BISMILLAH RAHMAAN RAHEEM

ISTIQAAMA SHINYANGA SECONDARY SCHOOL

P.O BOX 67 - SHINYANGA, TANZANIA.
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FORM TWO MONTHLY TEST

PHYSICS
TIME: 1:30 HOURS 03rd February, 2024

INSTRUCTION
1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with total of eleven (1) questions
2. Answer all questions
3. Section A carries 15 marks, section B 70marks and section C caries 15 marks
4. Where necessary the following constants may be used
𝑁
Acceleration due to gravity, g =10
𝐾𝑔
Density of water = 1𝑔3 𝑜𝑟 1000𝑘𝑔
3
𝑐𝑚 𝑚

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 SECTION A (15 mark)
Answer ALL questions
1. For each of the items (i) – (ii), choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and
writeits letter

i) Solar system is held together by force

a) Friction
b) Strong nuclear
c) Viscous
d) Gravitational

ii) Dynamic friction compared to static friction.

a) Less
b) Greater
c) Same as
d) Higher

iii) One of the effects of force is

a) It changes color
b) Increases brightness
c) It changes material state
d) It changes direction

iv) One of the effects of stretching force is

a) It causes of a n object to increase and cross section area to reduce
b) It shows down motion of moving bodies
c) It helps to reduce friction in electric trains
d) It causes loss of energy

v) is a systematic attempt to understand natural phenomena in grant

detailthat is how the universe exits and operates
a) Scientific investigation
b) Scientific method
c) Science
d) Modern physics

vi) A scientific statement which needs to be proven through scientific research is known as:-
a) Law
b) Principle
c) Hypothesis
d) Conclusion

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vii. A simple pendulum swings between X and Y. The amplitude of the oscillation is-
a) Distance X to Y
b) Distance X to Y
c) Half the distance X to Y
d) Twice the distance X to Y and back

viii. When using a measuring cylinder, one precaution to take is to:-

a) Check for zero error
b) Look at the meniscus from below the level of the water
c) Obtain more readings by looking from more than one direction
d) Position the eye in the line with the base of the meniscus

ix. The angle of incidence is equal to the corresponding angle of reflection in :-

a) Diffuse reflection of light only
b) Regular reflection of light only
c) Both regular and diffuse reflection of light
d) Certain type of diffuse and regular reflection of light

x. What is the mass of a man on the earth if his mass on the moon is 84kg?
a) 8.4kg
b) 14kg
c) 84kg
d) 504kg

i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x.

2. Match each of the items in list A with correct meaning in list B

List A List B
A. Scale
B. plunger
C. Bevel
D. Scale
E. Barrel
F. Adapter
G. Needle
H. Barrel flangre

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i. ii. iii. iv. v.

SECTION B (70 mark)

Answer ALL questions
3. (a) A body dipped into a liquid experience an upthrust.
State two factors on whichupthrust on the body depends

(b) A ship is normally with a large hollow space. This means that the
ship has a large volume which allows it to displace a large volume of
water, resulting into large upthrust equaling the weight of the ship. If
the hollow space is filled with air what would happen
(c) Calculate the density of body, if a floating body is 95%
submerged in water. The densityof water is 1000kg/𝑚3

4. Salome is a standard seven (7) pupil at Ushindi primary school,

she heard some terminologies from her sister Zukharia who is a form
one student at Juhudi Jeshini Secondaryschool. Assume you are
Zukhaira and give the usual meaning of the following terminologies
[Tensional force, Bouyant force, Viscous force, Normal force,
Tensional force]

5. (a) State five (5) physics laboratory rules

(b) list five (5) safety measures in the laboratory

6. Explain the following concepts

(i) Ink stick on paper
(ii) Water wet the glass but mercury not
(iii) Force and distance acts perpendicular to each other
(iv) Razor blade floating in fresh water and sink in soapy water.
(v) Beans appear to swell up when soaked in water for over night

7(a) Is necessary to construct a house with a wide foundation? Why?

b) Explain three characteristics of pressure in liquids
c) A cube of sides 2cm is completely submerged in water so that
the bottom of the cube isat a depth of 10cm. If density of water (𝜌)
is 1027𝑘𝑔⁄𝑚3; g = 10𝑁⁄𝑘𝑔:
(i) What is the difference between pressure at the bottom of the cube
and the pressure at itstop?
(ii) Determine the difference in the forces at the top and bottom.
(iii) What is the weight of the water displaced by the cube?

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8(a) State the law which involves elastic limit
b) Draw its graph
c) Give an explanation for the shape of the graph

9 (a) How lightning occurs

b) Explain the meaning of conductor and insulator
c) explain two methods of charging a body

SECTION C (15 Marks)

Answer one question (1) in
this section
10(a) State the law of buoyancy
b) Explain the mechanism of hot air balloon
c) A hot–air balloon including the envelope, gondola, burner and
fuel and one passenger has a total mass of 450kg. The air outside
the balloon is at 20℃ and has a density of 1.29𝑘𝑔⁄𝑚3. The air inside
the envelope is heated to a temperature of 120℃, at which, it has
density of 0.90𝑘𝑔⁄𝑚3. To what volume must the envelope expand to
just lift the balloon intothe air?

11 (a) What is a capacitance?

(b) State what will happen in the following

(i) an ebonite is rubbed with a

fur…………………………………………………………..

(ii) a pen is rubbed with hair

…………………………………………………………………..

(c ) two capacitor of 10F and 25F are connected in series. find

the effective capacitance

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