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REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

MOSHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
FORM TWO PRE - NATIONAL EXAMINATION
PHYSICS
Friday 25th August 2023am Time: 2:30Hours
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. Write your name at the top of every page
5. Wherever necessary, use the following constants
Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10N/kg
Density of water = 1000kg/m3 or 1g/cm3

SECTION A (30marks)
1. For each of the items (i) – (xx), choose the correct answer among the given
alternatives and write the letter in the box provided.
(i) Why Physics, Chemistry and Biology are natural science subjects?
A. They need practical and theory work for learning
B. They need only theory for learning
C. They need practical work only
D. They need only observation
(ii) Which of the following is a safety precaution in the Physics laboratory?
A. Doing experiment in the laboratory
B. Handling of apparatus in the laboratory
C. Use equipment with care in the laboratory
D. Do anything in the laboratory
(iii) When a body of mass M, is lifted through a height h, it possesses the energy
known as
A. Kinetic energy
B. Chemical energy
C. Light energy
D. Potential energy
(iv) Micrometer screw gauge measures the length in cm to an accuracy of
A. Two decimal places
B. One decimal place
C. Three decimal place
D. Four decimal places
(v) The force of friction which exists between layers of liquid is called
A. Viscosity
B. Capillarity
C. Surface tension
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D. Cohesive force
(vi) The acceleration of a moving object may be found from
A. The area under the velocity – time graph
B. The area under the distance – time graph
C. The slope of the velocity – time graph
D. The slope of the distance – time graph
(vii) The term used to describe the ability of an object to float on a surface of a liquid
is classified as
A. Floatation
B. Buoyancy
C. Density
D. Sinking
(viii) Liquid A has a density of 1.03g/cm3 and liquid B has density of 0.97g/cm3. A
hydrometer sinks
A. More in B than A
B. More in A than B
C. Equally in both liquids A and B
D. None of the above
(ix) A needle may float on a clean water but sinks when some detergent is added to
water because the detergent.
A. Reduces the density of water
B. Increase adhesive force between the needle and water molecules.
C. Lowers the surface tension of water.
D. Makes water surface slippery.
(x) Why the mechanical advantage is less than three in a single rope three pulleys
system?
A. Because the effort may vary
B. Due to load rose
C. Because the upper pulley does not move
D. Due to friction on pulleys

ANSWERS
i ii iii iv v vi vii Viii ix x

2. Match the meaning of the terminologies used in structure and properties of matter in list
A With their corresponding terms in list B by writing the letter of the correct answer in
the Table provided.

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LIST A LIST B
(i). Tendency of matter to be in state of random motion A. Surface tension
(ii). Ability of liquids to rise or fall in a narrow tube B. Cohesive
(iii). Attraction force between molecules of the same C. Adhesive
substance D. Diffusion
(iv). Ability of the surface of a liquid to behave like a E. Osmosis
fully F. Capillarity
G. Brownian motion
stretched elastic skin
(v). Movement of particles from high concentration to
low
concentration
Answers

List A (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)

List B

SECTION B
Answer all questions in this section
3. a). State the Archimedes principle

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b) List down three conditions necessary for a body to float
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c) An object of weight when immersed in the water it experiences an upthrust
of . Calculate the following
i. Real weight
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ii. Relative density
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4. a) State the principle of moments

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b) Distinguish between stable equilibrium and unstable equilibrium
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ii) Mention two conditions necessary for an object to be in equilibrium under

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c) A uniform half –metre rule is freely pivoted at 15cm mark and it balances horizontally
when a body of mass of 40g is hung from a 2cm mark
i) Draw a clearly labelled diagram to illustrate the forces on a half metre rule.
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ii) Calculate the mass of the rule

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5. a) Give the meaning of the following terms

i. Velocity ratio
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ii. Efficiency
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b) A perfect machine has efficiency of 100% but practically there is no perfect machine
why?
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c) The diagram below shows a box of weight 150N being pulled at a steady speed up by
a force of 100N. If the height of the plane is 2m above the ground and the length of
the plane is 4m.

100N

150N
N
Calculate
i. Mechanical advantage

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ii. Velocity ratio of the machine
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6. a) By using the concept of pressure explain why a tractor is designed with wide
tires
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b) A rectangular block of mass 32kg has dimensions of 4m x 2m x 10m. What is
the greatest pressure and least pressure it can exert on the ground?
i)Greatest pressure
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ii) Least pressure
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7. a) Mr. John put the coin on a card placed over the mouth of a bottle. When the card
is flicked away with the figure the coin drops neatly into the bottle.
i) Which law is demonstrated by Mr. John?
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ii) State the law identified in (i) above.
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b) The jaws of a vernier caliper touch the inner wall of calorimeter without pressure. The
position of zero of vernier scale on the main scale reads 3.4 cm. the 6th of vernier
scale division coincides with the main scale division. Vernier constant of calipers is
0.01 cm. Find actual internal diameter of calorimeter, when it is observed that the
vernier scale has a zero error of -0.03 cm.
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8. a) With aid of diagram, state the laws of reflection of light.

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a) List four properties of the image formed by a plane mirror.
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b) Determine number of images that can be formed when two plane mirrors placed at
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9. a) Explain how the area of plates and distance between plates affect the capacitance of
the Capacitor
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b) A capacitor of capacitance 250 is allowed to charge until the potential difference

between its Plates is 10v. How much charge accumulated on the plates during the
charging process?
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c) Draw the sketch of a large and well labeled gold – leaf electroscope.

SECTION C (15 MARKS)

10. a) State Ohm’s law

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b) The circuit diagram below that shows the current through the 6 Ω resistor is 2.5 A.

i) What is the magnitude of the voltage from the power supply?

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ii) Determine the current through the 8 Ω resistors.
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c) The form two students are given a set of materials in physics Laboratory as follows
Rheostat, voltmeter, ammeter, fixed resistor, switch and a cell to perform experiment
aimed to verify ohm’s law. Draw a complete circuit diagram to show the arrangement
such that the current can flow.

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