STELLA MARIS SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM ONE END OF TERM ONE EXAMINATION

PHYSICS (100 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. The paper contains 8 pages please check.

2. Write your name on each and every page
3. Paper contains two sections A and B
4. Answer all questions in both sections
5. Cheating in anyway is equal to penalizat
 1. Physics is the study of ______________________
A. Matter and natural forces
B. Matter and what it’s made of
C. Matter and its natural physics
D. Biology and other sciences
1. Which of the following are branches of social sciences
A. Psychology and geoscience
B. Psychology and sociology
C. Sociology and astrology
D. Mathematics and logic
2. Which of the following subject is not a natural science
A. Physics
B. Biology
C. Chemistry
D. Psychology
3. Which one of the following is is direct economic importance of physics
A. Salary for teaching physics
B. The world is limited due to innovation from physics
C. Physics leads to improvement in transportation system
D. Physics innovations boost food security
4. Which of the following are not stages of scientific investigation
A. Experimentation
B. Observation
C. Definition
D. Hypothesis
5. Physics has helped the world to develop advanced technologies which have positive impact to people
how ever some individuals with ill mind are misusing these technologies to harm people and the
world. Which of the following branch of physics have been misused by such people.
A. Nuclear physics
B. Electronics
C. Waves
D. Heat and energy
6. Suppose you are in laboratory and have broken the cylinder, what should you do.
A. Shout to others
B. Run away
C. Hide the broken cylinder
D. Inform the teacher
7. Which of the following should not be found in the first aid kit
A. Adhesive plaster
B. Safety pins
C. Gloves
D. Goggles
8. The SI unit of length is _________
A. Grams
B. The square meter
C. The meter
D. The millimeter
9. Volume is equal to length multiplied by width by ________
A. Height
B. Length
C. Area
D. mass
SECTION B ( 80 MARKS) : answer all the question in this section in the spaces provided.

1. Define the variable

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2. What is the difference between independent and controlled variable
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3. outline 5 features of a good laboratory
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4. what safety measure you would consider when using Bunsen burner. Mention two
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5. below are the symbols of safety measures in the laboratory
Electric shock symbol

a. Identify the meaning of the safety symbol

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b. Explain how someone can prevent the accident associated with the symbol
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6. Give three safety measures during fire outbreak
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7. describe why testing of hypothesis is important in studying physics
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8. explain how physics inversion has helped advancement of transport.
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9. form 1 student at stella maris where asked to calculate the volume of a stone. with a well labelled
diagram describe how they can measure the volume.
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10. describe the difference between basic quantities and derived quantities in an essay form include three
examples for each quantity.
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11. describe clearly how you can measure area of map of Malawi
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12. differentiate between
a. social science and formal science.
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c. Observation as method of studying physics and expert opinion

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d. experiment and scientific investigation
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13. convert into meters

2.7km

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190cm

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14. give reason why it was important to establish si units
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15. convert the following into kelvin
-274 degrees Celsius
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74 degrees Celsius

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15. below are behaviours lucy displayed in the laboratory. read and answer the questions a and b
had lit her busen burner and was holding a test tube of a liquid with her bare hands over the flame. She
was wanted to look down the test tube and she removed her safety goggles. A few drops of hot liquid shot
out of the test tube on her long hair.
a. List what Lucy is doing wrong in the laboratory
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b. Suggest the correction of the behaviors
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16. describe the importance of observation in the process of scientific investigation
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17. Describe how physics is applied in these fields
a. Agriculture
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b. History
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