VISIONARY SECONDARY SCHOOL, AKURE

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION (2024/2025 SESSION)

SUBJECT: PHYSICS. CLASS: SS1 TIME: 1½Hrs
SECTION A (OBJECTIVES)
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions in this section
1. The S.I unit of relative density is B. Motion is directed away from the equilibrium
A. Kg/m³ B. g/cm³ C. No unit D. Point C. acceleration is directly proportional to
kg/cm the square of the displacement
2. An example of a body in a state of neutral D. velocity is minimum at the equilibrium
equilibrium is A. A cone resting on its slant
edge B. A heavy-base table lamp C. An egg
standing on its pointed end
D. The base of a bunsen burner 11. A Lorry moving with a velocity of 2.5ms−1
3. To attain a maximum range in a projectile accelerates at 10ms−2 for 4s. Calculate the
motion, distance covered
the angle of projection must be A 30.0m B 35.0m C. 50.0m D.
A. 0° B. 30° C. 45° D. 90° 90.0m
4. A swinging pendulum has a motion which is 12. An object is projected with a velocity of 50ms−1
A. translational B. oscillatory C. rotational from the ground Level at an angle Ɵ to the
D. random vertical. If the total time of flight of the
5. A uniform half-metre rod AB, pivoted at a point projectile is 5s, what is the value of Ɵ
−2
20cm from A. is balance horizontally by [g=10ms ]
placing a 35g mass at A. Calculate the mass of A. 0o B. 30o C. 45o D. 60o
the 13. One similarity between density and relative
rod. A. 140g B. 175g C. 233g D. density is that they are
350g A. fundamental quantities B. Derived
6. A solid has a weight of 8.0N in air and 2.0N in a quantities
certain liquid. Calculate the mass of the liquid C. Vector quantities D. Scalar quantities
displaced by the solid [ acceleration due to 14. Two forces forming a couple are separated by a
gravity=10m/s2] distance of 25cm, if one of the forces equal
A. 60g B. 40g C. 600g D. 1000g 40N,
7. Which of the following combinations will what is the moment of the couple?
increase A. 1000Nm B. 500 Nm C.10Nm D. 5Nm
the stability of an object? 15. The period of a body performing simple
A. wide base and low C.G. B. Narrow base and harmonic motion is 2.0s. If the amplitude of the
low C.G. C. Narrow base and high C.G. motion it 3.5cm, calculate the maximum speed
D. wide base and high C.G. 22
of the body {π = }
8. A block of mass 29g has dimensions of 20cm by 7
3cm by 4cm. Its density is A. 22.0cms−2 B.11.0cms−2
A. 0.83g/cm³ B. 1.20g/cm³ C. 7.0cms−2 D. 1.8cms−2
C. 200g/cm³ D. 2.40g/cm³ 16. The weight of a solid in air is 45N when the
9. A stone is thrown with a speed 10ms at an −1
Solid
angle is immersed in water, it weighs 15N,
o
of 30 to the horizontal. Calculate its time of flight Calculate the relative density of the solid.
A 0.5s B. 1.0s C. 1.7s D. 2.0s A 0.33 B. 0.50 C.1.50 D. 3.00
10. If a freely suspended object is pulled to one 17. A stone is projected horizontal from the top of
side a
and released, it oscillates about the point of tower with a speed of 10ms−1 . It lands
suspension because the A. Acceleration is at a horizontal distance of 20cm from the foot
directly proportional to the displacement of
 the tower. Calculate the height of the tower
[g=10ms−2] A. 9.8m B. 10.0m C. 19.6m D
20.0m
18. When a lever is in equilibrium under the action
of two or more forces, the algebraic sum of the
moment of the forces about the point of
support
is A. anticlockwise B. Clockwise D. equal
to the product of the forces D. equal to zero
19. A solid body will float in a liquid if its
A. Density is less than that of the liquid
B. Mass is equal to that of the liquid C. Density
is greater than that of the liquid mass D. Mass is
less than that of the liquid

20. The time rate of change of momentum is

A. Impulse B. force C. power D.
Moment
21. The tendency of a body to remain at rest when 26. Which of the following actions will increase the
a force it applied to it is called A. Impulse stability of a body (i) increasing the area of the
B. Momentum C. Inertia D. Friction body (ii) raising the centre of gravity of the
22. What is the effort required to move a load of body
300N if the efficiency of the machine used to (iii) lowering the centre of gravity of the body
move the load is 80% (V.R = 5) A. i and ii only B. i and iii only
A. 75N B. 70 N C.65N C. ii and iii only D. i, ii and iii only
D.60N 27. Newton’s first law of motion is also called
23. In which of these simple machines it the effort A. law of equity B. law of gravity
applied between the load and fulcrum? C. external law D. law of inertia
A. Claw hammer B. Nut crackers 28. When a body is acted upon by several forces
C. pliers D. sugar tongs and
24. A ball of mass 0.1kg moving with a velocity of it does not accelerate or rotates, the body is
20ms−1 is hit by a force which acts on it for said
0.02s. If the ball moves off in the opposite to be in A. space B. equilibrium
direction with a velocity of 25 ms−1. Calculate C. motion D. uniform retardation
the magnitude of the force 29. A ball is projected horizontally from the top of
A. 25N B.100N C.125N D. hill with a velocity of 30ms−1 . If it reaches the
225N ground 5 seconds later, the height of the hill
25 A machine with a velocity ratio of 7 has an is A. 200m B. 240m C. 120m D. 125m
efficiency of 55%. What effort is required to 30. A lorry started from rest and travelled for 20s.
lift a road of mass 15kg? A 3.89 x 2−2 N calculate the final velocity after covering a
B. 3.89×10−1N C. 3.89N D. 3.89 X101N distance of 50m.
A. 10ms-1 B. 60ms-1 C. 5ms-1 D. 0ms
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INSTRUCTIONS: Answer any four questions
1a.(i) Explain what is meant by a machine
(ii) Define the terms: Mechanical advantage, Velocity ratio and efficiency of a machine
b. A strew jack, 25% efficient and having a screw pitch 0.4cm is used to raise a load throngh a certain
height.
If in the process, the handle turns through a circle of radius 40cm, calculate
(i) Velocity ratio of the machine
(ii) mechanical advantage of the machine
(iii) effort required to raise a load of 1000N with the machine [ Take = 3.14]

2a. (i) Define Simple harmonic motion

(ii) Give three examples to illustrate simple harmonic motion
b. Define the following terms, Amplitude, Period and frequency as applied to simple harmonic motion
c. A particle vibrates with simple harmonic motion such that maximum displacement from equilibrium
position is 10cm. If the acceleration of the particle is a = ─9x where x is the displacement (cm) from the
equilibrium position, find its
(i) angular velocity
(ii) maximum linear velocity
(iii) maximum acceleration

3a.(i) Define Density and Relative density

(ii) state the principle of Archimedes
b. A Solid of mass 1.3kg, suspended by a string, is completely immersed in water. If the tension if the
tension
in the string is 6.0N, Calculate
(i) the upthrust on the body.
(ii) the volume of the solid
(ii) its density { Density of water 10 kgm−3 , g=10ms−2}

4a.(i) Define the moment of a force about a point

(ii) Explain the meaning of the term; Centre of gravity, stable equilibrium, Unstable equilibrium
b. A meter rule is found to balance horizontally at 48cm mark when a body of mass 60g is suspended at
the
6cm mark. The balance point is found to be at the 30cm mark. Calculate the
(i) mass of the meter rule
(ii) distance of the balance point from the zero end, If the body were moved to the 15cm mark
5a. (i) What is trajectory?
(ii) Give three examples of a projectile
b. Define the terms: Maximum height, range and time of flight.
c. A football player kicks a ball giving it a velocity of 20ms. If the bell leaves the spot at an angle of 30 o to
the level field. find
(i) the greatest height reached by the ball
(ii) the time for the ball to strike the field again
(iii) the velocity of the ball at the point where it strikes the ground. (g=10ms)