PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT

SONGEA DISTRICT COUNCIL

FORM TWO MOCK EXAMINATION
013 PHYSICS

Time: 2.30 Hours March, 2025

Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. Answer all questions.
3. Section A and C carry fifteen (15) marks and section B carries seventy (70) marks.
4. All answers must be written in the space provided.
5. All written must be in blue or black ink except drawings which must be in pencil.
6. All communication devices, calculator and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the
assessment room
7. Write examination number at the top right corner of every page
8. Where necessary the following constants may be used
i. Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10m/s2
ii. π = 3.14

SECTION A (15 Marks)

Answer all questions

1. for each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write
its letter in the box provided
i. A ship sinks lower in fresh water than in sea water. What can you conclude about the
density?
A. Fresh water is denser than sea water.
B. The density of the sea water is same as of the ship.
C. The sea water is denser than fresh water.
D. Sea water and fresh water have the same density.

ii. What is the relationship between pressure and area?

A. On decreasing area, pressure decrease.
B. On increasing area, pressure increases.
C. On decreasing area, pressure increases.
D. On changing area, nothing happens.

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 iii. An object has a mass of 5 kg. What is its kinetic energy when it is moving at a speed
of 10m/s?
A. 50 J. B. 150 J. C. 250 J. D. 100 J.

iv. Which value of a capacitor would you advice your friend to use in order to replace a
set of 3µF,6 µF and 9 µF capacitors connected in parallel?
A. 1.80 µF. B. 18.0 µF. C. 16.4 µF. D. 1.64 µF.

v. The amount of current flowing in the circuit is 4.0 Amperes. If the potential difference
is 48 V, what is its resistance?
A. 24 Ω. B. 12 Ω. C. 12 A. D. 12 V.
vi. Which of the following device work by the help of atmospheric pressure?
A. Flushing tank and hydraulic press. B. Lift pumps and hydrometers.
C. Bicycle pumps and syringes. D. Lactometers and thermometers.
vii. The following observations are correct on the concept of structure and properties of
matter except
A. A drop of water on clean glass spreads over the surface of glass.
B. Water wets glass but mercury does not.
C. A pond skater is capable to walk on the surface of water.
D. Water falls inside the tube but mercury rises when poured in the same tube
viii. Which device is used to detecting small electric charges?
A. Proof plane. B. Electrophorus.
C. Capacitor. D. Gold leaf electroscope.
ix. What is the name of the region surrounding a magnet in which the magnetic force is
exerted?
A. Magnetic shielding. B. Magnetic domain.
C. Magnetic pole. D. Magnetic field.
x. What is the S I Unit for power?
A. Joule per meter. B. Meter per Second Square.
C. Meter per second. D. Joule per second.
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2. Match the descriptions of the terms in LIST A with the correct terms in LIST B by writing a
letter of the correct response below the corresponding item number in the table provided

LIST A LIST B
i. An instrument that measures body temperature A. Measuring cylinder
ii. An instrument that measures length, depth, internal and B. Pipette
external diameters C. vernier caliper
iii. An instrument that used to measures volume D. glass tumbler
iv. An instrument that transfers a specific amount of liquid E. spring balance
v. An instrument that measures force of pull F. clinical thermometer
G. Magdeburg experiment

LIST A i ii iii iv v
LIST B

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 SECTION B (70 Marks)
Answer all questions
3. (a) What do you understand by the following terms?
i. Work
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ii. Energy
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iii. Power
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(b) Calculate the power of a pump which can lift 200 kg of water through a vertical
height of 6m in 10secomds

(c) A 1000 kg car is travelling down the road at a speed of 15 m/s. How much kinetic energy does it
have?

4. (a). Light is a form of energy. State any two characteristics of it which can be distinguished
from other forms of energy
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(b). with the aid of a diagram, state the laws of reflection of light

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(c). how many number images can be formed if two mirrors are set?
i. At an angle of 600

ii. Parallel to each other

5. (a). Differentiate ferromagnetic materials from paramagnetic materials by giving their typical
examples

(b). Advice a laboratory technician three appropriate ways of storing magnets so that they can last
longer.
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6. (a). Use the concept of pressure to explain why building is constructed with wide foundation?
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(b). Mention two experiments show the evidence that atmospheric pressure exists.
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(c). A woman of mass 64 kg is standing on sand soil with high hell shoes of area 2 cm 2;
[Link] the pressure exerted by the women on the ground

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7. (a). Which kind of energy is stored in object like springs as a result of reversible deformation?
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(b). Why there is no work done on the book when carried horizontally?

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(c). A ball of 0.2 kg is dropped from a height of 20 m on impact with the ground, it loses 30 J of
energy. Calculate the height it reaches on the rebound.

8. (a). State Pascal’s principle of pressure

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(b). What are three factors that affect the liquid pressure
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(c). Calculate the area of an object if the pressure exerted is 0.2 N/m 2 and its force is 2 N.

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 9. (a) State the fundamental law of electrostatic
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(b). Form two students was arguing that charged object can be neutral if the positive and negative
charge is equal in number. How can you charging a neutral object. Give three points

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(c). Draw a well labeled diagram of gold leaf electroscope.

SECTION C (15 Marks)

Answer question ten (10)

10. (a). State any two importance requirements for a complete circuit
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(b). Distinguish between resistance and resistors
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(c). Draw a simple circuit to show two bulbs in series connected to a battery of two cells

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