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Describe an experiment to find out how the acceleration of an object depends on its mass Your description should include a diagram, procedure, calculations, conclusion and a precaution. b) Define the following giving one example of each. i) contact force i) contact force c) A truck pulls on a log of wood with a force of 4000 mathrm(~N) . If the rope makes an angle of 30^circ with the i) Calculate the horizontal and the vertical components of the force ii) State the function of each component of the force iii) Given that the coefficient of friction between the log and the ground is 0.6 , determine the frictional force on the log. OR (7 mathrm(~d)) , (e.d) and (f) d) i) Define heat and state its SI unit ii) Describe an experiment to measure the specific heat capacity of a liquid. Your description should include a diagram, procedure, calculations, conclusion and a precaution. iii) A 3 mathrm(~kW) heater was used to heat 6 mathrm(~kg) of water for 10 minutes, calculate the change in its temperature (mathrm(c)=4200 mathrm(~J) / mathrm(kgKg)) e) i) What is the instrument used in the hospital to measure the temperature of a patient? ii) State the normal body temperature in kelvin iii) A column of mercury has a length of 10 mathrm(~cm) at ice point and 30 mathrm(~cm) at steam point, if the column of mercury is 14 mathrm(~cm) long at a certain temperature mathrm(T) , calculate mathrm(T) f) Briefly explain why i) A burn from steam is more severe than a bum from an equal mass of boiling water ii) When perfume is sprayed on your hand, it evaporates and your hand feels cooler (2 mark: (2 mark: (2 marks Answer EITER 8 (a), (b) and (c) a) What is a machine? b) A system of five pulleys is used to raise a load of 1200 mathrm(~N) up a building by applying an effort of 320 mathrm(~N) i) Define mechanical advantage ii) Calculate the mechanical advantage of the system iii) What is the efficiency of the system? iv) Determine the length of the rope, which must be pulled in order to raise the load through a vertical height of 1.5 mathrm(~m) . (3 marks) (2 marks) (3 marks) (3 marks) (3 marks) (3 marks) (3 marks) (3 marks) (3 marks) (3 marks) In an experiment to investigate the elastic properties of a material, the length (1) of the material was found to vary with the load used to stretch it as shown in the table eciow. }(l) ( Looding ) ( Item ) & 0 & 5 & 10 & 15 & 20 & 25 & 30 & 35 extension & 10 & 114 & 13.0 & 14.5 & 16.1 & 17.6 & 19.0 & 20.5 i) Copy and complete the table against extension (X-axis) ii) Plot a graph of lead ( mathrm(X) -axis) above i) What conclusion can be drawn from the graph? (2marks) (5marks) (5marks) (1 mark) OR 8 (d), (e) and (f) (i) (2marks) (5marks) (1 mark)
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PHYSICS A catapult used to hold a stone of mass 500g is extended by 20cm with an applied force F . If the stone leaves with a velocity of 40ms^(-1) , the value of F is A. 4.0 xx10^(4)N C. 2.0 xx10^(3)N B. 4.0 xx10^(3)N D. 4.0 xx10^(2)N m+500,=0.5ks e=20cmquadc_(0)=0.2m v=arm-1^(-1) The frictional force is independent of the area of the surfaces in contact. The frictional force depends on the nature of the surfaces in contact. III. The frictional force depends on the speed of sliding. IV. The frictional force is directly proportional to the normal reaction. Which combination of the above is true of sliding friction? A. I, II and IV C. I, III and IV B. I, II and III D. II, III and IV The velocity v of a particle in a time t is given by the equation v=10+2t^(2) Find the instantaneous acceleration after 5 seconds. sqrtv=10+2l^(2) A. 10ms^(-1) B. 15ms^(-1) C. 20ms^(-1) D. 60ms^(-1) sqrt=+0+2xx5^(2) 4. If the force and the velocity on a system are each reduced simultaneously by half, the power of the system is A. Doubled ℓ . Reduced to a quarter B. Constant Đ. Reduced by half 5. The velocity ratio of a machine is 5 and its efficiency is 75% . What effort would be needed to lift a load of 150N with the machine? A. 50N B 40N C. 30N D. 20N