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SECOND TERM SS1 PHYSICS EXAM

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SECOND TERM EXAMINATION

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SUBJECT: PHYSICS DURATION: 2HRS CLASS: SSS

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SECTION A: Attempt all question in this section. All question carry equal
mark
 1. The following are untrue about heat except? (a) it is a form of
energy (b) it damages thermometer (c) it can be created (d) it is the
measure of the degree of hotness of a body
2. The following are effects of heat except (a) it can cause chemical
change (b) it can cause expansion (c) it can cause empirical
interference (d) it can cause change in physical properties
3. Temperature can be measured in any of the following units except
(a) joules (b) Fahrenheit (c) Celsius (d) kelvin
4. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true of heat? I. Heat
flow from higher temperature to lower temperature. II. Heat can
be calculated. III. Heat can be gotten from the sun (a) I only (b) II&III
(c) I, II & III (d) II only
5. Calculate the Celsius equivalent of 1850F (a) 85 (b) 69 (c) 70 (d) 185
6. The reading on a damaged thermometer indicated 1020 at steam
point and -40 at the ice point. Calculate the reading of this
thermometer if another thermometer reads 710C (a) 75.26 (b)
79.26 (c) 71.26 (d) 67.26
7. The platinum resistance thermometer has a resistance of 4Ω at 00C
and 12Ω at 1000C. Assuming the resistance changes uniformly with
temperature, calculate the resistance of the thermometer where
the temperature is 650C (a) 9.2 Ω (b) 5.2 Ω (c) 13.2 Ω (d) 1.2 Ω
8. The ice and steam points of a certain thermometer calibrated in
mm are 8 and 72 respectively. Calculate the Celsius equivalent
when the thermometer reads 12mm (a) 10.25 (b) 25.6 (c) 6.25 (d)
7.25
9. Convert 670C to kelvin scale (a) 373K (b) 340K (c) 273K (d) 400K
10. Deduce the value in Fahrenheit if the reading in a thermometer is
1670C (a) 300.6 (b) 306.0 (c) 332.6 (d) 336.2
11. The ice and steam point of a kelvin scale is 273 and 373
respectively. Calculate thee reading on this thermometer if
another reads 1110F (a) 316.89 (b) 306.89 (c) 326.89 (d) 318.69
12. An ungraduated thermometer reads 2.0cm and 12.0cm at ice and
steam points respectively. Determine the reading in kelvin scale if
the thermometer reads 7.5cm (a) 318 (b) 328 (c) 218 (d) 338
13. A resistance thermometer has a resistance of 20 Ω at 00C and 85 Ω
at 1000C. If the resistance is 52 Ω in a medium, calculate the
corresponding temperature (a) 20.23 (b) 23.47 (c) 37.23 (d) 47.23
14. The thermometer developed by an SSS 1 physics student reads
1mm at ice point and 28mm at steam point. Calculate the reading
of the thermometer if it is to measure the temperature of the
examination hall which reads 610C (a) 16.49 (b) 15.47 (c) 18.47 (d)
17.47
15. The following statements are not true of kinetic theory except (a)
all matters are originally solids (b) all matters can be changed from
one state to another (c) all matters are made up of atoms (d) some
matters can exist without tiny particles
16. The temperature of a steam from pure water boiling at standard
atmospheric pressure is called (a) lower fixed point (b) upper fixed
point (c) colder fixed point (d) defined point
17. Which of the following statements correctly explain the effects of
heat using the ball and ring experiments? (i) the ball contracts on
heating (ii) the ball contracts on cooling (iii) the ball passed through
the ring after heating (iv) the ball could not pass through the ring
after heating (a) I&II (b) III&IV (c) I&III (d) II&IV
18. The following are effects of expansion except (a) cracking of
bridges (b) bulging of railway lines (c) thickening of heated metal
rod (d) sagging of telegraph wires
19. The cracking of a thick glass cup is due to which of the following
phenomenon? (a) particle nature of matter (b) anomalous
expansion of glasses (c) expansion of solids (d) loss of heat
20. Which of the formula below represents the linear expansivity of a
metal of length l­1 heated from ϴ1 to ϴ2 to get a new length l2 (a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
 21. If

and

which of the following relation is untrue? I.

, II.

III. (a)

(a) I only (b) II&III only (c) III only (d) none of the above
22. Which of the following statements is true of water heated from 00C
to 1000C (a) the volume is minimum at 00C (b) the volume is
minimum at 40C (c) the volume is maximum at 00C (d) the volume
is maximum at 40C
23. The anomalous expansion of water is experienced at what
temperature range? (a) 0-40C (b) 0-100C (c) 4-1000C (d) 4-100C
24. The following observations were made by a student who carried
out a research on the anomalous behavior of water when heated
from 00C to 1000C. I. the volume at 40C is the same as at 00C II. The
density is maximum at 40C III. The mass is unaltered even at 40C.

Which of the statement(s) is (are) correct? (a) I&II (b) II&III (c) II only (d) III
only
Given that the linear expansivity of a metal is 10-6k-1. Calculate the
area expansivity of the same material (a) 0.00000 k-1 (b) 0.000002
k-1 (c) 0.00003 k-1 (d) 0.00004 k-1
The cubic expansivity of a metal was calculated to be 3×10-5K-1.
What is the ideal linear expansivity of this metal? (a) 0.00005 K-1 (b)
0.00001 K-1 (c) 1.00005 K-1 (d) 3.00001 K-1
The length of a railway track measured in the morning is 134m.
Calculate the linear expansivity of the metal if the new length
measured in the afternoon is 134.17m. Temperature in the
morning is 260c while that of the afternoon is 330c (a) 101.2 x10-4K-
1 (b) 1.012 x10-4K-1 (c) 210.1 x10-4K-1 (d) 2.101 x10-4K-1

An aluminum wire measures 20m at 300c. When heated to 500c, it

increases to 20.0034m. What is the linear expansivity of the
material? (a) 5.8 x10-4K-1 (b) 5.8 x10-6K-1 (c) 8.5 x10-4K-1 (d) 8.5 x10-
6K-1

If the length of a metal rod is 21.07cm and becomes 21.12cm when

heated through 420c. Calculate the linear expansivity of the
substance (a) 3.05 x10-5K-1 (b) 4.05 x10-5K-1 (c) 5.05×10-5K-1 (d) 6.05
x10-5K-1
Find the increase in length that would be recorded by a student
who is to subject a rod of linear expansivity 10-4K-1, 10m length to
a temperature rise of 710c. (a) 0.071 (b) 0.701 (c) 0.107 (d) 0.017
Convert -340F to kelvin (a) 224.3K (b) 363.6K (c) 216.3K (d) 404.6K
Convert 200c to kelvin (a) 253K (b) 273k (c) 293 (d) 303
A resistant thermometer reads 40.0 Ω at ice point and 68.0 Ω at
steam point. Find the temperature reading on the Celsius scale if
the resistance of the thermometer reads 72.4 Ω (a) 120.17 (b)
115.71 (c) 162.27 (d) 177.17
The volume of a metal material increases by 0.1774cm3 when the
material is heated from 300c to 700c. If the cubic expansivity of the
material is 2.4×10-5k-1. Calculate the original volume of the
material (a) 87.96 cm3 (b) 98.87 cm3 (c) 67.96 cm3 (d) 96.87 cm3
In an experiment to determine the cubic expansivity of a liquid, a
student raised the temperature of 65.8g of the liquid in a density
bottle from 300c to 790c and observed 0.483g was expelled.
Calculate the cubic expansivity of the liquid (linear expansivity of
the vessel=0.0000085K-1) (a) 0.000176k-1 (b) 0.000157k-1 (c)
0.000518k-1 (d) 0.000156k-1
If hot water is poured into a thick glass cup, the cup cracks
because (a) glass cannot withstand high temperature (b) glass is an
amorphous substance (c) the inner and the outer wall of the glass
expands differently (d) coefficient of expansion of glass is high
In which of the following is the expansion of a solid an advantage?
(a) buckling of railway lines (b) seizing of bearings in motor vehicles
(c) sagging of telephone wires (d) using bimetallic trips in
thermometers
An iron rod of length 50m and at a temperature of 600c is heated
to 700C. Calculate its new length. (linear expansivity of iron =
1.2×10-5) (a) 50.006m (b) 50.060m (c) 51.600m (d) 51.200m
If L, S and V are the linear, area and volume expansivities of a given
metal respsectively, which of the following equations is correct? (a)
L-S=0 (b) V-2S=0 (c) S-2L=0 (d) 2S-L=0
The linear expansivity of a metal P is twice that of another metal Q.
When these materials are heated to the same temperature
change, their increase in length is the same. Calculate the ratio of
the original length of P and Q (a) 1:4 (b) 1:2 (c) 2:1 (d) 4:1
When water is heated between 00c and 40c, its density (a)
increases for a while and then decreases (b) decreases for a while
and then increases (c) increases (d) decreases
The silvered walls of a vacuum flask minimize loss of heat due to
(a) conduction and convection (b) conduction only (c) evaporation
(d) radiation
The heat from a fire in a closed room reaches someone far away in
the room mainly by (a) reflection (b) diffusion (c) conduction (d)
radiation
When heat is applied to one end of a metal rod, molecules at the
other end begin to vibrate with greater amplitude than before
because heat has been transferred by (a) radiation (b) convection
(c) conduction (d) evaporation
Which of the following cannot be explained by molecular theory of
matter? (a) expansion (b) conduction (c) convection (d) evaporation
Lines of force I. begin and end on equal and opposite electric
charges II. Are in state of tension which cause them to be shorten
III. Attract one another. Which of the following statement(s) is/are
correct? (a) I only (b) II only (c) III only (d) I and II only
The following are ways of charging an object except (a) by friction
(b) by contact (c) by induction (d) by magnetization
 If a rod of similar charge is brought closer to the cap of an
electroscope, (a) the leaves increases in divergence (b) the leaves
reduces in divergence (c) the leaves collapses (d) the leaves are
unaffected
The work done by a cell in moving one coulomb of charge round a
circuit is called (a) voltage (b) potential difference (c) electromotive
force (d) current
A thermocouple is a device which is used to generate current via
(a) chemical energy (b) heat energy (c) solar energy (d) mechanical
energy

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SECTION B: Attempt any three questions from this section.

1. (a) An invar rod of brass and iron of length xcm is heated through a
temperature of 700c. It was found that the brass rod becomes
longer than the iron rod by 0.019cm, calculate the value of x [linear
expansivity of brass and iron are 1.9×10-5K-1 and 1.2 x10-5K-1]
5marks

(b) Enumerate three effects of expansion

3marks

(c) Define temperature

2marks

(a) A metal block with an original volume of 25cm3 at a

temperature at 350C increases to 35.856cm3 when it is heated to a
temperature of 1460C. Calculate the (i) cubic expansivity (ii) linear
expansivity of the material of the material of the block 4marks

(b) Draw a well labelled diagram of the vacuum flask 4marks

(c) State the law of electrostatics 2marks

(a) Define the upper fixed point and lower fixed point as used in
thermometers 4marks

(b) The electrical resistance of the element in a platinum resistance

thermometer at 1000C, 00C and room temperature are 75.000Ω,
63.000Ω and 64.992Ω respectively. Use the data to determine the room
temperature. 3marks
(c) Draw the line of force of two isolated positive charges
3marks

(a) List and explain three methods of heat

transfer 6marks

(b) A metal of length 15.01m is heated until its temperature rises by

600C. If its new length is 15.05m, calculate its linear expansivity
4marks

(a) List and explain two ways of charging an object

4marks
Highlight 4 properties of field lines (line of force) 4marks
Explain the ball and ring experiment 2marks

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PHYSICS SECOND TERM EXAM SS 1

(1) Thermal is energy means

(a) Heat (b) Convection (c) Radiation (d)kinetic

(2) is the degree of hotness and coldness in the body

(a) atom (b) temperature (c) Molecule (d) heat

(3) All these are effect of heat except one

(a) Change in temperature of the body (b) change of state of the

body

(c) Expansion of the body (d) Change in water

(4) is the smallest particle of an element that can have a

separate existence

(a) atom (b) Molecule (c0 vapourization (d) thermometer

(5) is a substance that increase in length per unit length per

degree rise in temperature
(a) Linear expansivity (b) area expansivity (c) volume expansivity (d)
cubic expansivity

(6) Volume expansivity can be calculated by

(a) B = A2 – A1 (b) B = A1 – A2 (C) A2 – x1 (d) x2 – x1

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(7) All these are application of expansion

(a) Railway lines (b) Sagging of telegraph wires (c) Expansion in

buildings and steel

(d) Expansion in rubber

(8) Heat transfer can happen in three ways (a) Conduction,

conductor and thermal

(b) Convection, conductor and radiation (c) Radiation ,conduction, con

(d) Thermometer, conduction and radiation

(9) A room is heated by means of a charcoal fire . A man is standing

away from the fire is warmed by

(a) Conduction (b)reflection (c) radiation (d) convection

(10) Which of the following surfaces will absorb radiant heat energy
best?
(a) White (b) Red (c) Black (d) Yellow

(11). A brass Rod is 2m long at a certain temperature . what is its length

for a temperature . what is its length for a temperature rise of look . if
the expansivity of brass is 18 x 10-6 k -1 (a) 2.0036m (b) 2.0018m (c)
2.1800m (d) 2.0360m

(12) On a cold morning the metal blade of a cutlass feels colder to touch
them at the wooden handle because

(a) The blade is at a lower temperature than the handle

(b) The hand is at a lower temperature than both blade and handle

(c) The blade is a better conductor of heat than the handle

(d) The handle is better conductor of heat and the blade

13. Which of the following are fundamental units?

(a) kg (b) kgm-3 (c) m3 (d) Nm-3

14. A boy of mass 0kg runs up a set of steps of total height 3.0m . find
the work done against gravity

(a) 150j (b) 1500j (c) 15j (d) 250j

15. When rigid objects move from one point in space to another
without rotating is called

(a) Random motion (b0 Rotational motion (c)translational motion

(d) Relative motion

(16) is the rate of doing work

(a) Power (b) Energy (c) potential (d) Kinetic

(17) Which of the following is not a vector quantities

(a) Speed (b) Velocity (c) Force (d) Acceleration

(18) The unit of energy is called

(a) kg (b) m-3 (c) J (d) km

(19) When like body come together the result is

(a) attract (b) repel (c) Joint (d) disappear

(20). There are two types of change (a) Positive and negative charge
(b) positive and like change (c) Unlike and like change (d) Negative
and unlike change

21 Are the basic quantities that are independent of others

(a) Fundamental quantities (b) Derived quantities (C) Mass quantities

(d) Meter quantities

22. The unit of mass is ……………………………….

(a) m (b) kg (c) S (d) K

23 is the instrument used to determine the diameter of a wire

(a) Micrometer screw gauge (b) Ruler (c) meter rule (d) burette

24. The dimension of velocity is

(a) L – (b) L T -1 (c) MLT -2 (d) LT

25. All these are types of motion except ……………………………….

26. (a)Random motion (b) Rational motion (c) Time to another without
rotating is

called ……………………………………. (a) Rational motion (b) Translational

motion

(b) Random motion (d)Oscillatory motion

27. All these are example of oscillatory motion except

(a) Fan (b)simple pendulum (c) Rocking chair

28 is defined as distance travelled in a specified motion

(a) Velocity (b) motion (c) displacement (d) speed

29. A car travels at an average speed of 100km/h what distance does

it cover in 5minutes. (a) 8.3 km (b) 8.0 km (c) 8.7 km (d)7.3 km

30. …………………………… is tends to oppose the motion of one over the

other.

(a) Force (b) field (c) friction (d) limit

31. Which of the following are fundamental unit except

(a) kg (b) S (c) m3 (d) NM-2

32. Which of the unit of the following physical quantify are derived

(a) Area (b) Thrust o pressure (d) mass

33. The unit of work is …………………………..

(a) Joules (b) Nm-I (c) meters (d) kg

34. Find the potential energy of a boy of mass 10kg standing on a

building floor 10 meters above the ground level

(a) 80J (b)1000J (c)100J (d) 50J

35. …………………………. Is defined as the capacity to do work (a)

potential (b)Kimetic

(c) Work.

36. …………………………………….. is the rate of changing velocity within

time (a) mass (b) kilogram (c)acceleration (d)velocity

37 are forces which are in contact or in touch with body to which

they are

applied.

(a) Force field (b) contact forces (c) electric force (d) magnetic
force
 38. All these are method of reducing friction except ……………………

(a) Oil (b) grease (c) ball or roller bearing (d) sand

39. The force applied to a body to keep it moving in a circular part is

called ……………

(a) Centrifugal force (b) centripetal force )c) motion force (d) force

40. May be defined as the extent of space or distance extended

Length (b) mass (C) Time (d) Temperature.

THEORY

(1) What is linear expansivity

(2) Write out the formula of calculating area of expansivity

(3) State two (2) type of charge

(4) Define heat

(5) Mention three (3 ) sources of heat

(6) State three (3) heat transfer

(7) Define temperature

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