MBEZI BEACH HIGH SCHOOL

MID-TERM CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT

FORM TWO
PHYSICS
TIME: 2:30 HOURS 26TH/03/2024
INSTRUCTIONS

1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with total of ten (10) questions
2. Answer all questions
3. Section A carries 15 marks, section B carries 70 marks and section C carries 15
marks
4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the
examination room.
5. Where necessary the following constants may be used
(a) Acceleration due to gravity=10N/Kg
(b) Density of water=1gm/cm3=1000kg/m3
(c) 𝜋=3.14

SECTION A (15 MRKS)

1. For each of the items (i)-(x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives
and write its letter in the answer sheets provided.
i) A student has an argent message to send to his/her parents who are far
from school. Which means can be the best:
A. Land line and mobile phone
B. Microphone and telephone
C. Megaphone and mobile phone
D. Megaphone and microphone
ii) What is the importance of laboratory rules when carrying out experiments
in Physics laboratory?
A. Making students enjoy science
B. Making students to conduct experiment freely
C. Ensuring safety in the laboratory
D. Enhancing communication with other technicians.

iii) Why does a piece of steel sink in water but a steel ship floats?

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 A. The density of ship is less than the density of water
B. Steel is denser than the steel ship
C. Steel ship has the same density to that of steel
D. The average density of steel ship is less than the density of water
iv) Which of the following is a set of effects of forces exerted when you are
riding a bicycle?
A. Compressional viscocity and stretching
B. Tortional attraction and couple
C. Frictional, couple and pulling
D. Attraction, fractional and restoring
v) A hydrometer is an instrument for measuring the density or relative
density of a liquid. What are you supposed to do in order to increase its
sensitivity?
A. Increasing the size of the size of the large bulb
B. Making the stem narrower
C. Reducing the lead shots in the weighted pan
D. Increasing the length of the stem
vi) How can you make a rough measure of the size of a molecule?
A. By measuring its height to which water rises in a narrow capillary
tube.
B. By finding the speed with which Brownian vapour spreads in air
C. By observing Brownian motion of smoke particles
D. By measuring the area of the circle in which small drop spreads in
water.
vii) A boy want to lift a bucket full of water using the handle of metal which
form of handle should he use to lift the bucket comfortably?
A. Thick handle
B. Thin handle
C. Long handle
D. Sharp handle
viii) Which of the following is a set of natural source of light?
A. Sun, star and fluorescence light
B. Sun, star and lightining
C. Star, candle and bioluminescence fly
D. Star, lightining and wood fire
ix) Which of the statement is true about a ball falling freely from a height of
10m?
A. Its potential energy increase but kinetic energy decrease
B. Its potential energy is equal to the kinetic energy
C. Its potential energy is zero and kinetic energy is maximum

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 D. Its potential energy decrease and kinetic energy increases
x) Which method is preferred to use if a student wishes to charge uncharged
body using positively charge body in order to make it acquire positive
charge.
A. Friction
B. Contact
C. Induction
D. Heating

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2. Match the items in column A against the response in column B by writing a

correct in the spaces provided.
COLUMN A COLUMN B
i. Ammeter A. Measure p.d
ii. V&I B. Measure current
iii. Rheostat C. Ohm
iv. Series connection of D. Control current
resistors E. Ohm’s law
v. Voltimeter F. Control p.d
G. Coulomb
H. Galvanometer
I. Constant p.d
J. Constant current in the circuit
(resistors)

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SECTION B (70 marks)

3. (a) Describe three ways in which magnets can be destroyed
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(b) Using vivid examples identify four application of magnets in daily life.

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4. (a) Write four differences between mass and weight

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(b) A body weights 620N. Calculate its mass in grams if the acceleration due to
gravity acting to its mass is 10N/Kg

5. (a) (i) Define the tern volume and state its SI unit

(ii) Draw a well labelled diagram of a measuring cylinder

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 (b) What will be the volume of an irregular solid when the initial volume of
water in the measuring cylinder is 40cm3 and the volume of water when the
solid in introduced is 65cm3

6. (a) What is hydraulic press?

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(b) State Pascal’s principle of fluid pressure
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(c)In hydraulic press the area of the piston to which the piston is applied is 5cm2.
If the press can raise the weight 2KN=2000N when the effort of 400N is
applied, what is the area of the piston under load?

7. (a) State Ohm’s law

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 (b) A cell of 8V is connected in series with a resistor of 3Ω. What is the value of
current through the resistor?

8. (a) What is energy?

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(b) State the principle of Conservation of energy
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(c)A motor exerts a horizontal force of 200N in pulling a box 10m across a level
floor. How much the work did the motor do?

9. (a) State Archimedes Principle

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(b) An object weighs 500N in air and 400N when immersed in alcohol. Find;
i. Upthrust on an object
ii. Its relative density

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 SECTION C (15 marks)
10. (a) Explain how an ammeter and a voltimeter are connected in circuit
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(b) In the circuit shown below the battery and an ammeter have negligible
internal resistance. Determine the ammeter reading.

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