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Two stones of mass 8kg and 4kg move with velocities 3m/s and 6m/s respectively. Compare their
momentum.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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Jet fighter on practice moving at a velocity of 20m/s released a bomb above the ground which hits the
ground after 3s. Calculate:
a) the distance from the ground to the jet,
b)the horizontal distance from the target when the bomb is released.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A stone is thrown at a velocity of 30m/s to the horizontal by a girl at the top of a tree whose height is 30m.
Calculate:
a) the time taken for the stone to strike the ground.
b) the velocity at which the stone strikes the ground.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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An object is released to fall vertically from a height of 20m. At the same time, another object is projected
vertically upwards with a velocity of 40m/ss
a)Calculate the time taken before the two objects meet
b) At what height above the point of projection do they meet?
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A particle travelling in a straight line at 2m/s is uniformly accelerated at 5m/s2 for 8seconds. Calculate the displacement of the particle.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A particle moving with a velocity of 200m/s is brought to rest in 0.02s. What is the acceleration of the
particle?
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A body moves 30m due east in 2seconds, then 40m due north in 4seconds. Determine its:
a) Average speed.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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Explain why in water the meniscus in the capillary tube is higher than in the beaker while in the mercury, the meniscus in the capillary tube is lower than in the beaker.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A body covers a distance of 2 m in 4 seconds, rests for 2 seconds and finally covers a distance of 90 m in
6seconds. Calculate its average speed.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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State the dangers of Bernoulli’s effect
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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Explain the applications of Bernoulli’s principle
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A lawn sprinkler has 40holes each of cross-section area 2.0 x10-2cm2. It is connected to a horse pipe of
cross-section area 1.6cm2. if the speed of water in the horse pipe is 1.2m/s, calculate:
a) The rate of flow in the horse pipe.
b) The speed at which water emerges from the holes.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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600g of water flows through a tube of uniform cross-section area of 20cm2 in 10s. If the density of water is 1000kgm-3, calculate the rate of flow of the water.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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Explain the Three types of flow
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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Explain the factors affecting speed of sound in air
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A student standing between two cliffs and 500m from the nearer cliff clapped his hands and heard the first
echo after 3s and the second echo 2s later. Calculate:
a) the speed of the sound in air
b) the distance between the cliffs
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A man makes a loud sound and hears an echo of the sound 1.2s later. If the speed of sound in air is 330m/s, calculate the distance between the man and the object reflecting the sound.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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The wheel of a car is rotated at 120 revolutions per second, calculate:
a) The period, T
b) The speed of the waves generated if the wavelength is 1.5 * 10-2m.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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A source of waves has a frequency of 512Hz. Calculate the wavelength of the waves produced if the speed of the waves is 330m/s.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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State the types of waves in terms of propagation of particles
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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State and explain the types of waves
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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State the properties of materials
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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State the applications of spherical mirrors
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April 8, 2018
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A convex mirror of focal length 9cm produces an image on its axis 6cm from the mirror. Determine the
position of the object.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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Determine the position, size and nature of the image of an object 4cm tall placed on the principal axis of a
concave mirror of focal length 15cm at a distance 30cm from the mirror.
Date posted:
April 8, 2018
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The charge stored by a cell A of plate dimensions 0.2m*0.2m is 108000C.
a) What charge is stored in cell B of plate dimensions 0.4m*0.4m?
Date posted:
April 7, 2018
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What is the capacity of a cell which can supply current of 250 mA for 4 hours?
Date posted:
April 7, 2018
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Differentiate between conductors and insulators giving examples
Date posted:
April 7, 2018
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Charge of 180C flows through a conductor for 3 minutes. Calculate the current flowing through the
conductor.
Date posted:
April 7, 2018
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If the current in a circuit is 2A, calculate:
a) The charge that crosses a point in the circuit in 0.6s.
b) The number of electrons crossing the point per second. Take e=1.6*10-19C.
Date posted:
April 7, 2018