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LESHAU BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT

FORM 2 PHYSICS

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

 Write your name, admission number, date of examination and the name of your school in the
spaces provided above.
 This paper consists of sections: A and B.
 Answer all the questions in section A and B in the spaces provided.
 All working must be clearly shown in the spaces provided.
 Mathematical tables and electronic calculators may be used.

For Examiner’s Use Only

SECTION QUESTION MAXIMUM SCORE CANDIDATE’S SCORE

A 1 – 16 40
17 17
18 10
19 11
20 10
21 12

B
TOTAL SCORE 60
Answer ALL questions this section in the spaces provided.

SECTION A : (40 MARKS)

1. Figure 1 shows a micrometer with a negative error of 0.02mm used to measure the
diameter of a ball bearing.

Record the diameter of the ball. (2mks)

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2. An oil drop of volume 0.4mm³ was placed on a clean water surface. It spreads to form a
monolayer circular patch of area 2000mm². Use this data to calculate the thickness of a
molecule of oil. (3mks)

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3. A fixed mass of pure water was heated from 0C to 2OC. Sketch a graph of density of
the water against temperature. (2mks)

4. Two 10g masses are fixed onto two similar aluminum plates, one polished and the other
painted black, using wax as shown in the figure below.
 i)State which one will fall first (1mk)

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ii) give a reason for the answer above. (1mk)

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5. The figure below shows a negatively charged leaf electroscope.

 State and explain what happens to the electroscope when highly positive rod is brought
near the cap of the electroscope. (2mks)

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6. State one advantages of alkaline accumulator over the lead-acid cell. (1mks)

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7. The figure below shows two magnets whose North poles are brought close to each other.

Indicate the magnetic field pattern between the two magnets. (2mks)
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in equilibrium with the uniform rule supported at Q and resting horizontally.

The rule is 1m long and weighs 1.8N. Calculate the weight of the block X. (3mks)

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9. An object is placed in front of a concave mirror as shown in the figure below.

Complete the diagram to show how the image is formed. (3mks)

10. State and explain what will happen to the freely suspended magnet when the switch S is
closed. (2mks)
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11. Three identical springs A, B and C and of negligible weight are used to support a 15.5N
weight as shown in the figure below.

If the weight of the horizontal beam is 0.5N, determine the extension of each spring given
that the spring constant of each spring is 4N/cm (3mks)

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12. State one of the major differences between mechanical waves and electromagnetic
waves.
(1mk)

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13. A boat sent an ultrasound signal to the bottom of the sea and its echo received after 0.5

seconds. If the velocity of the sound in water is 1500m/s, calculate the depth of the sea.
(3mks)

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14. 1800cm3 of fresh water of density 1g/cm3 is mixed with 2200cm3 of sea water of density
1.025g/cm3. Calculate the density of the mixture (4mk)

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15. Distinguish between a basic physical quantity and a derived physical quantity giving an example
of each. (3mks)
Physical quantity Derived physical quantity
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example

16. a)State any two ways by which frictional force between two surfaces can be reduced.
(2mk)

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b) Explain why large mercury drops form oval balls on a glass slide (1mks)

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SECTION B: (60 MARKS)

16. a) Figure1 below shows two mirrors M1 and M2 are inclined at right angles to
each other.
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Trace the reflection of the ray through the two mirrors and find the angle between the
incident ray and reflected ray of mirror M2. (2mks)

b) Distinguish between Lunar and Solar eclipse by stating the arrangements that lead
to the formation of each (4mks)
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(c) Complete the diagram below to show how an image is formed in a pinhole
camera. (3mks)

(d) State two characteristics of the image above. (2mks)

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e) State two changes that will be observed about this image if the pinhole is made wider. (2mks)

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f) If  = 30cm, y = 12cm and the heights of the image is 4cm, calculate the height of the
object. (3mks)

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17. The diagram below shows the wave profile of a transverse wave.
 (a) Determine

(i) the amplitude of the wave. (1mk)

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(ii) the wavelength of the wave in metres. (2mks)

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(iii) the period of the wave if it takes 1.5 seconds to move from A to B. (3mks)

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Calculate:

(i) the frequency of the wave. (2mks)

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(ii) the velocity of the wave. (2mks)

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19. (a) What is diffusion? (1mk)

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b) state two factors that affect diffusion (2mks)

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c) A smoke cell contains a mixture of trapped air and smoke. The cell is brightly lit
and viewed through a microscope. State and explain what is observed.
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d) A beaker is filled completely with water. A spoonful of common salt is added
slowly. The salt dissolves and the water does not overflow.

(i) State why the salt is added slowly. (1mk)

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(ii) Why doesn’t the water overflow? (1mk)

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e) In the figure below, ammonia gas and acid gas diffuse and react to form a white
deposit on the walls near ammonia gas of a long glass tube as shown.

(i) What conclusion can be made from this result of this experiment? (1mk)
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(ii) why is a white deposit formed near ammonia gas? (1mk)

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The experiment is performed at a lower temperature.

(iii) State what would happen to the rate of diffusion of the gases. (1mk)

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(iv) explain your answer in (iii) above (1mk)

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20. (a) Give four differences between mass and weight. (4mks)

Mass weight
(b) State Pascal’s Principle. (1mk)

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(c) Name two applications of Pascal’s Principle. (2mks)

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(d) Figure 3 shows a U-tube containing two liquids L1 and L2 of densities 1.6g/cm³
and 0.8g/cm³ respectively in equilibrium.
Given that h2 = 18cm, determine the value of h1. (3mks)

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21. a) Define current and state its SI unit ( 2mks)

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b) A charge of 120 coulombs flow through a lamp every minute. Calculate the current
flowing through the lamp. ( 3mks)

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f) Differentiate between open and closed circuits. ( 2mks)

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g) The diagram bellow shows a dry cell. Use to answer to the question that follows.
 i. State the polarities of A and B. (2 mks)

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ii. Name the chemical substances in the parts labeled C and D ( 2mks)

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h) Give reasons why it is necessary to leave the caps of the cells open when charging
an accumulator ( 1mk)

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