SS1 PHYSICS OBJ QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following is a scalar quantity? A) Force B) Velocity C) Work

D) Acceleration
2. The SI unit of mass is: A) Kilogram B) Gram C) Newton D) Meter
3. A car moves with a uniform speed of 20 m/s for 10 seconds. What is the
total distance covered? A) 200 m B) 100 m C) 400 m D) 50 m
4. The force that opposes the motion of an object is called: A) Normal force B)
Frictional force C) Magnetic force D) Centripetal force
5. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately: A) 8.9 m/s² B)
9.8 m/s² C) 10.8 m/s² D) 11.5 m/s²
6. The unit of force is: A) Joule B) Newton C) Watt D) Pascal
7. The instrument used to measure mass is: A) Thermometer B) Spring balance
C) Beam balance D) Barometer
8. What is the SI unit of time? A) Minute B) Hour C) Second D) Day
9. Which of the following is a vector quantity? A) Speed B) Distance C)
Displacement D) Work
10. A body at rest will remain at rest unless acted upon by an external force.
This statement is based on: A) Newton’s First Law B) Newton’s Second
Law C) Newton’s Third Law D) Law of Conservation of Energy
11. Which of these is NOT a fundamental quantity? A) Mass B) Length C)
Volume D) Time
12. A stone thrown vertically upwards returns to its starting point because of: A)
Air resistance B) Gravitational force C) Magnetic force D) Frictional force
13. The ability of a material to return to its original shape after deformation is
called: A) Plasticity B) Elasticity C) Malleability D) Hardness
14. The density of a substance is given by: A) Mass × Volume B) Mass /
Volume C) Volume / Mass D) Force × Acceleration
15. Which of the following instruments is used to measure atmospheric pressure?
A) Hydrometer B) Barometer C) Thermometer D) Manometer
16. The property of a body that resists a change in its state of motion is called: A)
Velocity B) Acceleration C) Inertia D) Momentum
17. A body is said to be in equilibrium when: A) It moves in a straight line B) It
has no acceleration C) The net force acting on it is zero D) It moves with
uniform velocity
18. The distance-time graph of an object moving with uniform velocity is: A) A
curve B) A straight line parallel to the time axis C) A straight line passing
through the origin D) A horizontal line
19. What type of motion does a pendulum exhibit? A) Rotational motion B)
Random motion C) Oscillatory motion D) Translational motion
20. The unit of work is: A) Watt B) Joule C) Newton D) Pascal
 21. The turning effect of a force about a point is called: A) Work B) Power C)
Moment of force D) Energy
22. Which of the following is NOT a type of friction? A) Static friction B)
Kinetic friction C) Rolling friction D) Magnetic friction
23. The unit of power is: A) Newton B) Joule C) Watt D) Pascal
24. The force that pulls an object towards the center of a circular path is called:
A) Centrifugal force B) Centripetal force C) Gravitational force D)
Frictional force
25. Which of the following statements about mass and weight is correct? A)
Mass is a force, but weight is not B) Mass varies with location, but weight
does not C) Weight is a force, but mass is not D) Mass is measured in
Newtons
26. The acceleration of a body moving in a straight line with uniform velocity is:
A) Increasing B) Zero C) Decreasing D) Infinite
27. The force that holds the planets in orbit around the sun is: A) Magnetic force
B) Gravitational force C) Electrical force D) Nuclear force
28. The total energy of a freely falling body just before hitting the ground is:
A) Zero B) Only potential energy C) Only kinetic energy D) The sum of
kinetic and potential energy
29. A lever is an example of: A) A complex machine B) A simple machine
C) A magnetic device D) An electrical device
30. In which of these mediums does sound travel fastest? A) Air B) Water C)
Steel D) Vacuum

THEORY
Answer 3 questions only

1. The ice and steam points of a certain thermometer are -20oc and 100oc respectively.
Calculate the Celsius temperature corresponding to 70o on the thermometer.
2. The linear expansivity of brass is 2x10-5k-1. If the volume of a piece of brass is
15cm3 at 0oc what is the volume at 100oc.

b. A glass of bottle of initial volume 2 x 104cm3 is heated from 20oc to 50oc

if the linear expansivity of glass is 9 x 10-6k-1, the volume of the both
at 50oc is:
3a.List 5 uses of Thermometer
b. List 5 types of Thermometer
DADA EL-SHADDAI
Ss2 physics question
1. The S.I. unit of work is: A) Newton B) Joule C) Pascal D) Watt
2. Which of the following is a scalar quantity? A) Force B) Velocity C)
Acceleration D) Temperature
3. A body is said to be in equilibrium when: A) It is moving with increasing
speed B) It is at rest or moving with constant velocity C) The net force
acting on it is increasing D) It is moving in a circular path
4. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately: A) 5.5 m/s² B)
8.5 m/s² C) 9.8 m/s² D) 12.5 m/s²
5. The force that opposes the relative motion between two surfaces in contact is
called: A) Tension B) Friction C) Gravity D) Upthrust
6. Which of these is a derived unit? A) Meter B) Kilogram C) Newton D)
Second
7. When an object is floating in water, the upward force acting on it is called:
A) Tension B) Gravity C) Upthrust D) Normal reaction
8. A simple machine makes work easier by: A) Increasing the force applied B)
Reducing friction completely C) Generating energy D) Eliminating gravity
9. The type of energy possessed by a stretched rubber band is: A) Kinetic
energy B) Potential energy C) Chemical energy D) Electrical energy
10. The rate of doing work is known as: A) Energy B) Work done C) Power D)
Momentum
11. The momentum of a body is defined as: A) Mass × Acceleration B) Mass ×
Velocity C) Force × Time D) Velocity ÷ Time
12. Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of: A) Force B) Inertia
C) Acceleration D) Action and Reaction
13. Which of the following statements about pressure is correct? A) Pressure
increases with altitude B) Pressure in a liquid decreases with depth C)
Pressure in a liquid acts equally in all directions D) Pressure is independent
of force
14. The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is: A) Hydrometer B)
Barometer C) Thermometer D) Manometer
15. A machine has a velocity ratio of 5. If the effort applied is 100 N, what is the
load if efficiency is 80%? A) 500 N B) 400 N C) 200 N D) 250 N
16. Heat transfer by convection occurs mainly in: A) Solids B) Liquids and
gases C) Metals D) Vacuums
17. The law of conservation of energy states that: A) Energy can be created and
destroyed B) Energy is always increasing in quantity C) Energy cannot be
created or destroyed but can be transformed D) Energy is the same as force
18. The property of a material that enables it to return to its original shape after
being stretched is called: A) Plasticity B) Elasticity C) Malleability D)
Hardness
19. The density of a material is given by the formula: A) Mass × Volume B)
Mass ÷ Volume C) Volume ÷ Mass D) Force × Acceleration
20. A car moving at 20 m/s comes to a stop in 10 seconds. What is its
acceleration? A) 2 m/s² B) -2 m/s² C) 5 m/s² D) -5 m/s²
21. The force that causes an object to move in a circular path is called: A)
Gravitational force B) Centripetal force C) Frictional force D) Magnetic
force
22. A boy pushes a box with a force of 20 N, and the box moves 5 m in the
direction of the force. What is the work done? A) 4 J B) 25 J C) 50 J D) 100
J
23. A light ray bends towards the normal when it enters a denser medium. This
phenomenon is called: A) Reflection B) Refraction C) Diffraction D)
Dispersion
24. The type of mirror that always forms a virtual and upright image is: A) Plane
mirror B) Concave mirror C) Convex mirror D) Parabolic mirror
25. The unit of electric current is: A) Coulomb B) Volt C) Ohm D) Ampere
26. Ohm’s law states that the current flowing through a conductor is directly
proportional to: A) Resistance B) Voltage C) Power D) Charge
27. In an electric circuit, a device that stores charge is called a: A) Resistor B)
Transformer C) Capacitor D) Inductor
28. A transformer is used to: A) Convert AC to DC B) Increase or decrease
voltage C) Store electric charge D) Measure resistance
29. The power of a lens is measured in: A) Newton B) Dioptre C) Ohm D) Joule
30. Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the shortest wavelength?
A) Radio waves B) Infrared waves C) X-rays D) Microwaves
THEORY
1. A wheel and axle is used to raise a load of 500N by the application of an
effort of 250N. if the radii of the wheel and the axle are 0.4cm and 0.1cm
respectively, the efficiency of the machine is?
b. A screw jack whose pitch is 4.4mm is used to raise a body of mass 8000kg
through a length of 20cm. the length of the Tommy bar of the Jack is 70cm.
if the efficiency of the Jack is 80%, calculate:
(i) The velocity ratio of the Jack
ii. Mechanical advantage of the Jack
iii. Effort required in raising body

2. Determine the magnitutde of

b. The diagram below illustrates three forces T1, T2 and 100N in equilibrium.
Determine the magnitude of T1

3. A car traveling of a uniform speed of 120kmhr-1 passes two station in 4

minutes. Calculate the distance between the two stations.
b. A body accelerates uniformerly from rest at 2ms-2. Calculate its velocity
when it has travelled a distance of 9m.
SS3 PHYSICS OBJ
1. The S.I. unit of work is: A) Newton B) Joule C) Pascal D) Watt
2. Which of the following is a scalar quantity? A) Force B) Velocity C)
Acceleration D) Temperature
3. A body is said to be in equilibrium when: A) It is moving with increasing
speed B) It is at rest or moving with constant velocity C) The net force
acting on it is increasing D) It is moving in a circular path
4. The acceleration due to gravity on Earth is approximately: A) 5.5 m/s² B)
8.5 m/s² C) 9.8 m/s² D) 12.5 m/s²
5. The force that opposes the relative motion between two surfaces in contact is
called: A) Tension B) Friction C) Gravity D) Upthrust
6. Which of these is a derived unit? A) Meter B) Kilogram C) Newton D)
Second
7. When an object is floating in water, the upward force acting on it is called:
A) Tension B) Gravity C) Upthrust D) Normal reaction
8. A simple machine makes work easier by: A) Increasing the force applied B)
Reducing friction completely C) Generating energy D) Eliminating gravity
9. The type of energy possessed by a stretched rubber band is: A) Kinetic
energy B) Potential energy C) Chemical energy D) Electrical energy
10. The rate of doing work is known as: A) Energy B) Work done C) Power D)
Momentum
11. The momentum of a body is defined as: A) Mass × Acceleration B) Mass ×
Velocity C) Force × Time D) Velocity ÷ Time
12. Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of: A) Force B) Inertia C)
Acceleration D) Action and Reaction
13. Which of the following statements about pressure is correct? A) Pressure
increases with altitude B) Pressure in a liquid decreases with depth C)
Pressure in a liquid acts equally in all directions D) Pressure is independent
of force
14. The instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure is: A) Hydrometer B)
Barometer C) Thermometer D) Manometer
15. A machine has a velocity ratio of 5. If the effort applied is 100 N, what is the
load if efficiency is 80%? A) 500 N B) 400 N C) 200 N D) 250 N
16. Heat transfer by convection occurs mainly in: A) Solids B) Liquids and
gases C) Metals D) Vacuums
17. The law of conservation of energy states that: A) Energy can be created and
destroyed B) Energy is always increasing in quantity C) Energy cannot be
created or destroyed but can be transformed D) Energy is the same as force
18. The property of a material that enables it to return to its original shape after
being stretched is called: A) Plasticity B) Elasticity C) Malleability D)
Hardness
19. The density of a material is given by the formula: A) Mass × Volume B)
Mass ÷ Volume C) Volume ÷ Mass D) Force × Acceleration
20. A car moving at 20 m/s comes to a stop in 10 seconds. What is its
acceleration? A) 2 m/s² B) -2 m/s² C) 5 m/s² D) -5 m/s²
21. The force that causes an object to move in a circular path is called: A)
Gravitational force B) Centripetal force C) Frictional force D) Magnetic
force
22. A boy pushes a box with a force of 20 N, and the box moves 5 m in the
direction of the force. What is the work done? A) 4 J B) 25 J C) 50 J D) 100
J
23. A light ray bends towards the normal when it enters a denser medium. This
phenomenon is called: A) Reflection B) Refraction C) Diffraction D)
Dispersion
24. The type of mirror that always forms a virtual and upright image is: A) Plane
mirror B) Concave mirror C) Convex mirror D) Parabolic mirror
25. The unit of electric current is: A) Coulomb B) Volt C) Ohm D) Ampere
26. Ohm’s law states that the current flowing through a conductor is directly
proportional to: A) Resistance B) Voltage C) Power D) Charge
27. In an electric circuit, a device that stores charge is called a: A) Resistor B)
Transformer C) Capacitor D) Inductor
28. A transformer is used to: A) Convert AC to DC B) Increase or decrease
voltage C) Store electric charge D) Measure resistance
29. The power of a lens is measured in: A) Newton B) Dioptre C) Ohm D) Joule
30. Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the shortest wavelength?
A) Radio waves B) Infrared waves C) X-rays D) Microwaves
31. The time taken for one complete oscillation of a simple pendulum is called
its: A) Frequency B) Amplitude C) Period D) Wavelength
32. The ability of a body to do work is known as: A) Power B) Energy C) Force
D) Momentum
33. A hydraulic press works on the principle of: A) Archimedes’ principle B)
Pascal’s law C) Boyle’s law D) Newton’s third law
34. The process by which heat is transferred in a vacuum is called: A)
Conduction B) Convection C) Radiation D) Evaporation
35. The speed of light in vacuum is approximately: A) 3.0 × 10³ m/s B) 3.0 ×
10⁵ m/s C) 3.0 × 10⁶ m/s D) 3.0 × 10⁸ m/s
36. An object is said to be in free fall if the only force acting on it is: A) Air
resistance B) Friction C) Gravity D) Tension
37. The unit of frequency is: A) Hertz B) Newton C) Pascal D) Joule
38. A substance that allows electricity to flow through it easily is called a: A)
Conductor B) Insulator C) Semiconductor D) Resistor
39. The force per unit charge in an electric field is known as: A) Electric field
intensity B) Potential difference C) Capacitance D) Magnetic flux
40. The ability of a material to be magnetized and retain its magnetism is called:
A) Conductivity B) Permeability C) Magnetic susceptibility D) Hysteresis
41. The force that opposes the motion of an object through a fluid (liquid or gas)
is called: A) Tension B) Upthrust C) Viscous force D) Elastic force
42. The first law of thermodynamics is a statement of the principle of: A)
Conservation of mass B) Conservation of energy C) Conservation of
momentum D) Conservation of temperature
43. The turning effect of a force about a point is called: A) Work B) Power C)
Moment of force D) Impulse
44. A diver at the top of a diving board has: A) Kinetic energy only B) Potential
energy only C) Both kinetic and potential energy D) No energy
45. Which of the following statements about waves is correct? A) Sound waves
can travel through a vacuum B) Light waves require a medium to propagate
C) Water waves are longitudinal waves D) Radio waves are electromagnetic
waves
46. Which of the following increases the stability of an object? A) Increasing its
height B) Decreasing its base area C) Lowering its center of gravity D)
Placing it on a rough surface
47. Which of the following devices converts mechanical energy to electrical
energy? A) Electric motor B) Transformer C) Generator D) Battery
48. The electromotive force (e.m.f.) of a cell is measured in: A) Joules B)
Newtons C) Volts D) Amperes
49. The loudness of a sound depends on its: A) Frequency B) Amplitude C)
Wavelength D) Velocity
50. The phenomenon where light bends around obstacles and spreads into
shadows is called: A) Reflection B) Refraction C) Diffraction D)
Interference

THEORY
1. Calculate the distance L, of the coil in the circuit diagram shown below

2. If the frequency of the A-C circuit illustrate below is H2

. What would be
the resistance in the circuit.
3. The force of repulsion between two point position charges 5NE and 8NC
separated at a distance of 0.002m apart [ = 9 x 10aNM2C-2y
b. A charge of 1.0 x 10-5 coulombs point in space. What is the electric field
intensity.