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PHYSICS
FORM ONE

STATE HOUSE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2024 HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
• Write your name, admission number, date of examination in the space provided above.
• Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
• All working must be clearly shown in the spaces provided.

For Examiner’s Use Only

Candidate scores

SECTION A
1. The following are branches of physics. Elaborate what each one of them entails.
a. Thermodynamics (1mk)

b. Atomic physics (1mk)

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 2. State the first aid measures you would undertake if any of the following calamities befall you:
(a)Cuts (1mk)

(b)Eye damage due to chemicals (1mk)

3. (a) Define length stating its SI units (2mk)

(b) A 240 cm long rod when standing perpendicular to the ground cast its shadow 160 cm
long on the ground. If a tree casts its shadow 990cm long on the ground at the same time,
determine the height of the tree (3mks)

4. The diameter of the bore of capillary tube is 2.0mm. Calculate the cross section area of the
bore in cm2. (take 𝜋 = 3.142) (2mks)

5. (a) Define density of substance. (1mk)

(b) A cylindrical glass of mass 770 grams has a radius of 7cm and height 20cm. Calculate its
density in g/cm³. (3mks)

c) The mass of a density bottle is 20g when empty and 45g when full of water. When full of
mercury, its mass is 360g. Determine the density of mercury (take density of water to be 1g/cm3)

Calculate
i. Mass of water (1mk)

ii. Volume of water (1mks)

iii. Volume of mercury (1mk)

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 iv. Density of mercury (2mks)

6. (a) Define a force stating its SI units (2mk)

b) A form 1 student has a mass of 60kg. Determine his weight (g = 10N/kg) (2mks)

7. (a) State how the following factors affect surface tension in a liquid (2mks)
i. Presence of impurities

ii. Rise in temperature

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SECTION B:
8. State three (3) differences between MASS and WEIGHT (3mks)
MASS WEIGHT

9. A diver is 8m below the surface of water in a dam. If the density of water is 1000kg/m³
determine the pressure due to the water on the diver (take g = 10N/kg) (3mks)

10. (a) Define atmospheric pressure (1mk)

(b) The following diagram shows one limb of a manometer connected to a gas supply. And due to
the pressure of the gas Pg the water level in the other limb has risen a height as shown.

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 Pg = gas pressure
Pa = atmospheric pressure
Determine pressure of the gas, Pg given that atmospheric pressure = 103000N/m2, density of
water = 1000kg/m3 and g = 10N/kg (3mks)

11. A lift pump is used to raise water from wells. Why is the pump unable to raise water the
theoretical height of 10m (2mks)

12. (a) state the kinetic theory of matter. (1mk)

(b) How does temperature affect Brownian motion (1mk)

(c) Give two reasons why it is possible to compress gases but not solids or liquids (2mks)

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13. (a) What is diffusion (1mk)

(b) State two (2) factors on which diffusion of a gas depends on: (2mks)

14. (a) What is anomalous expansion of water (1mk)

(b) Draw a graph of volume of water against its temperature as it is heated and its temperature
is raised from 0°c to 15°c (3mks)

(c) State two effects of anomalous expansion of water (2 mks)

15. (a) Draw a well labelled diagram of a liquid in glass thermometer (3mks)

(b) state the functions of the main features of the thermometer you’ve drawn above (3mks)

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16. State three (3) differences between alcohol and mercury as thermometric liquids (3mks)
Alcohol mercury

17. (a) Differentiate between heat and temperature (2mks)

18. (a) State the three factors affecting thermal conductivity of a material (3mks)

19. (a) Define convection (1mk)

(b) State two types of convections (2mks)

(c) In the experiment shown below, a candle was lit underneath chimney B and a burning
straw attached to chimney A as shown below.

i) Give an explanation of what happens to the smoke that was produced by the burning straw.
(3mks)

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 ii) Draw a conclusion from the experiment above. (2mks)

20. (a) Define thermal radiation (1mk)

(b) In an experiment to compare absorption of heat by different surfaces, the following setup
was used and temperatures by thermometers TA and TB were recorded after 2 minutes. Water
in tins A and B was cold at the same temperature at the beginning of the experiment and the
source of heat, H placed equal distant from tins A and B.

(i) Which of the two thermometers recorded the higher reading (1mk)

(ii) Give a reason for your answer in (i) above (2mks)

(iii) What conclusion can you draw from the above experiment? (1mks)

C. State which feature in the thermos flask (vacuum flask) reduces heat loss through
(i) conduction and convention (1mks)

(ii) Radiation (1mk)

(iii)Evaporation (1mk)

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 21. a) A solar panel is mounted on the roof of a house. The figure below shows a section
through part of the solar panel.

A pump makes water circulate through the copper pipes. The water is heated by passing through the
solar panel.

Give a reason for the following;

i) the pipes are made of copper. (1 mark)

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ii) the pipes and the metal backing sheet are painted black. (1 mark)
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(iii) an insulating material is attached to the metal backing sheet. (1 mark)

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b) The water in the set up in the figure below is heated until it starts boiling.

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 It is observed that the reading of thermometer A is higher than that of thermometer B.
Explain this observation. (2 marks)

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c) Differentiate between heat and temperature. (2 marks)

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d) The Figure below shows an inverted flask fitted with a capillary tube dipped into a water
which is at room temperature.

Explain what is observed when the flask is held with warm hands. (2marks)
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e) Figure (a) below shows a setup with identical glass bulbs P and Q, filled with air and connected by
a U-tube containing

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Figure (b) above shows the same setup after an electric heater placed in the space between P and Q,
is switched on for a few minutes. Explain the possible cause of the differences in oil levels in figure
(b). (2 marks)
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22. (a) The figure below shows a mirror with the lower end pivoted to a wall and the other end
suspended using a flexible rubber band 20cm long such that it makes an angle of with the wall.

In a hot afternoon, the rubber band stretches by 22.12mm, a ray of light strikes the mirror
horizontally. Calculate the angle between the horizontal and the new reflected ray. (3mks)

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b.) State two differences between images formed by pinhole camera and a Plane mirror. (2marks)

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c.) The figure below shows an object O placed between plane mirrors inclined at right angles.

Determine the number of images formed. (2 marks)

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d) Describe the image formed by a plane mirror. (2 marks)

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23.READ ON ELECTROSTATICS 1 AND WRITE THE NOTES. ANSWER ALL THE

QUESTIONS THAT FOLLOW.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

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