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    Form 1 Term 1 Physics Examinations 2018: NAME - ADM NO

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    This document contains a 22 question physics exam covering topics like the definition of physics, its branches and applications, measurement units and instruments, density, and laboratory safety. Questions assess understanding of concepts like length, area, mass, density, and use of equipment like burettes and density bottles. Calculations are required to determine quantities like perimeter, area, mass, and density using given measurements and data. Laboratory safety and proper procedure are also evaluated.

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    FORM 1 TERM 1 PHYSICS EXAMINATIONS 2018

    NAME________________________________________ ADM NO_____________


    1. What do you understand by the term physics? (1mk)

    2. Physics as a science is related to may other subjects, how is physics related to the
    following
    i) Biology

    ii) Chemistry

    iii) Geography

    iv) Mathematics

    3. The study of physics is divided into a number of branches, list the 6 branches under
    which we study physics. (6mks)
    4. There are many careers that require the knowledge of physics, list any 5 careers that
    require knowledge of physics. (5mks)

    5. Outline any 5 basic laboratory rules that a student should observe while in the
    laboratory. (5mks)

    6. Differentiate between basic and derived quantities. (2mks)

    7. The table below shows the basic quantities in physics, symbols and SI units, complete
    the table

    Basic quantity SI unit Symbol of unit


    Length
    Mass
    Time
    Current
    temperature

    8. Define length and state its SI unit. (1mk)

    9. Name any 2 instruments that are commonly used to measure length. (2mks)

    10. Charo found that the perimeter of his farming plot was approximately 200 strides. His
    stride was at 0.9m long. What was the perimeter of the plot? (2mks)

    11. Describe how you would measure the length of the curve of an athletics field. (2mks)

    12. Define area state its SI unit (2mks)

    13. Work out the areas of each of the following figures.

    14. Define mass and state its SI unit (2mks)


    15. Convert each of the following as indicated
    (a) 200,000 mg into kg (2mks)

    (b) 256,000 g into tones (2mks)

    (c) 0.000342 tonne into mg (2mks)

    16. Define density and state its SI unit. (2mks)

    17. A block of glass of mass 187.5g is 5.0cm long 2.0 cm thick and 7.5cm high. Calculate the
    density of the glass in kgm-3. (3mks)

    18. A rectangular tank measures 12.5 m long 10.0 wide and 2.0m high. Calculate the mass
    of water in the tank when it is full.
    (Density of water + 1000 kgm-3 ) (3mks)

    19. The figure below shows the reading of a measuring cylinder before and after a stone of
    mass 20g has been immersed in it.
    Determine the density of the stone (3mks

    20. The water level in a burette is 30 cm3. If 55 drops of water fall from the burette and the
    average volume of one drop is 0.12cm3, what is the final water level in the burette?
    (3mks)

    21. Given the following:


    i) Mass of solid = 13.6 g
    ii) Volume of water before solid is immersed = 3.1 cm3
    iii) Volume of water after solid is fully immersed= 9.9cm3

    Calculate the density of the solid. (3mks)


    22. a) State 2 precautions to be observed when using a density bottle. (2mks)

    b)An empty density bottle has a mass of 10g. When completely filled with water its
    mass becomes 34g and its mass when completely filled with an acid is 30g. What is the
    density of the acid. (4mks)

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