1. (a) What is area “Area”?

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(b) State the SI unit of area. (2 marks)

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2. Explain why water in a glass tube forms a concave meniscus. (2 marks)

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3. A book has 100 pages between two covers. Each page is 0.10mm thick and each cover is
0.20mm thick, calculate the thickness of the book. (3 marks)

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4. (a)The gravitational field strength of the moon is 1.6 N/kg. What is the weight of an
object of mass 20kg? (2marks)

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(b)The mass of 7.4 kg has a weight of 30 N on a certain planet. Calculate the

gravitational field strength of the planet. (2 marks)

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5. A water box has a base of 6cm by 6cm and contains water to a height of 7cm.

(a) When a stone is lowered into the water so that it is completely immersed in water,
the water rises to a height of 9cm. What is the volume of the stone? (2 marks)

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(b) What is the density of the stone if it has a mass of 200g? (2 marks)

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6. A density bottle has a mass of 23.5 g and a volume of 50 cm3. When it is full of methylated
spirit, it has a mass of 64.5 g. determine the density of methylated spirit in kg/m3. (3 marks)

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7. (a)State two rules to be followed when using a metre rule. (2marks)

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(b) A student had a piece of broken metre rule and wanted to measure the length of a
piece oof wood. She placed the piece of wood as shown in the figure below.

What is the length of the piece of wood? (2 marks)

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8. What is the mass of air in a room measuring 5m x 10m x 10m.

(The density of air is 1.24kg/m3) (2 marks)

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9. At a particular time of the day, a ruler of height 180cm has a shadow of 116cm on the
ground. A tree has a shadow of length 840cm at the same time of the day. What is the height
of the tree? (4 marks)

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10. The apparatus shown below is used to measure the volume of water.

(a) Name the apparatus. (1 mark)

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(b) What is the accuracy of the apparatus? (2 marks)

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11. (a) Define force and state its SI unit? (2 marks)

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(b) Fill the table below with the correct force. (4 marks)

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 Water wets a glass Cohesive force
An apple falls to the ground
Your hands become hot when you rub
the together.

A bucket of water is easier to lift in water

A toy boat moves on water surface

12. A body weighs 100N in air and 80N when fully immersed in water. Calculate the upthrust
force acting on the body. (2 marks)

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13. (a)Differentiate between scalar and vector quantities and give examples. (2marks)

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

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(b) Explain why farm tractors and heavy trucks are made with large tyres. (2 marks)

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(c) Explain why it is dangerous for tourists to go below the Atlantic Ocean to see the
Titanic. (2 marks)

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15. A spring stretches by 6cm when supporting a load of 15N.

(a) How much will the string stretch when supporting a load of 5kg. (3 marks)

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(b)What amount of force would make the spring extend by 25mm. (3 marks)

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16. (a)A box of mass 720kg is placed on a table. If the area of contact in the table is 1.8
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(b) A block of dimension 0.2m by 0.1m by 5cm has a mass of 500g and rests on a flat
surface. Determine the least pressure that can be exerted by the block on the surface. Least
pressure is exerted by maximum area. (4 marks)

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17. (a)State Pascal’s principle of transmission of pressure. (1

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(b) The figure below shows a liquid enclosed in a glass tube.

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(c) State THREE applications of Pascal’s principle. (3 marks)

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18. The pistons of a hydraulic lift have surface areas of 0.005m2 and 0.003 m2. The smaller
piston is pushed downward with a force of 150 N as shown below.

(a) Calculate the pressure on the smaller piston. (2 marks)

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(b) Calculate the force on the larger piston. (2 marks)

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(c) State THREE properties of a suitable hydraulic fluid.

19. Calculate the pressure due to water experienced by a diver working 15 metres below the
surface of the sea. (Take g= 10N/kg and density of sea water = 1.03g/cm3) (3 marks)

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