Acceleration due to gravity changes from place to place away from the earth.
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Because gravitational force varies with distance from the centre of the earth. Since weight depends on the gravitational pull, then it also varies.
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Name two forces that determine the shape of liquid drop on a solid surface.
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Name two forces that determine the shape of liquid drop on a solid surface.
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A student measured the length of a wire four times using a metre rule and obtained the following readings
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A student measured the length of a wire four times using a metre rule and obtained the following readings: 18.6 cm; 18.5 cm and 18.6 cm. Determine the length the length the student should record
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February 6, 2017
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State the reason why it is not correct to quote the weight of solid objects in kilograms
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State the reason why it is not correct to quote the weight of solid objects in kilograms
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A stopwatch started 0.50s after the start button was pressed. The time recorded using the stopwatch for a ball bearing falling through a liquid was 2.53s.
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A stopwatch started 0.50s after the start button was pressed. The time recorded using the stopwatch for a ball bearing falling through a liquid was 2.53s. Determine the time of fall.
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February 6, 2017
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A drug manufacturer gives the mass of the active ingredient in a tablet as 5 mg. Express this quantity in kilogramme and in standard form
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A drug manufacturer gives the mass of the active ingredient in a tablet as 5 mg. Express this quantity in kilogramme and in standard form.
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February 6, 2017
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State what mechanics as a branch of physics deals with
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Mechanics is one of the branches of physics. State what it deals with.
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February 6, 2017
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In which ways can the rate of evaporation of a liquid be increased?
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State two ways through which the rate of evaporation of a liquid may be increased.
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January 16, 2017
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State Archimedes' principle
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State Archimedes' principle.
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January 16, 2017
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State the pressure law for an ideal gas
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State the pressure law for an ideal gas.
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January 16, 2017
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Why is it not advisable to melt ice directly using an electric heating coil?
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Give a reason why it is not advisable to melt ice directly using an electric heating coil.
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January 16, 2017
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Define specific latent heat of vaporization
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Define specific latent heat of vaporization.
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January 16, 2017
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Why should a safety belt used in a vehicle have a wide surface area and be slightly extensible?
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Give reasons why a safety seat belt used in a vehicle;should have a wide surface area and should be slightly extensible.
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January 16, 2017
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Define impulse in terms of momentum
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Define impulse in terms of momentum
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January 16, 2017
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A girl throws tennis ball vertically upwards from a truck moving at a constant velocity
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A girl throws tennis ball vertically upwards from a truck moving at a constant velocity. Give the reason why the ball lands back exactly the same point where it was projected.
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January 16, 2017
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A steel needle when placed carefully on water can be made to float
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A steel needle when placed carefully on water can be made to float. When detergent is added to the water it sinks. Explain this observation.
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January 16, 2017
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Which quantities are kept constant while verifying Charles' law?
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State two quantities kept constant while verifying Charles' law.
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January 16, 2017
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State the law that connects pressure and temperature for a fixed mass of a gas
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State the law that connects pressure and temperature for a fixed mass of a gas.
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January 16, 2017
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Which factors affect upthrust on an object?
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State two factors that affect upthrust on an object.
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January 16, 2017
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What factors affects centripetal force on a body going round a bend apart from radius?
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A part from radius, state two other factors that affects centripetal force on a body going round a bend.
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January 16, 2017
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Define efficiency of a machine
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Define efficiency of a machine.
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January 16, 2017
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