Part one: Circle the correct answer (21 marks)

1) The diagram below is an application of electrostatics.

Name this application
a) Photocopy machine
b)b)Paint cars

c) Aish in factory
d)Refueling airplane
2) Which properties of waves shows interference of wave

d)

3) Which diagram correctly shows the electric field lines

between two charged spheres?
b)
 4) The below diagram shows penetrating power of radiations
Which radiation has most penetrating power?
a) Beta and Gamma
b) Beta
c) Alpha
d)d) Gamma only

5) Sound waves in air are

a) Transverse waves
b)b) Longitudinal waves
c) May be both types
d) None of these
6) The speed of the light is ………………………. Km per second.

a) 300 c) 3000
b)b) 300 000 d) 30 000

7) Transformers are used to

a) Convert AC into DC
b) Convert DC into AC
c) Step up DC voltage
d)
d) Step up or step down voltage
8) The diagram consist of source and two bulbs. The bulbs are connected in

a) Series
b)b) Parallel
c) May be both types
d) None of these

9) What is the mass of the ruler?

a)a) 3g

b) 5g
c) 30cm
d) 70cm
 10) The below diagram shows deflection of radiations in electric fields.
The radiation R1 is ………………………radiation?

a)a) Beta
b) Alpha
c) Gamma
d) Delta
11) The diagram below shows four balls placed on a different heights on up stairs.
Which ball has the highest gravitation potential energy?

a)a) Ball D
b) Ball C
c) Ball B
d) Ball A
12) A car of mass 500kg and running at a speed of 2m/s.
what is the kinetic energy of car?
a) 2000j
b)b) 1000j
c) 600j
d) 800j

13) In the diagram below. What is the real weight of the stone in air?

a) 30N
b) 50N
c)c) 80N
d) 100N
 14) The length of the block is

a) 1.2 cm c) 2.5cm
b)b) 1.3cm d) 14cm

15) Two resistors are connected in parallel as shown in the figure.

The total resistance of the circuit is

a)a) 4 Ω

b) 6 Ω
c) 12 Ω
d) 18 Ω
 16) Ahmed is using simple machine to move a rock. Which
simple machine is Ahmed using?
a) Lever
a)

b) Wheel and axle

c) Inclined plane
d) Pulley
17) A step up transformer increases
a) Current
b) Frequency
c) Voltage
c)

d) Power
 18) The diagram shows an electric iron.
Which energy transfer takes place when the iron is used?
a) Heat to kinetic energy
b) Heat to electrical energy
c) Electrical energy to kinetic energy
d) Electrical energy to heat energy
d)
19) The two astronauts cannot hear each
other, even when they shout, unless they
have their radios switched on. Because of
a) Sound cannot travel through solid
b) Sound cannot travel through liquid
c) Sound cannot travel through gases
d) Sound cannot travel through vacuum
d)
 20) The logic gate whose switching circuit is shown in the figure
stands for:
a) AND gate
b) OR gate
b)
c) NOT gate
d) NAND gate
21) Which logic gate is represented by the truth table below?

a)
a) NOT-gate
Input Output
b) NOR-gate
c) AND-gate 1 0
d) NAND-gate
0 1
 Question One: (9marks)
A) Nadia sets up the circuit below to carry out an experiment on a filament lamp.

Ammeter
i) M1 is the _____________measuring Current
____________ in amperes. 2marks
ii) M2 is the ____________ volt
Voltmeter measuring voltage. in _____________. 2marks
iii) M1 has a _________
Low High
resistance while M2 has a ________ resistance. 2marks
Variable resistor
iv) Name the component marked X: ……………………………..…… 1mark
B) Electrical heating is used in different ways, for example in an electric kettle.

Give TWO other examples of devices which use electrical heating effect.
Electrical iron
i) ……………………………….. 1mark
Oven
ii) ……………………..….. 1mark
 Question Two: (11marks)
A) The table below shows the regions of electromagnetic spectrum

Name the waves indicated J, K and L?

Gamma ray …………………….
i) J ……………………… 1mark
X-ray
ii) K………………………………………………... 1mark
Ultraviolet rays
iii) L………………………………………………… 1mark
 B) Match the electromagnetic radiation in column A into column B 3marks

Column A Answer Column B

1) X- rays 2 In a remote control for a TV
2) Infrared rays 3 In sunbeds to give a suntan
1 To obtain shadow pictures of bones
3) Ultraviolet rays

C) The diagram shows an X-ray photograph of a broken leg

The bone shows up white on the photographic film.
Explain why uses X-ray rather than in light.
X-ray can be penetrating the skin
but light is not
………………………………………………………
 d) The diagram below shows the half- life of sample of radioactive material
i) From the diagram determine the half-life of the sample?

2 days 1mark
……………………………………

ii) What is the sample will remain

after 6days?
12.5 counts
………………………….. 1mark

iii) The activity of sample of Iodine falls from 80 counts/second to certain counts
if its half-life is 6 days what activity will remain after 18days?

10 counts
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2marks
 Question Three: (9marks)
A) A transformer has a primary coil of 1000 turns. When the primary coil is connected
to 240V AC supply and a secondary voltage is 12V.

i) Is the transformer being step-up or step-down transformer? Explain your answer?

Step down, Because input voltage is more than out put voltage
………………………………………………………………………………………………...….………2marks
ii) What is the number of turns in the secondary coil?

1000/Ns = 240/12, Ns = 12000/240 = 50 turns

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….…… 2marks
B) The figure below shows electricity from power supply stations to a house.

Match the sentence with its number on the diagram

i) 2
Where electricity being generated: ……………………………… 1mark
1
ii) Where electricity being used: …………………………………… 1mark
3
iii) Where electricity is increased: …………………………………… 1mark
4
iv) Where electricity is decreased: …………………………………… 1mark
C) Explain why the voltage of the supply increases before transmission?
To reduce power loss
 Question Four: (10marks)
A) The diagram below shows an object weighted in air and in water respectively.

a) What is the real weight of the object in air?

150N
…………………………………………………………………………………… 1mark
b) Calculate the buoyancy force on the object in the water?
150N – 102 = 48N
……………………………………………………………………………….. 1mark
c) What is the weight of the water displaced by the object?
48N
………………………………………………………………………………… 1mark
d) Fine the mass of the water displaced? (Take g= 10 N/kg)

M = F/g, M = 48/10 = 4.8kg

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1mark
e) If the volume of water displaced is 0.0048m3. Calculate the density of water.

Density = m/v, density = 4.8/0.0048 = 1000kg/m3

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2marks
B) Write down one applications of Archimedes principle in real-life.

Design of submarines
………………………………………………………………………. 1mark
C) What are the readings indicated C, D and E?

0.2
C: ……………………………………… 1mark
0.5
D: ……………………………………... 1mark
0.85
E: ………………………………………... 1mark
 Question Five: (11marks)
A) The figure below shows the velocity-time graph of a train.

a) In which sections was its acceleration zero?

…………………………………………………………………………………..
BC and DE 2marks
b) In which sections was its acceleration constant?
AB and CD
………………………………………………………………………………….. 2marks
c) In which section was the train deceleration?
EF
………………………………………………………………………………….. 1mark
d) Calculate the acceleration of the train for the first 2seconds?
a = (V-U)/t, a = (50-0)/2 = 50/2 = 25m/s2
……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2marks
B) A car of mass 60kg is travelling in a part of a circle of radius 4m at a speed of 10m/s.

a) Calculate centripetal acceleration

a = V2/r a = 102/4 = 100/4 = 25m/s2

……………………………………………… 2marks
b) Calculate centripetal force

F = MV2/r a = 60x102/4 = 6000/4 = 1500N

…………………………………………………………… 2marks
 Question Six: (16marks)
A) The figure shows electrical component. Study it and then answer the flowing question

Which of these parts:

Transistor 1mark
a) Consist of three connections base, collector and emitter………………………
Diode
b) The current flows in one direction……………………………………………... 1mark
 Battery
c) To convert chemical energy to electrical energy…………………………….. 1mark
Lamp
d) Produces blight light ………………………….......................................... 1mark
Resistor
e) To limit the current flows …………………………............................... 1mark
LDR
f) resistance depends on the amount of light falling on it ………………… 1mark
B) Match the symbol gates and the names 10marks

3
 Question Seven: (13marks)

The diagram below shows two types of lenses 6marks

Which lens: lens 1 or lens 2
2
i) Is concave ……………………………….
1
ii) Is convex ………………………….……
2
iii)Is diverge lens ………………….………
1
iv)Is converge lens ………………………….
 Question seven: (16marks)
1
v) Always produce real image ………………...
2
vi) It produces virtual image …………………….

B) An object is placed 20cm from a convex lens and position of the

image is 10cm.
Find the magnification of the object?

M = v/u m = 10/20 = 0.5

…………………………………………………………………………………. 2marks
 Question seven: (16marks)

C)) Shows a ray of red light passing through a semicircular glass block
Which line shows
i) X
Normal ……………………………. 1mark
L
ii) Incident ray ……………………………. 1mark
R
iii) Refracted ray ………………………………. 1mark

D) State which angle P, Q, T or S is

i) The angle of incidence for the ray of red light.
S
……………………………………………..1mark
ii) The angle of refraction.
T
……………………………………………… 1mark