SSS2SCI FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 25 NOVEMBER 2024

PHYSICS TIME: 120 MINUTES

Answer each ques on with "True" or "False," providing Answer Q1 and any two other questions. Draw where necessary.
jus fica on. Each ques on carries 1.2 marks.
Q1. Derive all the kinema c equa ons of mo on. (15 marks)
1. Physics is only about studying objects in mo on.
2. A career in physics is limited to teaching and research. Q2. The velocity V of a wave in a stretched string
3. All physical quan es are not fundamental or derived. depends on the tension, T, in the string and the mass
4. Mass and length are examples of derived quan es. per unit length ∂ of the spring. Obtain an expression
5. Dimensional analysis can be used to derive the for V in terms of T and ∂, using the method of
formula of a physical quan ty. dimensions. (12.5 marks).
6. Mechanics explains how things move. Q3. A stone is projected ver cally upward with a
7. Kinema cs studies mo on without considering forces. velocity of 25ms-1 from the edge of a pla orm 100m
8. Mo on is when something moves from one place to high above the ground. Calculate: (12.5 marks).
another. (i). The me taken to reach the maximum height.
9. Velocity is the speed of an object in a specific direc on. (ii). The maximum height.
10. Accelera on is the rate at which an object slows (iii). The me of flight.
down. (iv). The me when the par cle is 135m above the
11. Pressure is the force applied on an object per unit ground; (take g = 10 ms-2).
area.
12. The five main types of mo on are linear, circular, spin Q4. A stone of mass 1.3kg is suspended by a string is
(or rota on), oscillatory, and random mo on. completely immersed in water. If the upthrust on the
13. A car moving on a straight road is an example of solid is 7N. Calculate, (12.5 marks).
circular mo on. (i). Weight in air.
14. A leaf blowing in the wind is an example of random (ii). Weight in water.
mo on. (iii). Volume of the solid.
15. The Earth rota ng on its axis is an example of (Density of water = 1000kgm-3, g = 10ms-2).
oscillatory mo on.
16. Archimedes' principle states that when a body is Q5. A body at rest is given an initial uniform acceleration
wholly or par ally immersed in a fluid, it experiences of 8.0 m/s² for 30 seconds, after which the acceleration is
an upthrust equal to the weight of the body. reduced to 5.0 m/s² for the next 20 seconds. The body
then maintains the speed attained for 60 seconds, after
17. Mass changes with loca on, is measured in newtons
which it is brought to rest in 20 seconds.
(N), and depends on gravity, while weight is constant,
Using the information given
is measured in kilograms (kg), and does not depend
a. Draw the velocity-time graph of the motion. (2.5marks).
on loca on.
b. Using the graph, calculate: (10 marks).
18. Isaac Newton formulated the laws of motion in 1687. (i) The maximum speed attained during the motion.
19. Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity in (ii) The average retardation as the body is brought to rest.
1905. (iii) The total distance travelled during the first 50 seconds.
20. Marie Curie discovered radioactivity in 1911. (iv) The average speed during the interval as in (ii).
21. The law of flota on states that a floa ng body
displaces its own weight of the fluid in which it floats. Q6. For each of the following physical quantities, derive its
dimensions and SI unit: (12.5 marks).
22. Density is the mass of a substance per unit volume.
23. Relative density is the ratio of the density of a a) Acceleration due to gravity (g)
substance to the density of water. b) Pressure (P)
24. The trajectory of a projec le is a straight line from the c) Viscosity (η)
point of launch to the point of landing. d) Surface tension (T)
25. A projec le could be defined as an object launched e) Work or Energy (W or E)
into the air and allowed to move on its own due to the f) Power (P)
influence of gravity, neglec ng air resistance. g) Moment of force (Torque) (τ)
h) Young's Modulus (E)

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