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DATE.............................................................

CANDIDATE NAME
CLASS/ YEAR OF STUDY

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.


Pearson Edexcel Internation GCSE(9-1)
YEAR 8

PHYSICS
DURATION : 2 HOURS
BENSONO INSTITUTE OF PROFFESSIONALS
END TERM EXAMINATION 2023

INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.
1. Name three types of forces. (3mks)

2. State two properties of magnetic field (2mks)

3. Draw a magnet and name the poles and show magnetic field(5 mks)

4. Give a formular linking acceleration,initial velocity , final velocity and time taken(2mks)

5. A car is travelling at 2m/s. It accelarates steadily for 5s, after which time it is travelling at
30m/s. Calculate its accelaration (3mks)

6. A sport car accelarates uniformly from rest to 24m/s in 6s. Calculate the acceleration of the car.
(3mks)
7. a). State hooke's law( 1 mrk)

b) Give and explain uses of hooke's law(6 mrks)

c) Give the formular linking force,weight applied and extension(1 mrk)

8. Name the types of forces that:(3 marks)


a) Causes objects to fall towards the earth-

b) Makes a ball rolled across level ground eventually stop -

c) Stops a car sinking into the road surface-

9. A car is travelling a long a level road at a constant velocity (that is, its speed and direction are
not changing).Draw a labelled diagram to show the force that act on the car(5 mrks)
10. A 230v television takes a current of 3A. Calculate the power of the television. (P=I x V)(3mrks)

11. Calculate the charge flowing through a wire in 5s if the current is 3A (Q =I xT)(3 mrks)

12. Explain the difference between conductors, insulators and electric current(6 mrks)

13. State the uses of the folowing instruments(4 mrks)


Ammeter-
Voltmeter-
Thermometer-
Stop watch-

14. Draw the diagrams of;(5 mrks)


cell-
Diode-
Bulb-
Fuse-
Resistor-
15. With a simple diagram, show arrangment of bulbs in parallel and series(5mrks)

16. Should the lights for the main street in a town be wired in series or in parallel? Explain
(3 marks)

17. When a voltage of 12V is applied across a doorbell there is a current of 0.1A. Calculate the
resistance of the doorbell.(3 mrks)

18. (a) There is a current of 5A when a voltage of 20V is applied across a resistor . Calculate
the resistance of the resistor.

(b) Calculate the current when a voltage of 12V is applied across a piece of wire resistance
50 ohms.
(c)Calculate the voltage that must be applied across a wire of resistance 10 ohms if the
current is to be 3A. (9 mrks)

19. State the SI unit of:(3 mrks)

(I) Voltage-
(II)Current-
(III)Resistance-

20. In less than 150 Words. Explain Physics concepts you revised for and is not set on this paper
(2mks)

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