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MOCK EXAMINATION (2022/2023 SESSION)
SUBJECT: PHYSICS CLASS: SS 3
SECTION A: OBJECTIVES

INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in this section TIME APPROVED: 2HRS 30MINS

1. The current produces by a simple dynamo is not steady because (a) a back e.m.f opposes the
induced voltage (b) eddy currents oppose the motion which induces them (c) the magnetic
field produced by the magnet is not sufficiently uniform (d) the rate of change of flux varies
with the position of the coil of the dynamo
2. Induced current depends on the following except (a) numbers of turns in the coil (b) strength
of the magnet (c) speed with which the magnet is plunged into the coil (d) the magnetic and
electric line of force
3. To convert an alternating current dynamo into a direct current dynamo, the (a) number of turns
in the coil is increased (b) strength of the field magnet is increased (c) slip rings are replaced
with split ring commutator (d) coil is wound on a soft iron armature
4. Which of the following operations will not lead to an increase in the induced e.m.f in a coil of
wire rotating between the poles of a magnet? Increasing the (a) area (b) strength of the magnet
(c) gap between the poles of the magnet (d) number of turns in the coil
5. Which of the following statements about a generator is not correct? (a) it can produce direct
current (b) it can produce alternating current (c) it requires an external supply of current to the
coil (d) it may require the use of a commutator
6. Which of the following devices would be used for obtaining a high voltage from a low one? (a)
induction coil (b) generator (c) dynamo (d) transformer
7. What is the effect of using split-rings in a simple d.c motor (a) the direction of rotation of the
coil is reserved (b) the current in the coil flows in the same direction (c) the current in the coil
becomes alternating (d) the direction of force on the coil is reversed
8. A transformer with 5500 turns in its primary is used between a 240V a.c supply and a 120V
kettle. Calculate the number of turns in the secondary (a) 11000 (b) 2750 (c) 460 (d) 232
9. ______ is a machine that convert mechanical energy into electrical energy (a) converter (b)
generator (c) moving coil galvanometer (d) electric motor
10. Which of the following names is not associated witj models of the atom (a) Isaac newton (b)
Neils Bohr (c) J.J Thompson (d) John Dalton
11. Which of the following particles determine the mass of an atom? (a) protons and neutrons (b)
neutrons only (c) protons and electrons (d) protons only
12. An element and its isotopes only differ in the number of (a) protons (b) neutrons (c) ions (d)
electrons
13. The phenomenon of radioactivity was first discovered by (a)Henri Becquerel (b) Neils Bohr
(c) J.J Thompson (d) John Dalton
14. What are Beta particles? (a) protons (b) neutrons (c) electrons (d) helium
15. Alpha particles are (a) not charge (b) Helium nuclei (c) highly penetrating (d) electromagnetic
radiation
16. Which of the following is true about Heat? (a) it is a form of energy (b) it damages thermometer
(c) it can be created (d) it is the measure of the degree of hotness of a body
17. The following are the effects of heat except (a) it can cause chemical change (b) it can cause
expansion (c) it can cause empirical interference (d) it can cause change in physical properties
18. Temperature can be measured in any of the following units except (a) joules (b) Fahrenheit (c)
Celsius (d) kelvin
19. Which of the following statement(s) is (are) true of heat? I. Heat flow from higher temperature
to lower temperature. II. Heat can be calculated. III. Heat can be gotten from the sun (a) I only
(b) II&III (c) I, II & III (d) II only
20. Which of the following statements correctly explain the effects of heat using the ball and ring
experiments? (i) the ball contracts on heating (ii) the ball contracts on cooling (iii) the ball
passed through the ring after heating (iv) the ball could not pass through the ring after heating
(a) I&II (b) III&IV (c) I&III (d) II&IV
21. The following are the effects of expansion except (a) cracking of bridges (b) bulging of railway
lines (c) thickening of heated metal rod (d) sagging of telegraph wires
22. The cracking of a thick glass cup is due to which of the following phenomenon? (a) particle
nature of matter (b) anomalous expansion of glasses (c) expansion of solids (d) loss of heat
23. The anomalous expansion of water is experienced at what temperature range? (a) 0-4 ℃ (b) 0-10
℃ (c) 4-100℃ (d) 4-10℃
24. Given that the linear expansivity of a metal is 10 -6 k-1 . Calculate the area expansivity of the
same material (a) 0.000001 k-1 (b) 0.000002 k-1 (c) 0.00003 k-1 (d) 0.00004 k-1
25. An aluminum wire measures 20m at 30℃ . When heated to 50℃ , it increases to 20.0034m.
What is the linear expansivity of the material? (a) 5.8 x10 -4 K-1 (b) 5.8 x10-6 K-1 (c) 8.5 x10-4 K-1
(d) 8.5 x10-6 K-1
26. The unit of time is (a) T (b) s (c) s-1 (d) ms-1
27. Which of the following causes motion (a) force (b) length (c) volume (d) moving
28. The agent that opposes the flow of motion is called? (a) force (b) friction (c) power (d)
light
29. _____ is the ability to do work (a) force (b) weight (c) energy (d) strength
30. Power is defines as the time rate of doing ______ (a) energy (b) force (c) work (d) push
31. _____ is also known as stored energy? (a) potential energy (b) house energy (c) home
energy (d) working energy
32. Kinetic energy is the (a) potential energy (b) house energy (c) home energy (d) energy at
work
33. “a student running a race” is an example of (a) potential energy (b) stored energy (c) resting
energy (d) kinetic energy
34. “electrical charges in motion” is an example of (a) potential energy (b) stored energy (c)
resting energy (d) kinetic energy
35. “a magnet at rest in a magnetic field” is an example of (a) potential energy (b) stored energy
(c) resting energy (d) kinetic energy
36. The volume of a given mass of an ideal gas at 327K and 9.52×10 Pa 4 is 40cm3 . Calculate the
volume of the gas at 273k and 1.034 x10 Pa 4 (a) 68.23cm3 (b) 47.91cm3 (c) 44.60cm3 (d)
307.5cm3
 37. The volume and pressure of a given mass of gas at 27 ℃ is 1200cm3 .Calculate its volume at 127
℃ if the pressure remains constant (a) 300 cm3 (b) 400 cm3 (c) 1000 cm3 (d) 1600 cm3
38. A mass of gas at 7℃ and 70cmHg has a volume of 1200 cm 3 .Determine its volume at 27℃ and
pressure of 75cmHg of mercury (a) 1200 cm3 (b) 1378 cm3 (c) 4320 cm3 (d) 4629 cm3
39. When the pressure of a fixed mass of gas is doubled at constant temperature, the volume of the
gas is (a) increased four times (b) double (c) unchanged (d) halved
40. An electromagnetic radiation has a speed of 3×10 8 m/s and a frequency of 10 6Hz, calculate its
wavelength (a) 3.3×103 m (b) 3.0 x102 m (c) 3.0 x10-2 m (d) 3.3 x10-3m
41. Compressions and rarefactions are terms associated with (a) transverse waves (b)
electromagnetic waves (c) longitudinal waves (d) water waves
42. Which of the following properties explains the change in direction of the waves (a) diffraction
(b) reflection (c) refraction (d) interference
43. A wave represented by the equation y=0.5sin0.4π(x-60t) where the distance (x) is measured in
centimeters and time (t) in seconds. What is the wavelength of the wave? (a) 0.2cm (b) 0.4cm
(c) 0.8cm (d) 5.0cm
44. If two waves of equal frequency and amplitude travel in the opposite directions along a string,
the wave set up in the string is called (a) transverse (b) progressive (c) longitudinal (d) stationary
45. The amplitude of a wave is the (a) distance between two successive trough of the wave (b)
separation between adjacent particles (c) maximum displacement of the wave particle from the
state of rest (d) distance travelled by a wave in a complete cycle of its motion
46. The wavelength of a wave is the (a) distance between two successive trough of the wave (b)
separation between adjacent particles (c) maximum displacement of the wave particle from the
equilibrium displacement (d) distance travelled by a wave in a complete cycle of its motion
47. Instrument used in measuring gas pressure is ______ (a) manometer (b) hygrometer (c)
hydrometer (d) barometer
48. Instrument used in measuring atmospheric pressure is _________ (a) manometer (b)
hygrometer (c) hydrometer (d) barometer
49. Which of the following happens at all time (a) temperature (b) evaporation (c) boiling (d)
heat
50. 100℃ on a celcius scale at standard atmospheric pressure is (a) the upper fixed point (b) lower
fixed point (c) middle fixed point (d) 100 fixed point

Section B
Answer question number one(1) and any other two (2)
1a. what is Electromagnetic field
b. states Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction
c. explain Impedance
d. A transformer has 500 turns in the primary coil and 300 turns in the secondary coil. If the primary coil is
connected to a 220 V mains, what voltage will be obtained from the secondary coil? What type of transformer is
this?
2a. list four reasons of energy loss in practical transformer
 b. A faulty Celsius thermometer reads 0.7℃ at the melting point of pure ice and 99.5 0C at the
boiling point of water at normal pressure. i) What is the correct temperature when it reads 30 0C? ii)At
what temperature will its reading be exactly correct?
c. what is motion
3a. narrate what sir J.J Thompson proposed about atomic model
b. A mass of gas at 7℃ and 70cm of mercury has a volume of 1000cm3. Determine its volume at 27
℃ and pressure of 85cm of mercury
c. Define Waves
4a. what is radioactivity
b. differentiate between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion
c. A radio station broadcasts at a frequency of 300kHz. If the speed of the wave is 3 x 10 8ms-1.
Calculate the period and wavelength of the wave