HIDDEN TREASURE HIGH SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

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SUBJECT: PHYSICS CLASS: SS 2 TIME: 1 HOURS
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Instruction: Answer all questions in section A and three in B
SECTION A (Objective Test Questions: Choose correct option from A-D)

1. The pair of physical quantities that are scalar only are (A) length and displacement (B) impulse and time (C)
volume and area (D) moment and momentum
2. The derived unit of pressure can be expressed as (A) kgms-2 (B)kgm-1s-2 (C) kgm-2s-2 (D) kgm-1s2
3. When a brick is taken from the earth’s surface to the moon, its mass
(A) increases (B) becomes zero (C) remains constant (D) reduces.
4. Which of the following dimensions is correct for a force?
(A) MLT-2 (B) MLT2 (C) MLT1 (D) MLT-1
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A small metal ball of mass 100g is gently dropped into a measuring cylinder containing some water. The water
level rises as illustrated by the diagram above. Calculate the density of the material of the ball.
(A) 2.08 g cm-3 (B) 2.50 g cm-3 (C) 8.00 g cm-3 (D) 12.50 g cm-3
6. The types of motion which a cylindrical drum rolling down an inclined plane undergoes are
(A) circular and translational (B) rotational and translational (C) rotational and circular(D) rectilinear and
circular
7. The heat generated when two palms are rubbed together is due to (A) friction (B) pressure (C) pull (D) reaction
8. A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 0.2 ms−2. Determine its speed after 10s
(A) 50.0 ms−1 (B) 25.0 ms−1 (C) 2.0 ms−1 (D) 0.5 ms−1
9. The area under a velocity-graph represents (A) speed (B) acceleration (C) moment (D) distance
10. Calculate the distance between the point P(2,4) and Q(5,3)
(A) 2.83 units (B) 3.16 units (C) 7.08 units (D) 8.00 units
11. If an ebonite rod is rubbed with fur (A) both the ebonite rod and fur will be negatively charged (B) the
ebonite rod will be positively charged while the fur will have no charge (C) there will be electron transfer only
if the ebonite rod is earthed (D) the ebonite rod will be negatively charged while the fur will be positively
charged
12. The magnitude of the resultant of two forces 12N and 5N acting at right angles to each other is
(A) 7 N (B) 13 N (C) 17 N (D) 49 N
13. A shooter wants to fire a bullet in such a way that its horizontal range is equal to three times its maximum
height. At what angle should he fire the bullet to achieve this? (A) 53o (B) 68o (C) 30o (D) 45o
14. A perfect emitter or absorber of radiant energy is a (A) conductor (B) black body (C) white body (D) red body
15. Which of the following pairs of energy sources are renewable? (A) Biomass and petroleum (B) Coal and solar
(C) Hydro and wind (D) Ocean tide and natural gas
16. A body of mass 120g placed at 10cm on a metre rule makes the rule settle horizontally on a fulcrum placed at
the 35 cm mark. Calculate the mass of the rule. (A) 60g (B) 80g (C) 120g (D) 200g
17. The action of a towel in drying the body after bath is explained by (A) surface tension (B) capillarity (C)
diffusion (D) evaporation
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The diagram above shows a velocity-time graph. The statement that is true about this motion is that the car (A)
decelerates between points F and H (B) accelerates between points F and G
(C) has a constant speed between points E and F (D) has no acceleration between points F and G
19. Which of the following physical parameters is experienced by an object during its fall on earth?
(A) Final velocity of 0 ms-1 (B) Acceleration of 0 ms-2 (C) Final velocity of 9.8 ms-1 (D) Acceleration of 9.8
ms-2
20. The component of vector X along the direction of vector Y is zero when
(A) X is at an angle of 45o to Y (B) X and Y are in opposite directions to each other (C) X and Y are parallel
to each other (D) X is perpendicular to Y
21. Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity? (A) Altitude (B) Acceleration (C) Displacement (D) Weight
22. A body moving with an initial velocity u accelerates until it attains a velocity v within a time t. The distance, s

covered by the body is given by the expression (A)

v +u
2
(B) (
v +2 u
2 )
t (C)
v +u
2 ( )
t (D)
2 v +u
2
t ( )
23. The motion of smoke particles from a chimney is typical of
(A) oscillatory motion (B) rotational motion (C) circular motion (D) random motion

24. The diagram above shows the speed-time graph of a car. If the car covered a total distance of 600m in 25s,
calculate its maximum speed. (A) 30 ms−1 (B) 25 ms−1 (C) 20 ms−1 (D) 15 ms−1
25. A projectile is fired from the ground level with a velocity of 300ms−1 at an angle of 30o to the horizontal.
Calculate the time taken to reach the maximum height. (g=10ms−2) (A) 25s (B) 30s (C) 20s (D) 15s
26. An object of mass 2kg moves with a uniform speed of 10ms−1 for 5s along a straight path. Determine the
magnitude of its acceleration. (A) 0ms−2 (B) 1 ms−2 (C) 3 ms−2 (D) 4 ms−2
27. The resultant of two forces X and Y will be minimum when the angle between X and Y is (A) 0 0 (B) 900 (C)
450 (D) 1800
28. A force that is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the resultant force is called (A) couple (B)
equilibrant (C) friction (D) torque
29. Two forces, 12N and 16N inclined at an angle θ to each other, have a resultant which is parallel to the 16N
force. The value of cos θ is (A) 1 (B) ¾ (C) ½ (D) 0
30. Uniform speed occurs when there is equal change of (A) distance in equal times (B) displacement in equal
times (C) velocity in equal times (D) acceleration in equal times
31. A car starts from rest with an acceleration of 4ms -2. How long will it take the car to reach a velocity of 20ms -1?
(A) 4s (B) 5s (C) 16s (D) 24s
32. If it takes an object 3s to fall freely to the ground from a certain height, what is the distance covered by the
object? (A) 90 m (B) 30 m (C) 45 m (D) 60 m
33. A train with an initial velocity of 20 ms−1 is subjected to a uniform deceleration of 2 ms−2. The time required
to bring the train to a complete halt is (A) 20 s (B) 40 s (C) 5 s (D) 10 s
34. The slope of a straight-line velocity-time graph represents (A) uniform acceleration (B) uniform speed (C) total
distance travelled (D) work done
35. A small object of mass 50 g is released from a point A. Determine the velocity of the object when it reaches a
point B, a vertical distance of 30 m below A.
(A) 1.5 m s−1 (B) 6.0 m s−1 (C) 17.3 m s−1 (D) 24.5 m s−1
36. When a body is thrown vertically upwards, its velocity at the maximum height is (A) maximum (B) zero (C)
double its initial value (D) half its initial value
37. To attain a maximum range in a projectile motion, the angle of projection must be (A) 0 0 (B) 300 (C) 450 (D)
900
38. A ball is thrown vertically upward with an initial velocity u. Which of the following expressions for the
2 2 2
u 2u 2u u
maximum height reached by the ball is correct? (A) (B) (C) (D)
2g g g g
39. A body is projected with an initial velocity u at an angle θ to the horizontal. The time taken by it to reach its
2 2
2usin θ u sin θ usinθ usinθ
maximum height is given by the expression (A) (B) (C) (D)
g 2g g 2g
40. An object floats in a fluid when it displaces its (A) volume of fluid in which it floats (B) mass of fluid in which
it floats (C) weight of fluid in which it floats (D) density of fluid in which it floats
41. The resultant force in a couple is (A) zero (B) infinite (C) the sum of the forces (D) the product of the forces
42. Which of the following statements describes a body in a stable equilibrium correctly? A (A) person walking on
a tight-rope (B) ball on a smooth horizontal table (C) ball resting on an inverted hemispherical bowl (D) ball in
the middle of a hemispherical bowl
43. When a body is slightly tilted, it is found that its center of gravity is slightly raised. What is the state of
equilibrium of the body? (A) Unstable (B) Stable (C) Neutral (D) Cannot be determined
44. An object is projected from a height of 80m above the ground with a velocity of 40 ms−1 at an angle of 30o to
the horizontal. The time of flight is (A) 16s (B) 10s (C) 8s (D) 4s ( g=10 ms−2)
45. Which of the following condition(s) will increase the stability of a body? I. High center of gravity, II. Low
center of gravity, III. Wide base (A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) II and III only
46. A loaded spring is set in simple harmonic motion. The force that tends to restore the load to its equilibrium
position is (A) adhesive (B) elastic (C) frictional (D) gravitational
47. A fruit drops from the top of a tree 20 m tall. The time it takes the fruit to reach the ground is
(A) 5.0s (B) 4.0s (C) 2.5s (D) 2.0s
48. Which of the following activities will lead to a decrease in the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum? (A)
Increasing the amplitude of oscillation (B) Decreasing the amplitude of oscillation (C) Increasing the length of
the pendulum (D) Decreasing the length of the pendulum
49. The period of a body in simple harmonic motion is 0.0025 seconds. Calculate its frequency. (A)
0.0025 Hz (B) 250.0000 Hz (C) 400.0000 Hz (D) 500.0000 Hz
50.

A uniform metre rule has masses 20g and 10g hung at the 10cm mark and at the 30cm mark respectively as
illustrated in the diagram above. Calculate the value of m required to balance the rule horizontally.
(A) 30g (B) 40g (C) 50g (D) 55g
51. A body moving with uniform acceleration has two points (5,15) and (20,60) on the velocity-time graph of its
motion. Calculate the acceleration. (A) 0.25 m s−2 (B) 3.00 m s−2 (C) 4.00 m s−2 (D) 9.00 m s−2
52. In a school compound, a girl walks 40 m due east from the laboratory to the staff room to submit her report.
Then she turns and walks 30 m due north to her classroom. Determine the magnitude of her displacement from
the laboratory. (A) 10 m (B) 35 m (C) 50 m (D) 70 m
53. An example of a body in a state of neutral equilibrium is (A) A cone resting on its slant edge (B) A heavy-
base table lamp (C) An egg standing on its pointed end (D) The base of a Bunsen burner
54. Which of the following pairs of physical quantities is made up of vectors? (A) Speed and displacement (B)
Mass and Force (C) Displacement and acceleration (D) Momentum and length
55. A stone thrown vertically upwards returns to the ground. Which of the following figures represents the
veolicity-time graph?

56. The diagram below illustrates three forces T1, T2 and 250 N in equilibrium. Calculate the magnitude of T2
(A) 43.25 N (B) 125.00 N (C) 144.35 N (D) 432.50 N

57. The center of gravity of a body is (A) Always at the centre of the body (B) The point at which the body can
be suspended (C) The point where any force exerted on the body act (D) The point where the gravitational
pull always acts on the body
58. An object is acted upon by a system of parallel forces causing the object to be in static equilibrium. Which of
the following statements is not correct? (A) The resultant of the parallel forces is zero (B) The algebraic sum
of all the moments of the forces is zero. (C) All the parallel forces must be equal in magnitude and direction
(D) The sum of the forces in one direction must be equal to the sum of the forces in the opposite direction.
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Which of the above force diagrams correctly illustrates the forces acting at point O in the figure above?
60. The S.I unit of moment of a force is (A) Nm−1 (B) Nm (C) N (D) Nm−2
 SECTION B
Answer Only Three Questions from This Section
1 (a) Distinguish between distance and displacement ( 2 marks )

(b) Sketch the coordinates of the points P(5,−2 ¿and Q(−3 , 4 ¿ on the Cartesian plane using a convenient
scale. ( 4 marks )
(c) A ball was displaced from O to A along a straight line, a distance of 5.0m. It was later returned to O
along the same path. Determine: (i) The total distance covered by the ball ( 2 marks )
(ii) The displacement of the ball ( 2 marks )
2. (a) State two differences between scalar and vector quantities ( 2 marks )
(b) Classify the following quantities as scalars or vectors: Speed, displacement, electric potential,
moment, electric field strength, pressure, energy and acceleration. ( 2 marks )
(c) (i) Define Resultant vector ( 2 marks )
(ii) Two forces 30 N and 40N act at right angles to each other. Determine the magnitude and direction of
the resultant force. ( 4 marks )
3. (a) Explain the meaning of the following terms:

(i) Uniform acceleration (1 12 marks) (ii) Uniform velocity (1 12 marks)

(b) A car starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for 5s until it attains a velocity of 30ms -1. It then travels with
uniform velocity for 15s before decelerating uniformly to rest in 10s.

(α) Sketch a graph of the motion ( 2 marks )

(β) Using the graph above, calculate the:

(i) acceleration during the first 5s, (1 12 marks)

(ii) deceleration during the last 10s (1 12 marks)
(iii) total distance covered throughout the motion. (1 12 marks)
4. (a) What is a projectile? ( 2 marks )
(b) State two objects each used in sports and warfare which may be considered as projectiles. ( 2 marks )
(c) A missile is projected from the ground at an angle ɵ to the horizontal with a velocity of 30m/s. It reached a
maximum height of 11.25m. Calculate:
(i) The value of ɵ ( 2 marks )
(ii) The time taken to strike the ground ( 2 marks )
(iii) The range ( 2 marks )

5. (a) (i) Define Equilibrant (2 marks)

 (ii) If the system of the forces shown in the diagram below are in equilibrium, find the tensions T 1 and T2 in the
strings. ¿)

(3 marks)

(b) State two conditions of equilibrium for a number of parallel coplanar forces (2 marks)
(c) A uniform metre rule of mass 90g is pivoted at the 40cm mark. If the rule is in equilibrium with an unknown mass
m placed at the 10cm mark and a 72g mass at the 70cm mark, determine the value of the unknow massm .
(3 marks)