Foliage is ever green with thin undergrowth,the leaves are small, thick, leathery and needle-shaped. This description is that of the?

• A. tropical rainforest
• B. temperate woodland
• C. coniferous forest
• D. temperate grassland

Conventional method of sewage disposal involves all the following except defaecating

• A. into pit latrines
• B. in open fields
• C. into cesspit
• D. into bucket latrine

In the Sermon on the Mount, what did Jesus teach His disciples to do when they faced persecution?

• A. They should pray and fast
• B. They should take immediate vengeance
• C. They should leave vengeance to God
• D. They should leap for joy

The amplitude of a wave is the

• A. distance between two successive troughs of the wave
• B. separation of two adjacent particles vibrating in phase
• C. maximum displacement of the wave particle from the equilibrium position
• D. distance travelled by a wave in a complete cycle of its motion

(a) (i) Explain latent heat.

(ii) State two factors that affect the rate of evaporation of a liquid

(b) Explain each of the following observations:

(i) On a dry day, water in a clay pot is cooler than water in a closed plastic container;

(ii) Food gets cooked faster in a pressure cooker than in an ordinary cooking pot.

(c) State two effects of heat on a substance.

(d) A 40 V electric heater is used to supply a current of 12 A for 1400 s to a body of mass 1.5 kg at the melting point of the body. The body melts and its temperature rises through 60\(^o\)C in an extra 72 s. Determine the:

(i) latent heat of fusion of the body;

(ii)specific heat capacity of the body.

Use the following information to answer the question below: What is the value of shareholders equity?

• A) ?250,000
• B) ?230,000
• C) ?180,000
• D) ?100,000

Which of the following statements about the circulation of water in nature is not correct? Water

• A. constantly evaporates from seas, rivers, lakes and soil
• B. vapour rises, cools, condenses and precipitates as rain and dew
• C. removed from ocean is permanently lost
• D. is lost in plants by transpiratin and decay

The turnover of a trade is the

• A. number of times the stock is sold
• B. total sales made during a period
• C. profit made during the period
• D. total purchases made during the period

The salt that reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to produce a pungent smelling gas which decolourizes acidified purple potassium tetraoxomanganate (VII) solution is

• A) Na2SO4
• B) Na2SO3
• C) Na2S
• D) Na2CO3

A cylinder pipe, made of metal is 3cm thick.If the internal radius of the pope is 10cm.Find the volume of metal used in making 3m of the pipe.

• A. 153πcm³
• B. 207πcm³
• C. 15 300πcm³
• D. 20 700πcm³