KAMINZEKENZEKE DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL

GRADE 12 SCIENCE PAPER ONE END OF TERM ONE TEST – 2018

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes Marks: 41

Instructions to candidates:

 This test contains one section only.

 There are five questions in this test paper. Answer all questions in this paper.
 Marks are indicated at the end of the question by square brackets, [ ].

1. Different kinds of animals have different sensitivity to sounds of different frequencies.

(a) What is the approximate range of audible frequencies for the human ear? [1]

(b) Distinguish between ultrasound and infrasound. [2]

(c) Describe two uses of ultrasonic sound. [4]

(d) Explain any two ways in which sound pollution is minimised. [4]

2. (a) study the diagram of an experiment below and answer the questions thereafter.

Bulb

Eye

(i) The diagram is used to demonstrate what? [1]

(ii) What is a ray? [1]

(b) Explain the meaning of the terms;

(i) Shadow. [1]

(ii) Luminous object. [1]

(iii) Non-luminous object. [1]

(iv)Transparent object. [1]

(v) Opaque object. [1]

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3. (a) Explain with the aid of a diagram the meaning of the following terms:

(i) The normal [2]

(ii) Angle of incidence [2]

(iii) Angle of reflection [2]

(b) State the relationship between the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection.

4. (a) A narrow beam of light is incident on the surface AB of a glass prism of refractive index 1.50
as shown below.

(i) Define critical angle [2]

A
(ii) Calculate the critical angle of the prism. [2]

(iii) Complete the diagram to show the path of light until it

emerges out of the prism. [1]

450
B

(b) The diagram below shows a ray of light passing through air to water.

Air
20o

Water
131o

From the diagram, determine:

(i) Angle of incidence. [1]

(ii) Angle of refraction. [1]

(iii) Refractive index. [2]

5. The diagram shows the passage of a ray of light into a semi-circular glass block. The ray meets the
straight side of the block at O, the centre of the semi-circle. The angle i is less than the critical angle.

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 O Air
Glass
i
Normal
t
gh
o f li
y
Ra

(a) Draw rays which shows reflection and refraction of light at point O. [2]

(b) The angle of incident i at O is increased to critical angle until total internal reflection occurs.

(i) State what is meant by total internal reflection. [2]

(iii) Draw a diagram to show how an optic fibre makes use of total internal reflection. [2]

(c) Describe one effect of total internal reflection. [2]

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