IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SECONDARY SCHOOL,

BAUCHI

2015/2016 SESSION

RD

TERM PHYSICS SSS1

TEST 1
3

Instruction: ANSWER ANY FIVE (5) QUESTIONS

All questions carry equal marks.
1. Stephen pulled his toy car through a distance of 500m by a force of 20N. If
the power developed is 0.4Kw, calculate the time for which the force acts.
2. The fire Brigade machine pumped water at a rate of 300kg/min through a
horse pipe when the water issues at a velocity of 20m/s from the nozzle.
Find the force of reaction on the nozzle.
3. Part of a steel tape used by a Surveyor is 20.00m at 28C. What is the
overall length measured by using this part of the tape one hundred times on
a warm day corresponding of to 38C? Linear expansivity of steel is 11
106

k 1 .

4. A plain glass measures 40.0cm by 35.0cm at 0C in England. It is brought

to a temperature of 30C in Nigeria for solar energy application. What will
be its area in Nigeria? The linear coefficient of expansion of the glass is 9
6

10

5. Six dry cells each of emf 2.0V and internal resistance of 1.0 are connected
in parallel across a load of 3.0. Calculate the effective current in the
circuit.
6. A bird flies at

10 ms1

for 3s,

15 ms1

for 3s, and

20 ms1

for 4s.

Calculate the birds average speed.

7. A 12 resistor dissipates 8KJ of heat in 20s.Calculate the current through
the resistor.