ROYAL HEIGHTS SCHOOL

1 Reigners Close, Off Giwa-Amu Rd. O/L, Warri

First Term Examination 2024/2025 Session Date: December,
2024.
Subject: PHYSICS
Class: SS 2 Time allotted : 1:30mins

1. Which of the following is odd? (a) 25km (b) 25km North (c) 25km to the left (d)
25km upwards
2. The following are vector quantities EXCEPT (a) distance (b) displacement (c) force
(d) weight
3. Determine the distance between the two points: P(4,2) and Q(1, 6) (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3
(d) 6
4. Distance is can be measure with the following except (a) metre rule (b)
speedometer (c) tape rule (d) ruler
5. Which is the correct SI unit of distance? (a) millimeters (b) metres (c) kilometres
(d) centimetres
6. A body is projected horizontally at an angle of 60° with a velocity of 80m/s. What is
the time taken by the projectile before it returns to ground again? [g=10m/s 2] a)
10.4s b)13.9s c)20s d)15.4s
7. Which of the following is not a vector quantity a) Work b) Acceleration c) Force d)
Velocity

8. A body starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 5m/s2 until it attains a
velocity of 25m/s. Calculate the time taken to attain this velocity. a)5s b) 7s c) 9s
d)12s
9. A projectile covers the maximum range when the angle of projection is a) 0° b) 45°
c) 90° d) 180°
10. An object is said to undergo oscillatory motion when it moves (a) In erratic
manner (b) to and fro about a fixed point (c) In a circular path (d) Along a
continuous path from the starting point
11. A car moving at a speed of 90km/hr was brought uniformly to rest by the
application of brakes in 10s. How far did the car travel after the brakes were
applied? a) 125m b) 200m c) 45m d) 100m

12. The third equation of motion is given by (a) v = u + ½ at 2 (b) v2 = u2 + 2aS

(c) v = u + at (d) v2 = u2 + at
13. The slope of a displacement-time graph gives (a) Acceleration (b)
 Displacement (c) Speed (d) Velocity
14. Uniform speed occurs when there is equal change of (a) distance in
equal times (b) displacement in equal times (c) velocity in equal times (d)
acceleration in equal times
15. A body is projected horizontally at an angle of 60° with a velocity of 80m/s.
What is the time taken by the projectile before it returns to ground again?
[g=10m/s2] a) 10.4s b)13.9s c)20s d)15.4s
16. If two forces 6N and 8N act on a body in the north and east direction
respectively, resultant force on the object will be (a) 10N (b) 1.33N (c) 48N (d)
0.75N
17. Two moving toys of masses 50kg and 30kg are traveling on the same plane
with speeds of 5 m/s and 3 m/s respectively in the same direction. If they collide
and stick together, calculate their common velocity.(a) 4.05m/s (b) 4.5m/s (c)
4.85m/s (d) 5.4 m/s
18. Two balls of masses 0.5 kg and 0.3kg move towards each other in the same
line at speeds of 3 m/s and 4 m/s respectively. After the collision, the first ball has a
speed of 1m/s in the opposite direction. What is the speed of the second ball after
collision (a)2.7m/s (b)2.5m/s (c)2.9m/s (d) 13m/s
19. _______ is the product of force and the perpendicular distance (a) couple (b)
moment (c) torque (d) tension
20. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is 2.0s. Calculate the period if
the length of the pendulum is doubled (a) 1.0s (b) 1.4s (c) 2.8s (d) 4.0s

SECTION B: ESSAY PART

ANSWER ANY FOUR QUESTIONS

1. What do you understand by Projectile Motion? (ii) List three examples of objects used
in sports and warfare that may be considered as projectiles.
b. A ball is dropped from a height. At the same time, another ball is projected
horizontally from the same height. Would both balls hit the ground at the same time?
Explain your answer.
c. A body is projected from the ground at an angle t i t a to the horizontal with a
velocity of 30m/s. It reached a maximum height of 11.25m. Calculate (i) The value of
tita (ii) The time of flight
2. A body of mass 20g is suspended from the end of a spiral spring whose force
constant is 0.4 N/m. The body is set into a simple harmonic motion with amplitude 0.2m
calculate. (a) the period of the motion (b)the frequency of the motion (c) the angular
velocity(d) the total energy (e) the maximum velocity of the motion
3. (i) Differentiate between stable , unstable and neutral equilibrium
(ii) A uniform metre rule AB is balanced on a knife edge at a point 55cm from B when a
mass of 10g is hung at point P, which is 10cm from A. Calculate the mass of the metre
rule.
4a. (i) What is a vector quantity? (ii) state the parallelogram law of vectors (iii) A force 150N is
inclined at 500 to the horizontal find its vertical and horizontal components.
5. A body starts from rest and travels distances of 120m, 300m and 180m in successive
equal time intervals of 12s. During each interval, the body is uniformly accelerated. (i)
Calculate the velocity of the body at the end of each successive time interval. (ii)
Sketch a velocity time graph for the motion (iii) calculate the acceleration at each time
interval.
6. Derive from Newton’s law the relationship between Force, mass and acceleration
a. State Newton laws of motion and explain the consequences of each law
b. State the principle of conservation of linear momentum.
c. A 15kg monkey hangs from a cord suspended from the ceiling of an elevator. The
cord can withstand a tension of 200N and breaks as the elevator accelerates. What
was the elevators minimum acceleration (g=10m/s 2).

ROYAL HEIGHTS SCHOOL

1 Reigners Close, Off Giwa-Amu Rd. O/L, Warri
First Term Examination 2024/2025 Session Date: December, 2024.
Subject: PHYSICS
Class: SS 1 Time allotted :
1:30mins

1. Which of the unit of the following physical quantities are derived? i. Area ii.
Acceleration iii.
Pressure iv. Mass
(a) i, ii, iii and iv (b)i, ii, and iii only (c)i, ii and iv only (d) I and iii only
2. Which of the following is a derived unit? (a) Meter (b) Joule (c) Kilogram (d)

3. Which of the following instruments is suitable for making the most accurate
Ampere

measurement of the internal diameter of a test tube? (a) Meter rule (b) A pair of
calipers(c) A micrometer screw gauge
(d) A tape rule
4. The dimension of force can be expressed as (a) MLT (b) ML-1T (c) ML-1T-2 (d) MLT-
2
5. The dimension of Work can be expressed as (a) MLT (b) ML-1T (c) ML2T-2 (d) MLT-
2
6. Which of the following instruments is suitable for making the most accurate
measurement of the diameter of a thin wire? (a) Meter rule (b) A pair of

7. What type of motion does the string of a guitar perform when it is being plucked?
calipers(c) A micrometer screw gauge (d) A tape rule

8. A gap between any two points in space is regarded as a) Displacement (b)

(a) Random (b) Rotational (c) Vibratory (d) Translational

9. An object is said to undergo oscillatory motion when it moves (a) In erratic

Position (c) Distance (d) Speed

manner (b) to and fro about a fixed point (c) In a circular path (d) Along a

10.
continuous path from the starting point
Which of the following is a fundamental quantity? (a) Speed (b) Velocity (c)

11.
Force (d) none of the above
What type of motion does the skin of a talking drum perform when it is
being struck with a drum stick? (a) Random (b) Rotational (c) Vibratory (d)

12.
Translational
The slope of a displacement-time graph gives (a) Acceleration (b)

13.
Displacement (c) Speed (d) Velocity
Uniform speed occurs
when there is equal change of _ _ _ _ (a) distance in equal times (b)
displacement in equal times (c) velocity in equal times (d) acceleration in equal

14.
times
A body starts from rest and
accelerates uniformly at 5m/s2 until it attains a velocity of 25m/s. Calculate

15.
the time taken to attain this velocity. (a)5s (b) 7s (c) 9s (d)12s
Which of the following is not an example of force? a) Tension b) Weight c)

16.
Friction d) Mass
An object moves round a circle of radius 20m with a linear constant velocity
of 5m/s. Determine the object’s angular velocity a) 4rad/s b) 0.25rad/s c)

17.
16rad/s d) 10rad/s
Which of the following is a vector quantity? (a) Speed (b) Distance (c)
Acceleration (d) Work
The diagram below indicates measurements obtained on a Vernier calliper and
micrometre screw gauge

18. The measured value on the Vernier calliper is (a) 3.02cm (b) 3.4cm (c)
3.34cm (d) 3.07cm
 19. The measured value on the Micrometre screw gauge is (a) 0.317cm (b)
0.355cm (c) 0.532cm (d) 3.17cm

20. From the diagram above, what is the coefficient of friction if the block just

(b) 4.5 (c) 0.2 (d) 0.8

starts to move? (a) 80

SECTION B
ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS
1. What do you understand by Motion? Give 2 examples of bodies undergoing the
following types of motion (i) Linear Motion (ii) Oscillatory Motion (iii) Random motion
(iv) Circular motion[10 marks]
2. A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for 20s to attain a speed of 25ms -1 .
It
maintains this speed for 30s before decelerating uniformly to rest in 10s . The total time
for the journey is
60s.
(i) Sketch a velocity-time graph for the motion
Use the graph to determine the:
(ii) The acceleration of the car
(iii) total distance travelled
(iv) deceleration of the car

3 a. State two (i) Laws of solid friction (ii) Advantages of Friction (iii) Disadvantages of
Friction (iv) Methods of reducing friction
b. A block of wood weighting 4N is placed on an horizontal table. It is then pulled by
means of spring balance attached to one of its end. The block just begin to move when
the spring balance records a horizontal force of 2.5N. what is the coefficient of static
friction.
4. Explain the following terms (i) Angular Velocity (ii) Centripetal force as related to
circular motion
b. Write the formula for centripetal force
5. A mass of 10kg is moving in a circular path of radius 2m with a uniform speed of
50m/s. find the centripetal acceleration and the corresponding centripetal force
6. (i) Define Force (ii) Classify the following forces as either contact forces or force
fields: PUSH, TENSION, GRAVITATIONAL, ELECTROSTATIC, REACTION, MAGNETIC
b. Calculate the force applied to body of mass 50kg and acceleration of 0.5m/s 2
 ROYAL HEIGHTS SCHOOL
1 Reigners Close, Off Giwa-Amu Rd. O/L, Warri
First Term Examination 2024/2025 Session Date:
December, 2024.
Subject: PHYSICS
Class: SS 3
Time allotted : 1:30mins

1. In Escape Velocity, Ve =? (a) √2gR (b) √gR2 (c) √GRm (d) Gm/r
2. In the above formula, R is? (a) Earth’s radius (b) Radius between
two points (c) Radiation (d) Resistor
3. 2.5µF =? (a) 2.5 x 10-6F (b) 2.5 x 10-9 F (c) 2.5 x 10-12 F (d) 2.5 x
10-15 F
4. A body is projected from the earth's surface with the intention of
letting it escape from the earth's gravitational field. What is the
minimum escape velocity of the body? [Earth's radius = 6.4 x 103
km, g = 10ms-2] A. 14 kms-1 B. 13 kms-1 C. 12 kms-1 D. 11 kms-1
5. What is used for storing electrical charges? (a) Resistor (b)
Transformer (c) Capacitor (d) Magnet
6. Continuous flow of charges is also called? (a) Power (b) Current
(c) Resistance (d) Flow
7. Continuous charges are produced by a device called a? (a) Cell
(b) House (c) Capacitor (d) Transformer
9. In Gravitational Potential, V =? (a) √2gR (b) √gR2 (c) √GRm (d)
Gm/r
10. Gravitational Potential is measured in? (a) N (b) J/Kg (c) Nm/Kg
(d) Km/s
11. A full charged 4V battery can give a current of 2A for 10 hours.
The total amount of energy given out during the charging is? (a) 80J
(b) 480J (c) 288000J (d) 0.8J
12. Resistivity is measured in? (a) Ohm (Ω) (b) ohm-m (Ωm) (c) ohm-
m-1 (Ω m-1) (d) ohm-m2 (Ω m2)
13. A wire of resistance of 4Ω is in series with a parallel combination
of two 4Ω resistors. What is the effective resistance? (a) 12Ω (b) 6Ω
(c) 18Ω (d) 24Ω
14. When a current of 6A flows through a wire for 2minutes, the
quantity of electricity that is produced is? (a) 720C (b) 720A (c)
720V (d) 12A
15. What is the combined resistance of a 5Ω resistor which is
connected in series with a parallel arrangement of 15Ω and 5Ω? (a)
25Ω (b) 4Ω (c) 9Ω (d) None of the above
16.What can be used to convert the galvanometer into an ammeter
by connecting a suitable resistor in parallel with galvanometer? (a)
Potentiometer (b) Shunt (c) Multiplier (d) Rheostat
17. A device used to precisely measure potential differences is? (a)
Accumulator (b) Wheatstone bridge (c) Potentiometer (d) Multiplier
18. The electromagnetic wave that can produce a heating effect on
the environment is A. x –rays B. ultraviolet rays C. infrared rays D.
gamma rays
19. The electromagnetic waves that are sensitive to temperature
changes are A. X-rays B. Gamma-rays C.
Ultra-violet rays D. Infra-red rays
20. All electromagnetic waves in a vacuum have the same A.
wavelength B. frequency C. speed D. amplitude

THEORY: SECTION B
1. (a) (i) What are electromagnetic waves? (ii) What is
Electromagnetic Spectrum? (ii) List five
Electromagnetic Radiation (b) State two uses each of the
Electromagnetic Radiation mentioned in 1 (a)(iii).
2. (a) (i) State Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation. (ii) Write
down the expression for the gravitational
force between the masses. (iii) Explain the meaning of each symbol
in your expression. (b) Two capacitors
of capacitance 4μF and 6μF are connected in series to a 100v d.c.
supply. (i) Draw the circuit diagram and
calculate the; (ii) Charge on either plate of each capacitor (iii) P.d.
across each capacitor (iv) Energy of the
combined capacitors
3. (a) Explain what you understand by primary and secondary cells,
giving two (2) examples of each. (b) The
mass of two like bodies are attracted with a force of 754N. If their
distance of separation is 70.3m, find the
mass of one of the bodies, if the mass of the other is 2050kg (G=
6.7 x 10-11 Nm2Kg-2)
4. (a) (i) State the law of electrostatic force of attraction (ii) State
Faraday’s laws of Electrolysis (b) The plates
of a parallel plate capacitor, 5.0 x 10-3m apart are maintained at a
potential difference of 5.0 x 104 v,
calculate the magnitude of the; (i) Electric field intensity between
the plates (ii) Force on the electron (iii)
Acceleration of the electron (Electronic charge= 1.6 x 10-19C, Mass
of electron= 9.1 x 10-31Kg)
5. (a) What is Electrolysis? (b) If the mass of a proton is 1.67 x 10-
27Kg and the mass of an electron is 9.11 x
10-31kg, calculate the force of gravitational between: (i) A proton
and an electron (ii) Two electrons (iii)
Two protons (Take G= 6.67 x 10-11Nm2 /kg2 , Distance between
the protons= 4.0m, Distance between the
electrons= 2 x 10-2m, Distance between the proton and the
electron= 5.4 x 10-11m)
6. (a) What is Resistivity and Conductivity? (b) Two parallel-plate
capacitors of capacitance 2μF and 3μF are
connected in parallel and the combination is connected to a 50v d.c.
source. (i) Draw the circuit diagram of
the arrangement and determine; (ii) Charge on either plate of each
capacitor (iii) Potential difference across
each capacitor (iv) Combined energy of the capacitors
7. (a) Outline five (5) factors on which capacitance depends and
three (3) uses of capacitors. (b) The resistance
of a wire of length 100cm and diameter 0.3mm is found to be 3.0
ohms. Calculate; (i) The resistivity (ii) The conductivity of the
material of the wire (c) Calculate the escape velocity of a rocket
from the earth’s surface of radius 6.4 x 106m.