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S.3 TERM ONE EXAMINATIONS 2023

PHYSICS
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ISTRUCTIONS TIME: 1 hour 45 minutes
❖ Answer all questions

1. The effort required to raise a load of 100N is 40N as shown below.

Calculate; a) Mechanical . b) Efficiency (2 mks)

advantage (2 mks)
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c) Name two areas where pulleys are commonly applied in real life. (2mks)
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2. A loaded wheelbarrow weighting 800 N is pushed up an inclined plane by a force of 150 N
parallel to the plane, if the plane rises 50 cm for every 400 cm length of the plane as shown
below. Find the velocity ratio, mechanical advantage. (4 mks)
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3. The figure below shows the two people playing on a seesaw, one big man and another small
boy. The principle applied in this game is called………………………………………(1mk)
a) State what would be observed if the smaller boy moved
nearer the pivot (1mk)
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b) Which two factors affect moment of a force from above
figure. (2mks)
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c) Use the information given in the diagram above to prove
the principle of moments mathematically. (2mks)
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4. A beam is along piece of materials of uniform cross-sectional area. It can be wooden, metallic,
concrete. It carries the weight of the part of the building or other structures.
a) Identify by naming the shapes of beams used in the structure shown below. (2mks)

b) Between hollow and solid beams, which one would you prefer using in high rising towers
like MAPEERA HOUSE. Explain why you think so? (2mks)
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c) If you were provided with three types of beams which includes; wooden, metallic,
reinforced concrete. Using knowledge of mechanical properties, compressive strength
and tensile strength, identify the most commonly used beam in Uganda today and explain
why it’s the most used of the three beams above. (2mks)
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d) Name any two structures where beams are applicable (1mk)
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e) Your dad wants to construct a strong gate at home using reinforced concrete beam. Guide
your uncle by listing down the right components of reinforced concrete that he should
buy from the hardware. (3mks)
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A student investigates how the surface of an
object affects the radiation it emits. The image
Shinny silver Dull silver below shows the equipment he uses:

The cube has four different surfaces. He fills

the cube with boiling water so that the
Sensor
temperature of each surface is the same. He uses
the radiation sensor to measure the radiation
emitted from each surface.

meter His readings are shown in the table below.

a) Draw a line from each surface colour to its
correct meter reading. One has been done for
you. (3mks)

b) Give a reason why the radiation sensor gives a

different reading for each surface. (2mks)
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5. When mirrors are inclined to each other, a number of images may be formed. The picture below
shows images of a candle placed between two plane mirrors inclined at 900 to each other

a) How many images are formed? …………………… (1mk)

b) How many images would be formed if the mirrors were
inclined at 600 to each other? (2mks)
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c) What are the features of images by plane mirror shown? (2mks)
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d) Where are plane mirrors commonly used today? (2mks)
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6. In a certain experiment to investigate nature of light, the following set up was arranged
a) What property of light is he
Observer investigating? (1mk)
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b) Describe the procedures followed when carrying out the above experiment. (4mks)
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c) What conclusion can you draw from the above investigation? (1mk)
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7. Most substances expand when they are heated. A balloon may become several times larger
when it is heated. Solids expand so little that it is hard to measure. Gases expand almost 3,000
times more than solids when they are heated over the same amount of temperature.
a) Explain why this happens (3mks)
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b) If an inflated balloon is tied at the mouth of a bottle and the bottle is placed in ice-cold
water as shown in the picture below.
a) State and explain what happens to the balloon (3mks)
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c) Transmission cables (wires) are normally not pulled tightly during installation but are
loosely held or have loops at various intervals over long distances as shown below.

Explain why it is left to sag. (2mks) …………………………………………………………..

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The end (Great effort deserves great reward)

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S.1 TERM ONE EXAMINATIONS 2023

PHYSICS
NAME ………………………………………………………………………STREAM…………
ISTRUCTIONS TIME: 1 hour 30 minutes
❖ Answer all questions
1. Physics has eight major branches that are commonly applicable in daily running of our
societies all over the world. by looking at the pictures below, you are required to identify the
branches of physics using your knowledge of components of branches of physics you learnt.
(9mks)

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2. The importance of physics in our lives is highlighted by the many applications that physics has
made possible in people's lives, and which have become one of the indispensable necessities
of life however most people are not aware of this significance. Explain briefly four ways how
physics helps in our daily life. (4mks)
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3. During the visitation at your school parents and guardians flooded the school compound and
as part of school way of promoting their school to the outside community you are one of the
few students selected to show the parents around the school laboratory. Whereas in the
laboratory many apparatuses were organized to be displayed to the parents and guardians who
were eagerly waiting to see how well their learners have attained knowledge and skills while
at school.
a) Before you let the parents in the laboratory, don’t forget to inform them about what a
laboratory is, and also inform them about the rules and regulations they must abide by as
they enter the laboratory for the tour (5mks)
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b) Help the parents identify the name and uses of each apparatus labeled below. (20mks)

Name Name
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Name Name
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Name Name
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Name Name
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4. From question 3 above, identify the best instrument for measuring the following distances in
order to help attain the best results possible. (10mks)
(i) Length of the school basketball ground ……………………………………………….
(ii) Thickness of a paper sheet……………………………………………………………..
(iii) Diameter of a small wire……………………………………………………………….
(iv) Height of a child……………………………………………………………………….
(v) Waist size………………………………………………………………………………
(vi) Diameter of marble or pendulum bob…………………………………………………..
(vii) Time taken to run a race of 100m………………………………………………………
(viii) Volume of irregular objects ……………………………………………………………
(ix) Area of a rectangular table……………………………………………………………..
(x) Mass of sugar bought …………………………………………………………………..

Jess is painting a giant arrow on a playground.

a) Find the area of the giant arrow. (7mks)
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b) If one can of paint covers 100 square feet. how many cans should Jess buy? (5mks)
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