SUBJECT: PHYSICS

SECTION A: Objectives. (40mks) 8. The work input of a machine is 800J. If the work
Instruction: Circle correct answer output is 200J. Calculate the efficiency of the
1. What is a pulley? machine.
A. bar used to lift heavy objects. A. 20%
B. a wheel with a groove for a rope. B. 25%
C. made of two inclined planes. C. 25
D. a lever with an arm and a fulcrum. D. 25J
2. A system of lever was used to lift a load of 9. Which statement correctly compares the
1000N when an effort of 50N was applied to it. difference between conduction and convection in
Calculate the mechanical advantage of the common classroom settings?
system A. Conduction can only occur in solids, while
A. 2 convection can occur in both liquids and
B. 20N gases.
C. 20 B. Convection can only occur in solids, while
D. 2N. conduction can occur in both liquids and
3. A machine lifted a load of mass 20kg with an gases.
effort of 2N. Calculate the mechanical advantage C. Conduction can only occur in liquids and
of the machine. [g=10ms-2] gases, while convection can occur in
A. 100N solids, liquids, and gases.
B. 100 D. Convection can only occur in liquids and
C. 400 gases, while conduction can occur in
D. 40 solids, liquids, and gases
10. In a vacuum flask, which methods of heat transfer
4. A force of 50 Newtons applied to a wheel and axle
are prevented by the vacuum?
results in a force output of 125 Newtons. What is
A. Conduction only
the mechanical advantage of the machine?
B. Convection only
A. 0.4
C. Conduction and convection only
B. 75
D. All modes of heat transfer
C. 6250
11. Transfer of heat by convection can take place in
D. 2.5
A. Solid and liquid
E. 40%
B. solid and vacuum
5. How much work would be required to lift a 25 kg C. gas and liquid
object to a height of 20 meters? D. none of the above
A. 500 Joules
B. 1.25 Joules 12. The ratio of output force to input force is
C. 245 Newton known as .
A. Power
D. 4900 Joules
B. mechanical advantage
6. How long will it take a 300 watt motor to
C. efficiency
complete a job that requires 1200 Joules of work?
D. pressure
A. 3600 s
B. 4 seconds
13. Which of the following is NOT a simple machine?
C. 4 Joules
A. Microwave
D. 0.25 seconds
B. screw
C. wheel and axle
7. Which of these statements is true?
D. lever
A. Evaporation only occurs at boiling point
B. Evaporation occurs where the liquid 14. An inclined plane
touches the bottom of its container. A. uses a bar to lift heavy objects
C. The higher energy molecules escapes B. can be a ramp
from the surface.
D. The liquid temperature always rises when C. is a wheel with a groove for a rope
evaporation occurs. D. has a lever arm and a fulcrum

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23. The thermometric substance for a thermocouple
thermometer is
A. resistance wire
B. gas
15. The particles above represents C. alcohol
A. a liquid D. two metals
B. a solid 24. “Room temperature” is generally defined in
C. a gas physics to be 25°C. What is room temperature in
D. a plasma °F?
16. Any material that does not allow heat to pass A. 298oF
through it easily is called B. 77oF
A. conductor C. 320F
B. insulator D. 77K
C. metals 25. The temperature at which liquid water turns into
D. alloys solid ice is called
17. The energy of the random motion of particles in A. melting point
matter is called . B. boiling point
A. thermal energy C. freezing point
B. kinetic energy D. latent point
C. solar energy 26. The change of state from gas to solid is called
D. conduction A. deposition
18. On a hot day, a lake is likely to be B. sublimation
. C. condensation
A. cooler than nearby land D. evaporation
B. hotter than nearby land 27. The phase change represented by the equation
C. the same temperature as the land I 2 ( s ) → I 2 ( g) is called
D. the cause of the heat A. sublimation
19. Which of the following is the rate of heat transfer B. condensation
unit? C. evaporation
A. Joule D. melting
B. Pascal 28. An inclined plane
C. Newton A. uses a bar to lift heavy objects
D. Watt B. can be a ramp
20. A heavy object could be rolled up this simple C. is a wheel with a groove for a rope
machine, instead of lifting it straight up. D. has a lever arm and a fulcrum
A. Wheel and axle 29. If Mr. Rufus burns his hand grabbing a hot cup of
B. Screw coffee, what type of thermal energy transfer has
C. Inclined plane taken place?
D. Lever A. Radiation
21. A person prefers to sit by a fire during the cold B. Convection
winter months. Which of the following heat C. Conduction
transfer types gives him the most heat? D. Equilibrium
A. Radiation will provide quick warmth 30. When you add hot water to cold water, the cold
B. Convection and radiation together water warms up because of .
C. If it is near the fire, convection sounds A. insulation
good B. convection
D. Conduction from the fire C. radiation
22. Which of these is an upper fixed temperature D. solar energy
point? 31. A copper rod expands when its temperature
A. 212oF A. Remains constant
B. 273K B. falls
C. 0oC C. rises
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36. This simple machine can be used to lift a weight.
It has a fulcrum which can be located in the
centre, near the end or at the end.
A. Screw
B. Pulley
C. Lever
D. Inclined plane
32. The diagram above shows a 37. A push or pull that can move a load is the
A. lever system A. gear
B. pulley system B. lever
C. wheel and axle system C. effort
D. inclined plane system D. machine
33. The ratio of effort arm to load is called 38. When all the parts in a system reach the same
A. velocity ratio temperature, we say that it is in
B. mechanical advantage A. absolute zero
C. efficiency B. thermal conduction
D. simple machine C. thermal equilibrium
34. What tool would be best to use to lift a heavy D. temperature scale
load, like a washing machine? 39. The lowest possible temperature anything can
reach is
A. lever A. -273OC
B. screw B. 273K
C. wedge C. 0 OC
D. wheel and axle D. -24 OC
40. A good conductor of heat is
35. The temperature at which liquid turns into A. Wood
vapour is called B. Asbestos
A. freezing C. Air
B. liquid point D. Mercury
C. melting point

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6. (a) A faulty Celsius thermometer reads 0.7 0C at
the melting point of pure ice and 99.5 0C at the
boiling point of water at normal pressure. What is
the correct temperature when it reads 30 0C?
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(b) State two reasons why water cannot be used as a
thermometric substance. [2mks]
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(c) The increase in the volume of 10cm 3 of mercury
when the temperature rises by 1000C is 0.182cm3.
What is cubic expansivity of mercury? [3mks]
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