THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA SECTION A (16 MARKS)

PRESIDENT'S OFFICE Answer all questions in this section

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 1. For each of the items (i)-(x), choose the correct answer from among the
NHUNDULU SECONDARY SCHOOL given alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the sheets
FORM THREE ANNUAL EXAMINATION provided.
031/1 PHYSICS 1 i. What would be the reason behind for the door of a physics
TIME; 3:00HOURS NOVEMBER, 2024 laboratory to be designed open outward?
A. To meet the conditions that would be instructed by the
INSTRUCTIONS laboratory technician.
B. To make people able to run comfortably as they get out the
i. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with total of eleven (11) questions laboratory.
ii. Answer all questions in sections A and B and two (2) questions from section C C. To allow safe exit in case of emerging accidents
iii. Section A carries sixteen (16) marks, section B fifty four (54) marks and section D. To allow enough air to enter in the laboratory.
C carries thirty (30) marks. E. To allow dangerous radiations get out the laboratory
iv. Non-programmable calculator and NECTA mathematical tables may be used. ii. When a gas is compressed at constant temperature, the gas
v. Cellular phones and any unauthorized material are not allowed in the molecules;-
examination room. A. Move faster than air outside and the pressure is increased
vi. Where necessary the following constants may be used: B. Move with uniform speed and the pressure is un changed
a) Acceleration due to gravity, 𝑔 = 10𝑚/s 2 or 10N/kg C. Gain more kinetic energy and the pressure is decreased
b) Density of water= 1g/cm3or 1000kg/m3 D. Increase lightly in size and the pressure remains costants
c) Specific heat capacity of copper= 400J/kg℃ E. Make more impact per second of the walls of the container
d) Specific heat capacity of water= 4200J/kg℃ iii. Which of the following is the correct weight of a body of mass 48g
e) Linear expansivity of iron= 10× 10−6 ℃−1 when placed on the moon surface?
A. 0.480N
B. 4.800N
C. 0.080N
D. 0.048N
E. 80.000N
iv. A spiral spring of a natural length 1.50m is extended to 1.505m by a
force of 0.80N. What will be its extension when the applied force is
3.20N?
A. 0.005m
B. 6.020m
C. 0.020m
D. 4.520m
E. 1.570m
 v. Which of the following arguments describe the mathematical x. In a wind turbine, which factor affects the amount of electricity
relationships with physics? generated the most?
A. Matter occupies space A. Wind speed
B. Density is mass per unit volume B. Blade length
C. Volume is amount of space C. Turbine height
D. Force is push or pull D. Wind direction
E. Energy is ability to do work E. Turbine weight
vi. Heat capacity of a body is infinity. It means 2. Match the items in list A with the correspondence in list B by writing the
A. Heat is given out letter of the correct response beside the item number.
B. Heat is taken in LIST A LIST B
C. No change in temperature whether heat is taken in or given i. Uniform velocity A. Speed
out ii. Uniform acceleration B. Distance
D. Heat is increasing when heat is taken in iii. When the body is thrown vertically C. Displacement
E. Heat is decreasing when heat given out upwards D. The final velocity of
vii. A typist uses new carbon-paper under her top typing paper for iv. The gradient of speed time graph turning point is zero
making a copy of a letter. When she holds the carbon-paper close time graph E. Acceleration is zero
the to a plane mirror, she can read the letter. This is because the v. Total distance covered per total F. The slope of velocity-
mirror;- time taken time graph
A. Form an image the same size as the object vi. When a body is released from a G. Average velocity
B. Produce an inverted image certain height H. Initial velocity is zero
C. Produces a laterally inverted image
D. Forms a virtual image SECTION B: (54 MARKS)
E. Forms an image behind the mirror Answer all questions in this section
viii. When does the angle of deviation become minimum? 3. (a) Opening the freezer door, Maheta finds that it is slightly hard to open.
A. The angle of incidence is equal to the angle of refraction What makes the freezer door too hard on opening?
B. The angle of refraction is equal to the angle of emergence How is the important to a freezer?
C. The angle of incidence exceeds the angle of refraction (b) (i) Explain two uses of capillary action on everyday life.
D. The angle of incidence exceeds the angle of emergence (ii) A force of 4N causes a certain wire to extend to 1.0mm.
E. The angle of incidence is equal is equal to the angle of Find the load that causes a 3.2mm extension on the same wire.
emergence 4. (a) Is it possible to have electricity from wind? Explain your answer.
ix. What happens in a process of charging by induction in static (b) A uniform meter rule is pivoted at its center with a knife edge.
electricity? A 20g mass is placed at the 10cm mark and a 50g mass at the 40cm
A. A conductor is rubbed with an insulator mark. At what mark and a 50g mass be placed? Draw a well labeled
B. A charge is produced by friction diagram for above information.
C. Negative charge and positive charges are separated 5. (a) A man climbing uphill tends to bend forward while a man descending
D. A positive charge induces a negative charge downhill tends to bend backward. Briefly explain.
E. Electrons are sprayed into an object (b) Shiny spheres that are placed on pedestals on a lawn are convex
mirrors. One such sphere has a diameter of 40.0cm. A 12cm tall robin
sits in a tree that is 1.5mfrom the sphere. Where is the image of the
robin and how tall is the image? (use real as positive sign convection)
6. (a) In manufacturing industries friction force always decreases the working SECTION C: (30 MARKS)
efficiency of machine. If the work input on a machine is 900J and work Answer only two questions.
against friction was 50J. 9. (a) Use Newton’s second law of motion to deduce that, impulse is equal to
i. Calculate the efficiency of a machine the change of linear momentum of a body and explain why it is
ii. Explain two ways that can improve the efficiency necessary important to fold our legs when we jump from a height on
(b) A ball A of mass 0.4kg initially moving with a velocity of 12m/s makes landing.
head to head collisions with another ball B of mass 0.6kg initially (b) Explain why it is extremely so easy to raise a cargo in water but
moving with a velocity of 8m/s.If after the collisions the ball A moves extremely very difficult to raise the same cargo in water?
backward and its velocity is reduced to 10m/s. Find the final velocity of (c) A rectangular block of iron has a mass of 2.5kg and dimensions
the ball B. 10cm × 5cm × 3cm. Determine the density ( in kg/m3 ) and relative
7. (a) Suppose you are assigned to design a thermos flask, describe how you density of the iron block.
will minimize heat loss by conduction, convection, and radiation? 10. (a) Explain the following scenarios;
(b) A piece of copper of mass 40g at 200℃ is immersed into a copper i. The level of liquid being heated in the vessel first falls, after a
calorimeter of mass 60g containing 50g of water at 25℃. while rises.
Neglecting heat losses, calculate the equilibrium temperature. ii. Water is the best cooling agent in the car engines.
8. (a) Suppose you are provided with standard resistors of 4Ω and 6Ω, (b) An iron tyre of diameter 50cm at 15℃ is to be shrunk on to a wheel of
connecting wires and battery for an experiment to verify ohm’s law. diameter 50.35cm. To what temperature must the tyre be heated so that
i. Use diagram to show how will you connect the resistors to the it will slip over the wheel with radial gap of 0.5mm?
battery so that maximum current is delivered. (c) An 18.0kg box is released on a 300 inclined plane and accelerates
ii. From the circuit in (i) above, does adding an ammeter to the circuit down the incline at 0.27m/𝑠 2 . How large is the coefficient of friction
affect the amount of current that is flowing? Explain your answer. between the box and the surface of the incline?
iii. Use ohm’s law to determine the current flowing if the connection of 11. (a) A body dipped in a liquid experiences an up thrust. Explain three
the circuit is changed such that minimum current is supplied by factors on which the up thrust depends.
negligible internal resistance battery of 24V. (b) Three beakers are of identical size and shape. One beaker is painted
(b) During orientation course, form one students seemed to know the matt black, one is dull white and one is gloss white. The beakers are
function of thermometer but they did not know the mechanism of liquid filled with boiling water. In which beaker will the water cool most
in glass thermometer. By using explanation, help them to understand quickly? Give a reason.
this. (c) Two boys were grazing cows along the road. Unfortunately a heifer
fall into a trench and was unable to get out. The boys used two ropes
to pull the heifer out of trench. If one pulled horizontally with a force
of 120N and the other pulled at an angle of 300 to the first boy with a
force of 240N.
i. Determine the resultant force of the boys onto the heifer
ii. What are the two possible helpful law that could be used to
determine the resultant force?
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Prepared by; Sir Maheta ( Subject teacher)