CANDIDATES’ NAME

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

KASENGA DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

Grade 12
SCIENCE 5124/1
PAPER 1 APRIL/ END OF TERM TESTS
Additional materials
Electronic calculator (non –programmable)
Graph papers
Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
Time: 2 hours
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Please attempt the stipulated number of questions from each section otherwise penalties apply.

SECTION A [20 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1. A student stands at a distance d from the base of a tall cliff. He claps together two pieces of wood and
measures the time that elapses before he hears the echo. He conducts the experiment five times and obtains
these results. 0.72 s 0.80 s 0.71 s 0.81 s 0.71 s
The speed of sound is 320 m/s. What is the distance d?
A. 120 m
B. 240 m
C. 480 m
D. 600 m
2. A constant force of 40N acts on an object of mass 2.0kg. The object moves along a rough horizontal surface
with an acceleration of 5.0m/s 2 . What is the average friction force acting on the object?
A. 8.0N B. 10N C. 30N D. 50N
3. The diagram shows a wave moving into shallower water.

A. both the frequency and the speed decrease. B. both the frequency and the speed increase.
C. only the frequency increases. D. only the speed decreases.
4. A ball was kicked vertically upwards with a velocity of 8m/s. How high did it rise?
A 1.6m B 2.4m C 3.2m D 8.0m
5. Which statement is true when a water wave moves from shallower waters to deeper waters?
A frequency increases B frequency decreases
C wavelength decreases D wavelength increases
6. What is the weight of a 75 000g man on the moon where the gravitational field strength is one-sixth of
10N/kg?
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A. 75N B. 125N C. 12 500N D 75 000N

7. A ball of mass 0.50kg is released from a height of 1.0 metre and falls towards the floor.

Which row in the table below shows the potential energy and kinetic energy of the ball when it is at a height of
0.25 metres above the floor.
P.E (J) K.E (J)
A 0.12 0.12
B 0.25 0.25
C 1.25 3.75
D 3.75 1.25

8. A ray of light is reflected by two parallel plane mirrors X and Y.

Which statement is correct?

A. The angle of incidence at mirror X is 30°. B. The angle of incidence at mirror Y is 60°.
C. The angle of reflection at mirror X is 120°. D. The angle of reflection at mirror Y is 0°.
9. An image is formed in a plane mirror.

The Which statement must be correct?

angles distances
A w=y d o =d I
B w=z d o is greater than d I
C x=y d o =d I
D x=z d o is greater than d I

10. An elevator carries 10 people of average mass 70kg each to a height of 5 metres in 2 minutes. What is the
power generated by the elevator?
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A. 29.17W B. 291.67W C. 1 750W D. 17 500W

11. A liquid-in-glass thermometer consists of a bulb containing a liquid. The liquid can expand into a very
thin capillary tube.

The liquid in the thermometer is replaced by another liquid that expands more for the same temperature rise.
The new thermometer will have…
A. greater sensitivity and greater range. B. greater sensitivity but less range.
C. the same sensitivity and the same range. D. the same sensitivity but greater range.
12. The diagram shows a metre rule clamped at one end and set into vibration. It produces 240 vibrations in
3 seconds.

Calculate the frequency of the vibrations. A 720 Hz B 80 Hz C 0.0125 Hz D 120 Hz

13. The following diagram shows a ray of light moving from air into glass of refractive index 1.6.

Calculate angle X.
A. 32.8° B. 18.2° C. 57.8° D. 71.8°
14. A ray of light enters a glass block at an angle of incidence i producing an angle of refraction r in the glass.

Several different values of i and r are measured, and a graph is drawn of sin i against sin r.
Which graph is correct?
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15. What happens to the volume of a fixed mass of a gas when it is heated at constant pressure? The volume
of the gas...
A. Reduces B. Increases C. Halves D. Remains the same
16. The diagram below shows the variation of temperature with time as a solid substance was heated.

Which of the following statements is true about the graph above? In region..........
A. QR_ condensation was taking place B. ST_ the substance was melting
C. RS_ the substance was in liquid state D. TU_ the substance was in solid state
17. Radio waves, visible light and X-rays are all part of the electromagnetic spectrum. What is the correct
order of increasing wavelength?
Shortest Longest
A. Radio waves Visible light X-rays
B. Radio waves X-rays Visible light
C. X-rays Radio waves Visible light
D. X-rays Visible light Radio waves
18. A person sees a flash of lightening and hears the thunder 4.8s later. If the speed of sound in air was
330m/s, how far was the lightning from the person?
A. 34.38m B.68.75m C.1584m D.3168m
19. A parachutist of mass 60kg falls with constant velocity of 5m/s together with a parachute of mass 20kg.
Taking g to be 10N/kg what is the resultant force on the system?
A. 0N B. 400N C. 600N D. 800N
20. The diagram below represents a transverse wave.

Between which two marked points is the distance equal to the wavelength of a wave?
A. a and d B. c and g C. b and g D. e and f

SECTION B [40 MARKS]

Answer all questions in this section.
Write your answers in the spaces provided in this question paper.
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B1. Figure. 4.1 shows a wheel and axle system used to lift a load of 2 000N through a height of 4m. The work
done against friction is 2 000J.

Calculate the
(a) Velocity ratio (VR);

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….... [2]

(b) The efficiency;

……………………………………………………………………………………………………… [2]
(c) The mechanical advantage.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….[3]
[Total = 7 marks]
B2. The figure below shows a stone of mass 2kg which drops from the top of a cliff and takes two seconds to
strike the ground. Acceleration of free fall, g = 10m/s 2.

(a) Name the form of energy possessed by the stone before it falls.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]
(b) Determine the height h, of the cliff.

[3]
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(c) Calculate
(i) the kinetic energy of the stone when half way down. [2]

(ii) the final velocity of the stone as it strikes the ground. [2]

[Total = 8 marks]
B3. Here is a list of different types of waves.
gamma (γ), infra-red, radio, sound, ultra-violet, visible X-rays
(a) Which one of these is the only one which is not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(b) Which one of these is used for sterelization?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]
(c) Which one of these is used for thermal imaging?
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(d) State the type of electromagnetic radiation used in security checks at airports.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(e) On the moon, two astronauts cannot hear each other, even when they shout, unless they have their radios
switched on.

(i) Why cannot they hear each other even when they shout?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(ii)Why can they hear each other using their radios?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(iii) Which TWO waves are used to carry messages from the astronauts to mission control on Earth?
………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [2]
[Total: 8 marks]
B4. Two metal plates A and B, one with shinny surfaces and the other painted black are heated to a temperature
of 100 ℃. The metal plates are then placed in the open air or insulating materials and allowed to cool. The
table below shows the results obtained with time.
Time in seconds Temperature of metal plates in ℃
A B
0 100 100
30 92 85
60 87 74
90 84 67
120 81 63
150 79 60
(a) By what process(es) of heat transfer are the metal plates losing heat to the surrounding?
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………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]
(b) Which metal plate is losing heat faster?
………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]
(c) State, with a reason which metal plate A or B has shinny surfaces.
Metal plate …………………………………………………………………………….. [1]
Reason ………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(d) Differentiate between heat and temperature.
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………………………………………………….
…………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]
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B5. Figure B4.1 shows a cylinder containing a gas of volume 5cm at a pressure of 100kpa.
The piston is pushed to half the original volume at the same temperature as shown in figure B4.2.
[Total = 6 marks]

(a) State Boyle’s law.

…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………………….. [1]
(b) Calculate the gas pressure in the cylinder in figure B4.2.

[2]
(c) Use the kinetic theory to explain why pressure increases in the cylinder as volume decreases.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………..
…………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]
[Total = 5 marks]
B6. Figure B6.1 is a diagram showing the appearance of a coin immersed in water when viewed from above.
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Figure B 6.1
(a) State snell’s law.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(b) What happens to the rays of light at the surface of water in figure B6.1 above?
………………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]
(c) Mention two other effects of the process being demonstrated figure B6.1 above.
………………………………………………………………………………………………. [2]
(d) Calculate the refractive index of water. [2]

SECTION C [20 MARKS]

Answer any TWO questions from this section on a separate Answer sheet or graph paper.

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C1. Figure C1.1 shows the velocity and time recorded for an athlete running in a race. The mass 6 marks]
Athlete is
75kg.
Velocity (m/s) 0.0 3.5 7.1 8.2 9.1 9.5 9.8 10.0 10.1 10.2
Time (s) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

(a) Plot a velocity-time graph for the results recorded in Figure C1.1. [4]
(b) Calculate the acceleration of the athlete in the first 2 seconds. [2]
(c) Calculate the
(i) force that caused the acceleration in the first 2 seconds; [2]
(ii) kinetic energy during the first 2 seconds of the race [2]
[Total = 10 marks]
C2. Figure C 2.1 shows a table that was obtained from an experiment done to determine the refractive index of
glass.

Angle of incidence (i) Angle of refraction (r) Sin i Sin r

15o 10o
30o 19o
45o 28o
60o 35o
70o 39o
80o 41o
Table C 2.1
(a) Copy and complete the table [2]
(b) Plot a graph of sin against sin r [4]
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(c) Use your graph to determine the refractive index (n) of the glass [2]
(d) Calculate the critical angle of the material above. [2]
[Total = 10 marks]

C3. Table C2.1 shows results of temperature (℃ ) against current (mA) obtained when a thermocouple
thermometer was calibrated by immersing the cold junction in pure melting ice at 0 ℃ and the hot junction placed
in water at different temperatures.
Temperature of hot 0 25 50 75 100 125
junction (℃ )
Current (mA) 0.00 0.10 0.20 0.29 0.40 0.50Table C2.1
(a) Plot a graph of temperature (℃ ) against current (mA). [4]
(b) Use the graph to determine;
(i) temperature of the hot junction when the current is 0.35mA. [2]
(ii) current that will flow when the temperature of the hot junction is 333K. [2]
(c) state the physical quantity a thermocouple thermometer uses to measure temperature. [1]
(d) give one advantage of a thermocouple thermometer over a liquid in glass thermometer. [1]
[Total = 10 marks]

C4. (a) Describe an experiment to show that the angle of incidence is equal to the angle of reflection. [5]
(b) Describe an experiment on how you can determine the speed of sound in air. [5]
[Total = 10 marks]

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