SUBJECT: PHYSICS

CLASS: SS2
OBJECTIVE
1. A temperature of 20°C is the same as
A 36°F
B. 68°F
C. 11.1°F
D. 43.1°F

2. The latent heat of fusion of ice is 80 cal/g. How much heat is required to change 10g of ice at
0°C into water at the same temperature?
A. 80 cal
B. 10 cal
C. 8 cal
D. 800 cal

3. A blacksmith dropped a 2kg iron rod at 257°C into some quantity of water, raising it's
temperature from 20°C to 30°C. If the specific heat of iron is 0.11cal/kg°C, the mass of the water
is
A 2.27kg
B. 6.34kg
C. 9.16kg
D. 5.45kg
E. 4.54kg

4. The thermometer whose reading is indicated by a change in colour of its thermometric

property is the
A. bi-metallic strip thermometer
B. Thermocouple
C. Platinum resistance thermometer
D. Optical pyrometer

5. Steam burn is more severe than that of boiling water because

A. water boils at a higher temperature
B. Steam burn is dependent on relative humidity
C. Steam burn is independent of relative humidity
D. Steam possesses greater heat energy per unit mass

6. In what range of temperature is the expansion of water anomalous?

A. +208°C to +212°C
B. -80°C to -76°C
C. 0°C to +4°C
D. -4°C to 0°C
7. In the study of Physics, temperature and heat are often confused with each other. Which of
the following statements correctly defines these two elements?
A. Temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance
B. Heat is a measure of the total kinetic energy of the molecules in a system
C. Different materials require different amounts of heat to cause a given change in temperature
D. All of the above

8. The following types of waves are all transverse except

A. Light waves
B. Surface waves on water
C. Radio waves
D. Sound waves

9. Radio waves have a velocity of 3×10⁸m/s. A radio station sends out a broadcast on a
frequency of 890KHz. The wavelength of the broadcast is
A. 240.0m
B. 267.0m
C. 375.0m
D. 37.5m

10. Which of the following phenomena explain the formation of a mirage? I. Reflection. II.
Refraction. III. Diffraction.
A. I and III only
B. II and III only
C. I and II only
D. I, II and III

11. An object is placed 5.6×10^-4 m in front of a converging lens of focal length 1.0×10^-10m.
The image formed is
A. Real, erect and magnified
B. Virtual,erect and diminished
C. Real, inverted and magnified
D. Virtual, erect and magnified

12. A 500W heater is used to heat 0.6kg of water from 25°C to 100°C in t seconds. If another
1000W heater is used to heat 0.2kg of water from 10°C to 100°C in t2 seconds, find t/t2
A. 50
B. ⅕
C. ⅝
D. 5

13. The eye controls the amount of light reaching the retina by adjusting the
A. Retina
B. Optic nerve
C. Cornea
D. Iris

14. What types of mirrors are capable of producing parallel beams of light such as those arising
from the headlamps of a car?
A cylindrical mirrors
B. Spherical mirrors
C. Plane mirrors
D. Concave mirrors

15. One special advantage of alcohol over mercury as a thermometric liquid is its
A. low density
B. Low boiling point
C. High specific heat capacity
D. Low freezing point

16. Which of the following does not describe the image formed by a plane mirror?
A. erect
B. Laterally inverted
C. Same distance from mirror as object
D. Magnified

17. A narrow beam of white light can be split up into different colours by a glass prism. The
correct explanation is that
A. white light is an electromagnetic wave
B. The prism has all the colours of white light
C. Different colours of white light travel with different speed in glass
D. White light has undergone total internal reflection in the prism

18. The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 10kg of copper by 1K is its
A. specific heat capacity
B. Latent heat
C. Heat capacity
D. Internal energy

19. Shadows and eclipses result from the

A. refraction of light
B. Reflection of light
C. Diffraction of light
D. Rectilinear propagation of light

20. A concave mirror has a radius of curvature of 36cm. At what distance from the mirror should
an object be placed to give a real image three times the size of the object?
A. 12cm
B. 24cm
C. 48cm
D. 108cm

21. A convex mirror is used as a driving mirror because

I. It's image is erect. II. It has a large field of view.
III. It has a long focal length. Identify the correct statement (s).
A. I and II only
B. I and III only
C. II and III only
D. I, II and III only

22. The speed of light in air is 3×10⁸m/s. If the refractive index of light from air-to-water is 4/3,
then which of the following is the correct value of the speed of light in water?
A. 4×10⁸m/s
B. 2.25×10⁸m/s
C. 4.5×10⁸m/s
D. 2.1×10⁸m/s

23. The focal length of a concave mirror is 2.0cm. If an object is placed 8.0cm from it.l, the
image is at
A. 2.7cm
B. 2.3cm
C. 2.5cm
D. 2.0cm

24. An object placed at the bottom of a well full of clear water appears closer to the surface due
to
A. refraction
B. reflection
C. an inverter
D. a magnifier

25. When a very hot water is poured into two identical thin and thick glass tumblers in equal
volumes, the thick one cracks because
A. of the even expansion of glass
B. glass is a good conductor of heat
C. glass is a crystal
D. of the uneven expansion of glass

26. Transverse waves can be distinguished from longitudinal waves using the characteristics of
A. diffraction
B. reflection
C. polarization
D. reflection

27. Which of the following pairs of light rays shows the widest separation in the spectrum of
white light?
A. Green and yellow
B. Blue and red
C. Indigo and violet
D. Orange and red

28. A thin wire with heavy weights attached to both ends is hung over a block of ice resting on
two supports. If the wire cuts through the ice block while the block remains solid behind the wire,
the process is called
A. fusion
B. sublimation
C. regelation
D. condensation

29. A platinum resistance thermometer records 3.0W at 0°C and 8.0W at 100°C. If it records
6.0W in a certain environment, the temperature of the medium is
A. 60°C
B. 80°C
C. 50°C
D. 30°C

30. Calculate the temperature change when 500J of heat is supplied to 100g of water.
A. 12.1°C
B. 2.1°C
C. 1.2°C
D. 0.1°C

THEORY

INSTRUCTION: Answer three (3) questions only.

1a. State the Boyle's law and the resulting formula

1b. State the Pressure law and the resulting equation
1c. A uniform capillary tube closed at one end contained dry air trapped by a thread of mercury
8.5 x 10^-2 m long. When the tube was held horizontally, the length of the air column was 5.0 x
10^-2 m, when it was held vertically with the closed end downwards the length was 4.5 x 10^-2
m, Determine the value of the atmospheric pressure (g = 10m/s²; density of mercury 1.36 x 10³
kg/m³).

2a. Distinguish between transverse and longitudinal waves. Give two examples of each.
2b. Explain the terms: Diffraction, Refraction,Interference and Polarisation.
2c. The equation, y= Asin (2π/λ )(vt - x) represents a wavetrain in which y is the vertical
displacement of a particle at distance X from the origin in the medium through which the wave is
travelling. Explain, with the aid of a diagram, what A and λ represent?

3a. What is meant by

(I) the radius of curvature?
(II) the focal length of a spherical mirror?
(III) What is the relationship between the two?
3b. Describe an experiment to measure the focal length of a concave mirror.
3c. A concave mirror of radius of curvature 40 cm is to be used to obtain a real image of an
object. The image is to be one third as large as the object. Where should the object be placed,
and where is the image to be found?

4a. What are the differences between evaporation and boiling? What is the effect of
(I). Pressure on the melting point of ice.
(II). Impurities on the boiling point of water. 20 Define the specific latent heat of vaporization of
a substance.
4b. Calculate the total energy required to evaporate completely 1 kg of ice that is initially at
-10°C. (Specific heat capacity of ice = 2.2 × 103 J/kgk, Specific heat capacity of water = 4.18 x
10³J/kgk, Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.34 x 10⁵ J/kg, Specific latent heat of
vaporization of water = 2.26 x 10⁶ J/kg).
4c. Use the kinetic theory to explain cooling by evaporation.