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PRESIDENT'S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
KIBAHA DISTRICT COUNCIL
FORM TWO MOCK EXAMINATIONS
PHYSICS
TIME: 2:30 Hours Tuesday, 21st May 2024
Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer all questions in the spaces provided
3. All writing must be in blue or black ink except drawings which must be in pencil
4. All communication devices, calculators and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the
examination room
5. Write your name at every page of this paper
6. Where necessary the following constants may be used
(i) Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10 m/s2
(ii) Density of water = 1g/cm3 or 1000 kg/m3
(iii) Density of mercury = 13.6 g/cm3 or 13600 kg/m3
(iv) Atmospheric pressure = 103360 Pa
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SECTION A (15 marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. For each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives and write its
letter beside the item number in the answer booklet provided
i Which property is observed when the tea bag is dipped into the cup of water?
A Evaporation C Diffusion
B Transpiration D Osmosis
ii A bus which is heavenly over loaded on its basement carrier is unlikely to overturn because; -
A It will run faster down hill C Its weight balances with the reactions
B Its base area is increased D Its center of gravity is lowered
iii When charging bodies by friction, the particles which are transferred are:
A Electrons C Neutrons and protons
B Neutrons D Protons and electrons
iv What criterion supports the argument that potential and kinetic energies are similar?
A Both produce heat C Both are forms of mechanical energy
B One is the substitute of the other D Both are forms of electrical energy
v Which of the following force can cause the mosquito larva to float on water?
A Surface tension C Adhesive forces
B Frictional forces D Cohesive forces
vi The temperature of the body is 25℃. What would this temperature in the Fahrenheit scale?
A 59℉ C 77℉
B 57℉ D 7.7℉
vii A machine has an efficiency of 100% if the
A Effort equals the load
B Load is much smaller than the effort
C Work done on the load equals work done by the effort
D Distance moved by the load equals the moved by the effort
viii When stretched beyond the elastic limit, a metal such as steel; -
A Undergoes plasticity C Becomes brittle
B Breaks immediately D Becomes elastic
ix According to study of machine a bottle opener corresponds to: -
A First class lever C Fishing rod
B Wheel barrow D Third class lever
x A measuring cylinder is filled with oil. A girl says that the pressure at the bottom of the cylinder
depends on?
A The height of oil C The area at the bottom
B The oil lubrication property D The oil density
Questions i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x.
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2. Match each item in LIST A with a response in LIST B by writing its letter below the number of the
corresponding item in table provided.
LIST A LIST B
i Distance time graph represent a motion of a
stone released from rest from a tall building
ii Distance time graph represent a motion of a
body moving with constant velocity
iii Velocity time graph representing a motion of a
car retarding uniformly after application of
brake
iv Velocity time graph for a body moving in a
straight line with a uniform velocity
v Velocity time graph representing a motion of a
body dropped freely vertically

Questions i. ii. iii. iv. v.

Answers

SECTION B (70 marks)

3. (a) Irumba the mechanic has a short and long spanner in his tool box. If he wants to undo the nut, which
spanner will you advise him to use? Explain (5 marks)
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(b) A line of action of a force of 90 N acts at a perpendicular distance of 2.5 m, from a point. Find the
moment of the force (5
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4. (a) A man standing with his one leg held on air got tired. Give reason (5 marks)
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(b) Give reason why the rate of diffusion is higher in gases than in liquid at the same temperature (5 marks)
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5. (a) Upthrust is an upward force exerted by the fluid on an object. Briefly what causes this force (4 marks)
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(b) Mass of sealed container of volume is 8 . What is the mass of steel of density 8
that can be attached beneath the container, if the container is to float when submerged in fresh water? (6
marks)

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6. (a) Give four differences between single fixed and single movable pulleys (4 marks)

(b) Two gear wheels P and Q with 80 and 20 teeth respectively, lock each other. They are fastened on axles
of equal diameters such that a weight of 150 N attached to a string wound around one-axle raises a load of
450N attached to a string wound around the other axle

Calculate the efficiency of the system (6 marks)

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7. (a) Outline three experiments which explain the existence of atmospheric pressure (6 Marks)
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(b) The manometer tubes below contain mercury and connected to a gas supply

Find the gas pressure (4 marks)

8. (a) A ball is dropped from a height of 2 above the ground. It hits the ground in 2 𝑠 and bounces back up
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to a height of 12.7 in 1.6 𝑠. What is its average velocity? (6 marks)

(b) A stone is thrown upward with the velocity of 40 m/s uses 4 seconds to reach, the maximum height. It
also uses the same 4 seconds to come back to the ground. Draw the velocity- time graph for the motion of
the stone (4 marks)

9. (a) State two factors which affect the size of the image formed in a pin hole camera (4 marks)
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(b) Determine the number of images formed when an object is placed between two plane mirrors, (6 marks)

i Perpendicular to each other ii Parallel to each other

SECTION C (15 marks)

10. (a) How can you connect ammeter and voltmeter in an electric circuit? Give reasons (6 Marks)

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(b) In a circuit below, a 12 Volt power supply was used

Calculate the equivalent resistance and the total current through the circuit (5 Marks)

(c) The diagram below represents a lamp, a 10 V battery, and a length of nichrome wire connected in series

Explain what will happen to the brightness of the lamp if,

i The length of the nichrome wire is increased (2 marks)

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ii The temperature of the nichrome wire is decreased (2 marks)
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