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JANUARY EDITION, 2025

1. Which of the following is a form of energy? 10. A concave mirror produces an image that is:
a) Mass a) Always real and diminished
b) Light b) Always virtual and magnified
c) Volume c) Can be real or virtual depending on the
d) Temperature position of the object
2. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. This d) Always inverted
principle is known as: a) Law of Conservation 11. Which of the following is NOT a major
of Energy component of soil? a) Air
b) Newton’s First Law b) Water
c) Law of Thermodynamics c) Organic matter
d) Law of Motion d) Pure oxygen
3. Which of the following energy conversions 12. Which type of soil has the best ability to
occurs in a light bulb? a) Electrical energy to retain water? a) Sandy soil
chemical energy b) Clay soil
b) Electrical energy to light energy c) Loamy soil
c) Heat energy to light energy d) Gravelly soil
d) Chemical energy to electrical energy 13. Soil pH affects the: a) Temperature of the soil
4. The primary source of energy for the Earth b) Type of plants that can grow in the soil
is: a) The Moon c) Amount of soil water
b) Solar energy d) Texture of the soil
c) Wind energy 14. Which of the following is the most fertile soil
d) Geothermal energy type? a) Sand
5. In a hydroelectric power station, the energy b) Clay
conversion process is from: a) Chemical to c) Loam
mechanical energy d) Gravel
b) Kinetic to potential energy 15. The process of soil formation is mainly
c) Mechanical to electrical energy influenced by: a) The rate of soil erosion
d) Kinetic to electrical energy b) Parent material, climate, organisms, time,
6. Light travels fastest in: a) Water and topography
b) Air c) Human activity only
c) Vacuum d) Temperature alone
d) Glass 16. Which of the following is an example of
7. Which of the following best describes the potential energy? a) A moving car
nature of light? a) It is a form of mechanical b) A stretched rubber band
energy c) A burning candle
b) It behaves only as a particle d) A spinning top
c) It behaves as both a particle and a wave 17. Which energy form is stored in food and
d) It is a form of sound energy fuels? a) Thermal energy
8. When white light passes through a prism, it b) Chemical energy
is split into: a) Primary colors c) Electrical energy
b) Different wavelengths of light d) Kinetic energy
c) Only red light 18. What is the primary purpose of a
d) Dark and light patches transformer in an electrical circuit? a) To
9. The ability of a material to transmit light is convert electrical energy into heat
known as: a) Reflection b) To increase or decrease voltage
b) Refraction c) To store electrical energy
c) Transmission d) Absorption
d) To convert electrical energy into mechanical 28. The SI unit of mass is: a) Gram
energy b) Kilogram
c) Pound
19. Which of the following is a property of light d) Ton
waves? a) They have no frequency
b) They can travel through a vacuum
c) They cannot reflect
d) They require a medium to travel 29. The unit of length in the SI system is: a) Foot
20. The bending of light as it passes from one b) Yard
medium to another is known as: a) Reflection c) Meter
b) Diffraction d) Kilometer
c) Refraction 30. The SI unit for temperature is: a) Celsius
d) Absorption b) Kelvin
21. A rainbow is formed due to the process of: a) c) Fahrenheit
Reflection d) Joule
b) Diffraction 31. Which of the following is the unit for electric
c) Refraction and dispersion current? a) Ampere
d) Polarization b) Volt
22. Which of the following electrical appliances c) Watt
can convert electrical energy to heat energy? d) Ohm
I. Electric iron 32. Which of the following is an inorganic
II. Kettle component of soil? a) Humus
III. Water heater b) Clay particles
A. I, II and III c) Earthworms
B. I and III only d) Bacteria
C. II and III only 33. Which of the following soil components is
D. I and II only responsible for the soil’s ability to hold
nutrients? a) Sand
23. Which of the following soil types is best for b) Organic matter
growing crops? a) Sandy soil c) Water
b) Clay soil d) Air
c) Loamy soil 34. The mineral component of soil that is made
d) Saline soil up of small particles is called: a) Sand
24. Soil erosion can be caused by: a) The increase b) Clay
in organic matter c) Organic matter
b) Planting grass on slopes d) Humus
c) Heavy rainfall and wind 35. Which of the following is a key organic
d) Proper soil irrigation component found in soil? a) Sand
25. The soil horizon containing the most organic b) Humus
material is called the: a) O horizon c) Silt
b) A horizon d) Minerals
c) B horizon
d) C horizon
26. The texture of soil is determined by the 36. A natural phenomenon that illustrates the
relative amounts of: a) Water and organic dispersal of light is
matter A. a rainbow.
b) Sand, silt, and clay B. an eclipse.
c) Water and air C. a rainfall.
d) Sand and organic material D. an echo.
27. Which of the following is a fundamental
quantity? a) Speed 37. The three main components of soil are: a)
b) Time Water, air, and clay
c) Force b) Water, minerals, and organic matter
d) Power c) Sand, silt, and clay
d) Sand, water, and air
38. Which soil component is the most important (iv)State two observations that can be made when
for determining soil texture? a) Organic the circuit is closed.
matter
b) Water 2.(a)
c) Sand, silt, and clay proportions
d) Soil pH (i)Given a flashlight, a tennis ball and a screen,
39. The soil component that determines the rate draw a diagram to show how a shadow can be
of drainage in soil is: a) Organic matter formed.
b) Clay content
c) Sand content (ii)A student seeking to determine the volume of an
d) Soil pH irregular body of mass 4 kg used a graduated
cylinder in an experiment.

40. Which of the following sources of energy is

non-renewable? Fig. 2 illustrates two key stages of the experiment
I. Coal where A indicates a setup before the irregular body
II. Solar was immersed and B indicates the same setup after
III. Wind the irregular body was immersed.
IV. Uranium-236
A. I, II and III only
B. II, III and IV only
C. I and IV only
D. II and III only

THEORY
Answer all the questions in this section Determine the density of the irregular body.
(iii)State two precautions that must be taken to
Fig. 1(c) is an electric circuit diagram obtain reliable results.
Study it carefully and answer the questions that
follow
a)

The funnels in the diagram below contain equal

amounts of different types of soil
labelled K, L and M. Equal volumes of water were
poured onto each soil at the same time and allow to
drain for 20 minutes.
Study the diagram carefully and answer the
questions that follow.

(i) State one function for each of the parts

labelled I, II, III and IV.

(ii)If the voltmeter reads 2.4 V and the ammeter

reads 0.8 A when the circuit is closed, calculate the
value of the part labeled IV.

(iii)State one way of conserving the value of the

part labelled I in the circuit.
i) What is the aim of the experiment?
ii) Which soil has the highest rate of drainage?
iii) Which soil has the highest water retention
capacity?
iv) Which soil is mostly likely to lose water and dry
faster after rainfall?
v) Which soil is mostly likely to be waterlogged
after rainfall?
vi) Which of the soil types would be suitable for
maize cultivation?