THIRD TERM EXAMINATION

PHYSICS SSS 2
TIME ALLOWED: 2hours
CONSTANTS
(Unless otherwise stated, use these constants: c=3x108m/s; g=9.8m/s2, Specific
heat capacity of water= 4200Jkg-1K-1, Specific heat capacity of aluminum =
900Jkg-1K-1, Specific heat capacity of copper = 400Jkg-1k-1, specific latent heat of
vaporization of water (or steam) = 2260000Jkg-1, specific heat capacity of brass =
380 Jkg-1K-1)
SECTION A: Attempt all question in this section. All question carry equal mark
1. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about heat? I. Heat is a
form of energy II. Heat is affect temperature III. Heat is a fundamental
quantity (a) I & II (b) I & III (c) II & III (d) I only
2. Which of the following is a wrong unit of temperature? (a) kelvin (b)
Fahrenheit (c) Joules (d) Degree Celsius
3. The following statements are not true of the thermometric properties of
thermometric liquids except (a) it should be transparent (b) poor
conductivity (c) it should be opaque (d) vaporize easily
4. The electrical resistance of the element in a platinum resistance thermometer
at 1000C and 00C are 12.0Ω and 4.0Ω respectively. Calculate the resistance
of the thermometer when the temperature is 450C (a) 7.4 Ω (b) 7.6 Ω (c) 3.6
Ω (d) 3.4 Ω
5. The ice and steam points of a certain thermometer are -200 and 1000
respectively. Calculate the Celsius equivalent of 700 in that thermometer (a)
450C (b) 550C (c) 650C (d) 750C
6. Which of the following factors will affect the quantity of heat energy in a
body (a) the length of the body (b) the nature of the body (c) the volume of
the body (d) the density of the body
7. In an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of a body, which of
the following statement is UNTRUE? (a) use well-lagged calorimeter (b) stir
rigorously (c) transfer the hot object quickly (d) it is assumed that no heat is
lost to the environment
8. How much heat us needed to raise the temperature of 120g of water through
330C (a) 16.632J (b) 166.32 (c) 1663.2J (d) 16632J
9. Calculate the time taken to raise the temperature of an aluminum block of
mass 700g from 280C to 1080C if the heat source is 1000W (a) 50400s (b)
504s (c) 45.05s (d) 50.4s
10. A waterfall is 70m high. Calculate the difference between the temperature
of the water at the top and the foot of the waterfall (a) 0.16K (b) 0.17K (c)
0.26K (d) 0.27K
11.A hygrometer is an instrument used to measure (a) dew point (b)
temperature (c) relative humidity (d) vapour pressure
12.The phenomenon whereby the water droplets in the atmosphere combine
with dust particles in the air reduce visibility is (a) hail (b) cloud (c) fog (d)
mist
13.A gas which obeys gas laws, occupies a volume V cm3 at a pressure of P
mmHg at room temperature. If the volume increases to 3V when the
temperature and mass of the gas is fixed, calculate the pressure at the new
volume (a) 2P (b) 3P (c) P/2 (d) P/3
14.The volume of a given mass of an ideal gas at 327K and 9.52x104Pa is
40cm3. Calculate the volume of the gas at 273k and 1.034 x104Pa (a)
68.23cm3 (b) 47.91cm3 (c) 44.60cm3 (d) 307.5cm3
15.The volume and pressure of a given mass of gas at 270C is 1200cm3.
Calculate its volume at 1270c if the pressure remains constant (a) 300 cm3
(b) 400 cm3 (c) 1000 cm3 (d) 1600 cm3
16.The volume and pressure of a given mass of gas at 270C are 76 cm3 and
80cmHg respectively. Calculate its volume at STP (a) 36.2 cm3 (b) 72.8 cm3
(c) 100.0 cm3 (d) 808.9 cm3
17.A mass of gas at 70c and 70cmHg has a volume of 1200 cm3. Determine its
volume at 270c and pressure of 75cmHg of mercury (a) 1200 cm3 (b) 1378
cm3 (c) 4320 cm3 (d) 4629 cm3
18.When the pressure of a fixed mass of gas is doubled at constant temperature,
the volume of the gas is (a) increased four times (b) double (c) unchanged
(d) halved
19.An electromagnetic radiation has a speed of 3x108m/s and a frequency of
106Hz, calculate its wavelength (a) 3.3x103m (b) 3.0 x102m (c) 3.0 x10-2m
(d) 3.3 x10-3m
20.A body oscillates in simple harmonic motion according to the equation
π
x=0.01 cos ⁡(3 πt+ ) where x is expressed in metres. What does 0.01
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represents (a) velocity (b) frequency (c) period (d) amplitude
21.Compressions and rarefactions are terms associated with (a) transverse
waves (b) electromagnetic waves (c) longitudinal waves (d) water waves
22.Which of the following properties explains the change in direction of the
waves (a) diffraction (b) reflection (c) refraction (d) interference
23.A wave represented by the equation y=0.5sin0.4π(x-60t) where the distance
(x) is measured in centimeters and time (t) in seconds. What is the
wavelength of the wave? (a) 0.2cm (b) 0.4cm (c) 0.8cm (d) 5.0cm
24.If two waves of equal frequency and amplitude travel in the opposite
directions along a string, the wave set up in the string is called (a) transverse
(b) progressive (c) longitudinal (d) stationary
25.The amplitude of a wave is the (a) distance between two successive trough
of the wave (b) separation between adjacent particles (c) maximum
displacement of the wave particle from the equilibrium displacement (d)
distance travelled by a wave in a complete cycle of its motion
26.Which of the following is/are common to all waves? I. diffraction II.
Refraction III. Interference (a) I only (b) III only (c) I and III only (d) I, II
and III
27.Virtual image is one (a) formed by the intersection of actual rays (b) which
is not visible to the eye (c) through which the rays of light do not pass (d)
which can be formed on the screen
28.A ray of light strikes a plane mirror normally. If the mirror is rotated through
an angle of 200, what is the angle through which the reflected ray rotates? (a)
100 (b) 200 (c) 400 (d) 600
29.A man 1.74m tall stands 3m in front of a mirror 1m long. What is the size if
his image? (a) 5,22m (b) 1.74m (c) 0.74m (d) 0.58m
30.An object is placed 30cm in front of a concave mirror of focal length 20cm.
Calculate the distance between the object and image (a) 60cm (b) 40cm
(c)30cm (d) 20cm
SECTION B: Attempt any three questions from this section.
1. Define the upper fixed point and lower fixed point as used in thermometers

2marks
(b) The electrical resistance of the element in a platinum resistance
thermometer at 1000C, 00C and room temperature are 75.000Ω, 63.000Ω and
64.992Ω respectively. Use the data to determine the room temperature.
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(c) State Charles law 2marks
(d) Calculate the volume of a given mass of gas when its pressure changes
from 900cmHg to 650cm at initial volume of 25cm3, at a constant
temperature 3marks
2. (a) Define the following terms (include the unit) as used in waves (i) Period
(ii) Wavelength 4marks
(b) A heating coil of resistance 20Ωconnected to a 220v source is used to
boil a certain quantity of water in a container of heat capacity 100Jkg-1 for
20 minutes. If the initial temperature of the water is 400C, calculate the mass
of the water in the container (assume boiling point if water is 1000C) 4marks
(c) Define the boiling point of a liquid 2marks
3. (a) What is meant by the statement “the specific heat capacity of water is
4200JKg-1k-1” 2marks
(b) State two precautions to be taken when performing an experiment to
determine the specific heat capacity if a material 2marks
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(c) The volume of air inside a pump at 30 C is 100cm , when the pressure is
760mmHg. When the air is compressed to 25 cm3, the temperature increases
to 450C. Find the new pressure of the air 4marks
(d) What is a wave? 2marks
4. (a) List and explain any two properties of wave 5marks
(b) Explain the diffusion of light 2marks
(c) An object is placed 15cm inn front of a concave mirror of focal length
20cm, using a suitable diagram of any convenient scale, state the nature of
the image formed 3marks
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5. (a) A brass block of mass 280g at a temperature of 500 C is dropped into a
vessel of negligible heat capacity containing heat capacity containing 300g
of water at 800C; find the mass of the water that will boil away 5marks
(b) Give three differences between boiling and evaporation 3marks
(c) When your physics teacher of height 1.82m decides to stand 4m in the
front of a concave mirror, describe the nature of the image formed

2marks