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INSTRUCTION:
1. This paper consists of three (03) sections A, B and C
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and only two (2) questions from section C
3. Cellular phones and any authorized materials are not required in the examination
room.
4. Write your number on every page of your sheet (s) given
5. Where necessary the following constants may be used
(i). Acceleration due to gravity, g =10 N/kg
(ii). Density of water, 1g/cm3 or 1000 kg/m3
(iii). Pie, π = 3.14
(iv). Linear expansivity of aluminium = 0.00003 per ℃
(v). Linear expansivity of steel = 0.00001 per ℃
(vi). Specific heat capacity of water = 4200J/kg℃
(vii). Specific heat capacity of copper = 390J/kg℃
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SECTION A (16 Marks)
Answer all questions from this section
1. For each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from among the given
alternative and write its letter beside the item number.
(i) What does the following warning sign mean in relation to the contents in the
container?
A. Radioactive
B. Danger
C. Explosive
D. Fragile
E. Corrosive
(ii) The initial volume of a liquid in a burette was 57 cm3. If X cm3 of the liquid was
poured out of the burette and the final volume of the liquid remaining was 23
cm3, calculate the value of X
A 80 cm3 B 50 cm3 C 34 cm3
D 46 cm3 E -46 cm3
(iii) Which one represent the fundamental forces?
A. Compressional, torsional and frictional forces
B. Gravitational, torsional and frictional forces
C. Nuclear, gravitational and electromagnetic forces
D. Stretching, attraction and repulsion forces
E. Viscosity, frictional and restoring forces
(iv) Which one of the following conditions must be satisfied for a body to remain
suspended at a specific depth in a fluid?
A. Apparent weight is equal to the difference between real weight of the body
and its upthrust
B. The volume of the submerged part must be small enough
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C. Upthrust due to water must be equal to the total weight of the object
D. Weight of the object must be greater than upthrust
E. Density of a body must be greater than the density of a surrounding fluid
(v) How much heat energy is given out by a copper block of 40 g mass when it cools
from 1840℃ to 40℃
A 28008 J B 2800 J C 2808 J
D 28000 J E 28080 J
(vi) Why can water striders and pond skaters walk on water without sinking?
A. Because of the process of osmosis
B. Because of the property of capillary
C. Because of the presence of impurities in water
D. Because of the force of surface tension
E. Because of the force of cohesion and adhesion
(vii) A rectangular box of mass 10 kg rests on an inclined plane. If the coefficients of
static and dynamic frictions are 0.55 and 0.25 respectively, at what angle will the
box start sliding?
A 14.8° B 24.8° C 28.8° D 38.8° E 48.8°
(viii) Which of the following uniform motion graph represents velocity?
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(ix) The energy from the hot rocks within the earth is called
A Geothermal energy
B water energy
C Cool-burning energy
D Biomass energy
E Tidal energy
(x) According to newton’s third law of motion, why action and reaction force never
cancel each other?
A They are not equal in magnitude
B They act on different objects
C Action is greater than reaction force
D They act in opposite direction
E They act in the same direction
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2. Match the items in list A with responses to list B by writing the letter of the most
correct response beside the item number in the answer sheet provided.
(6 marks)
LIST A LIST B
A. Outer jacket
(i) B. Lagging
(v) C. Brass
(iii) D. Liquid
E. Aluminium
(ii) F. Thermometer
G. Lid
H. Inner container
I. Copper
(vi) J. Stirrer
(iv)
SECTION B (54 Marks)
Answer all questions from this section
3. (a) A convex mirror is often used as the wing mirror of a car instead of plane
mirror. Justify this statement by giving one point? (4 marks)
(b) An object is placed 15 cm in front of a concave mirror of radius of curvature
20 cm. calculate the position, nature and magnification of the image formed
(5 marks)
2 2
4. (a) A hydraulic press has pistons with areas of 0.02 m and 0.1 m as shown in figure
below. A car weighing 5000 N sits on a platform mounted on the larger piston.
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(i) How much force must be applied to piston 1 to lift the car? (2 marks)
(ii) How far must piston 1 be pushed downward to raise the car 0.3 m? (2 marks)
(b) A metal beam AB of mass 50kg is supported at its ends. The beam carries a
mass of 200kg at a distance of 0.75m from end A. If the beam is 2m long,
determine the thrust at supports A and B. (5 marks)
5. (a) Briefly explain why passengers in a moving car falls when the car suddenly
stop? State the law that govern this phenomenon (4 marks)
(b) A bicycle wheel has a radius of 45 cm while the rear sprocket has a radius of
4.5 cm. If an effort of 160 N is applied at the sprocket, calculate the maximum
load that can be carried out by the bicycle system with efficiency of 80%
(5 marks)
6. (a) State parallelogram law of forces (3 marks)
(b) Two forces of 6 N and 8 N are acting at a point such that the angle between
them is 60℃. Find the direction and magnitude of the resultant force.(6 marks)
7. (a) Figure below shows a bimetallic thermostat strip used to regulate the temperature
of the room by using a heater and a cooler. Which device between A and B is a heater?
Justify your answer (5 marks)
(b) Why most vehicles have their engines directly over the drive wheels (4 marks)
8. (a) Account for the following (5 marks)
(i) Why cooking vessels are made of aluminium and not iron
(ii) Why it is difficult to boil eggs at the top of Mountain Kilimanjaro?
(b) Give four differences between boiling and evaporation (4 marks)
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SECTION C (30 Marks)
Answer two (2) questions from this section
9. (a) The total capacitance of two capacitors is 4µF when connected in series and
18µF when connected in parallel. Find the capacitance of each capacitor.
(5 marks)
(b) Study the electrical arrangement in figure below then answer the questions that
follows. (5 marks)
Calculate
(i) The potential difference across the 5Ω resistor.
(ii) The current value across the 3Ω resistor.
(c) The following table shows some of the electrical appliances found at home.
Power rating of some electrical appliances found at home
Appliance Power rating
Bulb 250 W
Tv set 500 W
Electric heater 3.0 Kw
Electric iron 2.0 kW
Assuming that TANESCO charges electrical energy at a rate of Tsh 80/= per unit,
calculate the total cost of running these appliances if all are switched on a single day
from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. (5 marks)
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10. (a) Overhead telephone cables and electrical transmission wires are loosely fixed
on the poles during installation. Account for this observation
(4 marks)
(b) In the construction of the Tanzania Standard Gauge Railway, it is crucial to
account for the thermal expansion of materials used. Steel bars each of 3 m in
length at a temperature of 29℃, are to be laid down to form a rail line. To
ensure safety and structural integrity, determine the appropriate gap that must
be left between successive bars, considering that the highest temperature the
bars may experience is 41℃. (5 marks)
(c) A hot liquid is contained in a closed vacuum flask. Describe the features in the
design of such a flask which enable it to keep its contents hot for a
considerable time. Illustrate your answer with a labelled diagram and explain
how such features reduce the loss of heat (6 marks)
11.(a) Why water is used as a coolant in a car engines? (4 marks)
(b) The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg℃. What does it imply?
(4 marks)
(c) A piece of copper of mass 40 g at 200 ℃ is placed in a copper calorimeter of
mass 60 g containing 50 g of water at 10 ℃. Assuming that there is no heat
losses, determine the final steady temperature after stirring. (7 marks)
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