1.

Before using a hydrodermic needle to inject medicine into a patient, a nurse tests the needle by
shooting a small amount of the liquid into the air. The barrel of the needle is 1cm in diameter,
and the tip is 1mm in diameter. If the nurse pushes the piston with a speed of 2cm/s, how fast
does the liquid come out of the tip? ANS:200cm/s
2. A ball A of mass 10 kg and a ball B of mass 1kg are dropped simultaneously from a tower of
height 49m. If air resistance id negligible, which ball would hit the ground first and how long
does it take { g=9.8 ms-1]
ans; 3,1 s accept 3s
3. A block of mass 4.0 kg is placed at the top of a frictionless ramp of inclined angle 30 degrees and
length 9.8 m
a. What is the block’s acceleration down the plane .
4.9ms-1
b. how long does it take for the ball to slide to the bottom
ans: 2s

4. Three blocks hang below a massless meter rule. Block m1 = 2kg hangs from the 20cm mark.
Block m2 5kg hangs from the 70cm mark and block m3 3kg hangs from the 80cm mark. At what
mark on the meter rule should a string be attached so that this system would hang horizontally.
ans: 63cm
5. A balloon that weighs 0.18N is then filled with helium so that its volume becomes 0.03m 3.
Taking the density of helium as 1.2kg/m3, what is the net force on the balloon from its
surrounding air.
Ans: 0.36N
6. John’s face is 20cm in front of a concave shaving mirror. If he observes his image to be twice as
big and erect. What is the focal length of the mirror.
Ans: 13.3cm/ 10cm
7. If you place a plane mirror vertically into water and a dolphin moves towards it with a speed of
4m/s, she would see her image move towards her at a relative speed of ____
Ans: 8m/s
8. The density of ice is 920kg/m3, and the density of sea water is 1025kg/m3. Approximately, what
percent of an iceberg floats above the surface of the ocean.
Ans: 90%
9. The density of sea water is 1025kg/m3. What is the absolute ( total ) pressure at a point 10m
below the surface of the ocean, given that the atmospheric pressure is 1.015 * 10 5 Pa and g =
10m/s2.
Ans: 2.04 * 105Pa
10. The side of an above – ground pool is punctured and water gushes out through the hole. If the
total depth of the pool is 2.5m and the pucnture is 0.7m above the ground level, what is the
efflux speed of the water. [ g = 10m/s ]
Ans: 6m/s
11. Water flowing out of a pipe at a rate of 5kg/s at a speed of 2m/s hits a wall normally. Calculate
the force exerted on the wall.
Ans: 10N
12. The linear momentum of a 0.2kg body is 40Ns. What is the kinetic energy of the body.
 Ans: 4000J
13. A roller coaster car drops from rest down the track and enter a loop in the loop. If the radius of
the loop is R, and the initial height of the car is 5R above the bottom of the loop, how far is the
car going at the top of the loop. Assume that R = 15m and ignore friction and take g = 10m/s.
Ans: 30m/s
14. A) Mention two ways of reducing surface tension.
Ans: * by adding detergent or soap to the liquid
 By adding alcohol
 By pouring oil or kerosene on the surface
 By placing camphor in the liquid
 By raising the temperature of the liquid (Any 2 * ½ = 1 mark.)
b) Mention two factors which affect the rate of diffusion.

 Density of the substance

 Temperature of the substance
 Concentration gradient
 Size of molecules.
 State of the substance ( liquid or gas)
[any 2 * ½ = 1mark ]

c) Explain terminal velocity.

Ans: It is the constant maximum speed attained by a body falling through a fluid

15. A man of mass 70kg stands on the floor of an elevator. Find the force of reaction he experiences
from the elevator floor when the elevator moves down with an acceleration of 4m/s 2.
Ans: 420 N
16.
a) State one advantage of Constant volume gas thermometer

Ans :
 It is more accurate
 IT is more sensitive
 It has a wider range
 The temperature readings are independent of the type of gas used
[ Any 1 * 1 mark ]
b) State one characteristic feature of clinical thermometer.
Ans:
 It has a kink or constriction.
 It has a short temperature range
 It has a thick glass stem.
 It has a narrow bore.
 The bulb is made of thin glass. [ 1 mark ]
c) A resistance thermometer reads 21 ohms when placed in melting ice and 120 ohms when
placed in steam. Determine the temperature of a hot liquid of which a thermometer reads
85 ohms.
Ans: 6.5 ohms