MWASANGA SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM FOUR MONTHLY EXAMINATION 2024

031 PHYSICS 1
Time: 2:00 hours February, 2024
Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A,B and C With a total of eleven (11) questions
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two questions in section C.
3. Excepts for diagrams that must be drawn in pencils, all writing must be in blue or black ink.
4. non programmable calculators may be used
5. Write your examination number on every page of your answer booklet (s).
6. all communication devices and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination
room
7. where necessary the following constants may be used
 Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 9.8ms-2
 ∏ = 3.142
 Density of water = 1000kgm-3
 Density of mercury = 13600kgm-3

SECTION A: (16 marks)

1. For each of the items (i)-(x) choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and
write its letter beside the item number in the answer booklet provided
i. The diameter of thin wire can be best measured by
A. Vernier caller B. micrometer screw gauge C. tape measure D. meter ruler
ii. the pressure exerted by a body of mass 300g and whose contact area is 5cm2 is
A. 60Pa B. 600Pa C. 6000Pa D. 60000Pa
iii. Which of the following statement is false?
A. force can change the speed of an object B. force can change the shape of an object C.
force can change the mass of an object D. force can change the direction of an object
iv. A body of mass 10kg is placed on an inclined plane sloping at 30 0. the normal reaction to
the body is
A. 50N B. 57.74N C. 84.87N D. 100N
v. Pressure in liquids depends on the following
A. force and area B. depth of liquid C. density of mercury D. height of water
vi. A student wants to find volume of an irregular stone which resources are needed? A. meter
rule, measuring cylinder and thread B. measuring cylinder only
C. measuring cylinder, water and thread D. measuring cylinder and water
vii. Racing cars rarely get accident despite their high speed because they have
A. big tires with big threads B. great momentum C. wide base with low center of gravity D.
greater frictional force
viii. A bus carrying a very big load on its carrier can easily overturn because
A. it cannot run faster B. its equilibrium is stable C. its is more of gravity is high D. it is
more stable and can run fact
ix. The mass of 1.5 liter of water is A. 1500kg B. 150kg C. 15kg D. 1.5 kg E. 0.15kg
x. A meter rule is pivoted at point A and balanced by a downward force of 2.5N applied at
10cm from point A. If the center of gravity of the ruler is 25cm from A, calculate the mass
of the ruler in kg. A. 0.151 B. 2.502 C. 0.102 D. 0.256 E. 1.572
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2. Match the expression in LIST A with the correct word in LIST B by writing the letter of the
correct response beside the item number in the answer sheet provided.
List A List B
i. Newton metre (NM) A. very thin pipe that enables the hydrometer to
ii. Hydrometer float upright
iii. Length, mass and time B. chain and ball flushing tank
iv. A couple C. consists of two equal and opposite parallel
v. The siphon forces and has turning effects
vi. Capillarity D. units of torque
E. units of pressure
F. tendency of liquid to be drawn into small
openings
G. property of water surface to support the needle
H. basic physical quantities
I. fundamental quantities
J. measures specific gravity of liquids
K. measures relative density of milk
L. leads to twisting of elastic material

SECTION B (54 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section
3. (a)An engine can pump 30,000liters of water to a vertical height of 45meters in 10 minutes.
calculate the work done by the engine and its power (3 Marks)
(b) A 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? (2 marks)
(c) i. Explain how a gas exerts pressure on the walls of its container (2 marks)
ii. Give reasons why it is not sensible to rub the canvas of a tent in wet weather (2 marks)
4. (a) What are the main three factors that support evaporation of a liquid? (3marks)

(b) State the parallelogram law of vector addition (2marks)

(c) Explain why gas thermometers are more sensitive and accurate than liquid thermometer
(4marks)

5. (a) i. Explain the meaning of the fundamental interval of temperature scale (1 marks)
ii. Explain how ocean tides occur? (2 marks)
iii. Define the term global warming and mention two gases which contribute to global
warming (3marks)

(b) A wheel and axle of efficiency 80% is used to raise a load of 2000N. If the radius of the wheel
is 0.5m and that of axle is 2cm, calculate the velocity ratio and the mechanical advantage of the
machine (4marks)

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 6. (a) State two conditions for a body to float (2 marks)

(b) i. State Archimedes principle and law of floatation (2 marks)

ii. A balloon has a capacity of 20cm3 and is filled with hydrogen. The balloon fabric and the
container have a mass of 2.5kg. What mass of Cargo can be lifted by the balloon? (Density of
hydrogen=0.089kg/m3 and density of air is 1.29kg/m3 (3marks)

(c) Mention two classes of fire materials and give the appropriate type of fire extinguisher to use (2
marks)

7. (a) Define the term first aid and mention any three ways to ensure laboratory safety (3 marks)

(b) State Newton’s second and third laws of motion (2marks)

(c) Two cars of the same mass collide head-on and become tangle so that they move on together. if
the engines of both cars were stopped at the moment of impact and the speeds of the cars before
impact were 120m/s and 200m/s find their joint velocity immediately after collision (4marks)

8. (a) Mention five properties of electromagnetic waves and give atleast three examples of
electromagnetic waves

(b)

i.Explain why Lightening is seen first before hearing the thunder sounded

ii. Give reason why Frequency note of the same pitch played on a violin and a flute sound
different?

iii. A sinusoidal wave is travelling along a rope. The oscillator that generates the wave completes
40 vibrations in 30 seconds. Also, a given crest of the wave travels 425cm along the rope in 10s.
Calculate the wavelength of the sinusoidal wave.

SECTION C (30 marks)

Answer any TWO questions from this section
9. (a) A step up transformer has 1000turns in the secondary coil and 100turns in the primary coil.
An A.C of 5A Flows in the primary coil when connected to a 12V A.C supply calculates the
voltage across the secondary coil. If the efficiency of the transformer is 90%, calculate the
current in the secondary coil.

(b) (i) Explain how energy losses in a transformer can be reduced by use of a laminated iron
core.
(ii) State Lenz’s law of electromagnetic induction
(c) What is the meaning of kilowatt –hour and give its relationship to the joule. Explain why an
electric fan operating on a very long extension cord does not rotate as fast as one operating on a
short cord
(d) (i) Draw a well labeled diagram of a gold-leaf electroscope

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 (ii) Distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors
(iii) Distinguish between donor impurity and acceptor impurity giving one example in each

10. (a) A convex lens is used to produce an image of an object on the screen. The object is 100cm
from the lens. If the image produced is four times the size of the object, calculate the object
distance from the lens. (2.5marks)

(b) (i) state the laws of reflection

(ii) State four characteristics of the image formed by a plane mirror
(c) (i) why does the swimming pool appear much shallower than its actual depth ?
(ii) A telescope of 5M diameter with a reflector of a focal 18M is used to focus the image of
the sun. Using the distance of the sun from the earth and diameter of the sun as 1.5 x 10 11M and
1.4 X 10 9M respectively, calculate the position of the sun and the diameter of the image of the
sun.
11. (a) state four applications of bimetallic strip (2marks )
(b) (i) Define coefficient of linear expansion of body and state its S.I units (2marks)
(ii) A 50 watt heater is immersed in a 2kg block of aluminum which also holds a thermometer.
The temperature of the block rises by 8K in 5 minutes. Neglecting heat losses calculate the
specific heat capacity of aluminum (3 marks)
(c) (i) Distinguish between heat and temperature by giving two differences
(ii) Define latent heat and state its S.I Unit (1 mark)
(d) State what changes, if any, take place in the following?
(i) Melting point of ice when salt is added (1 mark)
(ii) Volume of water when it changes to ice (1 mark)
(iii) Boiling point of liquid when pressure on the Liquid is reduced
(e) Mention two factors affecting the freezing point of a liquid (2marks)

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