J S S 2 Examination questions for 2024/2025 session
1. Work is said to be done when _____ moves a body (a)force (b)energy (c)power (d)motion
2. The S.I unit of work is _______ (a)mass (b)acceleration (c)joule (d)Newton
3. Calculate the work done when a force of 5N moves through a distance of 10m in the direction of
of the force (a)25j (b)50j (c)50 (d)25newton
4. _________ can be defined as the capacity to perform work (a)force (b)energy (c)power
(d)motion
5. All these are forms of energy except (a)kinetic energy (b)chemical energy (c)electrical energy
(d)neutral energy
6. The energy stored in our food is known as ___________ (a)kinetic energy (b)chemical energy
(c)electrical energy (d)neutral energy
7. A fall is 20m high high, calculate the potential energy of 10kg of water from the fall (g=10m/s²)
(a)2500j (b)2000j (c)1500j (d)1000j
8. _______ can be defined as anything that has mass and occupy space (a)matter (b)atom
(c)electron (d)neutron
9. All matters are made up of _____ and _______ (a)matter and atoms (b)atom motion (c)atoms
and molecules (d)energy and work
10. Matter exists in ________ state (a)five (b)four (c)three (d)two
11. ________ is the changing of any liquid into gaseous vapour by heating (a)evaporation
(b)steaming (c)heating (d)boiling
12. ________ is the changing of any liquid into gaseous vapour without direct heating
(a)evaporation (b)steaming (c)heating (d)boiling
13. All these are characteristics of boiling except (a)it is a slow process (b)it is a quick process (c)
bubbles are formed in liquid (d)it takes place at a fixed temperature
14. __________ is an increase in size of a form of matter as result of supply of heat (a)freezing
(b)evaporation (c)expansion (d)pressure
15. __________ is a change of a liquid into a solid form as a result of extreme reduction in
temperature (a)freezing (b)evaporation (c)expansion (d)pressure
16. The ability for any substance to be squeezed into smaller size is called _________
(a)condensation (b)Compressibility (c)pressure (d)temperature
17. heat is defined as the transfer of energy from one place to another place due to _________
between them (a)temperature (b)pressure (c)force (d)condensation
18. There are _______ methods of heat transfer (a)4 (b)2 (c)3 (d)5
19. Heat from the sun reaches the earth by ________ (a)radiation (b)conduction (c)convection
(d)gamma rays
20. All these are effects of heat on matter except (a)expansion of body (b)chemical changes
(c)change in temperature (d)depreciation in size
SECTION B
INSTRUCTION: ANSWER QUESTION NO. 1 AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS
1. What is heat?
1b.In a tabular form, list three differences between heat and temperature ?
1c. List five effect of heat in matter?
2a.what is boiling?
2b. List three similarities between boiling and evaporation
3a. Define energy?
3b. List two and explain one form of energy?
4.calculate the work done when a force of 20N travels through a distance of 0.2m
4b.calculate the potential energy of a 15kg bunch of palm fruit hanging on the palm tree that
is 20m high (g=10m/s²)
