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GHS MID OF TERM II EXAMINATIONS S.3

PHYSICS I JUNE, 2023

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TIME 4 HRS
INSRUCTIONS:

Attempt all questions.

Write your answers for section A in the grid provided.
Answers to section B must be written in the spaces provided.
Mathematics tables and silent non-programmable calculators may be used.
Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10ms-2
Density of water = 1000kgm−3 ¿ 1 gm−3
Density of mercury = 13600kgm−3

1. B 6. D 11. C 16. B 21. B 26. C

2. A 7. C 12. C 17. B 22. C 27. D

3. C 8. C 13. D 18. A 23. B 28. C

4. A 9. B 14. C 19. B 24. D 29. A

5. C 10. B 15. A 20. B 25. B 30. C

SECTION A: (30 MARKS)

1. In the crushing can experiment, the can collapses because

A. It is weakened by the hot water
B. Pressure outside is greater than pressure inside
C. Pressure inside is greater than pressure outside
D. Pressure inside is atmospheric.
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2. Light waves differ from sound waves because
A. light is an electromagnetic weaves
B. light waves are long and sound waves are short
C. Interference is obtained with light waves but not with sound waves
D. the speed of light is independent of the medium in which it travels

3. Find the velocity ratio of an inclined plane of length 12m if the height from the
ground is 3m.
A. 6 B. 2 C. 4 D. 3

4. A body starts from rest and accelerated uniformly at a rate of 8ms -2.Find the time it
takes to cover a distance of 100m.
A. 5.0s B. 25.0s C. 12.5s D. 3.5s

5. Which one of the graphs shows a uniform deceleration of a car?

A. Velocity B. velocity

time
time

C. Velocity D. velocity

time time

6. Linear magnification is defined as the ratio of

A. Object distance to image distance
B. Object height to image height
C. Image distance to focal length
D. Image height to object height

7. Which one of the following is not a property of the image of an object placed 12cm in
front of a plane mirror.
A. It is behind the mirror. B. It is 12cm from the mirror.
C. It is real. D. It is laterally inverted.
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8. A student standing some distance from a vertical wall beats a drum. She hears the
echo after 2 seconds .If the speed of sound in air is 330ms -1, find the distance between
the walls.
A. 82.5m B. 165.0m C. 330.0m D. 600m

9. A simple machine has a velocity ratio of eight and needs an effort 10N to lift a load of
50N. What is the efficiency of the machine?
A. 100% B. 62.5% C. 20% D. 2.5%

10. An object in unstable equilibrium continues to fall when slightly displaced because
its
(i) Centre of gravity is lowered
(ii) Center of gravity is raised.
(iii) Potential energy is reduced
(iv) Potential energy is increased.

A. (i) , (ii) and (iii) only. B. (i) and (iii)

only
C. (ii) and (iii) only D. (iv) only

11. Current is measured by

A. a battery B. a voltmeter
C. an ammeter D. a motor

12. A school nurse applies a force of 300N to a syringe .Given that the cross sectional
area of the tip of the needle is 1.0 x 10-6m2. Calculate the pressure produced at the tip
of the needle.
A. 3.0 x 107 Pa B. 4.0 x 107 Pa
C. 3.0 x 108 Pa D. 2.5 x 108 Pa

13. A rod of cross-sectional area 40 cm2 needs a tensile force of 2N to break it.
What is the breaking stress?
A. 0.005 Nm-2 B. 5 Nm-2 C. 0.05 Nm-2 D. 500 Nm-2

14. A measuring cylinder contains 8 cm3 of water. A small piece of an irregular object of
mass 24g is lowered carefully into the measuring cylinder so that it is completely
submerged. If the density of the object is 8gcm–3, then new reading of the level
of water in the cylinder is:
A. 8.3 cm3 B. 32 cm3 C. 11 cm3 D. 40 cm3

15. An image 5cm, high is formed by converging mirror. If the magnification is 0.4. Find
the height of the object
A. 12.5cm B. 5.4cm C. 2.0cm D. 4.0cm

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16. A driver uses a convex mirror as his driving mirror because it
(i) Gives a bigger magnification
(ii) Forms an upright image
(iii) Gives a wider field of view

A. (ii) only B. (ii) and (iii) only

C. (iii) only D. (i) , (ii) and (iii)

17. What is 740mmHg is pascals?

136000 x 1000 x 10 13600 x 740 x 10

A. B.
740 1000

136000 x 740 1360010

C. D.
1000 x 10 1000 x 740

18. The variation of pressure in a liquid contained in a measuring cylinder depends only
on:
A. Depth ` B. area of contact
C. density D. diameter of cylinder

19. A body of mass 2kg is projected vertically upwards with a velocity of 10ms -1. Find
the maximum height reached.
A. 0.5m B. 5.0m C. 10.0m D. 50.0m

20. A man takes one minute to lift 4 bags of sugar each of weight 50N through a height of
1.5m. Calculate the power expanded.
A. 1.25W B. 5.00W C. 75.00W D. 300.00W

21. A vibrator of frequency 20Hz produces waves of velocity 2ms -1. The period and the
wave length of the waves respectively area.
A. 10m and 1 x 10-1s B. 0.1m and 5 x 10-2s
C. 0.01m and 5.0 x 10-1s D. 0.001m and 1.0 x 101s

22. Capillary rise in a tube dipped in water is due to;

A. Surface tension
B. High vapour pressure
C. Adhesive force being greater than cohesive force
D. The atmosphere pressure acting on the surface of the water.

23. The frequency of a vibrating string depends on

A. Pitch B. length C. medium D. amplitude

24. A sensitive thermometer is one which

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 A. is sensitive to heat
B. has large bore
C. can record big changes in temperature
D. can record small changes in temperature

25. Sound waves travel a distance of 48cm in 8s. If the separation between successive
compressions is 3.0cm, find the frequency of the wave.
A. 0.5Hz B. 2.0Hz C. 18.0Hz D. 128.0Hz

26. A box of mass 2 kg is moving at a constant speed of 3 m/s. What is the kinetic energy
of the box?
A. 2J B. 3J C. 9J D. 18 J

27. A box is being pushed horizontally on a smooth surface by a 10 N force for 6 m.

What is the work done on the box by the 10 N force?
A 0.6 J B 1.7 J C 16 J D 60 J

28. A uniform meter rule pivoted at the 25cm mark balances when a mass of 0.15kg
hung at the 8cm mark. Calculate the mass of a meter rule.
A. 0.00020kg B. 0.048kg C. 0.102kg D. 1.020kg

3 −3
29. A stone has a mass of 27g and volume 9 cm . Find its density in kgm .
3 −3 −3
A. 3.0×10 kgm B. 3.0 kgm
−3 −3 −5 −3
C. 3.0×10 kgm D. 3.0×10 kgm

30. The amount of space occupied by an object is its

A. Mass B. Weight C. Volume D. Density

SECTION B.

31. (a) Differentiate between the node and antinode as used in waves. (02marks)

A node is a region of zero amplitude whereas an antinode is a region of

maximum amplitude.
(b)

Figure above shows a standing waves on a string of length 81.0cm. Determine the
wave length of the wave. (02marks)

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1 λ+ λ =81
2

1.5 λ=81
λ=54 cm
32. (a) Define the term
Moment of a force (01marks)

The moment of a force about a point is the product of the force and the
perpendicular distance of its line of action from the point.

(b) State the principle of moments. (01mark)

If a rigid body is in equilibrium, then the sum of the clockwise moments

about any point is equal to the sum of the anticlockwise moments about
the same point.

(c) A uniform plank of wood 4m long is pivoted at its mid-point and used as sea-
saw. A girl who weighs 400N sits on one extreme and of the plank. Where
must a boy who weighs 800N sit if the sea saw is to balance?
(02marks)

400 × 2=800 x
x=1 m

33. (a)

The figure above shows straight waves approaching a concave

surface.
Complete the diagram to show how they will be reflected.
(01marks)

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 (b) State what would happen to the waves if the concave surface was
removed and the depth of water reduced.
(02marks)

The wave length and The speed of the wave will reduce.

(c) The distance between two successive antinodes on a stationary wave is 4cm.
Find the wave length of the wave.
(01mark)

1
λ=4
2

λ=8 cm
34. (a) Define pressure. (01mark)

This is the force acting normally per unit area.

(b) State two factors on which pressure in liquids depends. (01mark)

Depth

Density
(c)

From the diagram above, calculate the density of Liquid Y if that of Liquid X is
1000Kgm-3 (02marks)

h X ρY =h X ρY
2 ×1000=4 × ρY
ρY =500 Kgm−3

35. (a) State the principle of conservation of the linear momentum. (01marks)

If no external force acts on a system of colliding bodies, the total momentum

of the bodies remains constant.

(b) A bullet of mass 100g is fired with a velocity of 700 ms-1 from a gun of mass 5
kg. Calculate the recoil velocity of the gun (03marks)
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M B V B =M G V G

0.1 ×700=5V

V =14 ms−1

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