NYARUGURU DISTRICT DATE: 13/03/2024

DISTRICT ASSESSMENT DURATION: 3HOURS

TERM II MARKS:…../100MKS

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2023-2024

SUBJECT: PHYSICS I

CLASS: S2

LEVEL: ORDINARY LEVEL

INSTRUCTIONS
1. Do not open this paper until you are told to do so
2. This paper contains two sections A and B
- Section A : attempt all questions
- Sections B: Answer only three questions of choice
- Section C: This question is compulsory and use
provided graph paper
3. Calculators and mathematical instruments may be used.
4. Use only a blue or black pen for writing and a pencil for drawing.

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SECTION A: Attempt all questions from this section. (55 MARKS)

Choose the letter that corresponds to the correct answer from question 1to 7

1) The number of significant figures in value 9.00825 are

a) four b)six c) five d) three (3 marks)

2) What is the initial velocity of an object, which travels a distance given

by x(t) =10t2+15t+5 along a straight line in time t?

All physical quantities are in SI units

a)5m/s b)10 m/s c)15 m/s d) 30 m/s (3 marks)

3) A 40 N block exerts 20 Pa of pressure on a table.

What is the area of the block that is touching the table?

a)40 m2 b)20 m2 c)800 m2 d)2 m2 (3 marks)

4) A stone weights 450 N in air and 200 N when it is in water.

What is the weight of displaced water?

a)450 N b)200 N c) 650 N d) 250 N (3 marks)

5) A small piston of a hydraulic press has an area of 20 cm2 .If the applied

force to the piston is 75 N, what must the area of the connected large

piston be to exert a force of 6000 N ?

a) 25 cm2 b)1600 cm2 c)40 cm2 d)22 500 cm2 (3 marks)

6)The density of water is 1 g/cm3 .The table below shows the masses and

volumes of 4 substances

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 Substance Density/gcm-3
Substance 1 2
Substance 2 1.5
Substance 3 5
Substance 4 0.5
Which of the following substances will float on water?

a)Substance 1 b)substance 2 c)substance 3 d)substance 4 (3 marks)

7) A feather and an iron bar are dropped from the same height and at the

same time in a vacuum room without any resistance.

Which object(s)will reach the floor first? (3 marks)

a)both at the same time b)feather c)Iron bar d)they will not fall

8) A gaseous mixture contains 5 moles of nitrogen and 10 moles of

helium. The total pressure in the container is 3 atm.

What is the partial pressure of the nitrogen?

(i) 2 atm

(ii)1 atm

(iii) 0.6 atm

(iv) 15 atm

(3mark)

9) Use true or false to answer the sub questions below

a) Unit of power is Joule (2 marks)

b) Energy is the ability to do work (2 marks)

c) 1J=1N x1m (2 mark)

d) Due to the application of 5N force an object moves 10 m

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 along the direction of force. The work done is 0.5 J (2 marks)

e) Power = work done x time (2 marks)

10)Define: i) Precision (2 marks)

ii) Acceleration (2 marks)

iii) Accuracy (2 marks)

11) The weight of a stone in air is 10 N. When the stone is wholly

submerged in water, its weight is 7N. Density of water is 1000 kg/m3

acceleration gue to gravity is 9.81m/s2.

Use Archimedes’s principle to answer the sub questions below

a) What is the buoyant force on the stone (2 marks)

b) Determine the weight of displaced water (1 mark)

c) Find the volume of the displaced water (2 marks)

12) A ball is thrown upwards with an initial velocity u. After 3s the velocity of
the ball upwards is determined to be 10m/s. Use g = 10m/s2.Calculate :

i)the value of the initial velocity u. (3 marks)

ii)the time taken to reach the maximum height (2 marks)

iii)the maximum height reached (3 marks)

iv)the time taken to return to the ground. (2 marks)

SECTION B: Attempt only three questions in this section (30 marks)

13) a) Copy and Complete the following statements.

Don’t copy all statement. Write only the answer

(i)The linear motion can be of two types: uniform motion with

constant …………………………..and uniform motion with non

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 zero ………………………… (2marks

(ii) If a feather and a iron ball are released from the same height

in a room without air resistance, both reach the floor at the

same ……………………….due to …………………………...(2marks)

(iii) ………………………………..is a vector quantity whose length is the

shortest distance from the initial position to the final position of a

moving body (1mark)

b) The distance travelled by a moving body is given by

X=4t +12 in m. Determine

(i) the speed of this body ? (1mark)

(ii) initial position of the body (1mark)

c)A car moving with a velocity of 10 m/s accelerates uniformly

at the rate of 3 m/s2 to reach 34 m/s. Find

(i) the time taken (2 marks)

(ii)the distance travelled in this time (1 mark)

14) a) What do you understand by the term pressure as a term used

in Physics (1 mark )

b) Why are water tanks placed at the highest places? (2 marks)

c) Calculate the pressure the water exerts at 8 m below the

surface of the water in a lake.

Assume the density of water ρ=1000 kg/m3 and g=9.81 m/s2 (3 marks)

d)You have a rock with a volume of 30 cm3 and a mass of 60 g

(i)What is its density? (2 marks)

(ii)Will the rock float or sink in the water? Explain

The density of water is 1g/cm3 (2 marks)

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15) a) Differentiate between potential energy and kinetic energy (2 marks)

b) An orange fruit of mass 0.1 kg falls from its tree 3m high to the

ground.

(i) State energy changes which occur as the orange falls to the ground

(2 marks)
(ii)Calculate the potential energy possessed by the orange before it falls

Take g=9.81 m/s2 (2 marks)

(iii)Find the kinetic energy of the orange as it hits the ground (2 marks)

(iv)Calculate the speed of the orange when just it hits the ground (2 marks)

16) a)List any two measuring instruments of pressure (2 marks)

b) Analyze the following figures (a) and (b).

Why are the levels of water in all branches like that after opening

the tap? (2 marks)

c) The figure below shows a measuring instrument containing mercury

(density 13 600 kg/m3) connected to a tank with methane liquid and

methane gas. Acceleration due to gravity g =10m/s2. Atmospheric

pressure Patm=76 cmHg)

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(i)Identify the name of this measuring instrument (2 marks)

(ii)Find the pressure of the gas supply in the units below

1)cmHg (2 marks)

Hg is the symbol of mercury,

2)Pa (2 marks)

17) Use essay form to discuss three fundamental ideal gas laws (10 marks)

SECTION C: This question is compulsory. (15 marks)

18) The table below shows how the speed of a moving body changes with time

Time (s) 5 10 15 20 25 30 40

Speed (m/s) 20 30 40 50 50 60 70

a) Plot the graph of speed against time using these

results.(12marks)

b) Estimate the initial velocity of the moving body. (1 mark)

c) Put letter A on any part of the graph where the velocity is

constant. (1 mark)

d) For how long is the speed constant? (1 mark)

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