ADVENTIST EDUCATION

MBEYA ADVENTIST SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM I TERMINAL EXAMINATIONS, 2024
PHYSICS

TIME: 2:30 Hours 22 MAY, 2024

INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C.
2. Answer ALL questions.
3. ALL answers should be written in the spaces provided.
4. Write your name at the top right hand corner of every page.

SECTION A (20 MARKS)

1. Choose the best answer among the items given below questions.

(i) Which of the following is a matter?

a) Wind b) Light c) Heat d) Energy

(ii) Which of the following is not a branch of Physics?

a) Astronomy b) Density c) Optic d) Mechanic

(iii) Which of the following is not a step of scientific investigation?

a) performing experiment
b) asking question
c) using warning sign
d) data interpretation

(iv) Measurement is:

a) process of giving dimension of an object
b) process of interpreting of result
c) process of doing experiment
d) process of assigning numbers observations

(v) Which of the following is not one of the example of basic fundamental quantities?
a) Time b) Mass c) Weight d) Length

(vi) 5400cm is equivalent to ………………………. Meters.

a) 54000 b) 5400 c) 540 d) 54

(vii) Which of the following is one of the fundamental quantity in nature?

a) Force b) Density c) Weight d) Temperature

(viii) When one of your classmates is shocked by electricity. Which of the following is first thing to
do?
a) to call teacher for help
b) to take him to a cool place or under a shadow
 c) to break the electric contact of the victim with electricity
d) to check the breathing and the pulse rate

(ix) Which of the following can be used to measure weight of an object?

a) Beam balance b) Vernier calliper c) Measuring cylinder d) Spring balance

(x) Which of the following matches is not correct in terms of its SI Unit?
a) Mass-kilogram b) Force-Newton c) Length-Meter d) Time-Minute

(xi) Which of the following does not use vernier scale?

a) Vernier callipers b) Spring balance
c) Fortin’s barometer d) Micrometer screw gauge

(xii) If four spheres of each 5cm3 immersed in glass full of water, how much water will be
displaced?
a) 20 cm3 b) 25 cm3 c) 30 cm3 d) 35 cm3

(xiii) Which of the following is a derived quantity?

a) Time b) Mass c) Weight d) Length

(xiv) Which of the following is not correct about mass?

a) its S.I Unit is kilogram
b) it can not be zero
c) it is the pull of gravity on an object
d) it can be measured by beam balance

(xv) Micrometer screw gauge can measure length with the accuracy of:
a) 0.1cm b) 0.01cm c) 0.001cm d) 0.001mm

(xvi) If a person has mass of 56 kg on the earth, what is the weight of a man on the moon?
(g moon = 10/6N/kg)
a) 9N b) 10N c) 90N d) 90 kg

(xvii) Which of the following distance below can be measured by only micrometer screw gauge?
a) 0.234 m b) 0.34 cm c) 0.456 cm d) 0.7 mm

(xviii) A cylindrical container radius of 7cm is filled with water up to 18cm height. What is the
volume of water in the container? (π = 22/7)
a) 126 cm3 b0 2702 cm3 c) 2772 cm3 d) 3528 cm3

(xix) A rectangular solid has dimensions 20cm by 10cm by 0.5cm. What its volume?
a) 100 cm3 b) 10 cm3 c) 1000 cm3 d) 200 cm3

(xx) A solid ball is taken from the Earth to the moon. On moon the ball has different
a) Mass b) Density c) Weight d) Volume

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SECTION B (40 MARKS)

2. Match the following item in List A with List B.

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 LIST A LIST B
(i) Length, mass and time A. measuring gas pressure
(ii) Inside jaws B. temperature
(iii) Micrometer screw gauge C. to measure inner diameter of test a tube
(iv) Spring balance D. altimeter
(v) Measurement E. measure length with an accurancy of 0.01 cm
(vi) Amount of substance F. its S.I Unit is candela
(vii) Vernier callipers G. equal to 0.00000001 m
(viii) Luminous intensity H. measure weight
(ix) Kelvin I. measure length with an accuracy of 0.01mm
(x) Weight. J. to measure outside diameter of a test tube
K. basic fundamental physical quantity
L. derived physical quantity
M. measures mass
N. can measures length of desk
O. to process of assigning numbers to events
P. force of gravity acting an object
Q. its S.I Unit is mol

LIST A i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x

LIST B

Fill in the blanks below with appropriate answers.

3. a) Anything which has …………………………………………………. and ………………………………… is called matter.

b) Weight can be defined as ………………………………………………… and …………………………………………….. its
S.I Unit is …………………………………………………….
c) …………………………………………………………………. of an object may change from place to place.

4. Which instrument can be used to measure of given substance below:

a) 2 kg of rice ………………………………………………………………………………………..
b) Thickness of your book ……………………………………………………………………..
c) Diameter of thin wire ………………………………………………………………………..
d) 1 m length of rope …………………………………………………………………………….

5. a) Vernier callipers measures length with accuracy of ………………………………………………………………………..

b) Write the reading parts of vernier callipers.
(i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

c) Write two examples of length which can be measured by vernier callipers are:
(i) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
(ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

6. a) Volume of liquid might be found by ………………………………………………. or ………………………………………

b) Eureka can is one of the instrument to measure …………………………………………………………………………
c) …………………………………………………………………..………. When a point on an object is viewed from two
different positions.

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 SECTION C (40 MARKS)

7. a) Write four differences between mass and weight.

b) Record the reading in below diagram

8. If a weight of chicken on earth is 20N. What would be the weight of chicken on a moon?

9. a) Explain briefly how the volume of irregular solid can be measured by using graduated measuring
cylinder.

b) A measuring cylinder of base area 5cm2 is filled with water up to height of 5cm, when a stone
unknown volume is immersed in the water. Height of water in the cylinder increases to 7.5cm.
(i) Calculate the volume of water in the cylinder.
(ii) Calculate the volume of stone.

10. a) Draw of vernier calliper and label its part.

b) Draw vernier calliper which reads 3.54 cm.
c) Draw micrometer screw gauge which reads 5.54 mm.