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- Use the figures to indicate the correct position in which the reading should be taken (state the correct reading) (1mk)
- Why must the eye be positioned in the place you have chosen? (1mk)
- A piece of metal weighs 3N in air and 2N when totally immersed in water. Find the up thrust. (1mk)
- Give a reason why air is not commonly used as a fluid in a hydraulic lift. (1mk)
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- State two factors which affect pressure in solids(2mks)
- Suggest three ways in which friction can be minimized. (3mks)
- State three uses of friction (3mks)
- Fig 2 shows a cylindrical can be filled with a liquid of density 0.8g/cm3. A hole of diameter 2.0 cm is drilled at a depth of 2.8 from the top of the can.
- The cross sectional area of the hole. (take ∏=22/7) (2mks)
- The maximum pressure exerted by the liquid at the hole. (2mks)
- The maximum force exerted on a jet of liquid through the hole. (2mks)
- State the differences between mass and weight. (4mks)
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- Describe the first aid measures taken when the following accidents occur in the laboratory
- Electric shock (1mk)
- Acid burns (1mk)
- State any four career opportunities in physics. (4mks)
- Describe the application of physics knowledge in the following fields.
- Defense industry. (2mks)
- Medicine (2mks)
- Agriculture (2mks)
- Describe the first aid measures taken when the following accidents occur in the laboratory
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- Differentiate between a scalar and vector quantity. (2mks)
- Show diagrammatically how forces 4N, 6N and 8N can be combined to give a resultant force.
- 18N (1mk)
- 2N (1mk)
- Figure 3 shows a matchstick rubbed at one end with soap and placed on the surface of water
- On the diagram indicate the direction of motion of the matchstick (1mk)
- Explain the direction of movement (2ks)
- A tin containing 5000cm3 of paint has a mass of 7.0 kg. If the mass of the empty tin, including the lid is 0.5 kg. Calculate the density of the paint (3mks)
- The tin is made of a metal which has density 7800kg/m3. Determine the volume of the metal used to make the tin and lid (2mks)
- Name two forces that determine the shape of a liquid drop on a solid surface. (2mks)
- State the S.I units of the following basic physical quantities. (5mks)
- Mass
- Electric current
- Length
- Luminous intensity
- Thermodynamic temperature.
- The diameter of a marble is stated as 3.65 cm. Convert this into S.I unit (2mks)
- The diameter of a capillary tube is 1.0 mm. Calculate the cross-section area of the tube in cm2 (Take ∏=3.412) (3mks)
- The level of water in a burette is 25ml. Twenty drops each of volume 0.25cm3 were added to the burette. Determine
- The volume of water added to the burette (1mk)
- The new level of water in the burette. (2mks)
- Convert each of the following measurements as indicated
- 50mg into kilograms (2mks)
- 0.02 tonnes into kilograms (2mks)
- 620 g into milligrams (2mks)
- Define pressure and state its SI units (2mks)
- Figure 4 below represents a motorcar hydraulic braking system
- State two properties of the liquid used as brake fluid (2mks)
- Given that in figure 4 above, the master piston has an area of 15cm2 and the slave piston has an area of 50cm2 and a force of 100N is applied on the master piston. Find the force used to stop the car. (3mks)
- Compare the values of pressure in the two pistons above and give a reason for your answer. (2mks)
- 180cm3 of fresh water of density 1000kg/m3 is mixed with 2200cm3 of sea water of density 1025kg/m3. Calculate the density of the mixture. (4mks)
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