535 1 NLSC Sample 24 Guide
535 1 NLSC Sample 24 Guide
535 1 NLSC Sample 24 Guide
PHYSICS
Paper 1
2024
PHYSICS
Theory
Paper 1
SCORING GUIDE
SECTION A
2. From the graph, the water will be safe for use after 38 days. (32–38 days).
If no more waste was allowed in the lake.
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– Radioisotopes are handled by mechanical tongs operated by remote
control equipment from behind this wall made of lead, concrete or other
suitable material that absorb the dangerous radiations e.g. radiation
badges.
– Thick-walled lead containers are used.
– A decay curve ploted with:
Axes labelled,
Shape (with correct plotting),
Reading the corresponding number of days (35 days).
3. (a) The possibility of day in one place and night in another. This is caused
by the rotation of the earth about its axis (spinning). A point directly
taking the sun will experience day while the one on the other side of
the earth will be experiencing darkness (night).
As the earth rotates, the point ceases to be directly under the sun hence
becoming dark. At this time, the other side of the earth will be
experiencing day time.
(b) Occurrence of the high ocean tides.
High tides are caused by the moon’s gravitational pull. The tidal
forces cause the earth and its water to bulge out on the side closest to
the moon and the side furthest from the moon. These bulges are the
high tides.
(c) Images are picked by cameras and changed to a frequency
(signals) suitable for satellite transmission.
The signals are transmitted from a ground based satelllite dish
(station transmitter) to a satellite in a geo-stationary orbit.
The signals are then amplified/modulated another frequency to
satellite dishes on the earth’s surface at TV stations.
The received signals are decoded by a decoder and then sent to the
television for display.
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SECTION B:
Part I
4. (a) (i) Heater fixed at the bottom so that water in the tank is warmed
faster.
Heat transfer in liquids is by convection.
Convection currents from the heater take place upwards.
Water near the heater warms up first, expands, becomes less
dense and rises. Dense cold water near the top of the tank
sinks to the bottom of the tank where it is also heated.
Convection currents are set up and continue until all the water
is heated, warmed up.
(ii) At point A water comes out at a high pressure.
Pressure increases with depth.
(P =ρg h).
Accept calculation method to arrive at the conclusion.
(b) Heater is working if there is a temperature increase.
Heat Quantity = mc.
Heat supplied = Heat gained. Formula
20,000 103 = 5000 4200 ( – 20).
= 20.95 OC.
Since temperature increased to 20.95 OC, then heater is working.
(c) Using: more struts / ties / girders.
Metallic stand put up in concrete slab.
Each customer will need 2.5kg or 2.5 litres of hot water to mix with
the cold water to achieve bathing water temperature.
Part II
The current flowing creates a magnetic field which aligns the nail dipoles in
the same direction making the nail magnetised
The magnetised nail is then moved on top of the feeds continuously to pick
all the pieces of iron by attracting them away from the mixture (feeds and
metals) .
(b) V = IR
3 = I 0.5
3
I= = 6A.
0.5
Since I proportional to .
And 6A 4A, then the magnet formed will be highly effective.
7. A transformer is a device that steps up (increases) or steps down (reduces)
the input voltage (e.m.f.).
A device the changes voltage.
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If an alternating current is passed through the Primary coil, an alternating
magnetic flux will be set up and will induce an alternating e.m.f. in the
Secondary coil.
The magnitude of this induced e.m.f. will depend on the e.m.f. applied
to the primary and on the relative numbers of turns in the two coils.
– 𝑁𝑆 = 2𝑁𝑝 .
– A step up transformer of number of turns on Secondary twice as that on
the Primary will change 120V to 240V.
– The bulbs and other appliances will be connected in parallel from so that
they operate at the same voltage, and a fault in one does not affect the
working of the other.