THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION BNI PHYSICS 1 (For Both Schoo! and Priva Wednesday, 09" November 2016 a.m. Time: i ' 1, This paper eonsists of sections A, B and ¢ Answer all questions in section A and 1 and one (1) question from section © 3. Calculators and cellular phones are nat allowed in the examination roan 4, Weite your Exa 1 on every page of your answer booklet(s) ‘Where nec:ca) (vii) SECTION A (90 Marks) Answer all questions in thi n cos ) i A The earth wars known to revolve around the st 3 Theearih was stato © Thes nown lo reve ound the earth E The earth was known lo revolve aro Which amang the following is a fog the sky 40 appear blac while being observed on the earth’ A sion of Irregular refraction of sunlight ‘ ion ) Selective scattering of sunlight Regular diffraction The suspended magnetic needle always comes t¢ 1 vertical plane A geographic meridian I c raphic declinatiot p geographic n lc The correct arrangement of metals in ascending order of their lis pansiviti A Tron, Copper, Invar, Brass and Nickel B Nickel, Brass, Invar, Copper and Iror C Brass, Copper, Nickel, Iron and Invar D._ invar, Iron, Nickel. Copper and Brass Nickel, Brass, Iron, Invar and Copper rhe loudness of a note produced by a vibrating object depends on A the number of vibrations per second B the overtones prekent € the quality of sound D the wavelength between two nodes E the amplitude of vibration. es will be formed if the angle betwee: two mint How many number of - 2 B 3 c 4 Ds E Infinitehave shortest waveleng n be produ Wee re hey don't mderge reflection —-D_—_ they require mediuim on its transmis E they have smallest frequency. ix) What is the fanet cathode in a-ray tube? A Fe-conrol heat produced an the ti B — Toaceelerate the speed of electrons c conduct heat away from the t DB -Fecontrol brightness on the sere E To focus electrons on the target (x) owing circuit elem srodiuce gain as used in ele Bod « resistor k amplifier Match the terns: in List A with responses in List B by writing the leer of the co sponse beside the item number in the answer hoaklet provided | List A (i) The eye-lens becomes thick when contracted (ii) Prevent the intemal reflecti f light in the eye. | in (ili) ‘The thick and transparent protective cover front of the eyeelens which refraets light most iy) Hold the eye-tens in:position. | | (Provides wo imayes of the same object which are slightly different in perspective (vi) The light sensitive area of cells ut the back of the eye. (vii) Images of distant objects which are Focused in front of the retina. (viii) The circular opening in the iris through which light passes (ix) The most light sensitive spot on the retina. 4x) The coloured eircle round the eye-lens. [__ ‘ | : cil 4 E, Binocular vision F Retina G, Aqueous humour | H, Vitreous humour | 1 Pupil | J. Fovea centralis Ins | Comes | M. Slim Jens | N. Choroid layer ©. — Fatter tens \ Page 3 of 7«by writing the correct answer tn the answer as (i)AA); fill-in the blank space rection of the vibrations a 1 ndigularly to the directio (i) Waves which travel perpendie vised for accurate measurement The Wheatstone bridge is a circuit wide ass of levers? e van be converted (iv) The speech current along the telephone line can he convert () Ablue cable in the three-pin plug af eleetrical cineult represe Which i henever there is a change in the magnetic Mux linked with a (i) Which quantity is induced whenever there ly is called it . temperature is called (Vii) The product of mass and velocity of a and closes a circuit in response to changes in vili) ‘A’ deviee that nucleus: until a stable fragment is achieve (ix) The successive decay of un at by ne because it conduct hot for some with a silvery surface keeps the wat SECTION B (60 Marks) Answer all questions in this section tof force and give its S| turing eff of force can be increased considerably in practical life? Give two (a) (i) Deir (i) How the mom examples, (b) (i) List ewo factors that affect siability ofa body le ofa door is near its outside ed (ii) Briefly explain why the tanc fc) (i) What is tneant by a balanced beam? (i) A uniform rod AB of mass 6.0 g is balanced horizontally about a knife edge at a Gistance of Sem from end A where a mass of 8.0-g is hanging. Find the length of the rod. (@) () State the law of inertia. (1) Use the law in (a) (i) to define force. Page4 of 7(a) (by (c) \ licker-tape is moved 2 H (® How many dots would have been printed on the tape (ii) What kind of motion does the Gi i £600 ms! from f mass 7000 k 30) kg is fired at a Velocity obtained in (c) (i) above flye the signifie (Distinguish between li uum and dispersion fly describe how a lig Figure 1 (i) ify the colours represented by the letiers A, B. C and D. (ii) neral name is given to the colours by mixing two primary colours (iii) Name the colour produced as 2 result of mixim colours What is meant by the terms: (i) Bimetallic strip (ii) Linear expansivity of the solid. Briefly explain on the following observations (i) In cold weather the metal blade of a knife feels cooler than the wooden handle. (ii) A cool breeze blows from the sca on a hot summer day (i) Define latent heat of fusion of a substance (ii) A copper block of mass 0.68 kg is suspended in a freezing mixture at — 50 "C for some time and then transferred to a large solume of water at 0 °C, Calculate the mass of ice formed (i) Distinguish between primary and secondary cells, giving one example of each (ii) Identify two defects of a simple cell, Page $ of 710, od in ear batterics rather ths e 20 1 w atin and internal resistane (iy A cell of unknown en.f, oe resistance, Ifthe terminal p.d, V is LOV calculate the emf, E of a cell I th etrical faults in domest fe) ty List two devices that are im ae n transm ny trical (i) Briefly explain why a very high vollage 1S necessary when tr ig eneriry from powet station? fay ti) What is. (ii) Mention three uses of earth satellite by) € two examples of a Jovial planct and two examples of (ii) How are the bodies in the solar system kept in normal posit (©) @)_ Which planet is offen called * Morning star Gi) Briefly explain how astronomy gave rise to the 12 months of the year SECTION € (10 Marks) Answer one (1) question from this section (a) ti) ‘What is meant by radioa element? (i) rce instruments which are used to detect radiation fiom radioactive source. ns from a radioactive element by an electric field (6) Figure 2 shows the deflection of radiat Radioactive clement. Lead box — ‘Vacuum pump Figure 2 (i) Identify the radiations Q, P and S, giving reasons for your answers (ji) Briefly explain why the radioactive source is kept inside a lead box leaving only a small hole? - (©) (i) What are radioisotopes? (1) ‘State tWo important applications of radioisotopes Page 6 of 7(a) @ te) i) ai @ (ii) State the purpose of dynamo. How can an a.c dynamo be converted to a d.c dynamo, Briefly explain why an e.tr.f is induced im the coll 8 it rotates. emf vero? Atwha position of the eoit in 11 (b) i) is the induc Explain the fimetion of each of the Following features ofa simple electric motor @ Gi) Split-ring commutator, Brushes. Page 7 of 7