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MATAPWATA CLUSTER EXAMINATIONS

2022 JUNIOR CERTIFICATE MOCK EXAMINATIONS

PHYSICS
(100 marks)

FRIDAY, 27th May, 2022 Time Allowed 2 hours

(08:00– 10:00 am)

Instructions:
i. This paper contains 11 printed pages. Please check.
ii. Answer questions in section A by encircling the option of your choice
A, B, C or D
iii. Answer all the questions in section B and C in the spaces provided.
iv. Write your name and school on top of each question paper.
v. This paper has three sections, A, B and C.

© 2022 MATAPWATA CLUSTER EXAMS

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SECTION A (20 MARKS)

1. Which one of the following is a danger

of electrostatics?
5. M, N, P and Q represent charged objects.
A. Reddening of the skin
If M is repelled by N and P but attracted
B. Electric shock
by Q, which of the following gives the
C. Suffocation
correct charges on the objects?
D. Skin cancer
2. Which one of the following best defines M N P Q

‘conclusion’ in scientific investigation? A. _ _ _ +

A. Guessing answer to a scientific B. _ + + _
problem C. + _ _ _
B. Holding other variables constant D. + + _ _
except the one whose effect you are 6. Which one of the following best
investigating describes the energy changes in burning
C. Interpreting the results of the a candle?
scientific investigation A. Kinetic ͢ heat ͢ light
D. Final statement in scientific B. Heat ͢ kinetic ͢ chemical
investigation based on the results C. Chemical ͢ heat ͢ light
3. Which of the following pairs of D. Kinetic ͢ light ͢ heat
radiations have no masses? 7. The diagram in figure 2 shows a ray of
A. Gamma and beta light reflected from a plane mirror
B. Alpha and beta
C. Alpha and gamma
D. Neutrons and proton
4. Which diagram in figure 1 correctly
shows a ray of light passing through a
What is the angle of reflection?
rectangular glass block?
A. 20°
B. 60°
C. 90°
D. 30°

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8. Village X is at an altitude of 1200m A. It does not expand

above the sea level. What will be the B. It has low melting point
boiling point of pure water at this C. It has low resistance
altitude? D. It produces a lot of heat
A. 98°c 13. The mass of wooden cube is 38.4g. Its
B. 97°c density is 0.60g/cm3 . What is the volume
C. 100°c of the cube?
D. 96°c A. 64cm3
9. How long would it take to hear a sound B. 23.04cm3
produced 825m away if the speed of C. 0.0156cm3
sound is 330m/s? D. 6.4cm3
A. 525s 14. Under which branch of physics is
B. 2.5s specific heat capacity studied?
C. 900s A. Mechanics
D. 2s B. Nuclear physics
10. Control variable is the one that C. Properties of matter
______________ D. Oscillations and waves
A. Remains constant throughout the
Figure 3 shows a pulley system. Use it to
experiment
answer questions 15 and 16.
B. Is not part of the experiment
C. Responds to change in the other
variable
D. Changes first in the experiment
11. Which one of the following is not a
property of gas?
A. The particles slide over each other
15. What is the velocity ratio of the pulley
B. Can be compressed
system in figure 3?
C. Have no definite shape
A. 0.63
D. Have much less density
B. 1.59
12. Why is nichrome wire suitable for use as
C. 3
an element of an electric kettle?
D. 2

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16. Find the efficiency of the pulley system.
A. 79.5 %
B. 130.72 %
C. 75.9 %
D. 72.13 %
17. The following are the applications of
magnetic effect of electric current in our
everyday life except;
A. Production of electric motors
B. Production of dry cells
C. Production of electric bells
D. Production of magnetic relays
18. Which of the following electric symbols
in figure 4 represents a variable resistor?
19. What name is given to the process of
changing carbon monoxide to carbon
soot?
A. Freezing
B. Deposition
C. Melting
D. Evaporation
20. Which one of the following best
explains, why a clinical thermometer has
a constriction on its capillary tube?
A. To help the mercury warm up
easily
B. To help the mercury to heat up
easily
C. To prevent the backflow of
mercury before records are taken
D. To prevent use of too much
mercury

SECTION B (50 MARKS)

Answer all questions in the spaces provided

21. a) Mention any two characteristics of the images formed by plane mirrors?
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b) Figure 5 shows a beam of light made of a mixture of red and green light rays is shown
through a prism.

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i. What name is given to the ‘bending’ of light as it enters the glass prism?
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ii. Why do the two colours of light bend by different amount inside the prism?
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(2marks)

22. Group the following into fundamental and derived quantities: speed, time, distance,
displacement and temperature. Use the table 1 below

Fundamental Derived

(5marks)

23. a) Define the term ‘isotope’

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b) State any two dangers associated with high exposure to radioactive substances.

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c. Give a reason, why beta particles deflect more than alpha particles?

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24. Figure 6 is a circuit diagram in which B1, B2, and B3 are identical.

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a) Draw an arrow on the diagram showing the conventional direction of electric current
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b) If ammeter A3, reads 0.2A, what are the readings of ammeters A1 and A3 ?

c) Give reason for your answer in 24 (b) above

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25. a. Define the term ‘frictional force’

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b. What is the standard unit of measuring force?

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c. Mention any one difference between mass and weight?

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d. Convert 1.8 N to mass

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26. a. State any two applications of specific heat capacity.

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b. 620 000J of heat energy is supplied to raise temperature of a solid of mass 10kg from 40°c to
75°c. Calculate the specific heat capacity of the solid.

(3marks)

27. a. Mention any two ways of charging objects?

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b. Explain, briefly, how electrostatics is applied in spray-painting?

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28. Table 2 shows current passing through a bulb and voltage across it.

Current (A) Voltage (V)

0 0
0.2 2
0.4 4

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0.6 6
0.8 8
1.0 10

Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 2 volts on the vertical axis and 2 cm to represent 0.2 amperes
on the horizontal axis, plot a graph of voltage (5marks)

b. Mention any three precautionary measures you take when working in the laboratory?

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29. a. Mention any two types of levers.

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b. Calculate the power of a machine if it does 240 J of work in 30 seconds.

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(3marks)

30. a. How many grams make one gigagram?

(2marks)

B. How does thickness of the wire affects electrical resistance?

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SECTION C (30MARKS)

Answer all questions in the spaces provided

31. a. Explain how heat transfer in liquids could be demonstrated using potassium permanganate
crystals and water.

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b. Describe the simple experiment you would conduct to determine the polarity of the magnet.

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32. a. Explain how a burette is used to determine the volume of a single drop of a liquid.

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B. Describe, how a bimetallic strip regulates temperature in an electric iron?

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33. With the aid of a well labelled diagram, describe how a periscope works.

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