EMBU SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
“Wisdom and Kindness”
GRADE 10 CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT Term 1 Openner
Learning Area: PHYSICS Marks Rating Attained
NAME
28 – 30 EE1
………………………….. …………………………………….
ASSESSMENT NUMBER
24 – 27 EE2
………………………………………………….
SCHOOL ADM 21 – 23 ME1
……………………………………………………….
18 – 20 ME2
14 – 17 AE1
10 – 13 AE2
5–9 BE1
0–4 BE2
Quick Reference:
EE: 24 - 30
ME: 18 - 23
AE: 10 - 17
BE: 0 - 9
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, 1. A Career Day is organised in your school. Mention three career opportunities directly related to
Physics that a visiting speaker may talk about. (3
marks)
i. ______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ______________________________________________________________________________________
iii. ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. A cook presses a sharp knife and a blunt knife on a tomato. The sharp one cuts easily while the
blunt one does not.
a) Define pressure (1 mark)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
b) Explain why the sharp knife cuts more easily. (2
marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
c) State the SI unit of pressure. (1
mark)
______________________________________________________________________
3. A diver descends deeper into the ocean and notices his ears feel more pressure.
a) State two factors that affect pressure in liquids. (2
marks)
i. ______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ______________________________________________________________________________________
b) Explain why the diver feels more pressure as he goes deeper. (2
marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. A soft plastic bottle is sealed tightly at the top of Mount Kenya and later opened at sea level. The
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bottle collapses inward immediately.
“Wisdom and Kindness”
GRADE 10 CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT Term 1 Openner
Learning Area: PHYSICS Marks Rating Attained
NAME
28 – 30 EE1
………………………….. …………………………………….
ASSESSMENT NUMBER
24 – 27 EE2
………………………………………………….
SCHOOL ADM 21 – 23 ME1
……………………………………………………….
18 – 20 ME2
14 – 17 AE1
10 – 13 AE2
5–9 BE1
0–4 BE2
Quick Reference:
EE: 24 - 30
ME: 18 - 23
AE: 10 - 17
BE: 0 - 9
1|Page
, 1. A Career Day is organised in your school. Mention three career opportunities directly related to
Physics that a visiting speaker may talk about. (3
marks)
i. ______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ______________________________________________________________________________________
iii. ______________________________________________________________________________________
2. A cook presses a sharp knife and a blunt knife on a tomato. The sharp one cuts easily while the
blunt one does not.
a) Define pressure (1 mark)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
b) Explain why the sharp knife cuts more easily. (2
marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
c) State the SI unit of pressure. (1
mark)
______________________________________________________________________
3. A diver descends deeper into the ocean and notices his ears feel more pressure.
a) State two factors that affect pressure in liquids. (2
marks)
i. ______________________________________________________________________________________
ii. ______________________________________________________________________________________
b) Explain why the diver feels more pressure as he goes deeper. (2
marks)
____________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. A soft plastic bottle is sealed tightly at the top of Mount Kenya and later opened at sea level. The
2|Page
bottle collapses inward immediately.
