LUKALU SECONDARY SCHOOL

S.1 END OF TERM III EXAM 2019

PHYSICS
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Time: 2 hours
SECTION A
1. The following are states of matter except
A. Liquids B. Volume C. Gases D. Solids
2. The thickness of a razorblade is measured using
A. Vernier caliper C. Meter ruler
B. Beam balance D. Micrometer screw gauge
3. /4cm of milk has a mass of 5g and it’s mixed with 6cm3 of water of mass 6g.
3

What is the density of the mixture?

A. 1.1g/cm3 B. 5.0g/cm3 C. 11gcm-3 D. 0.5gcm-3
4. The S.I unit of mass is
A. Kilogram B. Newton C. Grammes D. Meters
5. The following are derived quantities except
A. Volume B. Weight C. Force D. Length
6. The weight of a body whose mass is 800g is given as
A. 800N B. 8N C. 0.8N D. 800N
7. Mass per unit volume is known as
A. Density B. Pressure C. Volume D. Area
8. Which of the following is an example of a force?
A. Weight B. Mass C. Acceleration D. Pressure
9. A water pump raises 2000kg of water through a vertical height of 72m in one
hour. Calculate the power of the pump.
A. 40,000W B. 4,000W C. 400W D. 40W
10. Find the force that would give mass of 400g and acceleration of 8ms-2.
A. 0.05N B. 3.2N C. 20N D. 50N
11. Which one of the following is a derived unit?
A. Newton B. Kilogram C. Meter D. Second
12. The force that holds molecules of water together is called
A. Gravity B. Adhesion C. Cohesion D. Electrostatics
13. The Resultant force of two forces acting perpendicular to each other on a
body of mass 13N. The two forces are
A. 3N and 10N B. 13N and 17N C. 5N and 12N D. 13N and 30N
14. Friction
A. Is defined as the force that opposes motion.
B. Is the force that opposes relative motion.
C. Act in the same direction as the force causing motion
D. Pushes objects in the opposite direction
15. The body of mass 50kg climbs 20 steps upstairs if each step is 20cm
high, the potential energy gained is
A. 50J B. 200J C. 2000J D. 10,000J
16. A body of mass 15kg is released from the top of a building 20m tall. What
is kinetic energy after dropping through 6m?
A. 70J B. 60J C. 900J D. 800J
 17. Rahimah and Jonah are standing at a distance of 2m from a big plane
mirror, Rahimah is at a distance of 3m from Jonah. What is the distance
between Jonah and Rahimah’s image?
A. 2m B. 3m C. 4m D. 5m
18. A spherical body of diameter 10cm has a mass of 78g. what is its density
in gcm-3?
78 78 78 78×3
A. B. C. D.
10𝜋 4𝜋×26 4𝜋×125 4𝜋×125

SECTION B
19. a) List three characteristics of light
b) Describe an experiment to show that light travels in a straight line.
c) How does a pinhole camera work?
d) An object is placed 001cm from the hole of a pinhole camera of the screen.
Calculate the magnification if the image is formed at 0.02cm
20. a) What is friction?
b) State two ways of reducing friction
c) List down four advantages and four disadvantages of friction
d) A body of mass 2kg rests on a rough table, if the coefficient of friction
between the body and the rough table is 0.3. Calculate
i) the normal reaction
ii) the frictional force
21. a) Distinguish between a scalar quantity and vector quantity
b) Find the resultant force of the figure below
10N

4N 8N

7N
If the body has a mass of 20kg. Calculate the acceleration of the body if it
is moved through a straight rod.
c) A stone of mass 2.5kg is dropped from a point above the ground and its
height is 20cm. Find
i) Velocity with which it hits the ground.
ii) Calculate the kinetic energy of the stone just before it hits the ground.
iii) By use of arrows, show the energy changes of the stone
22. Define the term rectilinear propagation of light
b) Describe the image formed when the pin hole is made longer
c) State the laws of reflection of light
d) List four characteristics of images formed on a plane mirror
End