CLEMMY HIGH SCHOOL MOCK EXAMINATION 2018/2019 SESSION.

SUBJECT: PHYSICS CLASS: YEAR 11

PAPER TYPE: A
TIME: 2½ Hours.
INSTRUCTION: Answer all the questions in this section. (50marks).

1. The aspect of physics that studies the production and properties of sound is(a)fluid physics (b)thermodynamics
(c)acoustics (d)atomic physics
2. The dimension of pressure is (a)MLT-2 (b)ML-2T-1 (c)ML-1T-2 (d)ML-2T-2
3. The dimension of energy is (a)ML2T-2 (b)MLT-2 (c)ML-2T-2 (d)ML2T-1
4. The force per unit area is (a)density (b)pressure (c)relative density (d)upthrust
5. The instrument used to measure the relative density of liquids is (a)hygrometer
(b) hydrometer (c)barometer (d)stethoscope
6. An object at rest possesses (a)acceleration (b) momentum (c)potential energy
(d)dynamic friction
7. The slope of a straight-line velocity-time graph represents (a)work done
(b)total distance travelled (c)uniform speed (d)uniform acceleration.
8. A body of mass 1000kg is released from a height of 10m above the ground.
Determine its kinetic energy just before it strikes the ground. (g = 10m/s 2)
(a)10 J (b)103 J (c)104 J (d)105 J
9. The weight of an object in air is 40N. When fully immersed in water and then
in another liquid, it weigh 10N and 15N respectively. Calculate the relative
density of the liquid. (a) 0.33 (b)0.83 (c)1.00 (d)3.00
10. The gravitational pull on a body is a measure of the body’s (a) mass
(b) velocity (c)weight (d) density
11. Which of the following energy sources is non-renewable? (a) Solar (b)Wind
(c)Hydro (d)Petroleum
12. Which of the following units is derived? (a)kg (b) N (c) m (d) K
13. Which of the following is a fundamental unit? (a)Newton (b)Watt (c)Joule (d)Second
14. The movement of electric fan blades is an example of ---------- motion (a)vibratory
(b)oscillatory (c)rotational (d)translational
15. Which of the units of the following physical quantities are derived? (i)Area (ii)Tension
(iii)Pressure (iv)Mass (a)i only (b)ii and iii only (c)iv only (d) i,ii and iii only
16.The internationally agreed system of units (S.I.)for physical measurements are (a) lb, ft, sec
(b) g, m, sec (c)kg, m, sec (d)cm, g, sec
17. What is the reading accuracy of the metre rule? (a)0.1cm (b)0.01cm (c)0.001cm (d)0.1mm
18. The instrument best used for measuring the diameter of a metal rod is (a)metre rule
(b) tape (c)micrometer screw gauge (d) vernier caliper
19.---------------- can be used to measure the length of a pendulum (a)Vernier calliper
(b) Metre rule (c)Micrometer screw gauge (d)Tape rule
20. A swinging pendulum has a motion which is (a)translational (b)rotational (c)random
(d)oscillatory
21. The pressure exerted by a force on a portion of a wall 0.5m 2 is 100N/m2, calculate the
value of force acting perpendicular to the wall (a)50N (b)70N (c)60N (d)30N
22. The internal friction between layers of a liquid or gas in motion is known as (a)tension
(b)viscosity (c)floatation (d)gravitation
23. A car covers a distance of 60km in half an hour. What is the average speed of the car?
(a) 60kmh-1 (b)30kmh-1 (c)120kmh-1 (d)16kmh-1
24.The slope of a straight line displacement-time graph indicates (a)distance travelled
 (b)uniform velocity (c)uniform speed (d)uniform acceleration
25. A car moves round a circular path of radius 25m with a velocity of 20m/s. Calculate the magnitude of the centripetal
acceleration of the car. (a)5m/s 2(b)16m/s2 (c)4m/s2 (d) 31m/s2
26. The aspect of physics that studies heat and other forms of energy and how energy can be converted from one
form to another is ------------ (a) thermodynamics (b)solid-state physics (c)optics (d)atomic physics.
27. A moving car wheel undergoes (a)translational and rotational motion (b)translational and oscillatory motion
(c)oscillatory and random motion (d)translational and random motion
28. The coefficient of friction between two perfectly smooth surfaces is (a)0 (b)1 (c)0.5 (d)2
29. All these are low viscous liquids, except (a)water (b)kerosene (c)grease (d)methylated spirit
30. Which of the following is not a high viscous liquid? (a)Glue (b)Syrup (c)Glycerine (d)Petrol
31. A body moving with a velocity of 50m/s is brought to rest in 10seconds .What is the deceleration of the body?
(a)5m/s2 (b)500m/s2 (c)40m/s2 (d)40m/s2
32. A car starting from rest accelerates uniformly and attains a speed of 90m/s in 30seconds, the acceleration is ------
(a)3m/s2 (b) 5m/s2 (c)2m/s2 (d)4m/s2
33. Which of the following is not an example of a force field? (a)Frictional force (b)Magnetic force (c)Gravitational
force (d)Electric force
34. Another name for heat energy is ------------ (a)electrical energy (b)chemical energy (c)thermal energy (d)solar energy
35. All these are the effects of heat, except (a)expansion of the body (b)contraction of the body
(c) change of state of the body (d)thermionic emission
36. A constant volume gas thermometer records a pressure of 250mmHg at 0 oc and 290mmHg at 100oc. Calculate the
temperature when the gas pressure is 262mmHg. (a)90 oc (b)50oc (c)40oc (d)30oc
37. The electrical resistance of a platinum wire at 0 oc is 9.8Ω and 11.0Ω at 100oc. Calculate the temperature when the
resistance is 10.4Ω (a)60oc (b)40oc (c)30oc (d)50oc
38. The difference between the upper fixed point and the lower fixed point is called (d)functional interval
(b)temperature interval (c)fundamental interval (d)frequency interval
39. A copper rod whose length at 30 oc 10m is heated to 50oc, find its new length. (Take α for copper as 0.000017k-1)
(a)0.0034m (b)10.0034m (c)10.0055m (d)0.0055m
40. A metal of length 15.01m is heated until its temperature rises by 60 oc. If its new length is 15.05m, calculate its linear
expansivity. (a)0.0000333k-1 (b)0.004444k-1(c)0.0000444k-1 (d)0.0000135k-1
41. The linear expansivity of a material is 0.000012k -1. What will be the area expansivity of the material?
(a)0.000006k-1(b)0.000024k-1 (c)0.000036k-1 (d)0.000048k-1
42. Which of the following instruments can be used to compare the relative magnitudes of charge on two given
bodies? (a)Ebonite rod (b)The electrophorus (c)Gold-leaf electroscope (d)Proof blanes
43.The reading accuracy of a stop watch is-----------(a)0.01sec (b)0.1sec (c)0.01minute (d)0.1minute
44. Heat from the sun reaches the earth by--------- (a)conduction(b)radiation (c)convection (d)absorption
45. In the formation of sea breeze, wind blows from (a)sky to land (b)sea to sky (c)land to sea (d)sea to land
46. Which of the following is not a formula for electrical energy, E? (a) E =IVt (b)E = I 2Rt (c)E =V2t/R (d)E =IV2t
47. Live wires are usually insulated with ---------- insulator. (a) green (b)black (c)red (d)white
48. -------------- is a short length of of wire of low melting point connected to the live wire of an electric circuit.
(a)A capacitor (b)A fuse (c)A resistor (d)An inductor
49. The maximum power dissipated by a 100Ω resistor in a circuit is 4W. Calculate the voltage across the resistor.
(a)10v (b)20v (c)25v (d)450v
50. The resistance of a piece of wire of length 20m and cross sectional area 8×10-6m2 is
(resistivity of wire=4×10-7Ωm). (a)0.5Ω (b)1.0Ω (c)3.0Ω (d)10.0Ω

THEORY
PART I (15 marks)
Answer any five questions from this part. (All questions carry equal marks)
1. Distinguish between contact force and force field. Give 3 examples of each.
 2. A car travels at an average speed of 36 km/hr. What distance does it cover in 2 minutes?
3. (i)Differentiate between renewable and non-renewable energy (ii)State two renewable energy sources.
4. Find the potential energy of a boy of mass 15kg standing on a building floor 20 metres above the ground
level. ((g=10m/s2)
5. (a)What is motion? (b) State the law of conservation of energy
6. (a) What is meant by the linear expansivity of a solid? (b) Calculate the increase in length of 10m copper
rod when heated from 10 oc to 60oc. (Take the linear expansivity of copper as 0.000017k -1).
7.(i) What is capillarity? (ii) Explain why the rate of diffusion is higher in gases than in liquids at the same
temperature.

PART II (45 marks)

Answer three questions from this part. (All questions carry equal marks).
8. (a) What are the best instruments for measuring the (i) length of a simple pendulum (ii)diameter of a
metal rod (iii) diameter of a spherical metal bob (iv) internal diameter of a test tube
(b) Define (i) potential energy (ii) kinetic energy
(c) Find the electrical energy expended by an electric lamp labelled 200w in 10seconds
(d) A car moves from a velocity of 30m/s to a velocity of 50m/s in 4 seconds. What is its
acceleration?

9. (a) Convert the following from one temperature unit to another: (i) 60 oc to k (ii)310 k to oc
(b) The resistance of platinum is 5.7Ω at 100oc and 5.2 Ω at 0oc. At what temperature will the resistance be
5.5Ω?
(c) State 3 ways of charging a body.
(d)List three phenomena which can be explained by the molecular theory of matter.

10. (a) A boy of mass 50kg is running with a speed of 5m/s. What is his kinetic energy?
(b) Distinguish between fundamental and derived quantities. Give 4 examples of each.
(c) A resistance wire of length 3m and of uniform cross sectional area 4.0×10-7m2 has a resistance of 5Ω.
Calculate its resistivity.
(d) Mention 4 ways by which surface tension could be reduced.

11. (a) Distinguish between (i) random motion and oscillatory motion (ii) rotational motion and translational
motion.
(b) What is meant by anomalous expansion of water?
(c) List 3 modes of heat transfer.
(d) Find the total resistance when two resistors of resistances 3Ω and 6Ω are connected in (i) series
(ii) parallel.