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PHYSICS
PAPER 1
TIME: 2 HOURS
AUGUST-2023

CEKENAS END OF TERM TWO EXAM-2023

FORM THREE EXAM
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. (K.C.S.E)
PHYSICS PAPER 1
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your name and ADM. number in the spaces provided above
2. Sign and write date of examination in the space provided.
3. This paper consists of two sections A and B
4. Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
5. Mathematical tables and electronic silent calculations may be used.
6. All working must be shown clearly where necessary
7. Take: acceleration due to gravity g = 10m/s2
For examiners use only
SECTION QUESTION MAX MARKS CANDIDATE SCORE
A 1-14 25
B 15 10
TOTAL SCORE 16 11
17 11
18 12
19 11
80

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 SECTION A (25 MARKS)
1. Define mechanics as a term used in Physics . (1mark)
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2. The mass of an empty density bottle is 15g and 60g when full of oil of density 0.8g/cm3. Determine
Volume of water that would fill the density bottle completely. (2marks)

3. The figure below show part of a scale of a vernier caliper with an error of +0.03cm.What is the actual
reading of the calliper. (2marks)

4. The figure below show a drop of water about to fall from a pipette and after falling. Explain why the
shapes of the drops are different. (2marks)

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5. A student set up the apparatus as shown below. The boiling tube was heated in the middle as shown.

i. State the role of the lead shot in the experiment. (1mark)

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ii. With reason, state the wax that will melt first. (2marks)
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6 a) The Figure below shows a manometer attached to a gas supply. If the atmospheric pressure is
103360N/m2. Calculate the pressure of the gas supply. (Take density of mercury 13600kg/m3.)
(2marks)

b) Explain why a hole in a ship near the bottom is more dangerous than near the surface. (1mark)
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7. Below shows a non-viscous fluid that is not compressible moving through a pipe of varied cross-
section. Area

If the area of the narrow region is 0.05m2 calculate the area of the wider region. (2marks)

8. When a Bunsen burner is lift above a wire gauze. it is observed that the flame initially burns above
the gauze as shown in figure (a) then after some time the flame burns below as well as above the
gauze as shown in figure b.

Figure b

Figure (a)
Explain the observation. (2marks)

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9. One factor that affect the stability of an object is base area. State one way base can be made to
increase stability. (1mark)

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10. On the axis provided, sketch a graph of mass per unit volume against temperature for the water
heated from O◦C to 10◦C. (2marks)

11. An object weighs 65N on earth where acceleration due to gravity is 9.8m/s2 If it weighs 42.2N in
planet X find the acceleration due to gravity for this planet. (2marks)

12. A person feel colder on bare feet on a cemented floor than on a wooden floor, Explain. (1marks)
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13. Distingush between solid and liquids in terms of intermolecular forces. (1mark)
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14. What is the role of lycopondium power in the oil drop experiment. (1mark)
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 SECTION B (55 MARKS)
15a) State the Hooke’s law. (1mark)
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b) State two factors that affect the spring constant of a helical spring. (2marks)
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c) A single spring stretches by 10cm when supporting a load of 50N. If the system below has such identical
with negligible weight determine

i) The total extension (2marks)

ii) The total spring constant for the system. (2marks)

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d) The graph below shows an extension of a certain spring against the stretching force .
Determine the spring constants of the spring. (3marks)

16. a) State the principle of the moment (1mark)

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b) State two condition necessary for a rigid body to be in equilibrium. (2marks)
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 c) The diagram below show a system in equilibrium with the rule horizontal

i) AQ is a uniform rule of length 1.0m and weighs 18N. Calculate the weight of the block X. (2 marks)

ii) The tension in string P. (1mark)

d) The figure below show press system that use a lever of negligible mass on the side of a small piston
pivoted at point P and a force of 100N applied at R

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Calculate
i) The pressure exerted by the smaller piston. (3marks)

ii) The weight of the bale supported by large piston. (2marks)

17 The figure below shows the pattern formed on a tape in an experiment to determine the acceleration
of the trolley. The frequency of the ticker timer tape used is 50HZ

Calculate:
i) The initial velocity of the trolley. (2marks)

ii) The final velocity of the trolley. (2marks)

iii) The Acceleration of the trolley (2marks)

iv) On the diagram indicate the direction the trolley was moving. (1mark)

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 b) A gun is fired vertically upward from the top of an open truck moving horizontally at uniform
velocity of 50m/s. The bullet reached a maximum height of 45m. Calculate
i) The time taken by the bullet to reach maximum height. (2marks)

ii) The distance coved by the truck just before the bullet reaches the level from which it was fired.
(2marks)

18a) State the Newton’s Second law of motion (1marks)

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b) A paratrooper flexes his legs when he lands, explain. (1mark)
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c.) A body of mass 2kg resting on a rough surface is acted upon by horizontal force of 5N.The body
accelerate at 0.8m/s2 for a distance of 15m before it was brought to rest in 0.5sec

i) Name the force F shown in the diagram (1mark)

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ii) Determine the magnitude of force F. (2marks)

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 d).Sketch a Velocity time graph of a spherical ball dropped into a glycerin filled in a beaker. (1mark)

e) A weighing balance placed on the floor of a lift is used to measure the weight of a body of mass 80kg.
Determine the reading on the balance when the lift moves upwards. (take g has 10m/s2)
i) With uniform velocity. (2marks)

ii) With an acceleration of 3m/s2 . (2marks)

f) Explain why a person standing on a boat is likely to fall into the water when attempting to Jump to
the shore . (2marks)
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19a) i) Define Velocity ratio. (1mark)
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ii) Give two reason why efficiency in pulley is below 100%. (2mark)
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 b) The figure below shows an inclined plane on which the trolley of mass 30kg is pulled up the slope by
a force of 100N parallel to the slope. The trolley moves so that its centre of mass travel from point A to
B.

i) Determine the velocity ratio. (2marks)

ii) Determine the work output. (2marks)

iii) Amount of work input that goes into waste. (2marks)

iv) The efficiency of the plane. (2marks)

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