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WAONDO MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOL

P.O BOX 33-40305, MBITA.

PHYSICS FORM ONE CYCLE 1 TERM 2

2023

NAME: …………………………………………. ADM NO………………………….

STREAM: ………………………………

TIME: 2 HOURS
Instructions to candidates
 Write your name, Admission number and stream in the spaces provided above.
 Answer all the questions in each section in the spaces provided after each question.
 Use legible handwriting.
 All working should be clear and legible in the spaces provided below each question.
 Non-programmable silent electronic calculators and KNEC Mathematical tables may be used.

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY:

SECTION QUESTION MAXIMUM CANDIDATE’S

SCORE SCORE
A 1-12 25
B 13 15
14 17
15 13
16 10
TOTAL SCORE 80

This paper consists of 8 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all the
pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

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SECTION A (25 MARKS)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.

1. Fig. 1 shows a fencing post whose length is being measured using a strip of a measuring tape.

Fig 1

Use this information to answer questions (a) and (b).

(a) State the accuracy of the tape. (1 mark)
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(b) What is the length of the post? (2 marks)

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2. (a) Sketch a well labelled clinical thermometer and explain its special features. (4 marks)
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(b) Convert each of the following temperatures into Kelvin:
(i) 25°C (ii) 100°C (iii) 0°C (iv) –123°C (4 marks)
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(c) A faulty mercury thermometer reads 𝟏𝟓℃ when dipped into melting ice and 𝟗𝟓℃ when
in steam at normal atmospheric pressure. What would this thermometer read when dipped
into a liquid at 𝟐𝟓℃ (3 marks)
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3. A student wanted to estimate the height of a tree. He held a rod upright and measured the
length of the shadow. He also measured the length of the shadow formed by the tree using a
surveyors’ tape measure as shown in the diagram. Determine the height (H) of the tree from
his measurements. (3 mark)

Fig 1.4

4. (a) Fig 1.10 shows a conical flask 15 cm high, filled with a liquid of density 1200kgm -3. The
atmospheric pressure of the surrounding is 8.4 x 104 Pa

Fig 1.10
Determine the pressure at the point marked X, at the bottom of the flask. (3 mark)

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(b) The figure below shows columns of different liquids in a tube. Determine the height of liquid A if
its density is 1.20 g/cm3 . (3 marks)

5. Sketch a graph of volume against temperature of water between 0°C to 10°C (2 marks)

SECTION B (55 MARKS)

Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided.

QUESTION 13
(a) State the meaning of the term matter. (1 mark)
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(b) It is observed that when a liquid is heated its volume increases. Explain this observation
using the kinetic theory of matter. (3 marks)
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(c) Figure 15 shows a set-up used to study Brownian motion in liquids.

(i) State the function of the hand lens. (1 mark)

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(ii) State what is observed on the pollen grains. (1 mark)

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(iii) Explain the observation made in (ii). (2 marks)
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(iv) State and explain what would be observed on the pollen grains if the water is heated. (3
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(d) In the figure below, ammonia gas and an acid gas diffuse and react to form a white
deposit on the walls of the glass tube. The deposit forms nearer end B.

(i) State which gas diffused faster..................................... (1 mark)

(ii) Explain how the rate of diffusion depends on the density of a gas. (1
marks)

(iii) If the experiment was performed at a higher temperature, would you expect it to take
longer or shorter time to form the white deposits? Explain. (2 marks)

QUESTION 14
In an experiment to determine the density of sand using a density bottle, the following
measurements were recorded:

Mass of empty density bottle = 43.2 g

Mass of density bottle full of water = 66.4 g
Mass of density bottle with some sand = 67.5 g
Mass of density bottle with some sand
filled up with water = 82.3 g
Use the above data to determine the:

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(a) mass of water that completely filled the bottle; (2 mark)

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(b) volume of water that completely filled the bottle; (2 mark)

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(c) volume of the density bottle; (2 mark)

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(d) mass of sand; (3 mark)

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(e) mass of water that filled the space above the sand; (3 mark)
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(f) volume of sand; (2 mark)

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(g) density of the sand; (3 mark)

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QUESTION 15

(a) Define pressure and state its SI unit. (2 marks)

(b) A metallic box weighs 188N and measures 10 cm by 30 cm by 8 cm.

(i) Determine the maximum pressure it can exert when lying on one of its surfaces.
(2 marks)

(ii) Determine the minimum pressure it can exert when lying on one of its surfaces.
(2 marks)

(c) The figure below shows a U-tube filled with water, mercury and another liquid:

(i) Determine the density of the liquid. (3 marks)

(ii) State a possible reason why mercury is used. (1 mark)

(d) The figure below shows how to empty water from a large tank into a lowlying container
using rubber tubing:

(i) Explain why the tube must be filled with water before the emptying process starts.
(1 mark)

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(ii) Soon after the tank begins to empty, the lower end is momentarily blocked by placing
a finger at end D. Determine the pressure difference between points A and D. (Take
density of water to be (1000 kgm–3) (2 marks)

QUESTION 16
(a) Define force and give its SI unit. (2 marks)

(b) Show diagrammatically how forces of 7 N and 9 N can be combined to give a

resultant force of: (a) 16 N (b) 2 N (2 marks)

(c) A mass of 7.5 kg has weight of 30 N on a certain planet. Calculate the acceleration
due to gravity on this planet. (2 marks)

(d) Explain why:

(i) a man using a parachute falls through air slowly while a stone falls through air
very fast. (2 marks)

(ii) A match-stick rubbed at one end with soap starts moving immediately in one
direction when placed on the surface of water. (2 marks)

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