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GRADE 11 END OF TERM ONE EXAMIATION

Joint Examination for School Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

SCIENCE 5124/2

PAPER 2 (PHYSICS) DURATION:

THEORY) 1Hour 15 minutes

MONDAY 29thMARCH 2010

Additional materials: Mathematical Table, Graph Papers

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your name, candidate number in the space provided at the top of this page and all
separate answer paper used.
Do not use highlighters, glue, or correction fluid.

There are eight (8) questions in this paper.

Section A
Answer all the questions.

Write your answers in the spaces provided on the question paper.

The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question

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Section A
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1 An astronaut drops a hammer on the Moon. The mass of the hammer is 0.5 kg.
Fig. 1.1 shows how the speed of the hammer changes with time as it falls.

For this falling hammer, calculate

(a) the acceleration,

acceleration = ...................................... m / s 2 [2]

(b) its weight on the Moon,

weight = ............................................ N [2]

(c) the distance it falls in the first second.

distance = ............................................ m[2]

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2. Fig. 2.1 shows the total forces acting forwards and backwards on a car at different For
timesX, Y and Z during a journey. Examiner’s
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Fig. 2.1

In each case, the car is moving forwards. The mass of the car is 1000 kg.
(a) State the name of one of the forces that is acting in the opposite direction to the motion of
the car.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….. .[1]

(b) (i) State whether the speed of the car is changing at time X.
Explain your answer.

Speed at X is ……………………………………………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………………[1]

Explanation ………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]

3The sides of a cube are 3.00 cm long. The cube is made from a metal of density
7.50 g / cm3.
(a) State the name of the measuring instrument that could be used to measure the length
of the cube to the precision indicated.

................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) Calculate the mass of the cube.

mass = ............................................. g [3]

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4Fig. 4.1 shows a bottle opener.

For
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Fig 4.1

A force of 30 N is applied at a distance of 11 cm from the pivot P. The force F on the bottle
cap is 1.5 cm from the pivot P.
Calculate the force F on the edge of the cap.

force = ............................................ N [3]

5. The table below shows the data collected by a pupil at Chipembi girls to investigate the
relationship between the extension of a spring and the load.

Load (N) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35

Extension
0.2 0.4 0.59 0.79 1.01 1.2 1.4
(m)

(a) State hook’s law

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….[2]
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(i) Draw a load /extension graph for a spring using this data in the table above
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(b) What load will be needed to produce the extension of:-

(i) 0.5m

load ………………………..N[2]
(ii) 1.25m

load …………………………..N[2]

(c) Find the load on the spring when it has extended 0.675m.

load ……………………….N [3]

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 6. A brick layer lifted a bag of cement of mass 50 kg to a height of 2.0m in 5 seconds as shown
below.

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(i) What is the energy possessed by the bag of cement this height?

………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(ii) Calculate the energy possessed by the bag of cement after it has
been lifted.

energy……………………………..Joules[2]

(iii) the power

power ………………………….Watts[3]

(a) Accidentally the bag of cement slips off and fell on the ground. If the air resistance is
neglected, Calculate the kinetic energy of the bag after it has moved 1.0m

Kinetic energy …………………………. Joules [2]

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7Fig. 7.1 shows a model of a hydroelectric power station.

Fig 7.1

Water from the reservoir flows through the turbine. The turbine turns a generator. The
generator is used to operate a lamp.

(a) State the useful energy conversions that take place in

(i) the generator,

from ...............................................energy to ....................................... energy[2]

(ii) the lamp.

from ...............................................energy to ............................................. energy [2]

(b) The water from the reservoir falls to the turbine through a height of 0.75 m. The mass
ofwater that flows through the turbine in 5.0 s is 2.0 kg.The gravitational field strength
is 10 N / kg.

Calculate the power delivered to the turbine.

power = ........................................... W [2]

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8. The diagram below shows the apparatus used in an experiment to demonstrate Brownian
motion.
Label and complete the diagram to show how particles in the air cell can be illustrated.

[3]

(a) How is the motion of the smoke particles best described?

……………………………………………………………………………………………… [1]

(b) What accounts for the motion of the smoke particles?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………. [1]

(c) Describe the conclusion that can be drawn from the Brownian motion.

………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

(d) Suggest two similarities and differences between boiling and evaporation.

(i) Similarities

………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

(ii) Differences

………………………………………………………………………………………………

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

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