CEKENAS - 2025
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
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PHYSICS PAPER 1 (THEORY)
SECTION A: 25 MARKS
1. A vernier calipers has an error of + 0.03cm. State the reading that is observed on the instrument when
used to measure the diameter of a spherical ball of actual diameter 3.38cm.
(2 mks)
2. You are provided with a liquid k, a top pan balance and a measuring cylinder. Describe an experiment
you would take in order to determine the density of liquid k.
(3 mks)
3. The figure below shows a section of a pipe with flowing water. If water flows with a velocity of 10m/s at
point A. what would be the velocity of water at point B.