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1) Encircle the letter which shows the correct answer. (5 marks)
(a) The SI unit of density is
A kg B m3 C kg/m3 D m3/kg
(b) Which one of the following is not necessary to determine the volume of a small stone?
A water B piece of string C measuring cylinder D beam balance
(c) Which one of the following instruments can give a reading of 28C?
A measuring cylinder B thermometer C metre rule D stopwatch
(d) The speed of sound is fastest in
A solids B liquids C gases D vacuum
(e) The image formed in a plane mirror is
A larger B smaller C brighter D upright
2) Using lines, match the two columns (5marks):
Moon degree of hotness
Temperature travels in a straight line
Fluids 30 Hz to 20 000 Hz
Light non-luminous body
Human range of hearing liquids and gases
Sound cannot travel in vacuum
3) Fill in the blanks with only one word. (5 marks)
(a) Mercury and _______________are used in liquid-in-glass thermometers
(b) Plastics are good ________________of heat
(c) Heat is transferred in solids mainly by______________________
(d) The SI unit of frequency is______________________
(e) The vibration of _________________produces sound in a flute.
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4) (a) The measuring cylinder on the left contains 30 cm3 of water. When a ball is lowered
into the water, the reading goes up to 75 cm3.
measuring
cylinder
75 cm3
30 cm3
ball
water
(i) What is the volume of the ball?
Volume=………………..cm3[1]
(ii) The mass of the ball is 90 g. Calculate its density.
Density = ……………………g/ cm3[2]
(b) State one difference between a clinical thermometer and a laboratory thermometer
………………………………………………………………………………………………......
…………………………………………………………………………………………….....[2]
(c) A beaker of water is heated at the bottom.
i) Name the process by which heat is transferred throughout the water.
……………………………………………………………………………………………….[1]
ii) Why hot water rises?
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………….…[1]
5) (a). The diagram shows a ray of light incident on a plane mirror.
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(i) Complete the ray to show the reflected ray. [1]
30
mirror
(ii) Calculate the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection.
angle of incidence =………………….[1]
angle of reflection =………………….[1]
(b) How sound is produced?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….....[1]
(c) What is an echo?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….....[1]
(d) Why we hear the thunder after seeing the lightning?
…………………………………………………………………………………………….....[2]
(e) Name one use of echolocation.
…………………………………………………………………………………………….....[1]
(f) The diagrams below show three circuit symbols. Name each of the symbols in the
spaces provided. [3]
(i) (ii) (iii)
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