FORM 3 PHYSICS

APRIL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT - 2024

1.State the law of conservation of energy. (1mk)

2.Define the terms and state the S.I units of each.

(i) Work (2mk)
(ii)Energy (2mk)
(iii)Power (2mk)
(iv)Machine (2mk)

3.Name a device that is used to convert;

i.Sound to electrical energy
ii.Electrical energy to kinetic energy.
iii.Electrical energy to sound energy
iv.Electrical energy to light energy
v.Solar energy to electricity energy

4.A metal ball suspended vertically with a wire is displaced through an angle as shown in the diagram below. The body is
released from A and swings back to ‘B’. Given that the maximum velocity at the lowest point B is 2.5 m/s. Find the
height h from which the ball is released.

4m

h
B

5.The figure below shows a swinging pendulum.

A C

state the energy conservation taking place as the pendulum moves from A to B and B to C
(2mk)

6.The figure shows a simple pendulum of length 80cm. The pendulum bob whose mass is 50g oscillates between points
A and B, through its rest position C. A and C are both 80cm higher than B.
7.The figure below shows a 200g mass placed on a frictionless surface and attached to spring.

Spring

200g

The spring is compressed and released. Given that the elastic potential energy of the compressed spring is 2.7 x
10-2 J, determine the maximum speed with which the block moves after it is released. (4mk)

8. A load of 60kg moves from rest position to a point E along a frictionless path ABCDE

12 F
Height (m) 10 A
8 E
6 C
B
4
2

(a) Calculate the

(i) Maximum Kinetic energy of the load. (3mks)
(ii) Maximum velocity (3mks)
(iii) Velocity at C (3mks)
9.A crane lifts a load of 500 kg through a vertical distance of 2m in 8 s determine
i) Work done by the crane (2mk)
ii) Power developed by the crane (2mk)
iii) Efficiency of the crane given that its operated by all electric motor rated 2kW
(2mk)
iv) State two effects which contribute to the efficiency being less than 100%
(2mk)

10.The fig. below shows a force - distance graph for a car being on a horizontal ground

C D
6000
Force (N)
G H
4000
A B
2000
a.Calculate the total work done

b.If the velocity just before reaching point D is 6m/s, calculate the power developed by the agent providing the
force at this point.

11.Figure shows a lever

5m 20m

60N

Determine
(i) The effort applied
(ii) The VR.
(iii) The MA.
(iv) The efficiency.
(v) Suggest two ways in which the mechanical advantage could be increas

12.The figure below shows a trolley of weight 20N pulled by a force of 4N from the bottom to the top of an
inclined plane at a uniform speed.
Effort E

h =5 m
D = 40 m

Weight
a) (i) State the value of the force acting downwards along the inclined plan (1mk)
ii) Explain how the value in part (a) (i) is obtained (2mk)
b) For the system, determine the:
i) Mechanical advantage: (2mk)
ii) Velocity ratio; (2mk)
iii) Efficiency. (2mk)
13.A mechanic uses a pulley system with a velocity ratio of 6 to raise an engine, of weight 2800N through a
vertical distance of 1.5m. The mechanic pulls with an effort of 500N. Calculate
i) The effort distance. (2mk)
ii) The work done by the effort (mechanic) (2mk)
iii) The useful work done by the pulley machine. (2mk)
iv) The mechanical advantage of the machine. (2mk)
 v) The efficiency of the machine. (2mk)
vi) State two reasons why the efficiency of a machine is always less than 100%
(2mk)

14.The figure below shows a hydraulic lift used to lift a load L. The effort applied is 150N at the end of a lever
36cm long and pivoted at the other end and, plunger is 6cm from the pivot. The area of the plunger piston C is
4cm2 and that of the load piston D is 400cm2.
30 cm 6 cm
R P Fixed L
Plunger D = 400cm2
150 N C = 4cm2
Liquid

Calculate
(i) The V.R of the lift
(ii) The effort exerted at the effort piston C.
(iii) The M.A of the system
(iv) The efficiency of the system

15.An electric pump can raise water from a lower-level reservoir to the high level reservoir at the rate of 3.0 x
105 kg per hour. The vertical height of the water is raised 360m. If the rate of energy loss in form of heat is 200
kW, determine the efficiency of the pump.