time Allowed(2:00) Hours
SECTION (A)
(Answer ALL questions)
1.Write TRUE or FALSE for each of the following statements.
(4 marks)
(a)Only a virtual image smaller than the object is formed by a convex mirror.
(b)An atom consists of a core call the nucleus around which the particles called protons
are moving.
(c) Sound waves can travel through vacuum.
(d)The specific heat capacity of water is 4619 J Kg-1 K-1.
2.Fill in the balnks with a suitable word or words.
(4 marks)
(a)When an object is at the centre of curvatureof a concave mirror the magnification is
________ .
(b)The distance between the pole and the focus of a concave or convex mirror is called
the ________ of a concave or convex mirror.
(c) The velocity of light in air is _____ ms-1.
(d) The electrons closer to the nucleus are called _____ electrons.
3. (a) State the laws of reflection of light. Find the wavelength of a wave with frequency 1000 Hz and velocity
344 ms-1.
(3 marks )
(b) Aconcave mirror can produce an image which is twice the size of the object. Draw a ray diagram to show
this.
(3 marks )
4. (a) Define specific heat capacity. A calorimeter at 15 contains 0. 1 kg of carbon. The calorimeter is
made
of aluminum and its mass is 0.02 kg. When 892 J of heat is added to the calorimeter and carbon, the
temperature increases to 28 . Find the specific heat capacity of carbon. Assume that the specific
heat
capacity for aluminum at said temperature range is 900 J kg-1 K-1.
(3 marks )
(b) A radar antenna of a wave with frequency 1000 Hz and wavelength 0.5 m. (3 marks )
5. (a)The glancing angle of a ray incident on a plane mirror is 60 . Find the angle between the incident ray
and

the new reflected ray when the plane mirror is rotated(a) through 15 in the clockwise direction,

(b)through
30 in the anticlockwise direction.

(3 marks )

(b) A 60 kg woman is on a diet that provides her with 1.046 J daily . If this amount of heat is added to 60 kg
of water at 37 C what will be the final temperature of the water?
(3 marks )
SECTION (B)
(Answer ALL questions)
6. (a) 0.5 kg of orange squash at 30 is placed in a refrigerator which can remove heat at an average rate of
25Js-1. How long will it take to cool the orange squash to 5 ?The specific heat capacity of orange
squash
is 4200 J kg-1

-1

(4 marks )

(b) An object is 200cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 15cm.How far must the screen be placed
from the centre of curvature of the concave mirror to receive the image of the object? If the object is 2cm
tall, find the size of the image.
(4 marks )
7.(a)A heat resistant glass at 15

is fully filled with 250cm3 of glycerine.If the temperature increases to 25

how much glycerine overflows? The coefficient of volume expansion of glycerine is 5.1x 10-4K-1 and that
of heat resistant glass is 0.09x10-4K-1 .
(4 marks )
(b)An object 5cm tall is 15 cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 10cm.Can its image be receive on
a screen each side 9cm long? If so, in which position should the screen be placed? (4 marks )

8.(a) If the temperature of the medium is increased from 0 to 40 , by what percentage has the
velocity of
sound increased?
(4 marks )
(b) A stone is dropped in a well whose water level is 20m down. How much time elapses until the sound of
the splash is heard? Assume the speed of sound to be 340ms-1.
(4 marks )