PHYSICS FORM ONE.

KALEKWA SECONDARY SCHOOL
HOLIDAY PACKAGE
FORM ONE
031 PHYSICS
By Augustino
Instructions
Where necessary the following constants may be used.

-Acceleration due to gravity = 10m/s2
-density of water = 1g/cm3 or 1000kg/m3
1. Write a letter of the most correct answer in the box provided for each of the following items:
i. Physics is –
a. A quantitative science
b. An experimental science
c. The most basic science
d. All the above
ii. The following instruments are used for measuring length, which one is not?
a. a ruler
b. a micrometer screw gauge
c. vernier caliper
d. a eureka can
iii. which one among the following is not a warning sign?
a. Toxic
b. Corrosive
c. Radioactive
d. Temperature
iv. Physics deals with –
a. Matter and its properties
b. Matter in relation to energy
c. Energy and its forms
d. Composition and decomposition of matter
v. The following are among of the laboratory rules except-
a. Performing simple experiments
b. Handling the apparatus with great care
c. Don’t enter in the laboratory without any permission.
d. Never eat or drink anything in the laboratory.
vi. Which of the following is the derived unit?
a. Kilogram
b. Second
c. Meter
d. Newton
vii. One of the applications of Physics in real life is?
a. Discovery of medicine
b. Discovery of sedimentary
c. Discovery of electricity and machines
d. The science of animals
viii. The energy from the sun is known as –
a. Mechanical energy
b. Chemical energy
c. Solar energy
d. Electrical energy
ix. Mass of a body is measured by-
a. Spring balance
b. Kilogram
c. Beam balance
d. Hydrometer
x. A vernier caliper is used to measure-
a. Distance of a car
b. Mass of a car
c. Distance of a wire
d. Diameter of a wire
xi. The following are the steps of scientific investigation except-
a. Puzzling questions
b. Data interpretation
c. Data representation
d. Scientific method
xii. The S.I unit of Power is /
a. Joule
b. Newton
c. Watt
d. Joule/kilogram
xiii. Fromm the following diagram , which is the correct way of reading-
a. b. c. d.
xiv. Water strider can walk on the surface of water because of the ;
a. Strain
b. Cohesive force
c. Surface tension
d. Adhesive force
xv. The number of images formed by multiple mirrors ---------on-------- the angle between the
mirrors.
a. Decrease, decreasing
b. Decreasing, increasing
c. Increase, increasing
d. Non of the above
xvi. A drop of water on clean glass spreads over the surface of the glass because-
a. Adhesive forces are greater than cohesive forces
b. Cohesive forces are greater than adhesive forces
c. Attractive forces are greater than repulsive force
d. Repulsive forces are greater than attractive forces
xvii. Whom among the following respond most correctly to the following question?
“How far is it from Dodoma municipal to Mpwapwa?
a. About 22 kilometers……………..a geographer
b. About an hour ……..a train driver
c. About 5 hours …….a cyclist
d. About 2 days…….a man on foot
xviii. Why do practical work in Physics?
a. To be sure that an idea works
b. Give a chance to develop some practical skills
c. Give a chance to work at your own pace/time, test your own ideas and enjoy your physics
d. All the above
xix. Four students were asked to measure the length of a piece of string . Here are the four results .
a. 448mm
b. 44.5cm
c. 455mm
d. 450mm
xx. The image formed in a plane mirror is always ?
a. Real
b. Parallel
c. An infinity
d. Virtual
2. Match the items in List A with the responses in List B by writing the letter of the correct responses beside
the item number.
LIST A LIST B
i. Capillarity A .law of reflection
ii. Floating body B.fire extinguisher
iii. Incident angle is equal to reflected angle C.measurement
iv. Dry powder D.law of floatation
v. Disposable sterile gloves E.motor
vi. The weight of an object when immersed in liquid F.raising of water in the tube
vii. Assigning number to observations G.dynamo
viii. Convert mechanical energy into electrical energy H.displace its own weight
ix. Penumbra I.hookes law
x. The extension is proportional to tension J.apparent weight
K.total shadow
L. prevent direct contact with
victims body fluid
M.partial shadow
N.upthrust
2. Complete each of the following statements by writing the correct answer in the space provided
a. Mass, length and ------are the three basic fundamental quantities of measurements in physics.
b. A floating body -------of the fluid on which it floats.
c. Pressure on fluids depends on density of the fluid and----------
d. Matter exists into three states ,namely ----------, --------------and -------------
e. -------------is the study of behavior of liquid to raise or fall in a narrow tube.
3. a. list any three common accidents in the physics laboratory
b.in a physics laboratory fire may be caused by i)---------------ii)---------------iii)---------------
c.state any three importance of first aid
5. a. give any three differences between mass and weight
b. a piece of metal on a spring balance weigh 900N .What will be the reading of this piece of
metal on the beam balance.
6. a. Define the term i. buoyant force ii. Apparent weight
b. State Archimedes’s principle
c. When a body is totally immersed in water is 3.6N ,If the weight of the fluid is 3.4N, find
i. weight of a body in air ii. apparent loss in weight.
7. a. Mention two types of forces
b. Give any two differences between pressure and force.

8. The pairs of physical quantities having the same S.I. unit are;-
a. Mass and weight

b. Velocity and speed
c. Impulse and momentum
d. Energy and power
e. Force and power

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Where necessary the following constants may be used.

5. a. give any three differences between mass and weight

metal on the beam balance.

6. a. Define the term i. buoyant force ii. Apparent weight

b. State Archimedes’s principle

i. weight of a body in air ii. apparent loss in weight.

7. a. Mention two types of forces

b. Give any two differences between pressure and force.

a. Mass and weight

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