S3 PHYSICS REVISION WORK

1.(a)Define the terms uniform velocity, acceleration. (2)

(b)Draw velocity –time sketch graphs for a body moving with
(i)uniform acceleration. (1)
(ii)uniform velocity. (1)

(c)An object is thrown vertically upwards with an initial velocity of 25ms−1 .Determine
(i)the maximum height reached by the object. (3)
(ii)the time taken to reach maximum height. (2)
(d)Explain why it is necessary for travelers to wear seat belts while travelling by car.
(3)
(e)Describe an experiment to determine the mass of an orange using the principle of moments.
(4)

2.(a)State Archimedes Principle. (1)

(ii)Describe an experiment to verify Archimedes principle. (5)
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(b)A cube of wood of volume 0 .2m and density 600kgm is placed in a liquid of density
−3
800kgm .
(i)What fraction of the volume of the wood would be immersed in the liquid?
(4)
(ii)What force must be applied to the cube so that the top surface of the cube is on the same level as the
liquid surface? (2)
(c)Explain how submarines are able to float or sink in water. (3)
(ii)Give two uses of hydrometers. (1)
3.(a)Define transverse waves and wavelength as applied to wave motion. (2)
(b)The figure below shows waves incident on a surface. Copy and complete the diagram showing the
reflected wave fronts.

© Explain how you can demonstrate interference of sound waves. (4)

(d) A pupil standing between two cliffs and 500m from the nearest cliff clapped his hands and heard the
first echo after 3seconds.The second echo arrived 2 seconds later. Calculate
(i)the speed of sound in air. (3)
(ii)the distance between the cliffs. (3)
4.Define the terms
(i)focal length (1)
(ii)Principal focus, as applied to a convex mirror. (1)
(b)A finite object is placed between the principal focus and pole of a concave mirror. Draw a sketch ray
diagram to show the image formed and state the characteristics of the image formed.
(3)
(c)Describe an experiment to determine the focal length of a concave mirror using an illuminated object.
(5)
(d)An object of height 3cm is placed at 20cm in front of a concave mirror. The real image formed is 10cm
from the pole of the mirror. Calculate the height of the image formed. (Do not use graph paper)
(3)
(e)Motorists use a convex mirror rather than a plane mirror, a rear view mirror. State one advantage of
using a convex mirror. (1)
(f)List four properties of the nature of image formed by a plane mirror, when a real object is placed in
front of it. (2)

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