BUSEGA DISTRICT COUNCIL

FORM FOUR OPENING EXAMINATION 2020

032/1 PHYSICS 1

Time: 3 Hours. 31/July/2020

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INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of eleven (11) questions.

2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C.

3. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.

4. Non-programmable calculators may be used.

5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s).

6. Where necessary the following constants may be used:

(i) Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m/s2 .

(ii) Density of water = 1.0 g/cm3

(iii) Pi, 𝜋 = 3.14.

(iv) Speed of light in air = 3 x 10 8 m/s.

(vi) Speed of sound in air = 340 m/s.

SECTION A (15 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section
1: For each of the items (i)–(x), choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and write its letter
beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

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i. Micrometer Screw Gauge is used to measure: ( )
A. Distance of a car. B. Mass of a car.
C. Diameter of a wire D. Length of a table. E. length of ruler
ii. A large digital version of stopwatch designed for viewing at a distance such as in sports stadium
is called:- ( )
A. Stop chocks B. Stop watch C. Clock D. Watch E. Digital watches
iii. A woman pushes a load of 200N from X to Y a long a smooth incline in fig below. If this takes
40s, her average power in watts is ( )

A. 200 B. 60 C. 20 D. 10 E. 4

iv. The following are fundamental physical quantities ,except ( )

A: volume and speed B: length and mass C: Mass and time
D: Luminosity and time E: Time and current

v. Mercury forms spherical drops when split on the wooden bench because.
A. It has high cohesive force B. it has high adhesive force
C. it has moderate adhesive D. it has moderate cohesive force ( )
E. it has low surface tension
vi. The zig–zag path travelled by electrons from negatively charged cloud towards a positively
charged cloud is called. ( )
A: Radar B: Lightning C: Thunder D: Field emission E. Storm

vii. Oil is used as a Lubricant in a machine because it has ( )

A: Low density B: High viscosity C: Low pressure D: High pressure E: Low viscosity

viii. The position of the Centre of gravity of an object has a significant influence in its
A. Elasticity B. plasticity C. Rigidity ( )
D. Elastic limit E. Stability
ix. First aid is important for the following reason ( )
A: Prevents the injured person from becoming worse B: It prevents the spreading of malaria C.
It does not help to preserve life D: First aid procedures E: It increases the blood of a person

x. When Fleming‘s left hard rule is applied to a motor, the thumb points in the direction of: ( )
A. Force B. the current C. the field D. voltage E. magnet
2. Match the items in List A with the responses in List B by writing the letter of the correct response
beside the item number in the answer booklet provided.

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LIST A LIST B
i. A group of bright stars forming pattern in the sky A. Astronomy
ii. A point within the earth where an earthquake begins B. Constellation
iii. Composed of a liquid of molten nickel and iron C. Epicentre
iv. Study of the Universe and heavenly bodies D. Geocentric theory
v. Theory proposed the sun to be stationary E. Heliocentric theory
F. Hypocenter
G. Inner core
H. Meteoroid
I. Outer core

SECTION B (60 Marks)

Answer all questions in this section.
3 (a) i. Give four differences between boiling and evaporation

ii. With the aid of a sketch graph explain the importance of the anomalous expansion of water.

(b) A 200g of liquid at 21oC is heated to 51oC by a current of 5A at 6Volts for 50 minutes. What is
the specific heat capacity of the liquid?
(c) (i) State Ohm’s law and two (2) of its limitations.
(ii) Determine the internal resistance of a cell and the value of R given that the p.d. of the cell in
open circuit is 1.5 V, when connected to a 10 Ω resistor its p.d. becomes 1.0 V, but when
Connected to a resistor of R Ω the p.d. falls to 0.5 V

4. (a) What do you understand by the following terms

i. Mechanical advantage ii. Velocity ratio. iii. Pulley iv. Lever

(b) A force of 600 N is used to move a load of 3000 N up an inclined plane. Given that the slanted
height and vertical height of the plane are 18 m and 3m respectively. Find
i. Velocity ratio of the plane
ii. Mechanical advantage
iii. Efficiency of the plane
(c) Figure 1 shows a simple machine B which has to be used to pull the packing case of 2000 N into
the car by an effort of 500 N. Calculate the efficiency of machine B. If it is raised by 1m from the
ground.

FIGURE 1

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5 (a) Define the following terms

i. Wavelength.
ii. Rarefaction
iii. Amplitude
(b) (i) A string of length 75cm has a mass of 8.2g. If the tension in the string is 18N. Calculate
the frequency of the first and third harmonics

(ii) Account for the fact that a distant lightning flash is seen before the thunder is heard.

(c) Two Boys stand facing each other, 200m apart, on one side of a high wall and at the same
perpendicular distance from it. When one fires a pistol the other hears a report 0.60s after the
flash and a second report 0.25s after the first. Explain this and calculate:
(i) The velocity of sound in air.
(ii) The perpendicular distance of the men from the wall.
6. (a) (i) What is a N-Type and P-Type extrinsic semi-conductor?
(ii) Give four differences between extrinsic and intrinsic semi-conductor
(b) (i) Using diagram, explain types of rectification showing input and output wave signal.
(ii) Give four differences between analogue and digital information signal
(c) The figure 2 below shows one of the amplifier circuits

Figure 2
i. What is the name of the amplifier?
ii. Why the circuit is named so?
iii. Explain the function of capacitors C1 and C2.
7. (a) Define the following terms:
(i) Half-life of radioactive material.
(ii) Binding energy
(iii) Radioactive decay.
(b) (i) State any four(4) dangers which may occur when handling radioactive materials.

(ii) A radioactive isotope

Y decays by losing two   particle followed by two   particle and
238
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then finally by   rays. What are the atomic and mass numbers of the nuclide formed?

(c) A radioactive element has an initial count rate of 1200 counts per minute measured by a scale and this
falls to 150 counts per minutes in 15 hours.

(i) Determine the half life time of the element.

(ii) If the initial number of atoms in another sample of this element is 3.0 x 10 20, how many

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Atoms will have decayed in 25 hours?
8. (a) Define the following terms:
(i) couple of a force
(ii) Centre of gravity
(iii) Centre of mass
(b)With aid of diagram, explain the three types of equilibrium with examples

(c) A half meter rule AB is freely pivoted at 18 cm from end A and balances horizontally when a body of
mass 35 g is hung 48 cm from end B. Calculate
i. The mass of the rule.
ii. The force exerted by the rule

SECTION C (25 MARKS)

Answer two (2) questions from this section.

9 (a) A house has five rooms, each with a 60W, 240V bulb. If the bulbs are switched ON from 7:00
p.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily, determine the power in KWH consumed by the bulb per day.

(b) A circuit in a house is protected by a 10 A fuse. The circuit is connected to the 240 V mains. The
following appliances are connected to the circuit:
Appliance Power rating (W)
Radio 320
Bulb 220
Heater 1600
TV 340

Determine whether the fuse will blow on or off if all appliances are turned on.

(c) The following figure shows three capacitors connected to a 10 V battery.

Determine;
(i) The combined capacitance of the three capacitors.
(ii) The charge on the 5.0 μF capacitor.
10. (a) i. State the laws of electromagnetic induction
ii. Mention two advantages of A.C generator over D.C generator
(b)A step-up transformer has 10,000 turns in the secondary coil and 100 turns through the primary
coil. An alternating current of 5.0A flows in the primary circuit when connected to 12V a.c. supply.
i. Calculate the voltage across the secondary coil.

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ii. If the transformer has an efficiency of 90%. What is the current in the secondary coil?
(c). i. Describe the structure and mode of action of simple d.c generator.
ii. What should be done in order to increase the speed of rotation in a d.c electric motor?
11. (a) (i) Distinguish between speed and velocity.
(ii) Define uniform velocity and uniform acceleration.
(b) Sketch the diagram of a body which starts from rest and accelerates uniformly for sometimes to a
constant velocity and then maintains this velocity for a certain period of time before decelerating
uniformly to a stop.
(c) A car moving with a uniform velocity of 100 m/s is decelerated at 2.5 m/s 2 to a stop. Calculate. (i)
The time taken for the car to stop.
(ii) The distance travelled by the car before it is brought to rest.