7 (a) Define the term PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
(i) Magnetic domain REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(ii) Magnetic dipoles TANZANIA HEADS OF SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
(b) State fundamental law of Electrostatic.
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(c) Write four ways of storing a magnet for durability use.
ITILIMA DISTRICT COUNCIL
8 (a) State Archimedes’s principle.
(b) Give out the meaning of the term
(i) Buoyancy (ii) Apparent weight.
(c) A body displaced 1.1N when immersed in water, if its weight
3.31N in water, Calculate FORM TWO DISTRICT MOCK ASSESSMENT
(i) Weight of body in air
(ii) Relative density of body. 031 PHYSICS
9 (a) What is pressure? State its SI unit.
(b) State Pascal's principle of Hydraulic press. TIME: 2½ HRS JUNE 2022
(c) Hydraulic press has a larger piston area of 0.7m2 and piston INSTRUCTIONS
which effort is applied of area 0.21m2. A force of 300N is exerted 1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C.
on small piston. Find the force required to lift a load. 2. Answer ALL questions in all sections
3. Calculators and cellular phones are not allowed in the
SECTION C: (15 MARKS) examination room.
10 (a) Write the meaning of 4. Where necessary the following constants may be used:
(i) Electrostatic i. Acceleration due to gravity g =10m/s2
(ii) Gold leaf electroscope. ii. Density of water = 1g/cm3
(b) (i) Draw and label gold leaf electroscope
(ii) List four (4) uses of gold leaf electroscope SECTION A (15 MARKS)
(c) How to protect buildings from being struck by lightings. Answer all questions from this section
1. Choose the most correct answer from the alternatives given and
write the letter besides the item number or box provided.
(i) ……………. the study of nature.
A: Physics B: Science C: Matter D: Technology
(ii) Timing error is resulted when using:-
A: Mobile phone B: Stop watch
C: Vernier Calliper D:Eurika Can
(iii) Repulsion is the force that push object against each other. This
results when:-
A: Magnet of the same poles B: Magnet of opposite poles
C: Dipole of Magnetic D: Magnet domain
(iv)Capacitor stores its charges into:-
A: Two plates B: Four plates C: Three plates D: One plate
(v) Material which temporally magnetized refers as:-
A: Paramagnetic B: Ferromagnetic
C: Diamagnetic D: Magnetic dipole
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(vi)The moment of force depends on:-
A: Size of mass and perpendicular distance
B: Size of force and perpendicular size
C: Size of force and perpendicular distance
D: Surface area and base
Calculate the spring constant
(vii) The number of image increases as if the angle between mirrors:-
A: Increases B: Parallel
4(a) With aid of diagrams distinguish between Ohmic and non-Ohmic
C: Decreases D: Perpendicular
materials.
(viii) The body possesses the energy when in motion. This is:-
Ohmic materials Non-Ohmic materials
A: ½mv2 B: 2mv2
C: mgh D: Work done/Time
(ix) The tractor works on soft ground cannot sink due to:- (b) State Ohm's law ……………………………………
A: Large surface area of tires (c) Study the circuit and find unknown resister
B: Small surface area of tires
C: High power of engine
D. Upward force
(x) The quantities of charge passing through circuit of 1.5A are 32
Coulombs. What is the time taken for flow in the circuit?
A: 20.5sec B: 19.4sec C: 21.3sec D: 21.3min
2. Match the items in List A with the items in List B
LIST A LIST B
i. The ability of a body to regain its shape A: Cohesion
and size after deformation B:Surface tension 5 (a) What is (i) Equilibrium (ii) Couple.
ii. Movement of particles from the region of C: Elasticity (b) List down three characteristics of couple.
high concentration to low concentration D: Diffusion (c) Study the diagram below and the question
iii. Is the ability of a liquid to flow against E: Osmosis
gravity in a narrow space F: Capillarity
iv. Is the ability of the surface of a liquid to G: Adhesion
behave like fully stretched elastic skin
v. Is the of attraction between the
molecules of the same substance
SECTION B: (70 MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section Calculate (i) The value of Xm (ii) Total upward force
3 (a) Explain in short why;-
(i) Filling the Balloon can float on air while unfilling does not.? 6 (a) What meant by the term (i) Thunder (ii) Rader as applied in static
(ii) The door of laboratory opened outside? electricity.
(b) State Hooke’s law. (b) What are the three factor affecting the capacitance of a capacitor.
(c) Study the diagram below and answer the questions asked (c) Three capacitors are in series 2Farad, 3Farad, 4Farad in a circuit
of 1.5V potential difference supplied.
(i) Draw a schematic diagram
(ii) Find the total equivalent capacitance
(iii) Quantity of charges.
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