SSS THREE PHYSICS

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1st TERM EXAMINATION FOR 2023/2024 SESSION
CLASS: SSS THREE SUBJECT: PHYSICS
1. The S.I unit of movement of force is _________ (a) KG M (b) Nm (c) Jm (d) Nm - 1
2. Which of the following types of motion does a body undergo when moving in an haphazard manner?
(a) Random (b) Translational (c) Rational (d) Vibrational
3. A car starts from rest and covers a distance of 40m in 10 sec. Calculate the magnitude of its
acceleration (a) 0.25cms - 2 (b) 0.80ms - 2 (c) 3.20m - 2 (d) 4.00ms - 2
4. Which of the following instruments may be used to measure relative humidity (a) Barometer (b)
Manometer (c)Hygrometer (d) Hydrometer
5. Three non - parallel forces which can be represented both in magnitude and direction by three sides of
a triangle taken in order, can: (a) Make a body oscillate (b) Make a body to rotate (c) Keep a body in
equilibrium (d) Move a body in straight line
6. Which of the following combinations will increase the stability of an object? (a) Wide base and low
C.G (b) Narrow base and low C.G (d) Narrow base and high C.G (d) Wide base and high C.G
7. When a mass attached to a spiral spring is set into vertical oscillations, its accelerations will have a:
(a) Varying magnitude but a constant direction (b) Constant magnitude and a constant direction (c)
Constant magnitude but a varying direction (d) Varying magnitude and a varying direction
8. The motion of a body is simple harmonic if the _____________________________ (a) Acceleration
is always directed towards a fixed point (b) Path of motion is a straight line (c) Acceleration is
directed towards a fixed point and proportional to its distance from the point (d) all the above
9. Which of the following phenomena is the practical evidence for the existence of the continual motion
of the molecules? (a) Translatory motion (b) Rotational motion (c) Brownian motion (d) Oscillatory
motion
10. The friction which exists between two layers of liquid in relative motion is called ______
(a) Capillarity (b) Surface tension (c) Viscosity (d) Cohension
11. A body starts from rest and accelerates uniformly at 5ms - 2 until it attains a velocity of 25ms - 1.
Calculate the time taken to attain this velocity (a) 2.5s (b) 5s (c) 10s (d)1.25s
12. A man will exert the greatest pressure on a bench when he ______ (a) Lies flat on his back (b) Lies
flat on his belly (c) Stands on both feet (d) Stands on the toes of one foot
13. Which of the following is NOT a vector quantity? (a) Momentum (b) Force (c) Velocity
(d)Temperature
14. A simple pendulum makes 50 oscillations in one minute. What is its period of oscillation? (a) 0.02s
(b) 0.83s (c) 1.20s (d) 50.00s
15. Which of the following has the same unit as the moment of a force? (a) Power (b) Work
(c)Momentum (d) Impulse
16. What change in velocity would be produced on a body of mass 4kg if a constant force of 16N acts on
it for 2s? (a) 2.0ms - 1 (b) 8.0ms - 1 (c) 32.0m - 1 (d) 128.0
17. A particle starts from rest and moves with a constant acceleration of 0.5ms - 2. Calculate the time
taken by the particle to cover a distance of 25 (a) 2.5s (b) 7.1s (c) 10.0s (d) 50.0s
18. How far will a body move in 4s if uniformly accelerated from rest at the rate of 2ms - 2? (a)32m
(b)24m (c) 16m (d) 12m
19. In which of the following simple machines is the effort applied between the load and the fulcrum? (a)
Scissors (b) Pliers (c) Wheel barrow (d) Sugar tongs
20. A ball is dropped from a height of 45m above the ground. Calculate the velocity of the ball just before
it strikes the ground (Neglect air resistance and take g = 10ms - 2 (a) 21.2m - 2 (b) 30ms - 1 (c)
300ms - 1 (d) 450ms – 1
21. A stationary object of mass 4kg is set in motion by a net force of 50N, if the object attains a speed of
5ms - 1 in time, calculate the value of t? (a) 1.30s (b)0.80s (c) 0.63s (d) 0.40s
22. A body of mass 20kg is set in motion by two forces 3N and 4N acting at right angles to each other.
Determine the magnitude of its acceleration (a) 4.00ms - 2 (b) 0.35ms - 2 (c) 0.25ms - 2 (d) 0.05ms -2
23. The time rate of change of displacement is known as (a) Speed (b) Velocity (c) Impulse
(d) Acceleration
24. A body accelerates from rest at 0.2ms - 2 for 20s. Calculate the distance covered by the body (a) 4m
(b) 20m (c)40m (d) 80m
25. The force between molecules of the same substance is termed (a) elastic force (b) Repulsive force (c)
cohesive force (d) Adhesive force
26. Which of the following has the same unit as energy? (a) Power (b) Work (c) Force (d) Momentum
27. Which of the following sources of energy is renewable? (a) Sun (b)Petroleum (c) Coal (c) Water
28. The speed of an object in rectilinear motion can be determined from the: (a) Area under a velocity -
time (b) Area under a distance time - graph (c) Slope of a distance - time graph (d) Slope of velocity
time graph
29. The pair of physical quantities consisting of vectors are: (a) Displacement and torque (b) Momentum
and power (c) Acceleration and speed (d) Velocity and distance
30. What type of motion does the skin of a talking drum perform when struck with a drum stick? (a)
Random (b) Rotational (c)Translational (d) Vibratory
THEORY
answer all questions in this section
1a. State five source of energy discussed.
1b. What fuel can we derive from fossil fuels?
1c. State three uses of energy.
2a State Newton’s law of gravitation.

2b. Define escape velocity.
2c. Write down the mathematical expression for :
i. Gravitational force.
ii. Gravitational potential.
3a. define the concept of magnetic field

3b. What are the properties of magnectic line of force
4a. State Newton's law of universal gravitation

4b. Calculate the force of attraction between two small objects of mass 10kg and 50kg respectively
which are 10cm apart. ( take G= 6.67 x 10-11Nm2kg-2 )

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STEP TO LIFE COMPREHSNSIVE COLLEGE

39, ADEMOKUN STREET, BAASE COMPOUND, ELEGA ABEOKUTA

2a State Newton’s law of gravitation.

3a. define the concept of magnetic field

4a. State Newton's law of universal gravitation

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