Jets of Zambia Olympiads primary

1. The diagram below shows the thermo flask. Study it to answer questions below.

Cork
stopper

Glass
vessel
c
Cork
supporter

L K

(a) Name the parts labeled K, L and N.

(b) Why is the glass vessel coated with aluminium?
(c) How does heat energy travel in solids?

2. The experiment was set as in the diagram below.

Prism 1 Prism 2

T
Incident white
light
Q

(a) What is dispersion of light?

(b) Name the parts labeled T and Q.
(c) State two processes taking place during dispersion of light.
(d) Why is prism 2 upside down?

3. The diagram below shows regular container before and after a stone is immersed in it. Study it
carefully to answer questions below.
 10cm
Stone
12cm

Level of water Level of water

without a stone with a stone

If the container has base of area 10cm2 and the mass of the stone is 600g,
(a) What is the volume of a stone?
(b) Calculate the density of the stone.
(c) List down any other two pieces of apparatus you can use to find volume of the stone.
(d) What is viscosity?

4. The diagram below shows a block being pulled along a smooth road. Study it carefully and
answer questions below.

15.5N 50N

(a)What is Force?
(b) In which direction will the box move?
(c) Give a reason to your answer in (b) above?
(d) Calculate the resultant force acting on the block?

5. Air is a mixture of gases. below is a list with percentages abundance in the earth atmosphere.
 Nitrogen --------- 78%
 Oxygen------------21%
 Carbon dioxide----0.03%
 Inert gases----------1%
 Water vapour --------variable

(a) What do you understand by the term variable?

(b) The same air is collected in a ball jar of volume 300cm3. A lit candle floating on water was
put inside the bell jar as shown.
 Bell jar Air

flame
Lit candle
Trough

Iron nail
Water

(i) What do you think is the function of the iron nail?

(ii) After same days what will happen to the iron nail?

(iii) It was observed that after some seconds the flame went off. What made the flame to off?

(iv) Give reason to your answer in (iii) above.

(v) By what volume does carbon dioxide cover the air in the bell jar?

6. Bridges are built with gaps between the spans.

(a) Why are these gaps left? (give two reasons)
(b) Where else are the gaps seen for the same function as in (a) above?
(c) What name is given to the process by which heat travel in vacuum?
(d) What do you understand by the term Vacuum?

7. The human body is made up of a number of systems. These systems work together to give a
person sound health.
(a) List down any two of such systems.
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