Test-examination

Class: -form four date: 24/12/2020

Sub: - physics
Name: _____________________________________________________ No_______ Class____
Part one: Multiple Choice Questions [20marks]

1. The graph shows a water wave.

The amplitude of the wave is:

a) 10 cm c) 24 cm
b) 20 cm d) 48 cm
2. Which row shows parts of the electromagnetic spectrum in order of increasing frequency?

3. One kilowatt- hour of energy costs $0.31. How much does it cost to run 2KW heater for
three hours?
a) $0.62 c) $1.62
b) $0.93 d) $1.86
4. Echo sounding equipment on a warship receives sound pulses reflected from the sea bed
0.06 seconds after they were sent out. If the speed of sound in sea water is 1800 m/s. what
is depth of the water under the ship?
a) 0.54 m c) 54 m
b) 5.40 m d) 108 m

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5. The diagram shows the structure of a fuse.

What is the purpose of wire X?

A. to decrease the resistance of the circuit
B. to increase the current in the circuit
C. to keep the end caps on
D. to melt when the current becomes too large
6. Which diagram shows the directions of the electrostatic forces acting on two positively
charged spheres?

7. A hot-air balloon moves in the direction shown at constant speed and at constant height.
W, X, Y and Z are the forces acting on the balloon.
Which statement about the forces is
correct?
A. Z is equal to X and W is equal to Y.
B. Z is equal to X and W is less than Y.
C. Z is less than X and W is equal to Y.
D. Z is less than X and W is less than Y.

8. In the circuit below, X and Y are identical 6V lamps.

What happens when the switch is closed

(the current is switched on)?
A. X lights more brightly than Y.
B. Y lights more brightly than X.
C. X and Y both light with full
brightness.
D. X and Y both light with half
brightness.

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9. The diagram shows the path of a ray of light passing through a principal focus F of a lens.
Which broken line shows the direction of the ray after it leaves the lens ?

10. A car travels along the route PQRST in 30 minutes.

What is the average speed of the car?
A. 10km/ hour
B. 20km/ hour
C. 30km/ hour
D. 60km/ hour

Part two: Direct Questions (80marks)

Instruction: Answer all the questions below
1. A student draws the circuit shown below. The circuit is intended to be used to measure
the resistance of R, a length of nichrome resistance wire.
a) The student cannot remember which
meters he should use at X and at Y.
i. Which meter should he show at X?
.......................................... [1mark]
ii. Which letter should he put in the
circle at X?
........................................... [1mark]
iii. Which meter should he show at Y?
............................................[1mark]
iv. Which letter should he put in the
circle at Y?
........................................... [1mark]
b) (i) What is the component labelled Z?
................................................[1mark]
(ii) What is the purpose of Z in the
circuit? .................................. [1mark].

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c) The student connects the circuit and obtains the graph shown in the figure below.
I. Use the graph to find the value of the
voltage when the current is 0.4 A
____________________ [2mark]
II. Use the graph to find the value of the
current when the voltage is 1V
________________________[2mark]
III. Calculate the value of R.
________________________________
_________________________[2marks]

2. The figure below shows a circuit that includes three ammeters. The resistance of the
ammeters and the battery can be ignored.
a) What is the total resistance of the circuit?
……………………………………………………………………
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…………………………………………………….. [2marks]
b) Ammeter A1 reads 0.2 A. What do the other
two ammeters read?
i. A2 reads…………………………… [1mark]
ii. A3 reads…………………………… [1mark]
3. The figure below shows the same components as in (2), but connected differently.

(a) What is the total resistance of the circuit? Tick one box. [1mark]

(b) Ammeter A1 reads 0.8 A. What do the other two ammeters read? Tick the appropriate
boxes. [2marks]

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 (c) The figure below shows five circuit symbols and their names. The names are in the
wrong order. Draw a straight line from each symbol to its name. One line has been
drawn as an example. [4 marks]

4. The figure below shows the speed-time graph of a moving object.

(a) Which part, or parts, of Figure below

indicate when the object is
i. travelling at uniform speed,
…………………………………………[1mark]
ii. accelerating?......................[1mark]
iii. decelerating?.....................[1mark]

(b) Calculate the distance travelled in the first 10 s?

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(c) Calculate the distance travelled in the second 10 s?
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(d) Calculate the distance travelled in the last 15 s?
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(e) What is the total distance covered for whole journey?
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(f) Calculate the average speed for the whole journey?
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(g) Define the following words:
i. Acceleration?
........................................................................................................................................
........................................................................................................................[2 marks]
ii. Scalar?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[2 marks]
iii. Vector?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[2 marks]

5. The car in Figure below is on a level road.

(a) Calculate the magnitude of the resultant force on the car.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[3marks]
(b) Tick the box below that describes the motion of the car. [1 mark]

(c) The frictional forces increase to 2000 N when the car is moving. What happens to the
car? .................................................................................................................. [1 mark]
6. The ray diagram in Figure below shows a lens forming an image I′ of an object O′.

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 a. State
(i) Which of the marked points is a principal focus of the lens,..........................[1 mark]
(ii) Which distance is the focal length of the lens .............................................. [1 mark]
b. Which of the following words describe the image? Tick all that are correct. [3marks]

7. The specific heat capacity of a material is defined as the energy needed to raise the
Temperature of 1 kg of the material by 1 oC. here some specific heat of some material:
Material iron aluminum Copper Lead concrete Water Sand
specific heat capacity (J/kg 390 900 490 130 850 4200 800
oC)

a) If each container has a mass of 1 kg, which material would need the least energy to heat it
through 1oC?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[1mark]
b) Which material would need the highest energy to heat it through 1 oC?
……………………….……………………….………………………………………………………………………………….…[1mark]
c) i) 45,000j of heat energy used 2kg of material to raise from 12oC to 37oC of temperature.
Calculate the specific heat capacity?
………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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…………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………[4marks]
ii) What is the name of the material from the table above?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………[1 mark]
d) Sound is a longitudinal wave. Explain what is meant by a longitudinal wave.

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..........................................................................................................................................[ 2 marks]
e) On the wave diagram below, mark the following with the given letters. [4 marks]

I. Amplitude - A
II. Wavelength - B
III. Trough – C
IV. Crest -D

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f) The diagram shows a wave

i) State the number of cycles (wavelengths)

shown........................................[1 mark]
ii) This complete wave was produced in 0.2 s.
Calculate the period (time for one wave)
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...............................................[2 marks]
iii) Calculate the frequency of the wave.
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8. The table shows the major groups of the electromagnetic spectrum.

A. Name the radiation found at

I. A …………………………………………………………… [1 mark]
II. B …………………………………………………………… [1 mark]

(a) Give two reasons why all of these waves are placed in the same family of waves
called the electromagnetic spectrum.
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......................................................................................................................... [2 marks]
B. State which of the radiations in the diagram would have
I. The lowest frequency ………………………………………….. [1 mark]
II. The shortest wavelength …………………………………… [1 mark]

(c) All electromagnetic waves travel at the same speed of 3x10 8 m/s. Calculate the
frequency of X-rays.
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............................................................................................................................ .[ 3 marks]