1.

Name the following measuring instruments:

(a) (b) (c)

(3 marks)

2. A student wants to take a particularly accurate measurement of the volume of liquid in

a measuring cylinder. What is the procedure would make her measurement less
accurate?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………

(1 mark)
3. Five identical spheres are placed between two blocks in order to measure their
diameter.

What is the diameter of a single sphere? Give your answer in cm.

Answer: ……………. cm (3 marks)

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4. Match the following quantities with their SI units

length second (s)

force joule (j)
time Kilogram metre per second (kg m/s)
energy newton (N)
momentum metre (m)
(4 marks)

5. Express:

(a) 65.0 cm in m :
(b) 750 kg in g :
(c) 2 h 35 min in s :

(3 marks)

6. Give your answer in a standard form

(a) 7650 m : ……………………………………..

(b) 760 000 m : ……………………………………..

(c) 0.076 m : ……………………………………..

(3 marks)

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7. Distinguish between scalar and vector quantities. Give at least 2 examples of scalar
and vector quantity.

(a) Scalar quantity : _______________________________________________

Examples : _______________________________________________

(b) Vector quantity : ________________________________________________

Examples : ________________________________________________

(6 marks)

8. The graph shows how the distance travelled by the car changes during a six-minute
period.

(a) Calculate the total amount of time the car is stationary during this period.

time = ............................................... minutes (2 marks)

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 (c) Determine which stage of the graph, A, B, C, D or E, shows the car moving at the
slowest speed.

………………………………………………………………………………………
(2 marks)

(c) State the equation linking average speed, distance moved and time taken.

speed = .................................................... unit ....................................................

(2 marks)

9. State Newton’s first law: the law of inertia.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………

(1 mark)
10. State Newton’s second law of motion and write the formula.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………

(2 marks)

11. If there are no external forces acting on the car, other than friction, and it is moving at
a constant velocity, what is the value of the frictional force F?

Frictional force = ……………………………..(1 mark)

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12. Define momentum and state the formula of momentum together with its correct
standard unit.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

(3 marks)

13. A ball with mass of 500 g is moving with a velocity of 3.0 m/s. What is the
momentum of the ball?

Momentum = …………………… (2 marks)

14. A marble is rolling at a velocity of 1.5 m/s with a momentum of 0.10 kgm/s. What is
its mass?

Mass = …………………… (2 marks)

15. What is the principle of conservation of momentum?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………

(1 mark)

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16. There are two types of momentum which are collision and explosion.
(a) Give one example of collision.

i. ……………………………………………………………………..

(b) Give one example of explosion.

i. …………………………………………………………………….

(2 marks)

17. We know that,

The total momentum before collision must be equal with

the total momentum after collision.

P before = P after

(a) A truck of mass 3000 kg moving with a velocity of 10 m/s collides with a stationary
car of mass 1000 kg. The impact causes the car to move off with an initial velocity 15
m/s. Assuming that momentum is conserved during the collision, determine the
velocity of the truck immediately after the collision.

Velocity = ……………………………… (3 marks)

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(b) A cannon of mass 600 kg recoils at a speed of 0.5 m/s when a cannon ball of mass
12 kg is fired from it. Calculate the velocity of the cannon ball as it leaves the cannon

Velocity = …………………………….. (3 marks)

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