3rd term examination SSS1.

OBJECTIVE TEST SECTION A

1. Which of the following is a fundamental unit?

A. Newton

B. Joule

C. Watt

D. Ampere

2. A car travelling at 20m/s is brought to rest with a constant deceleration of 10m/s² . Calculate

the distance traveled

A. 10m

B. 20m

C. 200m

D. 400m

3. A body moving with a velocity of 4m/s is brought to rest by a constant force after travelling

20m. Calculate the retardation.

A. 0.1m/s²

B. 0.2m/s²

C. 0.4m/s²

D. 2.5m/s²

4. A body of mass 10kg falling freely attains a velocity of 9m/s at a height of 20m above the

ground. Calculate the total energy at that height

A. 1800J

B. 2000J

C. 2045J

D. 2405J

5. What is the kinetic energy of a body of mass 200kg moving with a velocity of 10m/s

A.1.0 x 10³J

B. 2 x 10³J

C. 5 x 10³J

D. 1 x 10⁴J

6. A force of 10N, drags a mass 10kg on a horizontal table with an acceleration of 0.2m/s². If
the acceleration due to gravity is 10m/s² the coefficient of friction between the moving mass

and the table is

A. 0.02

B. 0.08

C. 0.2

D. 0.8

7. A force of 100N stretches an elastic string to a total length of 20cm. If an additional force of

100N stretches the string 5cm further find the natural length of the string

A. 15cm

B. 12cm

C. 10cm

D. 8cm

8. The cubic expansivity of brass between 27 o C and 100 o C is 5.7 x 10 -5 K -1 , what is it linear

expansivity?

A. 2.85 x 10 -5 K-¹

B. 1.62 x 10 -5 K-¹

C. 1.7 x 10 -5 K-¹

D. 1.86 x 10 -5 K-¹

9. A spring of length 25cm is extended to 30cm by a load of 150N attached to one of its ends.

What is the energy stored in the string?

A. 3750J

B. 2500J

C. 3.75J

D. 2.5J

10. A load of 20N on a wire of cross sectional area 8 x 10-⁴m² produces an extension of 10-⁴m.

Calculate Young Modulus for the material of the wire if its length is 3m.

A 7x 10¹¹N/m²

B. 7.5x 10¹¹N/m²

C. 8.5 x 10¹¹N/m²

D. 9 x 10-³N/m²

11. A point at which the molecule of a loaded wire begin to slide across each other resulting in a
rapid increase in extension is the

A. yield point

B. proportionality point

C. deformation point

D. elastic point

12. Atoms of solids having crystalline structures are arranged in regular patterns called

A.energy level

B. atomic structure

C. lattices

D. orbit

13. In which of the following is surface tension important

A. the floating of a ship in water

B. the floating of dry needle in water

C. the floating of a

balloon in air

D. the diffusion of sugar solution across a membrane

14. Which of the following is the most viscous at room temperature?

A. water

B. alcohol

C. petrol

D. palm oil

15. The heat from the sun reaches the earth by the process of

A. Insulation

B. precipitation

C. conduction

D. radiation

16. The space surrounding a magnet in which the magnetic force is exerted is

A. magnetic field

B. magnetic flux

C. magnetic point

D. magnetic strength
17. A lamp is rated 240V 60W, calculate the resistance of its filament.

A. 240ohm

B. 360ohm

C.960ohm

D. 1440ohm

18. The maximum power dissipated by a 100ohm resistor in a circuit is 4W; calculate the

voltage across the resistor

A. 10V

B. 20V

C. 25V

D. 400V

19. An atom is electrically neutral because it contains equal number of

A. proton and photon

B.neutrons and electrons

C. protons and electrons

D. electrons and photons

20. The odour of a leaking gas is perceived at a distance from the source. This is made possible

by the process of

A. sublimation

B. diffusion

C. osmosis

D. evaporation

21. A household refrigerator is rated 200 watts. If electricity cost 5k per kWh, what is the cost of

operating it for 20 days?

A. #4.80

B. #48.00.

C. #480.00

D. #4800.00

22. What is the cost of running five 50W lamps and four 100W lamps for 10hours if electrical

energy costs 2kobo per kWh?

A. #0.65.
B.#0.13

C.#3.90

D. #39.00

23. Which of the following instruments consumes the highest current?

Instruments Voltage rating Power rating

A. electric iron 250V 1kW

B. television set 220V 110W

C. torch light 6V 30W

D. immersion heater 110V 500W

24. Two lamps rated 40W and 220V each are connected in series. The total power dissipated in

both lamps is

A. 10W

B. 20W

C. 40W

D. 80W

25. Which of the following best describes the energy changes which take place when a steam

engine drives a generator which lights a lamp?

A. heat-light-sound-kinetic

B. kinetic-light-heat-electricity

C. heat-kinetic-electricity-heat and light

D. electricity-kinetic-heat-light

26. One common characteristics of solid, liquid and gas is that…

A. They all have the same intermolecular forces

B. Their molecules are always in motion

C. They all have fixed volume

D. Their molecules have the same size

27. The force between the molecules of a liquid in contact with that of a solid is ………..

A. Adhesive

B. Cohesive
C. Magnetic

D. Repulsive

28. What type of motion does the skin of a talking drum perform when it is struck with a drum stick?

A. Random

B. Rotational

C. Translatory

D. Vibratory

29. A net force of 18N acts upon a body of mass 3kg for 5seconds. Calculate the change in the speed
of the body.

A. 10.8 m/s

B. 30.0m/s

C. 46.0m/s

D. 90.0m/s

30. Which of the following instruments is the best for measuring the diameter of a thin constantan
wire?

A. Callipers

B. Metre rule

C. Micrometer srew guage

D. Vernier calipers

31. A moving body of mass 25kg undergoes a uniform retardation of 20m/s 2 , calculate the
magnitude of the retarding force.

A. 1.25N

B. 8.00N

C. 45.00N

D. 500.00N

32. If the density of a substance is 5kg/m 3 and of the volume 100m 3 then the mass of the
substance is ………….

A. 0.5kg

B. 5.0 kg

C. 50.0 kg

D. 500.0kg

33. Which of the following shows how linear expansivity (ã)and the cubic expansivity(y) of a material
are related?
A. =

B. = 1 –

C. = 2

D. = 3

34. If an object’s velocity changes from 10m/s to 22m/s in 4s, what is the acceleration of the object?

A. 4 m/s

B. 3 m/s

C. 2 m/s

D. 1 m/s

35. the resultant force in a couple is

A. Zero

B. Infinite

C. The sum of the forces

D. The product of the forces

36. An object at rest is said to possess

A. Kinetic energy

B. Potential energy

C. Chemical energy

D. Electrical energy

37. How far will a body move in 4 seconds if uniformly accelerated from rest at the rate of 20m/s 2 ?

A. 80m

B. 160m

C. 320m

D. 640m

38. A girl whose mass is 20kg climbs up 25 steps each of height 15cm in 10 seconds. Calculate the
power expended (g=10m/s2 )

A. 60W

B. 70W

C. 75W

D. 80W

39. An electric bulb is labelled 260v, 80W. How much current is taken by the bulb?
A. 0.46A

B. 0.82A

C. 0.40A

D. 0.31A

40. A car of mass 800kg initially at rest is accelerated at the rate of 4m/s2 . The kinetic energy of the
car after 4 seconds is

A. 6400 J

B. 25600 J

C. 160000 J

D. 640000 J

SECTION B (THEORY)

ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS IN ALL

1.(a) Define the following and state their S.I units (i) current (ii) potential difference

(iii) electromotive force

(b) Draw a well-labeled diagram of a simple circuit of two parallel resistors indicating the

components and the expression for total external resistance.

(c ). A 12V battery is connected to three resistors 2 Ω ,3 Ω and 5 Ω in series. Calculate

(i) the total external resistance

(ii) the current in the circuit and,

(iii) The electrical energy developed in 2 minutes.

2.(a) Define the following and state their units(i) resistivity (ii) conductivity

(b) state three factors affecting the electrical resistance of a conductor

© a wire of resistance 25 Ω , cross-sectional area of 0.25m 2 and length 100cm, find

(i) Its resistivity

(ii) Its conductivity

3 .(a) Define the following (i) tensile stress (ii) young modulus

(b) State the Hookes law

(c ) A wire is gradually stretched by loading it until it snaps. Sketch a load-extension graph

for the wire, indicate on the graph

(II) Yield point (Y)

(iii). Breaking point (B)

(d) A spiral spring extends from a length of 10cm to 10.01cm when a force of 20N is

applied on it. Calculate the force constant of the spring

4. (a) . Define the following (i) adhesion (ii) surface tension (iii) capillarity

(b). Give two evidences to particle nature of matter

(c ). Give three differences between crystalline and Amorphous substances

(d) . Four men lift a 250kg box to a height of 2m and hold it without raising or lowering it.

(i). how much work is done by the men in lifting the box?

(ii). how much work do they do in just holding it up?

5a. State Ohms law?

b. The resistance 2ohm of a 50m length of a metallic wire which has a diameter of

1.02mm. calculate the resistivity of the wire

ci. Explain diffusion

cii. State two factors that can affect the rate of diffusion

6, (a) DEFINE the following (i) fundamental unit (ii) acceleration (iii) vector

(b) State four fundamental quantities and give their corresponding units

(c) A car starts from rest and travels until attaining a velocity of 30m/s for 10s. it maintains

this velocity for another 25s after which it comes to rest in 5s.

(i) draw the velocity- time graph of the journey

(ii)calculate its retardation and total distance traveled.