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PHYSICS -PAPER 1

TIME: 2 HOURS

IGOJI SUB-COUNTY
END OF TERM ONE EXAM 2023
FORM FOUR PHYSICS PAPER ONE
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
(a) Write your name, admission number and class in the spaces provided at the top of the
page.
(b) Write the date of the examination in the spaces provided above.
(c) Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
(d) The paper consists of 14 printed pages.
(e) Students should check the question paper to ascertain that all the pages are printed as
indicated and that no questions are missing.
(f) Where necessary take g = 10N/kg
(g) Answer all questions in both sections

FOR EXAMINER’S USE ONLY

QUESTION MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATES SCORE
TOTAL 80

This paper consists of 14 printed pages. Candidates should check the question paper
to ascertain that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.

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 SECTION A (25 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided

1. The figure below shows a section of a meter rule used to measure length of a piece of wood.
6 7 8 9 10
cm

Wood
Find the length of the wood (2mks)
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2. The diagram below shows two clear glass tubes containing water and mercury

(a) (b)

Explain the shapes of the surface of each of the liquids inside the tube. (2mks)

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3. The figure below shows arrangement of molecules in the three different states of matter.

State 1 State 2 State 3

(a) Name the process represented by the arrow…………………………………………(1mk)

(b) State the reason for the arrangement of molecules in state 3 (1mk)

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4. The diagram below shows an arrangement used to determine the upper fixed point of
ungraduated thermometer.

Thermometer

Cork

HEAT

(i) Name liquid A………………………………………………. (1mk)

(ii) Why is the bulb of thermometer not dipped in liquid A. (1mk)

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5. The figure shows a hot water system.
Pipe A

WATER

Heating coil
Pipe B

a) From which pipe is the hot water drawn…………………………………….. (1mk)

b) Explain your answer in (a) (1mk)

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6. State the principle of moments. (1mk)
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7. The figure below shows a rod made of wood on one end and metal on the other end, it is
suspended freely with a piece of thread so that it is in equilibrium.

Thread
Metal Wood

Heat

The side made of metal is now heated with a Bunsen flame. State and explain the observation
made. (2mks)

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8. Figure below shows part of a micrometer screw measuring the diameter of a wire. The
gauge has a zero error of -0.01.

0 5 5

45

(i) What is the pitch of the micrometer screw gauge…………………… (1mk)

(ii) Determine the actual diameter of the wire (3mks)

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9. The figure below shows an incompressible fluid flowing through a pipe, A1 and A2 are the
cross-sectional areas of the pipes in the larger section and smaller section of the pipe respectively,
while V1 and V2 are speeds of the fluid at the two sections of the pipe.

A1 V1 A2 V2

𝐕𝟐
Derive an expression for the ratio of the speeds in terms of A1 and A2 (2mks)
𝐕𝟏

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10. Figure shows a spiral spring fixed on a bench vertically. A mass of 0.5kg is placed on top
as shown in the figure below.

0.5kg
6cm

4cm

(a) (b)

In (a) the height of the spring is 6cm while in (b) the height is 4cm. find the energy stored in the
spring in figure (b) (3mks)

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11. The figure below shows two identical containers A and B containing hot water and ice
block.
Floating ice
block

Hot
Water Ice block
wrapped in
wire gauze

A B
State with reason which water cools faster assuming that the wire gauge absorbs negligible heat
(2mks)
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12. The figure below shows the displacement time graph of the motion of a particle. State the
nature of the motion of the particle between

Velocity (m/s) Y

W X

Time (s) Z
i) W and X……………………………………………………………………………. (1mk)

ii) X and Y…………………………………………………………..……………….. (1mk)

13. The figure below shows a sphere moving in a viscous liquid in a tall measuring cylinder

Sphere

Measuring cylinder

Viscous liquid

Show on the diagram two forces acting on the sphere. (2mks)

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 SECTION B (55 marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided

14. a) State two ways in which the centripetal force on a body of mass m in its circular motion
would be reduced. (2mks)

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b) The figure below shows an object of mass 0.2kg whirled in a vertical circle of radius
0.7m at a uniform speed of 50m/s
P

R
Determine the tension on the string at.

i) Position P. (3mks)
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ii) At what point is the string likely to cut? (1mk)

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b) A sports car negotiates a corner on a banked road at very high velocity.
i) What is the purpose of banked road? (1mk)

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ii) What provides the centripetal force on the car? (1mk)

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 c) The figure below shows a container with small holes at the bottom in which wet clothes
have been put.

Clothes
Holes

Container

When the container is whirled in air at high speed, it is observed that the clothes dry faster. Explain
how the rotation of the container causes the clothes to dry. (2mks)

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15. a) Figure shows a simple hydrometer.

Q
Stem

P
Bulb

Lead shots

(i) State the reason why the bulb is wide. (1mk)

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i) State the purpose of the lead shots in the glass bulb (1mk)

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b) State Archimedes principle. (1mk)

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b) The figure below shows a block of mass 50g and density 2000kg/m3 submerged in a certain
liquid and suspended from uniform horizontal beam by means of a string. A mass of 36g suspended
from the other end of the beam puts the system in equilibrium.

32cm 20cm

Liquid 36g
50g

(i) Determine the upthrust force acting on the block. (3mks)

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(ii) Calculate the density of the liquid (3mks)

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(iii) Calculate the new balance point of the 50 g mass (the 36g mass remains fixed) if the liquid
was replaced with one whose density was 1250Kg/m3 (3mks)
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16. The diagram in figure below shows an experiment to investigate the relationship between
volume and temperature of a fixed mass of gas at constant pressure.
Scale
Thermometer Stirrer

Conc. Sulphuric acid bead

Dry air
Water bath

Heat
a) Explain the function of:
i) Concentrated Sulphuric acid (1mk)
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ii) Stirrer (1mk)

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b) State two measurements that are taken in the above experiment (2mks)
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iv) Name law being investigated in the experiment above. (1mk)

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(d) Describe how the experiment above is used to verify the law. (4mks)
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e) A car tyre is at an air pressure of 4.0 x 105 Pa. at a temperature of 27 0C. While it is running, the
temperature rises to 75 0C. What is the new pressure in the tyre? (Assume the tyre does not expand)
(3mks)
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17. a) Define the term Specific latent heat of vaporization of steam. (1mk)
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i) In an experiment to determine specific latent heat of water, steam at 1000C was passed
into the water container, the following measurements were made.
- Initial temperature of water = 150C
- Mass of Calorimeter = 60g
- Initial mass of water = 80g
- Final mass of water + calorimeter + condensed steam = 160g
- Final temperature of mixture = 400C
- Specific heat capacity of water = 4200 J/Kg
- Specific heat capacity of copper = 390J/KgK
Calculate
(i) Mass of condensed steam. (1mk)

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(ii) Heat gained by calorimeter and water. (3mks)

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(c) Given that Lv is the specific latent heat of vaporization of steam.

Determine the value of Lv. (3mks)

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d)A student put some small pieces of ice in a beaker and sprinkled salt on the ice. He stirred until
the ice melted and took the temperature of the content in the beaker- as shown.

Thermometer
SALT

Ice pieces

(i) State the observation made. (1mk)

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(ii) Explain the observation. (1mk)

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18. a) The figure below shows a swinging pendulum.

A C

State the energy conservation taking place as the pendulum moves from A to B and B to C (1mk)

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b) The figure below shows a hydraulic press system using a lever of negligible mass on the side
of a small piston pivoted at point P. A force of 400N is applied at R.
100 cm 50 cm
A Bale

R P

Area= 360cm2
400 N A =30cm 2

Liquid

Calculate
(i) The effort exerted at the smaller piston. (3mks)
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(ii) The V.R of the hydraulic press (2mks)

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(iii) Determine the pressure exerted at the larger piston? (2mks)
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c) Figure 10 shows a pulley system used to raise a load by applying an effort of 500 N. State the:

Pulley 2

Pulley 1 Effort = 500N

Load
Figure 10
(i) What is the Purpose of the pulley 2 (1mk)

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(ii) Given that the machine has an efficiency of 80%, determine the maximum load that can be
raised. (3mks)
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