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READ THESE INSTRUCTION FIRST There are 40 questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D.
Choose your answer and blacken the space inside the answer sheet.
1. Diagram 1 (a) shows the reading on a pair of vernier callipers when its jaws are closed with nothing in between them. Diagram 1(b) shows the reading when it is used to measure the thickness of a piece of wood.
0 cm
21
10 (a)
5 (b)
10
DIAGRAM 1 What is the actual thicknesss of the wood? A 4.28 cm B 4.34 cm C 4.48 cm D 4.54 cm 2. Which physical quantity has the correct S.I unit? Physical quantity A Mass B Length C Time D Temperature S.I Unit Newton Kilometer Second Celcius
3. Which of the following quantities below is a base quantity? A Momentum B Temperature C Velocity D Force
4. Which of the following prefixes are arranged in descending order? A. giga, mega, kilo, terra B. terra, giga, mega, kilo C. kilo, mega, giga, terra D. 5. mega, giga, kilo, terra Which of the following is not an area of Physics? A. Geometry B. Wave C. Heat D. Mechanics 6. Which of the following units is equivalent to N? A ms-1 B kgms-1 C kgms-2 D Js-1 7. Which of the following is correct? scalar quantity A. B. C. D. force power momentum time vector quantity velocity speed mass displacement
A B C D 9.
Which physical quantity of the book increases while it is falling? A B C D mass momentum acceleration potential energy
10. force?
Which one of the following activities does not apply the turning effect of a
A. B. C. D.
swinging on a swing sliding down a slide moving up and down on the see-saw rowing a boat
11.
Which one of the following quantities is zero when a uniform rod is supported
in the middle?
A. B. C. D.
12.
A. B. C. D.
13.
A uniform metre ruler of weight 0.2N balances at the 60-cm mark when a
A. B. C. D.
14.
moments?
A. B. C. D.
15.
A uniform rod of weight 5N and length 1m is pivoted at a point 20cm from one
of its ends. A weight is hung from the other end so that the rod balances horizontally. What is the value of the weight?
A. B. C. D.
0N 0.05 N 5N 7.5 N
16.
A. B. C. D.
does not reach its maximum does not produce a moment passes through its centre of mass passes through its centre of gravity
17.
Levers are classified into different types according to the position of its
A. B. C. D.
pivot, load/weight and force centre of gravity centre of mass moment and load
18.
Which one of the following statements does not describe a pair of scissors?
A. B. C. D.
its pivot lies between the load and the effort it is a lever of type 1 it works on the turning effect of a force it does not have a centre of mass
19.
A. B. C. D.
has a fixed position depends on the pull of gravity is always outside the body must be in a solid part of the body
20.
A. B. C. D.
21.
A. B. C. D.
raise its centre of gravity lower its centre of gravity neither raise nor lower its centre of gravity return the body to its original position
22.
A. B. C. D.
23.
To measure length using a metre rule, wrong positioning of the eye leads to
A. B. C. D.
24.
Which of the following instruments is most suitable for measuring the internal
A. B. C. D.
25.
A. B. C. D.
state is changed amount of matter is decreased surface area is decreased volume is increased
26.
A cuboid with length 3cm, width 4cm and height 10cm is made from wood of
A. B. C. D.
27.
A. B. C. D.
the seawater is denser than the water in the pool the seawater is less dense than the water in the pool the seawater is warmer than the water in the pool the seawater is cooler than the water in the pool
28.
A. B. C. D.
decrease the length of the pendulum increase the length of the pendulum increase the mass of the pendulum bob decrease the mass of the pendulum
29.
A. B. C. D.
0.1s 1s 2s 10s
30.
The bob of a simple pendulum takes 18.8s to swing from P to Q and back to P
A. B C. D.
31.
A box weighs 100N on Earth. Given that the acceleration due to gravity is
10ms-2 on Earth and the acceleration due to gravity is 4ms-2 on Mars, what is the mass and weight of the box on Mars?
32.
acts on the trolley, the acceleration produced by the force will be 0.25 ms-2 4 ms-2 4.5 ms-2 7.5 ms-2
A. B. C. D.
33.
10 N acts on it. When the force is increased to 20 N, the acceleration will be 4 ms-2 5 ms-2 6 ms-2 10 ms-2
A. B. C. D.
34.
A. B. C. D.
its mass becomes zero there is no frictional force there is no gravitational force the rocket is stationary
35.
A. B. C. D.
36. object
The displacement of an object from a fixed point is the distance moved by the
A. B. C. D.
37. car is
A car accelerates from rest at 5 ms-2 for 0.5 minute. The final velocity of the
A. B. C. D.
38.
When the brakes of a bicycle were applied, the bicycle was brought to rest
from 4ms-1 in 2 minutes. What is the acceleration of the bicycle? -1/30 ms-2 1/30 ms-2 -2 ms-2 2 ms-2
A. B. C. D.
39.
An object has been falling freely from rest for 3 s. The maximum velocity of
A. B. C. D.
40.
A. B. C. D. E.