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The document is a physics examination paper for SS1 students at Hopebay College Alaba, covering various topics including fundamental units, Ohm's law, energy calculations, and the principles of mechanics and thermodynamics. It consists of objective questions and theoretical problems that require students to demonstrate their understanding of physical concepts and calculations. The exam assesses knowledge in areas such as electricity, motion, and thermal properties of materials.

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HOPEBAY COLLEGE ALABA

3RD TERM EXAMINATION2022/2023


PHYSICS SS1
OBJECTIVE
1. Which of the following are fundamental units (a) Kg (b) Kgm-3 (c) S (d) m-3
2. Which of the following statements about a spring balance and a chemical balance is NOT correct?
(a) The chemical balance operates on the principle of moments (b) the spring balance operates on
Hooke’s law (c) Either may be used to measure the weight of a substance (d) The reading of a spring
balance changes
3. A , , V The symbols above represents which of these in
order (a) ammeter, voltmeter , cell (b) ammeter, cell, shock (c) ammeter, cell , voltmeter (d) none
4. A battery of 36v connected with a resistance of 10 Ω with p.d of 12v . calculate the internal resistance.
(a) 3 Ω (b) 4 Ω (c) 20 Ω (d) 14 Ω
5. The internationally agrees system of units (S.I) for physical measurements are (a) lb,ft,sec (b) g, m, sec
(c) kg, m , sec (d) cm, g sec
6. A room is heated by means of a charcoal fire, a man standing away from the fire is warmed by (a)
conductor (b) reflection (c) radiation (d) convection
7. In which of the following is the expansion of solids a disadvantage? (a) the fitting of wheels in rims (b)
fire alarms (c) the thermostat (d) Bi-metallic ship.
8. A brass rod is 2m long at a certain temperature. What is its length for a temperature rise of 100k, if
the expansivity of brass is 1.8x 10-6 k-1 (a) 2.0036m (b) 2.0018m (c) 2.1800m (d) 2.0360m
9. A solid metal cube of side 70cm is heated from 10oc to 60oc. if the linear expansivity of the metal is
1.2x10-5k-1, calculate the increase in its volume (a) 0.6cm3 (b) 1.2cm3 (c) 1.8cm3 (d) 3.63cm3
10. An electric appliances takes 5A when operated on a 220v supply, Find the cost of operating the
appliance for 12hours at 10kobo per KWH. (a) ₦1.32 (b) ₦3.25 (c) ₦5.27 (d) Ֆ 1.75

11. Calculate the total energy developed in 5 minutes by the system below (a) 120J (b) 8640j (c) 240j (d)
740j
40 Ω

12 Ω
40 Ω

12. Which of the following STATEMENTS IS NOT CORRECT (a) Matter is made up of molecules (b) The
molecules of matter are in constant motion (c) molecules of a liquid are stationary (d) Brownian motion
is an evidence of particle nature of matter.
13. The action of blotting paper in ink is due to (a) diffusion (b) osmosis (c) capillarity (d) surface tension
14. in which of the following is surface tension important (a) the floating of a ship in water (b) the
floating of a dry needle in water (c) the floating of a balloon in air (d) the diffusion of sugar solution
across a membrane .
15. A string of natural length 4.2m is exceeded by 0.02m by a force of 6N, what will be the length
applied in 10N (a) 4.23m (b) 3.23m (c) 4.28m (d) 5.0m
16. A string is stretched 40mm by a force of 15n, what is the work done by a force (a) 5J (B) 0.3J (c) 3.2J
(d) 9J
17. A spiral spring is compressed by 0.02m. Calculate the energy stored in the spring, if the force
constant is 400Nm-1 (a) 0.08J (b) 0.09J (c) 0.10J (d) 10J
18. The rise or fall of a liquid in a narrow tube is due to (a) The friction between the walls of the tube
and the liquid (b) The viscosity of the liquid (c) the osmotic pressure of the liquid (d) the surface tension
of the liquid.
19. What is the resistivity of cylindrical material wire whose 1.0m length has a resistance of 20Ω. The
ϱl
diameter of the wire is 0.5mm. [Hint: R= ]
A
20. A car fuse marked 15A and operates normally on a 12v battery, calculate the resistance of the fuse
wire (a) 0.8Ω (b) 1.32Ω (c) 3.0Ω (d) 27.0Ω
21. The action of water rising up in the stem of a plant is due to (a) surface tension (b) osmosis (c)
transportation (d) capillarity
22. The unit of momentum is (a) J/S (b) NS (c) N/S (d) Nms
23. Given that MXLYTZ is the dimension of pressure, what is the values of x, y, and z respectively (a) 1,-1,-
2 (b) -1, 1,-1 (c) 1,-2,-1 (d) 1,-1,-1
24. The motion of a boy in 100m race is (a) random (b) translational (c) rotational (d) vibratory
25. A man runs a distance of 1.0km in 5minutes. His average speed is (a) 20.0m/s (b) 16.7m/s (c) 3.3.m/s
(d) 0.3m/s
26. The slope of distance time graph for a uniform linear motion of a body represents (a) its acceleration
(b) its total distance travelled (c) its speed (d) the force causing the motion
27. For which of the following sets are the units fundamental (a) density, length and pressure (b)
impulse, mass and time (c) volume, mass and density (d) length, time and mass.
28. The volume of a substance is measured when (a) W+V=U (b) W=V-U (c) W+U=V (d) W=V+U
29. A body weighs 50N in air displaces 3.7kg of water when partially immersed in water. The upthrust on
the body is (a) 8.7N (b) 13.0N (c) 37.0N (d) 87.0N
30. A boy of mass 50kg runs up a set of steps of total length 3.0m. Find the work done against gravity (a)
1200j (b) 1500j (c) 1000j (d) 1300j

THEORY
ANSWER 3 QUESTION ONLY

1a. State ohms law


B. A household refrigerator consumes electrical energy at the rate of 200W. if the electrical cost is 5K
per KW-hr, calculate the cost of operating the appliance for 30days
(ii) calculate the time in which 4.8kg of energy would be expended when an electric heater of resistance
of 1.8x103 Ω is used on a 240v mains supply neglecting heat losses to the surroundings [ Hint: P=IV,
E=I2RT]

2a. An object fall freely from a length of 30m into the roof of a building 5m high. Calculate the velocity
with which the object hits the roof [g=10m/s]
(ii) A 500kg car initially at rest was travelling with acceleration of 5m/s2, its kinetic energy after 4s was (a)
105j (b) 2.5x103j (c) 2x103j (d) 5x103j
2b. List and explain one application each of conduction, convection and radiation

3a. A solid of linear expansivity 1.2x10-5k-1 is heated through 20oc. calculate its area expansivity
b. A metal rod of length 40cm at 20oc is heated to a temperature of 45oc. if the new length of rod is
40.05cm, calculate its linear expansivity

4. 2Ω
6Ω

5Ω

5v 3Ω

a. calculate the equivalent resistance


b. Find the voltage in 6 Ω resistor
c. The current in the 2 Ω and 5 Ω are they the same?
d. The equivalent resistance of resistors, is it the same for series and parallel, or greater in series,
support your answer with explanation
e. 3Ω

2Ω

Find, the voltage in the 3Ω resistor.

5V

5. Draw a velocity-time graph, comprising of uniform acceleration, uniform velocity and uniform
retardation.

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