MARKING GUID FOR SECOND TERM DISTRICT EXAM S5PHY THEORY

1.a) true b)false c)true d)false e)false

2.a)ii b)I c)ii d)ii e)ii
3. 1)b 2)a 3)e 4)c 5)d
4. a) Interference, Diffraction, polarization, reflection, refraction, dispersion,
transmission, absorption any two (2marks)
[Link] wave particle duality states that light can exhibit particle like
properties and exhibit wave like properties (2marks)
5. a) A black body radiation depends on: temperature ,emissivity ,surface
area any one (1mark),
b) A black body is an idealized physical body that absorb all incident
electromagnetic radiation regardless of frequency or angle of
incidence/2marks
6. a) Displacement/1mark
b) Restoring force/1mark
c) Velocity, kinetic energy/1mark
d) Amplitude/1mark

7. a) It is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between two

body
f
g=
G m1 m2
2
where m1 and m2 are masses r is the distance between two
r
body/1mark

b) Kepler’s law of planetary motion explain the motion around the sun
 They help to determine the trajectory of astronomical bodies/1mark
 They allow astronomers to predict the position of planets/1mark
 They allow the astronomers to calculate the speed of planets/1mark
 They allow the astronomers to calculate the period of revolution of
other celestial bodies
8. Stationary waves
 It is formed by a superposition of equal progressive wave travelling
in opposite direction/1mark
 The wave does not travel in many direction/1mark
 There is no flow of energy

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  The particle at node are at rest
 The particle are in the same phase
Progressive waves
 Continuous vibration of particle in medium/1mark
 Travel with a centripetal certain velocity/1mark
 There is a flow of energy
 No particle in medium are at rest
 The phase change continuously from particle to particle

9. a) r=R+h= 6400+700=7.1x106m/2marks
b) The speed of satellite orbiting around the earth is given by

√
GMm m v 2 GM
2 = V=
r r r

√
−11 24
6.67 ×10 ×5.97 ×10
V= 6
=7489m/s /2marks
7.1 ×10
10. This statement is true /1mark
The motion that repeat itself at regular interval of time is called periodic
motion /1mark
Eg – the motion of the hands of the clocks
-motion of planet around the sun
2
v
a= periodic motion /0.5mark
r
a=w x simple harmonic motion
2

 If periodic motion is linear and the acceleration of the particle

executing the motion is proportional to its displacement from
the position of equilibrium and is always directed towards the
mean position the motion is said to be simple harmonic
motion /1mark
Eg –oscillating pendulum /0.5 mark
11. a) Kirchhoff ‘s current law states that the sum of current entering the
node is equal to the sum of electric current leaving the node (1mark)
Kirchhoff’s voltage law states that the total voltage across the crossed loop
is zero (1mark)
ii)current law (1mark)
ii) voltage law (1mark)

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b) i)Frequency, wavelength, period, only one is enough (1mark)
ii) J: wavelength (1mark)
iii) H: wave’s trough (1mark)

iv) F: wave ‘s crest (1mark)

12. a)A: Underdamped B:Critical damped

C:overdamped/3marks

b) retarding force, air resistance force/1mark

c) Gradual decrease in amplitude /1mark

13. a) Fossil fuel are a finite energy source created from prehistoric remain
of ancient organism they have been used for thousand years to provide
energy or energy source which exhaust/2marks
-Renewable energy source is the energy created from natural
processes and is available from the sun wing water and earth’s heat or
energy which can not exhaust/2marks
-

b) biomass, biogas and uranium/1mark

c)solar energy, wind energy ,hydroelectric power energy /1mark for
any one
1
14. Einstein equation is given by m v 2=hf-
2
: is work function f: is frequency of incident radiation
The maximum wave length of the incident radiation is given by
c c
λ= f=
f λ
hc
1 2 hc λ=
m v max = - 1 /1mark
2 λ mv 2max +work function
2

−34 8
6.63 ×10 × 3× 10
λ=
1 =2x10-7m/1mark
( 9.11×10−31) ( 1.14 × 106 ) ❑2 +2.5 ×1.6 ×10−19
2

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 b) work function is a quantity of energy absorbed by an electric above
which will be liberated from the surface of a metal./2marks
15. a) the initial velocity V0=0 m/s /1mark
b) the electrical potential energy w=q × u=1.6 ×10−19 ×100=1.6 ×10−19J/2marks
c) PEi=KEf
1 2 v
q × u= m v
2 f=
√ 2 qu
m

6
v =5.93× 10 m/ s /2marks
√
−19
2 ×1.6 × 10 × 100
f= −31
9.1 ×10

16. a) 3marks
b) the equivalent resistance of the resistor in parallel
1 1 1 1
= + + /0.5mark
R 2 3 6
R=1Ω /0.5mark)
The total resistance of the circuit Rt=1Ω+11Ω=12Ω / 0.5mark
Ꜫ 12
The total current I = = =1 A / 0.5mark
R t 12
b) The potential difference V4 across R4:
V4=11x1=11v /0.5mark
The potential difference across R1, R2, R3 Is the same
V1= V2=V3=1V /0.5mark
d) the current through R4 Is equal to the total current I=I4=1A
(1mark)
I1=1/2A=0.5 A (1mark)
I2=1/3 A=0.33A (1mark)
I3=1/6 A=0.17 A (1mark)
b) the equivalent resistance of the resistor in parallel
1 1 1 1
= + +
R 2 3 6
R=1Ω
The total resistance of the circuit Rt=1Ω+11Ω=12Ω (1mark)
Ꜫ 12
The total current I = = =1 A /1mark
R t 12
c) The potential difference V4 across R4:
V4=11x1=11v (1mark)
The potential difference across R1, R2, R3 Is the same

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 V1= V2=V3=1V (1mark)
d) the current through R4 Is equal to the total current I=I4=1A
(1mark)
I1=1/2A=0.5 A (1mark)
I2=1/3 A=0.33A (1mark)
I3=1/6 A=0.17 A (1mark)
17. y ( x , t )=0.003 cos ⁡(20 x +200 t)

Compare with y ( x , t )=( Asinwt + ꝋ ) so it is travelling to ward x direction from left

to light
a) Angular wave number
ꝋ 20 x
K= -= =20 /m/1mark
x x
2π 2π 2π
b) Wave length k = λ= = =0.31m/0.5mark
λ k 20
c) Angular frequency w=200rad/s /1mark
w 200
d) Frequency f = = =32HZ /1mark
2π 2π
1 1
e) Time period T = = =0.031s /1mark
f 32
f) Wave speed v=¿λf=o.31x32=10m/s /1mark
g) Amplitude A=0.003m /0.5mark
dy
h) v= =−0.003 x 200 sin ⁡(20 x+200 t ) at x=0.3m and t=0.02s
dt
v=−0.003 x 200 sin ( 20 x +200 t )=−o .6 sin 10=+ 0.33 m/s /2mark
dv
i. a= =−0.6 x 200 cos ( 20 x+ 200t )=−120 cos 10=+101m/s2/2mark
dt
f mg 5 kgx 10 N /kg
18. a) x= = = =0.1 m /1mark
k k 500 N /m

b) w=
2π
T
and T =2 π
√
m
k
so w=
k
m
=
√ √
500 N /m
5 kg
=10 rad /s /2mark

c) time taken from maximum displacement to equilibrium position

T 2π 2π
t= as T = /1mark hence
4 w 10
2π
T= =0.16 s /1mark
4 x 10
d) v max=2 πfA=wA=10 x 0.1=1 m/s /1mark
e) With two unknowns the requires the use of simultaneous
equations initially

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 T =2 π
√l =4.2s /1mark when the length is shortened we have
g
T =2 π
√l−1 =3.7s /1mark
g
dividing one equation by the other

√ l
g
=
4.2
this gives
l 4.2
2
= 2 =1.29

√ l−1 3.7 l−1 3.7

g
l=1.29 ( l−1 ) =1.29l−1.29/1mark
0.29 l=1.29

1.29
so l==4.5 m
0.29

√
2 2
l 4π l 4 π x 4.5
Since T=2 π g= 2 = =10m/s2/1mark
g T 4.2

19. using junction rule I3=I1+I2/1mark

(I1+ I2)(40+1)+30 I1=45/1mark
71I1+41I2 =45/1mark
In loop agfedcba,I3(40+1)+I2(20+1)=80+45//1mark
(I1+I2)(40+1)+I2(20+1)=80+45/1mark
41I1+62I2=125/1mark
71I1+41I2 =45/0.5mark
41I1+62I2=125/0.5mark
Solving the above equations simultaneously gives
I1 = –0.87 A /1mark I2 = 2.6 A/1mark I3 = 1.7 A/1mark
20.a)The distance between the sathellite and the center of the earth is
R=Re+h=6.37x106+6.38x106=13.2x106m/2marks
The potential energy
−GMm −11 2 2 24 ¿ 9
U= =6.67 x 10 N m /kg ¿ (5.98 x 10 kg)(450 kg) =−13.6 x 10 J /2marks
R 13.2 x 10
6

b)the kinetic energy

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 GMm
k= =¿ ¿/3marks
R
c)the total mechanical energy:E= U + k =−13.6 x 10 9 J +6.80 x 109 J =-6.18x109 J
/3marks
−GMm 6.67 x 10−11 N m2 / kg2 ¿(5.98 x 1024 kg)(450 kg) ¿
or E= = 9
6 =-6.18x10 J
2R 2 x 13.2 x 10

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