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PHYSICS QUESTIONS FORM FIVE AND SIX: ALL TOPICS (PDF)

Download Physics Questions for Advance Level Free Form Five and Six. In this Page you will find a list of A-Level topics and corresponding files with related questions from past ACSEE Physics Exams. You can either download the file for the entire topic, or the individual file for the subtopic.

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LIST OF FORM FIVE TOPICS

There are Seven Topics in Form five Advance Level. Each Topic have the Subtopic and we Cover all the Past Questions that we Afford to Get, Related to the Specific Topic and Subtopic Below.

  1. Measurement
  2. Mechanics
  3. Fluid Dynamics
  4. Properties of Matter
  5. Heat
  6. Vibrations and Waves
  7. Electrostatics.

1. Measurement

Definition: “MEASUREMENT” is the determination of the size or magnitude of something. By comparing that unknown quantity with some standard quantity of equal nature, known as measurement unit. Measurement can also be defined as “Comparison of an unknown quantity with some known quantity of the same kind”.

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    • Physical Quantities

Physical quantities are a characteristic or property of an object that can be measured or calculated from other measurements. Units are standards for expressing and comparing the measurement of physical quantities. All units can be expressed as combinations of four fundamental units.

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    • Errors

An error is defined as the difference between the actual value and the calculated value of any physical quantity. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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2. Mechanics

The mechanics, science concerned with the motion of bodies under the action of forces, including the special case in which a body remains at rest. Of first concern in the problem of motion are the forces that bodies exert on one another. This leads to the study of such topics as gravity, electricity, and magnetism, according to the nature of the forces involved.

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    • Newton’s Laws of Motion

In the first law, an object will not change its motion unless a force acts on it. The second law, the force on an object is equal to its mass times its acceleration. and In the third law, when two objects interact, they apply forces to each other of equal magnitude and opposite direction.

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    • Projectile Motion

Projectile motion is the motion of an object thrown or projected into the air, subject to only the acceleration of gravity. The object is called a projectile, and its path is called its trajectory.

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    • Uniform Circular Motion

uniform circular motion, motion of a particle moving at a constant speed on a circle. In the Figure, the velocity vector v of the particle is constant in magnitude, but it changes in direction by an amount Ξ”v while the particle moves from position B to position C, and the radius R of the circle sweeps out the angle Ξ”Ξ˜.

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    • Simple Harmonic Motion

Simple harmonic motion, in physics, repetitive movement back and forth through an equilibrium, or central, position, so that the maximum displacement on one side of this position is equal to the maximum displacement on the other side. The time interval of each complete vibration is the same.

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    • Gravitation

Gravity, also called gravitation, in mechanics, the universal force of attraction acting between all matter. It is by far the weakest known force in nature and thus plays no role in determining the internal properties of everyday matter.

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    • Rotation of Rigid Bodies

The Plane Motion of a Rigid Body
Pure Rotational Motion: The rigid body in such a motion rotates about a fixed axis that is perpendicular to a fixed plane. In other words, the axis is fixed and does not move or change its direction relative to an inertial frame of reference.

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3. Fluid Dynamics

In physics and engineering, fluid dynamics is a subdiscipline of fluid mechanics that describes the flow of fluids liquids and gases. It has several subdisciplines, including aerodynamics and hydrodynamics.

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    • Streamline Flow and Continuity

The streamlines in a laminar flow follow the equation of continuity, i.e., Av = constant, where, A is the cross-sectional area of the fluid flow, and v is the velocity of the fluid at that point. Av is defined as the volume flux or the flow rate of the fluid, which remains constant for steady flow.

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    • Bernoulli’s Principle

Bernoulli’s principle states the following, Within a horizontal flow of fluid, points of higher fluid speed will have less pressure than points of slower fluid speed.

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    • Viscosity and Turbulent Flow

Turbulence is characterized by eddies and swirls that mix layers of fluid together. Fluid viscosity Ξ· is due to friction within a fluid. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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4. Properties of Matter

Simply you can Say Properties of Matter is Any characteristic that can be measured, such as an object’s density, color, mass, volume, length, malleability, melting point, hardness, odor, temperature, and more, are considered properties of matter.

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    • Surface Tension

The Surface tension is the tendency of liquid surfaces at rest to shrink into the minimum surface area possible. Surface tension is what allows objects with a higher density than water such as razor blades and insects to float on a water surface without becoming even partly submerged.

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    • Elasticity

In physics and materials science, elasticity is the ability of a body to resist a distorting influence and to return to its original size and shape when that influence or force is removed.

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    • Kinetic Theory of Gases

Kinetic theory of gases is a theoretical model that describes the molecular composition of the gas in terms of a large number of submicroscopic particles which include atoms and molecules. Further, the theory explains that gas pressure arises due to particles colliding with each other and the walls of the container.

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5. Heat

Heat, Energy that is transferred from one body to another as the result of a difference in temperature. If two bodies at different temperatures are brought together, energy is transferred i.e., heat flows from the hotter body to the colder.

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    • Thermometers

Thermometer And Its Types. Thermometer (thermos: hot; Metron: measure) is the universal instrument used to measure temperature. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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    • Thermal Conduction

Thermal conduction is the transfer of internal energy by microscopic collisions of particles and movement of electrons within a body. The colliding particles, which include molecules, atoms, and electrons, transfer disorganized microscopic kinetic and potential energy when joined, known as internal energy.

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    • Thermal Convection

Heat Convection
Convection is heat transfer by mass motion of a fluid such as air or water when the heated fluid is caused to move away from the source of heat, carrying energy with it. Convection above a hot surface occurs because hot air expands, becomes less dense, and rises (see Ideal Gas Law).

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    • Thermal Radiation

A Thermal Radiation is an electromagnetic radiation generated by the thermal motion of particles in matter. Thermal radiation is generated when heat from the movement of charges in the material is converted to electromagnetic radiation. All matter with a temperature greater than absolute zero emits thermal radiation.

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    • First Law of Thermodynamics

The first law of thermodynamics states that heat is a form of energy, and thermodynamic processes are therefore subject to the principle of conservation of energy. This means that heat energy cannot be created or destroyed, according to Britannica. It can, however, be transferred from one location to another and converted to and from other forms of energy.

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6. Vibrations and Waves

For a vibration to occur an object must repeat a movement during a time interval. A wave is a disturbance that extends from one place to another through space. Light and sound are vibrations that move through space — they are waves!

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    • Mechanical Vibrations

Vibrations are oscillations in mechanical dynamic systems. Although any system can oscillate when it is forced to do so externally, the term β€œvibration” in mechanical engineering is often reserved for systems that can oscillate freely without applied forces.

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    • Wave Motion

wave motion, propagation of disturbances that is, deviations from a state of rest or equilibrium from place to place in a regular and organized way. Most familiar are surface waves on water, but both sound and light travel as wavelike disturbances, and the motion of all subatomic particles exhibits wavelike properties.

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    • Sound

Sound is a mechanical wave that results from the back and forth vibration of the particles of the medium through which the sound wave is moving. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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    • Electromagnetic Waves (em-waves)

In physics, electromagnetic radiation consists of waves of the electromagnetic field, propagating through space, carrying electromagnetic radiant energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared, light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. All of these waves form part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

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    • Physical Optics (Interference Diffraction Polarization)

Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it. Optics usually describes the behavior of visible, ultraviolet, and infrared light.

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    • Doppler Effect

The Doppler effect or Doppler shift is the change in frequency of a wave in relation to an observer who is moving relative to the wave source. It is named after the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler, who described the phenomenon in 1842.

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7. Electrostatics

Electrostatics is the study of electromagnetic phenomena that occur when there are no moving charges i.e., after a static equilibrium has been established. Charges reach their equilibrium positions rapidly, because the electric force is extremely strong.

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    • The Electric Field

Electric Field, an electric property associated with each point in space when charge is present in any form. The magnitude and direction of the electric field are expressed by the value of E, called electric field strength or electric field intensity or simply the electric field.

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    • Electric Potential

Electric potential, the amount of work needed to move a unit charge from a reference point to a specific point against an electric field. Typically, the reference point is Earth, although any point beyond the influence of the electric field charge can be used.

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    • Capacitance

The Capacitance, property of an electric conductor, or set of conductors, that is measured by the amount of separated electric charge that can be stored on it per unit change in electrical potential. Capacitance also implies an associated storage of electrical energy.

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LIST OF FORM SIX TOPICS

There are Five Topics in Form Six Advance Level. Each Topic have the Subtopic and we Cover all the Past Questions that we Afford to Get, Related to the Specific Topic and Subtopic Below. Scroll Down to get the Download Button of the Questions. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

  1. Electromagnetism
  2. Current Electricity
  3. Electronics
  4. Atomic Physics
  5. Environmental Physics.

1. Electromagnetism

Electromagnetism is a branch of Physics, that deals with the electromagnetic force that occurs between electrically charged particles. The electromagnetic force is one of the four fundamental forces and exhibits electromagnetic fields such as magnetic fields, electric fields, and light.

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    • Magnetic Fields

magnetic field, a vector field in the neighborhood of a magnet, electric current, or changing electric field, in which magnetic forces are observable. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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    • Magnetic Properties of Materials

Magnetic materials are classified into three categories, based on the behavior of materials in the magnetic field. The three types of materials are diamagnetic, paramagnetic and ferromagnetic. Diamagnetic substances when placed in an external magnetic field produce negative magnetization.

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    • Magnetic Forces

Magnetic force, attraction or repulsion that arises between electrically charged particles because of their motion. It is the basic force responsible for such effects as the action of electric motors and the attraction of magnets for iron.

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    • Electromagnetic Induction

Electromagnetic Induction is a current produced because of voltage production (electromotive force) due to a changing magnetic field. This either happens when a conductor is placed in a moving magnetic field (when using an AC power source) or when a conductor is constantly moving in a stationary magnetic field.

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    • Magnetic Field of the Earth

Earth’s magnetic field, also known as the geomagnetic field, is the magnetic field that extends from Earth’s interior out into space, where it interacts with the solar wind, a stream of charged particles emanating from the Sun. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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The strength of the field at the Earth’s surface ranges from less than 30 microteslas (0.3 gauss) in an area including most of South America and South Africa to over 60 microteslas (0.6 gauss) around the magnetic poles in northern Canada and south of Australia, and in part of Siberia.

2. Current Electricity

Current or dynamic electricity is defined as an electrical charge in motion. It consists of a flow of negatively charged electrons from atom to atom through a conductor in an electrical circuit.

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    • Electric Conduction in Metals

Electrical conductivity in metals is a result of the movement of electrically charged particles. The atoms of metal elements are characterized by the presence of valence electrons, which are electrons in the outer shell of an atom that are free to move about.

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    • Electric Conduction in Gases

Conduction in gases is distinguished from conduction in solids and liquids in that the gases play an active role in the process. The gas not only permits free charges to pass though, but itself may produce charges.

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    • Alternating Current (ac)

An alternating current can be defined as a current that changes its magnitude and polarity at regular intervals of time. It can also be defined as an electrical current that repeatedly changes or reverses its direction opposite to that of Direct Current or DC which always flows in a single direction.

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3. Electronics

Electronics is the study of electricity (the flow of electrons) and how to use that to build things like computers. It uses circuits that are made with parts called components and connecting wires to do useful things. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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    • The Band Theory of Solids

band theory, in solid-state physics, theoretical model describing the states of electrons, in solid materials, that can have values of energy only within certain specific ranges. The behavior of an electron in a solid (and hence its energy) is related to the behavior of all other particles around it.

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    • Semiconductors

Semiconduct0rs are the materials which have a conductivity between conductors (generally metals) and non-conductors or insulators (such as ceramics). Semiconductors can be compounds such as gallium arsenide or pure elements, such as germanium or silicon.

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    • Transistors

A transistor is a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electrical signals and power. The transistor is one of the basic building blocks of modern electronics. It is composed of semiconductor material, usually with at least three terminals for connection to an electronic circuit.

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    • Logic Gates

A logic gate is a device that acts as a building block for digital circuits. They perform basic logical functions that are fundamental to digital circuits.

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    • Operational Amplifiers

Operational amplifiers are linear devices that have all the properties required for nearly ideal DC Voltage amplification, used extensively in signaling circuits, filtering or to perform mathematical operations such as addition and subtraction.

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    • Telecommunication

Telecommunication, science and practice of transmitting information by electromagnetic means. Modern telecommunication centers on the problems involved in transmitting large volumes of information over long distances without damaging loss due to noise and interference.

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4. Atomic Physics

At0mic physics, the scientific study of the structure of the atom, its energy states, and its interactions with other particles and with electric and magnetic fields. Atomic physics has proved to be a spectacularly successful application of quantum mechanics, which is one of the cornerstones of modern physics. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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    • Structure of the Atom

Atoms consist of three basic particles: protons, electrons, and neutrons. The nucleus (center) of the atom contains the protons (positively charged) and the neutrons (no charge). The outermost regions of the atom are called electron shells and contain the electrons (negatively charged).

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    • Quantum Physics

Quantum physics is the study of matter and energy at the most fundamental level. It aims to uncover the properties and behaviors of the very building blocks of nature. While many quantum experiments examine very small objects, such as electrons and photons, quantum phenomena are all around us, acting on every scale.

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    • LASER

a device that generates an intense beam of coherent monochromatic light (or other electromagnetic radiation) by stimulated emission of photons from excited atoms or molecules. Lasers are used in drilling and cutting, alignment and guidance, and in surgery; the optical properties are exploited in holography, reading barcodes, and in recording and playing compact discs.

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    • Nuclear Physics

The branch of physics dealing with the structure of atomic nuclei, nuclear forces, the interaction between particles and nuclei, the fission process, the study of radioactive decay, etc. ‘nuclear physics’

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5. Environmental Physics

Environmental Physics is scientific discipline that focuses on determination of how environmental factors affect biological and physical processes in agricultural and natural ecosystems. Also, Download this Physics Questions Down Below.

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    • Agricultural Physics

Agrophysics is one of the branches of natural sciences dealing with the application of physics in agriculture and environment. It plays an important role in the limitation of hazards to agricultural objects (soils, plants, agricultural products and foods) and to the environment.

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    • Energy from the environment

The primary sources of energy in the environment include fuels like coal, oil, natural gas, uranium, and biomass. All primary source fuels except biomass are non- renewable. Primary sources also include renewable sources such as sunlight, wind, moving water, and geothermal energy

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    • Earthquakes

Earthquake is a sudden violent shaking of the ground, typically causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action.

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    • Environmental Pollution

Environmental pollution is defined as β€œthe contamination of the physical and biological components of the earth/atmosphere system to such an extent that normal environmental processes are adversely affected.

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