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1.The amount of heat given out or absorbed when a substance changesits state without a change in
temperature is called (a) latent heat (b)heat capacity (c) specic latent heat (d) specic heat capacity
2. Calculate the energy required to vaporize 50g of water initially at 80c(a) 113000J (b) 117200J (c)
234400J (d) 420000
3.Which of the following physical quantity affects the saturated vapourpressure of a liquid? (a)
temperature (b) volume (c) mass (d) density
4.Water in a pressure cooker boils at a temperature higher than 100c.This is because (a) heat supplied is
increased (b) rate of heatingreduced (c) cooker maintains a higher pressure (d) cooker is used athigh
altitude
5. A hygrometer is an instrument used to measure (a) dew point (b)temperature (c) relative humidity (d)
vapour pressure
6.The phenomenon whereby the water droplets in the atmospherecombine with dust particles in the air
reduce visibility is (a) hail (b)cloud (c) fog (d) mist
7.. A gas which obeys gas laws, occupies a volume V cm at a pressure of P mmHg at room temperature.
If the volume increases to 3V when the temperature and mass of the gas is xed, calculate the
pressureat the new volume (a) 2P (b) 3P (c) P/2 (d) P/3
8 The volume of a given mass of an ideal gas at 327K and 9.52×10Pa is40cm. Calculate the volume of the
gas at 273k and 1.034 x10Pa (a)68.23cm (b) 47.91cm (c) 44.60cm (d) 307.5cm
9. The volume and pressure of a given mass of gas at 27C is 1200cm.Calculate its volume at 127c if the
pressure remains constant (a) 300cm (b) 400 cm (c) 1000 cm (d) 1600 cm
10.Compressions and rarefactions are terms associated with (a)transverse waves (b) electromagnetic
waves (c) longitudinal waves (d)water waves
11. Which of the following properties explains the change in direction of the waves (a) diraction (b)
reection (c) refraction (d) interference
12. A wave represented by the equation y=0.5sin0.4π(x-60t) where thedistance (x) is measured in
centimeters and time (t) in seconds. What is the wavelength of the wave? (a) 0.2cm (b) 0.4cm (c) 0.8cm
(d) 5.0cm
13. If two waves of equal frequency and amplitude travel in the oppositedirections along a string, the
wave set up in the string is called (a)transverse (b) progressive (c) longitudinal (d) stationary
14. The amplitude of a wave is the (a) distance between two successivetrough of the wave (b)
separation between adjacent particles (c)maximum displacement of the wave particle from the
equilibriumdisplacement (d) distance travelled by a wave in a complete cycle of its motion.
15. Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about heat? I. Heatis a form of energy II. Heat is
aect temperature III. Heat is afundamental quantity (a) I & II (b) I & III (c) II & III (d) I only
16. Which of the following is a wrong unit of temperature? (a) kelvin (b)Fahrenheit (c) Joules (d) Degree
Celsius
17. The following statements are not true of the thermometric propertiesof thermometric liquids except
(a) it should be transparent (b) poorconductivity (c) it should be opaque (d) vaporize easily
18.. The ice and steam points of a certain thermometer are -20 and 100respectively. Calculate the
Celsius equivalent of 70 in thatthermometer (a) 45C (b) 55C (c) 65C (d) 75C
19. Which of the following factors will aect the quantity of heat energy in a body (a) the length of the
body (b) the nature of the body (c) thevolume of the body (d) the density of the body
20.In an experiment to determine the specic heat capacity of a body,which of the following statement
is UNTRUE? (a) use well-laggedcalorimeter (b) stir rigorously (c) transfer the hot object quickly (d) it
isassumed that no heat is lost to the environment
21. How much heat is needed to raise the temperature of 120g of water through 33C (a) 16.632J (b)
166.32 (c) 1663.2J (d) 16632J
22. Calculate the time taken to raise the temperature of an aluminumblock of mass 700g from 28C to
108C if the heat source is 1000W (a)50400s (b) 504s (c) 45.05s (d) 50.4s
23. A waterfall is 70m high. Calculate the dierence between thetemperature of the water at the top
and the foot of the waterfall (a)0.16K (b) 0.17K (c) 0.26K (d) 0.27K
24. Calculate the quantity of heat require to raise the temperature of 2kgof copper from 30C to 79C (a)
45200J (b) 69200J (c) 29200J (d) 39200J
25. An electric heater, rated 15V supplies current of 10A for 6 minutesinto a copper block of mass 6kg.
Calculate the temperature dierenceafter the specied time (a) 34.8k (b) 22.5K (c) 45.2K (d) 17.7K
26.
SECTION B:Attempt any three questions from this section.SECTION B: Attempt any three questions from
this section.
1. Dene the upper xed point and lower xed point as used inthermometers 2marks
(b) The electrical resistance of the element in a platinum resistancethermometer at 1000C, 00C and
room temperature are 75.000Ω, 63.000Ωand 64.992Ω respectively. Use the data to determine the
roomtemperature.
2. State Charles law?
2b.Calculate the volume of a given mass of gas when its pressure changesfrom 900cmHg to 650cm at
initial volume of 25cm3, at a constant temperature 3marks
3(a) Define the following terms (include the unit) as used in waves(i) Period (ii) Wavelength
b. What is meant by the statement “the specific heat capacity of water is 4200JKg-1k-1” 2marks
c.The volume of air inside a pump at 300C is 100cm3, when the pressureis 760mmHg. When the air is
compressed to 25 cm3, the temperatureincreases to 450C. Find the new pressure of the air?
4What is a wave?
(b) List and explain any two properties of wave ?
5.A tuning fork having a frequency of 312 Hz emits a wave which has a wavelength of 1.10 m. Calculate
the velocity of sound
b).A given mass of gas has a pressure of 80 Nm−2 at a temperature of 47 C. If the temperature is
reduced to 27 C with volume remaining constant, the new pressure is?

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