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Republic of Somaliland
Somaliland National Examination Board
Form Four

PHYSICS
EXAMINATION

June 2022

TIME 2 HOURS

Plus 10 minutes for reading through this paper

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
This paper consists of 13 prited pages.
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PART 1: 20 Multiple Choice Questions 20 Marks

PART 2: 8 Structured Questions 80 Marks

TOTAL 100 Marks

• Answer ALL questions in Part 1 and 2.

• No extra papers are allowed.
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PART ONE: Multiple Choice Questions 20 marks

1. Which type of wave is sound wave example of:
a. Progressive waves
b. Mechanical waves
c. Longitudinal waves
d. All of the above

2. A student stands 660m from a wall and bangs his hands together to hear the
echo. If the speed of sound is 330m/s, the time taken is:
a. 4 seconds
b. 4.5 seconds
c. 5 seconds
d. 5.5 seconds

3. If a car stops suddenly, passengers fall forward. This is an example of

Newtons’s
a. First Law of motion
b. Second Law of motion
c. Third Law of motion
d. Law universal gravitation

4. All of the following are characteristics of radioactive substance, Except:

a. Continuosly decading
b. Ionizing air
c. Produces bright flash
d. Cannot be transmitted through a vacuum

5. The slope of velocity-time graph reprecents:

a. Distance
b. Acceleration
c. Displacement
d. Constant speed

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6. A boy is 60m from a large wall. He is hammering a block of wood. Every time
he hits the block of wood. He hears an echo 0.5s later. The speed of sound
wave is:
a. 600 m/s
b. 240 m/s
c. 1200 m/s
d. 220 m/s

7. A radioactive substance of 200 count per minute is reduced to 25count per

minute in 30 minutes. It’s half life is:
a. 10 minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. 12 minutes
d. 15 minutes

8. The motor effect is the interaction between two metals to produce:

a. D.C. Current
b. A.C. Current
c. Motion
d. Magnet

9. A released object falls on the ground in 10 seconds. It’s height is:

a. 500 meters
b. 250 meters
c. 100 meters
d. 800 meters

10. Deformation of an object is the change in:

a. Shape only
b. Size only
c. Size and shape
d. Size and color

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11. The centre of the gravity of the body is the:

a. Midpoint of the body
b. Point of balance of the body
c. Point through which the resultant force of gravity acts
d. Point at which the body is supported

12. A moving object of mass 20kg has a velocity of 5m/s. What is its kinetic
energy:
a. 250 joules
b. 4 joules
c. 100 joules
d. 2000 joules

13. Which of the following is an example of electric generator:

a. Loudspeaker
b. Circuit breaker
c. Microphone
d. Galvanometer

14. Alpha particle consists of:

a. One proton and three nuetrons
b. One proton and two neutrons
c. Two proton and two neutrons
d. Two proton and two neutrons

15. One ovulation is the same as:

a. 90°
b. 360°
c. 80°
d. 270°

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16. The formation of shadows is due to light travelling:

a. Fast
b. In straight lines
c. Through vacuum
d. Through non-blocking object

17. Which of the following nuclear radiations is the same as helium nucleus:
a. Alpha
b. Gamma
c. Beta
d. X-rays

18. A spring is X cm long. When a load is hung from the spring, it stretches to Y
cm. What is the extention:
a. X – X
b. Y – X
c. X + Y
d. Y

19. An object of mass 4kg is thrown upward through a height of 5m. Its GPE is:
a. 200 Joule
b. 2000 joules
c. 20 joules
d. 0.2 joules

20. An object slides over a slope inclined at 30° with a force of gravity of 30N
through a height of 8m. What is its mass:
a. 6 kilograms
b. 10 kilograms
c. 5 grams
d. 0.8 grams

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PART TWO: Sturctured Questions 80 marks

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