First Term Examination for 2024/2025 Academic Session

Subject: Physics Class: S.S.S 1 Time:

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) Ampere
3. Which of the following instruments is suitable for making the most accurate 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 calipers(c) A micrometer screw gauge (d) A tape
rule
7. What type of motion does the string of a guitar perform when it is being plucked? (a) Random (b)
Rotational (c) Vibratory (d) Translational
8. A gap between any two points in space is regarded as a) Displacement (b) Position (c) Distance (d)

9. An object is said to undergo oscillatory motion when it moves (a) In erratic manner (b) to and fro
Speed

about a fixed point (c) In a circular path (d) Along a continuous path from the starting point
10. Which of the following is a fundamental quantity? (a) Speed (b) Velocity (c) Force (d) none of
the above
11. 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) Translational
12. The slope of a displacement-time graph gives (a) Acceleration (b) Displacement (c) Speed
(d) Velocity
13. Uniform speed occurs when
there is equal change of (a) distance in equal times (b)

14.
displacement in equal times (c) velocity in equal times (d) acceleration in equal times
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
15. Which of the following is not an example of force? a) Tension b) Weight c) Friction d) Mass
16. An object moves round a circle of radius 20m with a linear constant velocity of 5m/s.

17.
Determine the object’s angular velocity a) 4rad/s b) 0.25rad/s c) 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 starts to move? (a)

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

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 [10 marks]

3 a. State two (i) Laws of solid friction (ii) Advantages of Friction (iii) Disadvantages of Friction (iv)
Methods of reducing friction [4 marks]
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. [6 marks]
4. Explain the following terms (i) Angular Velocity (ii) Centripetal force as related to circular motion [8
marks]
b. Write the formula for centripetal force [2 marks]
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 [5 marks]
b. Calculate the force applied to body of mass 50kg and acceleration of 0.5m/s2
 First Term Examination for 2024/2025 Academic Session
Subject: Physics Class: S.S.S 2 Time:

1. A uniform bar 15m long is balanced on a pivot placed at its midpoint. A boy of mass 55kg sits on one
arm of the bar at a point 5m away from the pivot. What mass must be placed 2m away from the other
end of the bar to keep the bar horizontally? (a) 15kg (b) 45kg (c) 50kg (d) None of the above
2. 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
3. The single vector which would have the same effect in magnitude and direction as two or more
vectors is called a) Resultant Vector b) Component Vector c) Unit vector d) Angular vector
4. Which of the following is not a vector quantity a) Work b) Acceleration c) Force d) Velocity
5. 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
6. A projectile covers the maximum range when the angle of projection is a) 0° b) 45° c) 90° d) 180°
7. 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
8. 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
9. The third equation of motion is given by (a) v = u + ½ at2 (b) v2 = u2 + 2aS (c) v = u + at (d) v2 = u2
+ at
10. The slope of a displacement-time graph gives (a) Acceleration (b) Displacement (c) Speed
(d) Velocity
11. 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

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The diagram illustrated above shows three forces in equilibrium. If the mass of the circular body is
10kg, calculate the tension in the string [g =10m/s2] (a) 100N (b) 50N (c) 400N (d) 200N
12. 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
13. An object thrown vertically upwards attain a height of 10m. What is the displacement of the
object when it returns to its starting position? (a) 10m (b) 15m c) 20m d) 0m
14. The period of an oscillatory motion is defined as (a) Average of the times used in completing
different oscillations (b) Time to complete a number of oscillations (c) Time taken to move from one
extreme position to the other (d) Time taken to complete one oscillation
15. A ball was thrown upwards by a
student. The velocity and acceleration after the
first few seconds (a) Decreases, Decreases (b) Decreases, Increases (c) Increases, Decreases (d)
Increases, Increases
16. An object moves at a constant speed of 6m/s. This means that the object: (a) Increases its speed
by 6m/s every second (b) Decreases its speed by 6m/s every second (c) Doesn’t move (d) Moves 6m
each second
17. An object moves at a constant acceleration of 6m/s 2. This means that the object: (a) velocity
stays the same (b) Moves 6m each second (c) Acceleration increases by 6m/s2 each second. (d)
Velocity increases by 6m/s each second
18. A boy travels 8km eastwards to a point B and then 6km northward to a point C. What is the
difference between the distance covered by the boy and the displacement of the boy? (a) 2km (b) 4km
(c) 10km (d) 14km

Use the diagram below to answer question 19 – 20

19. Which of the following is true about Line 1? (a) The object is at rest (b) The object is moving at
a constant speed (c) The object’s motion corresponds to a motion in the negative 𝑥 direction (d) None
of the above.
20. Which of the following is true about Line 2? (a) The object is at rest (b) The object is moving at
a constant velocity (c) The object is moving at a constant acceleration (d) None of the above
 SECTION B
ANSWER ANY FIVE QUESTIONS
1a. 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
2a. Sketch a diagram of a simple pendulum performing simple harmonic motion and indicate positions of
maximum potential energy and maximum kinetic energy.
b. A spring makes 60 revolutions in 15 secs. Find the period and the frequency of the vibration
3. 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
4a. State the conditions for the equilibrium of a rigid body acted upon by parallel forces
b(i) Describe an experiment on how the mass of a metre rule can be determined using principle of
moments
(ii) Highlight two precautions taken to ensure accurate results.
5. (i) Differentiate between stable equilibrium 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.
6a. (i) What is a vector quantity? (ii) state the parallelogram law of vectors (iii) A force 150N is inclined at 50 0 to
the horizontal find its vertical and horizontal components.
7. 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.
 RUTE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
First Term Examination for 2024/2025 Academic Session
Subject: Physics Class: S.S.S 3 Time:
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: Answer any four (5) questions only
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.