SSS Sa SS PRESIDENTS O CEs Sarre ere -REGIONACADMINISTRATIO MINISTRATION:AN 5 EOC AL GOVERNMENT :KIBAHA PRIVATE SEGON APRA _KlsANIADRIVATE-SEGONDARY SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION N NO =: Arora re ambers0ow AM uA SS re Instructions 1, This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions. 2. Answer all questions in section A and B and only two (2) questions from section c 3. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room. 4. Non-programmable calculators may be used. 5. Write your examination number on every page of your booklet (s) provided. 6. Where necessary the following constants may be used; Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10m/s? or 10N/kg Density of water = 1000kg/m? 1 litre = 1dm?=1000cm? Specific heat capacity of water, c = 4200 J/kgK Pie, n= 3.14 Specific heat capacity of copper, C, = 390 J/kg°C Linear expansivity of iron fi = 1.18 x 105K? This paper consists of 4 Printed pagesSECTION A (16 Marks) Answer all questions In this section. For each of the items (I) - (x) choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and write Its Ww 1} (ii) (wv) ) ™) (vil) (will) letter beside on the Item number In your answer sheet provided, Aluminium has a specific heat capacity more than twice of that of copper. Identical masses of copper and aluminium, both at 0°C are dropped together Into a can of hot water. When the system has come to equilibrium; A. Aluminium ts at a higher temperature than copper B, Aluminium and copper are at the same temperature C. Copper Is at higher temperature than aluminium D. Temperature: diference between copper and aluminium depends on the amount of water in the can eying temperature of copper and aluminium wil be higher than that of water Joyce went club to dance music, If she wear a blue dress with red spots, how will she appear when she viewed In red light? A. Completely red B. Completely magenta C Blue with red spots D. Magenta with red spots E. __ Black with red spots Which of the following statements Is correct? A. Friction acts in the same direction as motion B. Al friction can cause a body to become hot Certain lubricants can reduce friction to zero. D. _ Fora given body the frictional force depends on the area In contact with the surface E Walking would be made easier if fleton dd nos eet When a pipe iS played a sound wave x is produced Inside the pipe and sound y is heard outside the pipe, then; X is a transverse and ¥ Is longitudinal B. Xandy are both transverse waves Xs progressive and yi stationary B. X's stationary andy ls progressive wave E. __ Xis progressive and y Is longitudinal For an osciloscope just to display the waveform of a.c supply which controls should adju A. Y-shift then x-time base osP B. —X-time base then y-shift C_Y-shift then brightness D. —_Xtime base then T-gain E. _ Y-gain then focus ‘Two forces of 5N and 8N are acting at the same point and inclined at an angle 45° to each ote Wet will be their resultant force? B. 12N Cc 22.4N D 12N EB 1.12N Jasson thinks of washing his clothes which day will you advise him among the following? A Dry day B. Hot day C Windy da D. Still day E Cold day Aplece of cork of volume 100 cm? is floating on the surface of water. If the density of the cork Is 0.25 g/cm?, what volume of the cork is immersed in the water? A 100 cm* B. 0.25 cm? Cc 25cm D, 100,25 cm? EB 0,025 cm?(ox) &) Match the items in list A with th? responses In list B by writing the letter of the correct nses. i answer boo! The conductor becomes magnet when; Itis wrapped with a coll of wire Asoft Iron Is used An electric current flows through it Is resistance Is Increased passed through an electric eld Leng’ bwis applied to desenbe Magnitude of the back em, In a cirult Magnitude of Induced current In a circuit Di Induced e.m.f in a circuit Direction of applied e.m.f in a circuit rse current monsrgymonee ist The Byer OT gases Coan aT ous small suspended solid and liquid particles that surround the earth The colectve name given tothe troposphere an stratosphere The region Found in exosphere where satellites orbiting the ea ‘The region earestthe earth of which most weather phenomena occur The layer in which the ozone layer is found (wi) ‘outmost region of the atmosphere @ (b) @ (b) @) (b) (a) SECTION B (54 marks) Answer all questions in this section What is wrong if any, when 240 V, 1 KW heater Is connected to a fuse labeled 3 A? (04 marks) How long wil take a 240V, 300W electric heater to rase a temperature of 150 Itres of water in a well Jed copper tank of mass 20 kg from 15° to 70"? Then find the cost it takes if one rs 5 shillings. (05 marks) A convex mirror Is used to form an Image of a pin object. By using well labeled diagram, show how you can obtain an upright and diminished Image. (04 marks) adam Joye diving very good ona tarmac road during arm Sunny day, Madam aperence ditcalt Sy ber proper driving Behavige “his i becuse imac read ofen appears to be covered wth pools of water some disonce ahead. Which disappear when approached, you as a Physician remove the fear to Madam Soyce by describing the stustion she faces on her ariving wth ald of agra, mat With the ald of labeled diagram explain the principle on which the siphon operates. (05 marks) ‘A.uniform tube 1 m long and closed at its upper end Is pushed vertically downward into mercury until the liquid rise 0.2 m Inside the tube. Calculate the depth of the open end below the mercury surface. (04 marks) Mr Jacob said that “star” and “planet” are all the same since they are all found in the ‘sky. Argue for or against the statement by giving five (5) points to support your answer, (05 marks)9. (b) (@) (b) (a) (>) @) (b) © @) (b) © (@) (b) © azaelimu.com ‘The greenhouse effect Is a process in which the emission of radiation in the atmosphere warms the earth's surfaces. This effect is useful at all lives on the earth’s surface especially In maintaining the moderate temperature on the earth, There are some gases are present in high amount, they disturb temperature on the earth’s surface. Explain briefly four (4) of those gases. (04 marks) (i) Howdoes the density of solid change with increasing In temperature? (1.5 marks) (li) Agirl of mass 50 kg walks up a flight of 12 steps, if each step Is 30 cm high and walked for 60 seconds. Calculate the power of the girl climbing the stairs. (2.5 marks) ‘A 180 kg box Is released on a 30° inclined plane and accelerated down the inclined at 0.27 m/s. How large Is the coefficient o° friction? Determine the force needed to accelerate the box on the surface of the inclined plane. (05 marks) Briefly explain any four measures that can be taken to control global warming. (04 marks) An Iron rivet of radius 8.95 mm at 20°C is to be inserted into the hole of an iron plate of radius 8.92mm at 20°C. What temperature must the rivet is heated in order to fit into the hole. (05 marks) SECTION C (30 Marks) ‘Answer two (2) questions from this section How would the mass number of a certain atom be affected by; (i) Alloss of an alpha particle (2.5 marks) (i) Again of one neutron and one electron (2.5 marks) Explain why a Gelger —Muller counter registers pulse even though no radioactive substances Is anywhere near the Gelger-Muller tube. (05 marks) A particular radioactive has a half-life of 3 hours. A sample gives a count of 3600 per second at 12:10 pm. When will the count have dropped to 900 per second in the same counting system? (05 marks) A string has a length of 75 cm and a mass of 8.2 g. the tension in the string is 18N. What are the frequencies of the 1 and 3° harmonics? (05 marks) Guitars have strings of varying thickness. Which of the string (thickest or thinnest) produces the highest frequency of musical note? Explain your answer. (05 marks) A step up transformer has 10,000 turns in the secondary coil and 100 turns in the primary coll. A current of 5.0A flows in the supply. Ifthe transformer has an efficiency of 90%, what Is the current In the secondary coll? (05 marks) A student standing between two vertical cliffs and 640m from the nearest cliff shouted. She heard the first echo after 4 seconds and second echo 6 seconds later, Use the Information to calculate the distance between two cliffs (05 marks) With the ald of diagrams explain the difference between transverse and longitudinal waves (05 marks) The beat frequency of two notes of nearly equal frequency Is 6 Hz. If one Is loaded with wax, the beat frequency becomes 4 Hz. What Is the frequency of the note? If the frequency of unloaded note Is 250 Hz. (05 marks)