PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ASSURANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL
MID TERM EXAMINATION – SEPTEMBER 2019

PHYSICS – FORM THREE

TIME : 3 HRS

NAME…………………………………………………………………………DATE……………

INSTRUCTIONS

 This paper consist three sections A, B and C

 Answer all questions in section A and B and two(2) questions in section
C
 Non – programmable calculator may be used and mathematical table
may be used

SECTION A (15 MARKS)

1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given

i. Which of the following statements is true

[A] All real images are reduced
[B] All virtual images are inverted
[C] All inverted images are enlarged
[D] All real image are inverted

ii. The figure below show a ray of light travelling from air to water

4
Given that refractive index is , what is the angle of refraction of
3
ray of light?
4 3
[A] Sin-1( Sin 600) [B] Sin-1( Sin 600)
3 4
4 3
[C] Sin-1( Sin 300) [D] Sin-1( Sin 300)
3 4

iii. Shaving mirror is a typical application of a

[A] Concave mirror [B] Convex mirror
[C] Plane mirror [D] Rotating mirror
 iv. The part of human eye that corresponding to the film in a
camera is the ……………….
[A] Iris [B] Pupil [C] Retina [D] Cornea

v. The weight of a floating body equals to ……………

[A] Mass of displaced [B] Volume of the water displaced
[C] Apparent weight [D] Un thrust

vi. Lactometer is used to check purity is …………….

[A] gold [B] sea water [C] mercury [D] milk

vii. The image of how much the incident ray has been defected from
its original direction by the prism is called …………….
[A] Angle of deviation [B] Incident angle
[C] Refracted angle [D] Dispersion angle

viii. The rainbow is an arc formed out of a spectral band of colours

with ………………
[A] Blue on the inside and red on the outside
[B] Red on the inside and blue on outside
[C] Green on the inside and black outside
[D] Black on the inside and green on the outside

ix. There are two main types of lenses based on their shape, which
are;-
[A] Convex and concave [B] Plane and mirror
[C] Glass and plane [D] Convex and mirror

x. Which of the following is NOT true about total internal reflection

[A] When occurs, there is no refraction at all
[B] All the light is reflected internally within the optically

more dense medium

[C] Reflection due to the angle of incidence exceeding the
critical angle
[D] When refracted angle is equal to 900

2. Match the terms in column A with their correct explanation in column B

LIST A LIST B
i Magnetic materials A Like poles attract, unlike poles repel
ii Law of polarity B Paramagnetic
iii Magnetic shielding C Direct neutral point
iv Neutral point D Magnetic field in zero
v Aluminium E Iron nail
F Redirects magnetic lines of force

LIST A i ii iii iv v
LIST B
 SECTION B (60 MARKS)

3. [a] Define the term magnification

[b] An object 20cm height is placed 10cm in front of a convex mirror of

focal length 25cm. Describe the image formed.

4. [a] State two laws of refraction

[b] A coin of the bottom of a jar of glycerin appears to be 14cm below

the surface of the glycerin. Calculate the height of the column of
glycerin in the jar given that refractive index of glycerin is 1.47

5. Define the following terms ad described in the lenses

[a] Optical centre

[b] Centre of curvature

[c] Principal axis

[d] Principal focus

[e] Focal length

6. [a] Explain formation of a rainbow

[b] List the colours contained in the spectrum of white light

7. [a] List four sources of thermal energy

[b] [i] A block concrete 5m long expands to 5.1m when heated from
300 C . Determine the linear expansivity

8. [a] Define the following

[i] Dew point

[ii] Humidity

[iii] Saturation vapour pressure

[b] Mention three factors that influence the formation of dew

 SECTION C: (25 MARKS)
Answer only two questions in this section

9. [a] Give meaning of the following term

[i] Specific heat capacity of substance

[ii] Heat capacity

[iii] Anomalous expansion

[b] A piece of copper of mass 40g at 2000 C is immersed into a copper

calorimeter of mass 60g containing 45g of water at 30 0 C.
Neglecting heat losses, what will the final temperature of the
mixture

10. Consider the table below

i r Sin i Sin r sin i

sin r
200 130

300 190

400 250

500 300

[a] Complete the table above

[b] Plotting a graph of sin i against sin r

[c] Determine the slope(s) from the graph

[d] Explain what the value of slope(s) represent

11. [a] States the laws of frictions

[b] A block of a mass 270kg is pulled along a horizontal surface. If the

coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and the surface is
0.4, what is the force acting on the block as it slides?

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