THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENTS’ OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SINGIDA REGION

FORM FOUR MOCK EXAMINATION

031/1 PHYSICS 1

Time 3:00 Hours 23 rd July, 2021 a.m

Instructions
1. Answer all questions in section A,B and ONLY two (2) questions from section C
2. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room
3. Non- programmable calculators may be used
4. Write your examination number on every page of your answer booklet(s)
5. Where necessary the following constants may be used.
i) Acceleration due to gravity, g=10 m/s2
ii) Density of water =1.0 g/cm3
iii) Pi, π=3.14

SECTION A (15 Marks)

1. For each of the items (i) - (x), Choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and
write its letter besides the item number in the answer booklet provided

(i) A bar copper is heated from 293k to 333k. Identify a false statement.
A. Its density will increase slightly
B. Its length will increase slightly
C. Conductivity will decrease slightly
D. Mass will not change
E. Weight will not change

(ii) The main two functions of earth’s crust is

A. To hold water and protects the inner parts
B. To maintain the oval structure of the earth
C. To make sure the outer core is liquid and inner core is solid
D. To liberates heat to the earth’s surface by radiation
E. To form sima and sial

(iii) When a gas is compressed at constant temperature, the gas molecules.

A. Move faster than air outside and pressure is increased
B. Move with uniform speed and pressure unchanged
C. Gain kinetic energy and the pressure is decreased
D. Increase slightly in size and its pressure remains constants
E. Make more impacts per second on the walls of the container

(iv) When illuminated by a certain lamp, the shadow of a table-tennis ball on a white screen
is uniformly dark. This is because the lamp used is
A. Very bright D. very weak
B. fluorescent E. very large
C. very small
(v) The cost of electricity for a 2000W electric fire used for 10:30 hours at the rate of shs.
8.00 KWh is
A. Tshs 160 D. Tshs. 1600
B. Tshs. 80 E. Tshs. 3200
C. Tshs. 168

(vi) Short-sightedness in human eye is due to

A. Eyeball being too short
B. Eyeball being too large
C. Eye lens being too weak
D. Eye lens being smaller than retina
E. Eyeball being greater than retina

(vii)The note from a plucked guitar will have a low low pitch if the string is
A. Thick and long D. Thin and short
B. Thick and slack E. Thick and short
C. Think and slack

(viii) Which of the following circuit element has the ability to produce gain as used in
electronics?
A. Inductor D. capacitor
B. Diode E. Amplifier
C. Resistor

(ix) Jane looks at frog cell and observed that it contains cell membrane without cell wall,
that is:
A. Hypothesis D. Problem
B. Experiment E. Observation
C. Conclusion
 (x) Which of the following is not the importance of first Aid
A. to reduce pain
B. it replaces expert medical treatment
C. bring hope and encouragement to the victim
D. save people’s life
E. Prevent further bleeding.

2. Choose a correct word from list B which match statements in list A and write its letter
besides the item number.

LIST A LIST B
(i) A hammer driving a nail into block of wood A. Sing velocity
(ii) A small heavy body suspended by inextensible B. Newton’s first law
string C. Simple distillation
(iii) Used to launch bodies to the space D. Instantaneous velocity
(iv) Used to measures body acceleration E. Acceleration due to
(v) Velocity of a body at any instant gravity
F. Gravitational force
G. Pendulum bob
H. Simple pendulum
I. Time - ticker
J. Newton’s third law

SECTION B
 Answer ALL question from this section

3. (a) which is a quality feature of a testable hypothesis ? (05 marks )

(b) Water is said to be not suitable for extinguisher which reason behind? (05marks)
4. (a) Differentiate between harmonics and overtones from wave features. (05 marks )
(b) Explain how turning forks it can produce resonance. (05 marks )
5.. (a) Where magnetic relay can be applied. Any two . (05 marks )
(b) State Joules Law and write its formula (05 marks )
6. (a) (i) When background count rate can be effectively working? (04marks)
(ii) Mention any three sources of background rate. (06 marks )
7. (a) In a Wilson Cloud Chamber as a device used to detect presence of radioactive radiations ,
how it can show the presence of alpha , beta and gamma relations (04 marks )
(b) Why clothes are made of insulating material? (06marks)
8. (a) Half-life is the time taken by radioactive sample to disintegrate half of its original amount ,
what does this statement mean ? (05 marks)
(b) How semiconductors devices they become conductors? (05 marks )
9. (a) What is the relationship between laboratory roles and laboratory safety measures
(05marks)
(b) (i) Efficiency of transform it is below 100% . Give any four reasons. (04 marks )
(ii) It is much discourages to transfer power at a large distance especially electric power.
Explain with reasons. (06 marks)
10. (a) What happens when water heated? (06 marks)
(b) How transfer of thermal energy occurs ? (06.5 marks)
11. (a) Inertia is a tendency of resisting a change of a state of a body .Explain how it occurs to
passengers in a moving car when brake is applied (06marks)
(b) What does inertia law mean. (06 marks )