PHYSICS 1003 end Silver

Answer all the questions in part A, question 12 of part B and answer any other 4 questions in part B

1. An air Force jet flying with a speed of 335m/s went past an anti-aircraft gun. How far is the aircraft 5s
later when the gun was fired? ( 2 marks )

2. In the study of Physics, temperature and heat are often confused with each other. State 5 statements
that are correctly distinguished these two elements. ( 3 marks )

3. A body of mass 4kg is at the point of slipping down a plane which is included at 30° to the horizontal.
What force parallel to the plane will just move it up the plane? ( 3 marks )

4. The wind velocity is 15m/s, 30° north of east. Find its northerly and easterly components. ( 3 marks )

5. Two. insulated spheres of different sizes and carrying opposite charges are connected together by a
metallic conductor. Current will flow from one sphere to other until both spheres are? ( 3 marks )

6. Heat maybe transferred by conduction, convection and radiation. By which of these methods does
heat travel through a vacuum? ( 1 marks )

PART B.

7a. What is the reading on the Vernier calipers and micrometer screw gauge shown below ? ( 3 marks )

b. Using inclined plane, prove that, the coefficient of static friction µ between two surfaces in contact is
given µ= tan ᴓ ( 2 marks )
c. Determine the resultant of three concurrent forces, one of 100N acting horizontally to the right,
another of 140N acting upward at an angle of 60° to the horizontal force and the third of 240N vertically
upward. ( 4 marks )

8a. A body rolls down a slope from a height of 100m. Its velocity at the foot of the slope is 20m/s. What
percentage of its initial potential energy is converted to kinetic energy? ( 6 marks )
b. Heat maybe transferred by conduction, convection and radiation. By which of these methods does
heat travel through a vacuum? ( 2 marks )
c. Two insulated spheres of different sizes and carrying opposite charges are connected together by a
metallic conductor. Current will flow from one sphere to other until both spheres are? ( 1 marks )

9a. Explain the following: ( i) Velocity (ii) displacement (iii) uniform acceleration ( iv ) distance (v )
relative motion ( vi) Resultant force. ( 3 marks )

b. The real and apparent cubic expansivity of a liquid in an expansible container are 3.0 × 10 -6 /K and

1.8 × 10-6/ K respectively. Calculate the cubic expansivity of the material of the container (2 marks)

c. A body starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration. It travels a distance of S 1 in the first
10s and a distance of S2 in the next 10s. What is the relationship between S 1 and S2 ? ( 4 marks )

10a. A steel plug has a diameter of 6cm at 30°C. What temperature will it lift exactly into a hole of
constant diameter 4cm. Coefficient of linear expansion of steel is 10 x 10 -6/K. ( 6 marks )

b. A horizontal force of 0.9N acts on body of mass 0.5kg. There is a resistance of 0.15N opposing the first
force. What acceleration will be produced? ( 3 marks )

11a. List three effects of heat on matter and explain the following observations; A thick glass cup cracks
when boiling water is poured into it but the same cup would not crack when immersed in a bath of cold
water which is then heated to boiling point. ( 6 marks )

b. A body of mass 20kg moves with a speed of 5m/s. In a horizontal circular path of 5m. Calculate the
magnitude of the centripetal force acting on the body. ( 3 marks )

12a. List two factors each that affect heat loss by ( i ) Radiation( ii ) convection. ( 3 marks )

b.(i) What is the acceleration of the block and trolley system shown in the figure below if the coefficient
of kinetic friction between the trolley and the surface is 0.04? (ii) What is the tension in the string,
g=10m/s2 ( 6 marks )