END OF YEAR ASSESSMENT

S.3 PHYSICS
Paper one
2 hours. 15min
Instructions
Answer All questions in section A and 2 in Section B.
SECTION A
1. The table below contains some physical quantities commonly used in real life situations; complete the
table using the right symbol, unit, and quantity.

2. Kasakya makes bricks to rise incomes that would support his familly. If the dimensions of the bricks are
shown, calculate the volume of a single brick Kasakya made in cm.
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b) Assuming that the mass of the dry brick is 150g, calculate the density of the brick
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c) Currently, the price for bricks on the Ugandan market, majority produced using traditional technologies,
goes for an average of Shs 250. If Kasakya plans to sell 35000 bricks, how much money will he earn.
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3. A man was standing in front of the mirror as shown in the figure. State the properties of his image as
observes him self
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what are the two laws that apply to this situation
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 4.

consider the figure above:

4. James and Peter were required to transfer bags of cement. Peter lifted 2 bags each weighing 50 kg and
carried them through a distance of 4 metres. James carried one bag from the ground floor to the first floor
using 150 stairs of height 0.02 metres
each.
a) By calculation, of the two men who did more work
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b) If peter did his work in 3 minutes, and James in 1 minute. Who did work with more power. Show
working.
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c) Advise peter and James separately on how they can simply their work. Use the knowledge of machines.
Clearly tell them the best machine each can use to have their work done using the least possible energy.
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6. Nduti and Kwefu carried out an experiment with springs. They put different masses, m on the spring and
measured the length l of the spring each time.

b) Before loading the spring with masses, the length l0 of the spring
was 10 cm. The other results are in the table below.
Complete the table below and include the values of weight,w
the extension, e with appropriate units

m (g) l (cm)
200 14
a) Which physics law are these classmates investigating ? 400 18
……………………………………………………………… 600 22
…………………………………………………………….. 800 26
1000 30

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c)With the results you added, draw a suitable graph for their experiment.

d) Write the best conclusion for this experiment from the graph drawn.
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7.
A skydiver falling through air under the influence of gravity.
The two other forces acting on him are the …………………. and
the ……….………………. force . The downward force of gravity
remains constant regardless of the velocity at which the person is
moving. However, as the person’s velocity increases, until the magnitude of the
sum of the ……………………. and the ……………………... force is equal to the gravitational
force, thus producing a …………………….... net force means that there is no acceleration, as
shown by Newton’s second law. At this point, the person’s velocity remains constant and we say that
the person has reached his …………………………..

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 SECTION B (Attempt 2 questions )
8.

Long ago in Uganda, people used hunting for survival and played football for fun. By providing specific
examples and analyze how Newton's laws of motion, the concept of momentum, and collisions apply to
the practical aspects of these activities, and what implications they have for the participants and
their objectives?

9. Imagine you are at the edge of a swimming pool on a sunny day. You notice that when you look at the
pool water from the side, objects at the bottom of the pool appear closer to the surface than they actually are.
Explain this phenomenon using the concept of refraction and how it occurs when light passes from the air
into the water. Use diagram above to explain why the swimming pool appear closer to the surface.

Additionally, discuss a real-life application of refraction in daily life where understanding this principle is
important."

10. One of the most important components of our solar system is the sun. Another important component of
our solar systems are the big masses called planets.
(a) Name all the planets found in our solar system.
(b) i. Identify the planet that sustains life in our solar system.
ii). How are the times and seasons of the year explained on the planet mentioned in(b)(i) above?
(c) Explain the statement that “the sun has a life cycle”.

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