SHAMILOLI SECONDARY SCHOOL

PHYSICS FORM 3
NAME:____________________________
(Answer all questions.ALL THE BEST!)

1. State the basic law of magnetism (1mk)

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

a) Give a reason why attraction in magnetism is not regarded as a reliable method of

testing for polarity. (1mk)

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

b) Two similar razor blades were placed on a wooden block and the other on an iron
block as in the figure.

Magnets

N Razor N
blades

Iron Wood

It was observed that the razor blade on the wooden block is attracted by the magnet
while that on the iron block was not. Explain. (2 mk)

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

c) Draw the magnetic field in the set up below (1mk)

N
N

2. A drug manufacturer gives the mass of the active ingredient in a tablet as 5mg.
Express this quantity in kg and in standard form. (1mk)
a) The figure below shows part of the main scale of a vernier callipers.

Insert the vernier scale to the main scale, to show a reading of 3.14cm. (1mk)

b) Figure shows a micrometer with a negative error of 0.02 mm, used to measure
3 diameter of a ball 4
the bearing.

0 5 45

40

Record the diameter of the ball (1mk)

c) In an experiment to estimate the diameter of an oil molecule, an oil drop of

diameter 0.06cm spreads over a circular patch whose diameter is 20cm.
Determine:-
i) The volume of the oil drop (2mk)

ii) The area of the patch covered by the oil (2mk)

iii) The diameter of the oil molecule (1mk)

iv) State any two assumptions made in b (iii) above (2mk)

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
3. Name four activities which produce a turning effect (4mks)

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

a) The figure below shows three forces applied on a uniform metal rod of length
20m.

0 2m X 10m 16m 20m

90N 240N 300N

Calculate the position X where the force of 240N is placed. (4mks)

b) Two candles A and B of equal lengths and thickness are joined together and
balanced horizontally as shown below.
Pin
Candle A Candle B

Knife-edge

If candle B is lit, what observation is made after a short time?. Give reason for
your answer. (2mks)

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

4. State ONE application of each of the following(3mks)

(i) Convex mirrors

(ii) Parabolic mirrors

 (iii) Concave mirrors

a) The figure below shows an object placed 10cm infront of a concave mirror whose
radius of curvature is 40cm.

C O

a) i) On the same figure, draw a ray diagram to show the position of the image
formed. (3mk)

ii) Use the ray diagram to determine

I) The image distance (1mk)

II) The magnification (2mk)

iii) State where the position of the image would be if the object had been placed at
the principal focus (1mk)

5. Show the direction of the magnetic field in the conductor carrying current shown
below. (1mk)

a. The diagram below shows a simple electric motor.

N S
 C
X

i. Name the parts labeled

(i) X………………………………….. (1mk)
(ii) C ………………………… (1mk)
ii. Explain how the motor works (3mks)
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

iii. In which direction will the coil rotate when the switch is closed. (1mk)

_________________________________________________________________

iv. What can be done to increase the speed of rotation of the motor?. (2mk
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

6. State the SI units of elastic constant of a spring (1mk)

_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________

a) An object of weight 20N attached at the end of a spring causes an extension of

0.5 cm on the spring.
i. Determine the spring constant. (2mk)

ii. Determine the weight of an object that would cause an extension of 0.86 cm on
the same spring. (1mk)

B) The graph below was obtained in an experiment to investigate the stretching of

materials.
ce
or

E
6
1
4
2
0
8
N
F

)
 0
e
0
n
si
o
n
( (i) Determine the constant of the spring used. (2mk)
m
)

(ii) Determine the elastic limit of the material. (1mk)

C) The diagram in figure below shows unloaded spring, when supporting a load of
150g and a wooden block.

Unloaded
spring
Block
Find the mass of the wooden block. (3mks)
cm 150g
4.8cm
3.5cm

7. The sketch is a displacement – time graph of a wave traveling at 320ms -1 .the

wave takes 1.2 seconds to move from point A to B.
Displacem
ent (mm)

4
A B
Time (s)

-4

Find the
1.2 s
(i) Amplitude (1mk)

(ii) Frequency (3mk)

(iii)The wavelength () (2mk)

B) Figure shows air molecules in front of a hollow, wooden box B set vibrating by a
tuning fork.

Tuning fork

X Y Z

i) State the reason of mounting the tuning fork on the box which is open at one
end.2mks)
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
ii) What is the name given to this kind of wave? (1mk)

iii) What are the sections X and Y called? (2mks)

8. The figure below shows two balls suspended from threads a short distance apart.

Threa
d

Ball

A stream of air is blown between the balls in a horizontal direction.

I. State the observation (1mark)

II. Explain the observation (2marks)

____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________

C) Water flows through a horizontal pipe of varying cross-section area as shown

in figure below.

A
B
100cm2 60cm2

Pipe
v = 2m/s
 The velocity of water in pipe A is 2m/s
(i) Determine the velocity of water in pipe B. 3mks

(ii) State two assumptions taken in Bernoulli’s fluid flow. 2mks