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MBINZI COMMUNITY DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

2022 FORM THREE END OF YEAR EXAMINATION

PHYSICS

PAPER I

(100 MARKS)

DATE: 4th March, 2022 Time Allowed: 2 hours

INSTRUCTIONS

 This page contains 11 printed

pages. Please check.

 This paper contains two sections,

A and B.

 Answer all the 13 questions in the

spaces provided on the question
paper. The maximum number of
marks for each answer is indicated
against each question.

 Write your name on top of the

examination paper

 In the table provided on this page,

tick against the question number
you have answered.

 You should hand in your question

paper to the invigilator when time
is called to stop writing.

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Question Tick if Do not write in

Number answered these columns

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SECTION A (70 MARKS)

1. Explain the meaning of the following words
(a). Hypothesis
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(2 marks)
(b).Analysis
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2. Give scientific reasons for the following
a) If a mercury thermometer with a thick glass bulb is dipped into hot water, the
mercury level first drops slightly and then rises quickly in a bore.
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b) Water pipes burst in cold weather when water freezes.
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3. a. Define mass
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b. Give three differences between mass and weight.

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(6 marks)
4. A bullet is fired towards the block of wood hanging freely as shown in the figure below.
The bullet remains embedded in the wood.

a) Name the type of energy possessed by the bullet in motion.

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(1 mark)
b) How can you prove that the bullet possesses energy?
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c) Name other two forms of energy that are operative when firing a bullet.
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(2 marks)

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5. a. Define the term fundamental quantity.

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b. Give two examples of;
(i) fundamental quantities
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(ii) Derived quantities
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c. State the SI unit of the following;
(i). power ______________________________________________________
(ii). Electric current: ______________________________________________
(iii). Temperature: ________________________________________________
(3 marks)
6. a. Write using prefixes the following bytes;
a) 4 GB
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b) 120 MB
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b. Define the following terms;

(i). Time
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(1 mark)

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(ii). Period
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c. A simple pendulum makes 20 0scillations in 26.13 seconds. Calculate the time taken
for one oscillation.

(3 marks)
7. a. The heart of a very fat student was beating at 65 beats per minute. Find the time
interval for one beat.

(3 marks)
b. Convert the following;
(i) 2.5 hours in seconds

(2 marks)

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(ii) 3 cm2 in m2

(2 marks)
8. a. Write down the most appropriate instruments to use in the measurement of the
following;
(i). Diameter of a thin metal rod.
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(ii). The width of a netball pitch.
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(iii). Time taken for a swinging pendulum.
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b. Figure below is a diagram showing the readings of a Vernier Calliper. Use it to answer
the questions that follow;

(i). Name the part labelled A.

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(ii). Determine the reading on the instrument.

(3 marks)
9. Figure below shows an inclined plane. Use it to answer the questions that follow.

a) Calculate the energy supplied by the man

(3 marks)
b) Calculate the energy gained by the box.

(3 marks)
c) How much of the energy is wasted?

(2 marks)

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10. a. State three uses of expansion in everyday life.

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b. A 2 kg mass of copper drops in temperature from 150 C. The heat energy loss is 4000 J
and the specific heat capacity of copper is 400 J/Kg 0C.
(i). What do you understand by the term ‘specific heat capacity?
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(1 mark)
(ii). Calculate the new temperature of copper.

(5 mark)

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SECTION B (30 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section.

11. a. Briefly explain the following factors affecting melting point of a substance.
(i). Pressure
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(3 marks)
(ii). Impurities
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b. Differentiate between evaporation and boiling.

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12. a. Explain two factors that affect the density of a substance.

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b. Describe the procedure you would use to investigate the effect of temperature on the
density of a liquid.
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13. a. In terms of kinetic theory of matter, explain why increase in temperature causes candle
wax to melt.
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b. Figure below is a graph showing the behaviour of water when heated.

Describe the behaviour of water according to the graph.

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c. Briefly explain the kinetic theory of matter.
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END OF QUESTION PAPER.

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