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CLASS: SENIOR THREE (3) S.S. 3
SUBJECT: PHYSICS

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2023

SECTION A (a) Acceleration is always directed towards a
TIME ALLOWED: 1 ½ HOURS fixed point (b) Path of motion is a straight line
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions in these sections (c) Acceleration is directed towards a fixed
correctly, and note that all questions carry equal point and proportional to its distance from the
marks point
(SECTION A OBEJECTIVE) 9. Which of the following phenomena is the
1. The S.I unit of movement of force is practical evidence for the existence of the
_________ (a) KG M (b) Nm (c) Jm (d) Nm – 1 continual motion of the molecules? (a)
2. Which of the following types of motion does a Translatory motion (b) Rotational motion (c)
body undergo when moving in an haphazard Brownian motion (d) Oscillatory motion
manner? (a) Random (b) Translational (c) 10. The friction which exists between two layers
Rational (d) Vibrational of liquid in relative motion is called ______ (a)
3. A car starts from rest and covers a Capillarity (b) Surface tension (c) Viscosity (d)
distance of 40m in 10 sec. calculate the Cohension
magnitude of its acceleration (a) 0.25cms – 2 11. A body starts from rest and accelerates
(b) 0.80ms – 2 (c) 3.20m – 2 (d) 4.00ms – 2 uniformly at 5ms -2 until it attains a velocity of
4. Which of the following instruments may 25ms – 1. Calculate the time taken to attain this
be used to measure relative humidity (a) velocity (a) 2.5s (b) 5s (c) 10s (d)1.25s
Barometer (b) Manometer (c)Hygrometer (d) 12. A man will exert the greatest pressure on a
Hydrometer bench when he ______ (a) Lies flat on his back
5. Three non – parallel forces which can be (b) Lies flat on his belly (c) Stands on both feet
represented both in magnitude and direction (d) Stands on the toes of one foot
by three sides of a triangle taken in order, can: 13. Which of the following is NOT a vector
(a) Make a body oscillate (b) Make a body to quantity? (a) Momentum (b) Force (c) Velocity
rotate (c) Keep a body in equilibrium (d) Move (d) Temperature
a body in straight line 14. A simple pendulum makes 50 oscillat ions in
6. Which of the following combinations will one minute. What is its period of oscillation?
increase the stability of an object? (a) Wide (a) 0.02s (b) 0.83s (c) 1.20s (d) 50.00s
base and low C.G (b) Narrow base and low C.G 15. Which of the following has the same unit as
(d) Narrow base and high C.G (d) Wide base the moment of a force? (a) Power (b) Work
and high C.G (c)Momentum (d) Impulse
7. When a mass attached to a spiral spring is set 16. What change in velocity would be produced
into vertical oscillations, its accelerations will on a body of mass 4kg if a constant force of
have a: (a) Varying magnitude but a constant 16N acts on it for 2s? (a) 2.0ms – 1 (b) 8.0ms – 1
direction (b) Constant magnitude and a (c) 32.0m – 1 (d) 128.0
constant direction (c) Constant magnitude but 17. A particle starts from rest and moves with a
a varying direction (d) Varying magnitude and constant acceleration of 0.5ms – 2. Calculate
a varying direction the time taken by the particle to cover a
8. The motion of a body is simple harmonic if the distance of 25 (a) 2.5s (b) 7.1s (c) 10.0s (d)
_____________________________ 50.0s
 29. The pair of physical quantities consisting of
18. How far will a body move in 4s if uniformly vectors are: (a) Displacement and torque (b)
accelerated from rest at the rate of 2ms – 2? Momentum and power (c) Acceleration and
(a)32m (b)24m (c) 16m (d) 12m speed (d) Velocity and distance
19. In which of the following simple machines is 30. What type of motion does the skin of a talking
the effort applied between the load and the drum perform when struck with a drum stick?
fulcrum? (a) Scissors (b) Pliers (c) Wheel (a) Random (b) Rotational (c)Translational (d)
barrow (d) Sugar tongs Vibratory
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 MARKING GUIDE (ANSWERS)
1.B 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.C 9.C
resistance and take g = 10ms – 2 (a) 21.2m – 2 (b) 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.D 14.D 15.D 16.B 17.C
30ms – 1 (c) 300ms – 1 (d) 450ms – 1 18.C 19.D 20.B 21.D 22.C 23.B 24.B 25.C
21. A stationary object of mass 4kg is set in 26.B 27.A 28.C 29.A 30.D
motion by a net force of 50N, if the object
attains a speed of 5ms – 1 in time, calculate the SECTION B THEORY
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 1a. State Newton’s law of universal gravitation
forces 3N and 4N acting at right angles to each
1b. Calculate the force of attraction between
other. Determine the magnitude of its
two small objects of mass 10kg and 50kg
acceleration (a) 4.00ms – 2 (b) 0.35ms – 2 (c)
respectively which are 10cm apart. ( take
0.25ms – 2 (d) 0.05ms – 2
G= 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2kg-2)
23. The time rate of change of displacement is
known as (a) Speed (b) Velocity (c) Impulse (d) 2a. What is escape velocity?
Acceleration
24. A body accelerates from rest at 0.2ms – 2 for 2b. AA rocket of mass 150kg is fired from the
20s. calculate the distance covered by the earth’s surface so that it just escapes from
body (a) 4m (b) 20m (c)40m (d) 80m the gravitational influence of the earth.
25. The force between molecules of the same Calculate the velocity with which it escapes.
substance is termed (a) elastic force (b) ( take G= 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2kg-2; r=6.4 X 106M
Repulsive force (c) cohesive force (d) Adhesive and mass of the earth = 6.0 x 1024kg.
force 3a. Define the following
26. Which of the following has the same unit as
energy? (a) Power (b) Work (c) Force (d) a) Capacitor
Momentum b) Capacitance
27. Which of the following sources of energy is c) Diagram
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