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December 2024 Holiday Assignments

This document contains a holiday assignment for Form One Physics students at Ikku Boys School, consisting of three assignments with various questions covering topics such as cells, electromotive force, diffusion, and mechanics. The assignments include definitions, explanations, calculations, and diagrams related to physics concepts. Students are required to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts through written responses and illustrations.

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December 2024 Holiday Assignments

This document contains a holiday assignment for Form One Physics students at Ikku Boys School, consisting of three assignments with various questions covering topics such as cells, electromotive force, diffusion, and mechanics. The assignments include definitions, explanations, calculations, and diagrams related to physics concepts. Students are required to demonstrate their understanding of these concepts through written responses and illustrations.

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IKUU BOYS SCHOOL.

PHYSICS FORM ONE


NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2024 HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
NAME: ………………………………. ADM NO: ………. CLASS:………….
PHYSICS
ASSIGNMENT ONE.
1.Distinguish between a primary cell and a secondary cell.
2.Define the term “e.m.f” of a cell. (1mk)
3.Distinguish between electromotive force and potential difference (2mks
4.State one major difference between a primary cell and a secondary cell(1mk)
5.State the major difference between a dry cell and a wet cell (1mk)
6.State two advantages and one disadvantage of alkaline cells over lead acid accumulator.
(3mk)
7.Name two advantages which a lead accumulator has over a dry cell (2mk)
8.Give a reason why it is necessary to leave the caps of the cells open when charging an
accumulator. (1mk)
9.State the reason for topping up a lead acid accumulator with distilled water. (1mk)
10.Give a reason why it is not advisable to smoke a cigarette near a charging battery.
(1mk)
11.It is common practice that once an accumulator is recharged the terminals are connected
using a wire so as to assess its state of charge. How is this dangerous to the life of the
accumulator?
12.Recharging is one of the practices of maintenance of accumulators. State two
measurements, which need to be taken to help you decide when an accumulator is due for
charging.
13.State two qualities that are used to determine whether accumulator require charging or
not. (2mks)

14.The figure below shows a simple cell made of copper and zinc electrodes dipped in dilute
sulphuric acid.
Bulb

Zinc plate Copper plate

DilH2SO4

a) Identify the cathode and the anode. (2 mks)


Cathode ………………………..
Anode ………………………..
b) State the two common defects in a simple cell. (2 mks)

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c) Explain how the defects in b) are minimized. (2 mks)
15.The figure below shows the set – up for a simple cell.
Bulb

A Copper plate

Dil H2SO4

(i) Name the electrode A. (1 mk)


(ii) Explain why the bulb goes off after only a short time.
16.Differentiate between local action and polarization as defects in a simple chemical cell
(1mk)
17.State how polarization is reduced in a dry cell (1mk)

18.Explain how polarization affects the working of a simple cell. (1mk

19.Distinguish between open and closed circuit. (2mk)

20.Draw a well labeled diagram of a dry cell

21.The figure below shows the features of a dry Leclanche cell. Name parts A, B, C and
D(4mks)
A = …………………………....................................
B = ……………………………………………………

C = …………………………………………………

D=……………………………………………………

(ii) Indicate on the same diagram the positive (+) and the negative (-) terminals.(1mk)
22.State the use of manganese (IV) oxide in a dry cell (1mk)
23.State two precautionary measures you would take to maintain the efficiency of an
accumulator.
24.State the advantage of Nickel-cadmium battery over the lead -acid type

25.Give a reason why it is not advisable to arrange cells in parallel unless they have identical
e.m.f .

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ASSIGNMENT TWO.
PHYSICS FORM 1

HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT
2024

1. In the figure below, U-tube contains two immiscible liquids P and Q. If the density of
Q is 900kg/m³ and that of P is 1200kg / m³, calculate the height of liquid Q.

2. In terms of intermolecular forces, explain the difference between liquid and gaseous
state.

3. State and explain why it would be advisable to use hollow bricks in place of normal
building stones in countries which experience winter.

4. Sketch on the axis, a graph of mass per unit volume of water against temperature from
00C to 100C.

5. A student dropped a drop of oil and water respectively on a clean glass surface as

shown in
Explain the difference in the shapes formed on the surface of glass

6. What does mechanics as a branch of physics entail?


7. Two 10g masses are fixed onto two similar aluminium plates, one polished and the
other painted black, using wax as shown in the figure below.

Give and explain the observation made.


8. a) What is diffusion?
b) A smoke cell contains a mixture of trapped air and smoke. The cell is brightly
lit and viewed through a microscope. State and explain what is observed.

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9. A beaker is filled completely with water. A spoonful of common salt is added slowly.
The salt dissolves and the water does not overflow.
(i)State why the salt is
added slowly. (ii)Why
doesn’t the water
overflow?

10. In the figure below, ammonia gas and acid gas diffuse and react to form a white
deposit on the walls of a long glass tube as shown

(i)What conclusion can be made from this result


of this experiment? (ii)How does the density of a
gas affect the rate of diffusion?
iii) The experiment is performed at a lower temperature. State and explain what
would happen to the rate of diffusion of the gases.

11.(a)Give four differences between mass and weight.


(b) Sate Pascal’s Principal.
(c) Name two applications of Pascal’s Principle.
(d) Figure 3 shows a U-tube containing two liquids L1 and L2 of densities 1.6g/cm³

and 0.8g/cm³ respectively in equilibrium.


Given that h2 = 18cm, determine the value of h1.
12.State any two forces that acts between two objects not in contact.
13. State two physical quantities that change when a metal cube is heated.
14. The diagram below shows jets from two holes at the side of a tank filled with
water. Explain why Jet A is longer than B

water

A
B
15.In a laboratory experiment, it was realized that two different gases of equal volume
diffused across a chamber at different rates. What may have caused the difference?
(a) Explain how unusual expansion of water favours aquatic life. (4mks)
3
(b) The number of particles per mm of substances A, B and C are given in the table below.

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substance No of particles per mm3
A 3.0 x 107
B 4.5 x 1028
C 6.8.x 1012
i) Identify the states of matter of the substances (3mks)
ii) Explain how the number of particles of B will change when heated. (3mks)
ii) State the factors that determine pressure exerted by a wooden block resting on a table
surface.
16.State one basic laboratory safety rule that involves electricity.(1mark
17. Describe the motion of molecules in a solid.

18.Figure shows a bimetallic thermometer

Motion of pointer
D
pivots
scale

A B

Bimetallic strip
Explain how the bimetallic strip causes the pointer to move in the direction shown by
the arrow when temperature rises. (2marks)

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ASSIGNMENT THREE.
FORM ONE
END YEAR EXAM – 2024
1. Mechanics is one of the branches of Physics. State what it deals with. (1 mk)
2. An object weighs 49N on earth where acceleration due to gravity is 9.8N/kg. Find the
acceleration due to gravity on another planet where the same object weighs 40.5N. (2
marks
3. The figure below shows a burette partially filled with a liquid to 2.8cm3. The burette was
initially filled to the mark 0.0. If the quantity of the liquid removed has a mass of 22g,
determine the density of the liquid. (3 mks)

4. (a) Give two forces that determine the shape of liquid drop on a solid surface. (2 mks)
(b) Give a reason why the weight of a body varies from place to place. (1 mk)
5. Hygienic butchery in Nakuru town is owned by Mr. Evans Juma. Juma has a beam
balance
and masses of 0.5kg and 2kg. State how he would meausre 1.5kg of meat on the balance
at
once.
(2 mks)
6. A solid weighs 16.5N on the surface of the moon. The force of gravity on the moon is
1.7kg-1. Determine the mass of the solid. (3 mks)
7. State two ways of reducing surface tension of a liquid. (2 mks)
8. State ONE reason of fitting wide tyes on a vehicle that moves on earth roads. (1 mk)
9. Determine two factors that determine the pressure at a point in a liquid. (2 mks)
10. Explain the cause of random motion of smoke particles as deserved in Brownian motion
experiment using a smoke cell. (2 mks)
11. Brownian motion of smoke particles can be demonstrated by using the apparatus shown
in

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the figure below. To observe the motion, some smoke is enclosed in the smoke cell and
then
observed through the microscope.

(a) Explain the role of the smoke particles, lens and microscope in the experiment as
follows:-
(i) Smoke particles - (2 mks)
(ii) Lens –
(iii) Microscope –
12. The figure below shows a flask filled with water. The flask is fitted with a cork through
which a tube is inserted. When the flask is cooled, the water level rises slightly and then
falls steadily. Explain this observation. (4 mks)

13. The figure below shows the shape of a bi-metallic strip after it has cooled below room
temperature

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Explain why the strip curved as shown. (3 mks)ide
of the curve. (3 mks)
14. In the set up shown below, water near the top of the boiling tube boils while at the
bottom it
remains cold.

Give a reason for the observation. (3 mks)


15 . State three ways in which a mercury based thermometer can be modified to read very
small
temperature changes. (3 mks)

- Making the capillary bore narrower


- Making the glass bulb with a thin wall
- Reducing the size of the bulb

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