CANOSSA HIGH SCHOOL

FORM IV PRE-NATIONAL EXAMS OCTOBER

PHYSICS PAPER I
Time 2:30Hours

INSTRUCTIONS:
- This paper consists of sections A, B and C
- Answer ALL questions in sections A and B, and only ONE question from section C
- Whenever necessary use the following constants:
- Pie,  = 22/7
- Density of water w=1000kg/m3
- Acceleration due to gravity, g= 10N/kg
- Specific heat capacity of water = 4200J/kg0C

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

QUESTION NUMBER SCORE INITIAL OF EXAMINER
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 SECTION A (20 MARKS)
1. Choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its letter beside the
item number.
i) A liquid at 70C is as hot as a piece of metal at :
a) 100F b) 70F
c) 158F d) 162F

ii) If t, I and V represent time, current and potential difference across a resistor
respectively their product then represents:
a) Power b) Energy
c) Resistance d) Conductance

iii) The current drawn from the cell in the following circuits is
a) 42A b) 38A
c) 58A d) 04A

6Ω
2Ω

4Ω

6Ω

1×5V

iv) From the following list which one is the list of nature of dull black objects?
a) Good radiator, good absorber and good reflector
b) Poor radiator, good absorber and poor reflection
c) Poor radiator, poor absorber and poor reflector
d) Good radiator, poor absorber and good reflector

v) A metal rod has a length of 100cm at 200C. At what temperature will its length be
994cm. If the coefficient of linear expansivity of the metal rod is 0000021C-1
a) -102C b) -86C
c) -100C d) -285C

vi) Given a steel bar is magnetized by a double touch using two magnets as shown
below. If they are touched to the steel towards their nearby ends,

N N

Steel bar.

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 After has been magnetized, its poles will be as:

a) N NS S

b) S SN N

c) S NN S

d) N SS N

vii) In an experiment performed by Brighton a mass of an object x, the equation

L=K.e - X was given. The following will be the graph of load (L) against extension
(e) drawn by Brighton.
a) L b) L

e e
0 0

c) L d) L

0 e 0 e

viii) Basic apparatus in physics laboratory are:

a) Beam balance, spring balance and stopwatch
b) Micrometer screw gauge, stop watch and meter rule
c) Spring balance, beam balance and Vernier calipers
d) Metre rule, beam balance and stop watch

ix) A car of mass 200kg traveling at 52km/h is bought to rest over a distance of 40m, its
average retardation is
a) 26m/s2 b) 36m/s2
c) 46m/s2 d) 02m/s2

x) In a race competition, one should kneel down when starting the race so that:
a) Each one could exert force on the surface of the ground
b) Equal and opposite forces can act on the body to produce a resultant
force
c) One of the rules in sports must not be violated by anyone
d) Each one can receive an acceleration which the earth provides

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 2. Match the items in list A with the responses in list B by writing the letter of the correct
response beside the item number
List A List B
i) Surface tension effect A. A resistor connected to the output circuit
ii) Maximum displacement B. Floating object displaces its own weight
of a pendulum bob C. Frequency of oscillation
iii) Cooling by evaporation D. Refractive index
iv) Thermopile E. Bar magnet
v) Impulse F. SI unit of magnetic flux
vi) Tesla G. Amplitude
vii) Ferromagnetism H. A property of a solid material that are strongly
viii) Geiger-Muller counter affected by magnetism
ix) Snell’s law I. solid-state detector
x) Voltage amplification J. detects radiant energy
K. Product of force and time
L. Radioactive element
M. Capacitor connected parallel to the resistor in the
emitter
N. Detects radioactive radiations
O. SI unit of magnetic flux density
P. Floating without wetting
Q. Dogs hang out their tongue during hot weather
R. Materials that are attracted by a magnetic field
S. Depends on the boiling temperature
T. Force of attraction between liquid molecules

SECTION B (60 marks)

3. a) Define the following terms

i) An ampere
ii) Eddy current
b) State Ohm’s law
c) A moving coil galvanometer of 30Ω which carries a maximum current of 15mA
can be converted into:-
i) An ammeter giving full-scale deflection (f.s.d) of 5A, what is the name and
value of the resistor required?
ii) A voltmeter giving a full-scale deflection (f.s.d) of 50V, what is the name
and value of the resistor required?

4. a) Speed and velocity tell us about the motion of a body.

i) Where do they agree and
ii) Where do they differ?
b) A body starts from rest and accelerates at 2m/s2 for 5 seconds. Calculate
i) Its final velocity
ii) The distance it moves
c) A baseball is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of 20m/s. Find the

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 i) Maximum height it reached.
ii) Time taken to reach maximum height.

5. a) An electric heater is rated at 250W. Calculate the heat generated in 20 minutes

b) A taxi driver stopped his car by pressing the brakes to avoid a collision with a lorry
that had suddenly stopped in front of him. What was the energy change that took
place in this process? (at least two)
c) A rubber ball of mass 012kg is held at a height of 25m above the ground, and then
released.
i) Calculate the kinetic energy of the ball just before it hits the ground.
ii) Calculate the velocity of the ball just before it hits the ground.
iii) Give one (1) reason why the ball rebounds to a height of less than 25m
above the ground

6. a) State the
i) Law of floatation
ii) Archimedes principle
b) A cube of wood of side 5cm and density 800kg/m3 is placed in water. What force
must be applied to the cube so that the top surface of the cube is on the same level as
the water surface?
c) A passenger ferry with vertical sides has a water-line area of 1800m2. When fully
laden with passengers it sinks 08cm. If the average mass of passenger is 72kg,
calculate the number of passengers on board.

7. a) Mention three points to be considered when drawing a ray diagram to show

formation of images on a concave mirror.
b) Draw a ray diagram to show the formation of image in a concave mirror when an
i) Object is beyond C
ii) Object is between F and P
iii) Give the properties of image formed on i) and ii) above (Note F=Principal
focus, C=centre of curvature and P=Pole of mirror)
c) If the critical angle for air and glass media is 41, what is the refractive index of a
glass block?

8. a) Define
i) e.m.f of cell
ii) resistivity of a given conductor
b) i) Three cells each of e.m.f 15V and internal resistance of 3Ω are connected in
series to an external resistor of 11Ω . What is the current in the resistor?
ii) If the same cells are connected in parallel to each other and the combination
placed in series with the 11Ω resistor. What will the current in the
resistor be?
c) A cell connected in series with a 2Ω resistor gives a current of 025A. When a
second 2Ω resistor is connected in parallel with the first the current becomes
03A, calculate

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 i) e.m.f of the cell
ii) Internal resistance of the cell.

SECTION C (10 marks)

Answer only one question
9. a) i) State the principle of conservation of linear momentum
ii) Draw a sketch of velocity-time graph for a body moving from rest at point A
and accelerates uniformly to point B where it attains a certain velocity which
is then maintained to point C lastly it falls down to the original horizontal level at D.
(use metres and seconds as the standard units.)
b) A communication satellite appears to be stationary over one point on the
Earth’s surface when it moving in a circular orbit of radius 42,000km. Find its
speed in km/h given that it must complete one orbit in 24hours
c) Two cars of the same mass collide head-on and become tangled so that they
move on together. If the engines of both were stopped at the moment of impact
and the speeds of the cars at the impact were 120m/sec and 200m/sec. Find
the common velocity immediately after collision.

11. a) Give one difference between evaporation and boiling and state three(3) factors affecting
evaporation.
b) Why is the freezing compartment located near the top of the cabinet?
c) Explain why the external metal fins become hot when there refrigerator is operation.
d) It is required to convert 05kg of water at 20C to 00C using a refrigerator which can extract
heat at an average rate of 20J/s. Determine whether this is possible within a period of 45 minutes.

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