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Physics 1-1
Physics 1-1
PRESIDENTS’ OFFICE
SINGIDA REGION
031/1 PHYSICS 1
Instructions
1. Answer all questions in section A,B and ONLY two (2) questions from section C
2. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room
3. Non- programmable calculators may be used
4. Write your examination number on every page of your answer booklet(s)
5. Where necessary the following constants may be used.
i) Acceleration due to gravity, g=10 m/s2
ii) Density of water =1.0 g/cm3
iii) Pi, π=3.14
(i) A bar copper is heated from 293k to 333k. Identify a false statement.
A. Its density will increase slightly
B. Its length will increase slightly
C. Conductivity will decrease slightly
D. Mass will not change
E. Weight will not change
(iv) When illuminated by a certain lamp, the shadow of a table-tennis ball on a white screen
is uniformly dark. This is because the lamp used is
A. Very bright D. very weak
B. fluorescent E. very large
C. very small
(v) The cost of electricity for a 2000W electric fire used for 10:30 hours at the rate of shs.
8.00 KWh is
A. Tshs 160 D. Tshs. 1600
B. Tshs. 80 E. Tshs. 3200
C. Tshs. 168
(vii)The note from a plucked guitar will have a low low pitch if the string is
A. Thick and long D. Thin and short
B. Thick and slack E. Thick and short
C. Think and slack
(viii) Which of the following circuit element has the ability to produce gain as used in
electronics?
A. Inductor D. capacitor
B. Diode E. Amplifier
C. Resistor
(ix) Jane looks at frog cell and observed that it contains cell membrane without cell wall,
that is:
A. Hypothesis D. Problem
B. Experiment E. Observation
C. Conclusion
(x) Which of the following is not the importance of first Aid
A. to reduce pain
B. it replaces expert medical treatment
C. bring hope and encouragement to the victim
D. save people’s life
E. Prevent further bleeding.
2. Choose a correct word from list B which match statements in list A and write its letter
besides the item number.
LIST A LIST B
(i) A hammer driving a nail into block of wood A. Sing velocity
(ii) A small heavy body suspended by inextensible B. Newton’s first law
string C. Simple distillation
(iii) Used to launch bodies to the space D. Instantaneous velocity
(iv) Used to measures body acceleration E. Acceleration due to
(v) Velocity of a body at any instant gravity
F. Gravitational force
G. Pendulum bob
H. Simple pendulum
I. Time - ticker
J. Newton’s third law
SECTION B
Answer ALL question from this section