THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM TWO EXAMINATION

PHYSICS
Time 2:30 Hours 2024

Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B and C.
2. Answer all questions in sections A and B and one (1) questions from section C.
3. All writings must be in blue or black ink, except for diagrams which must be in pencil.
4. Cellular phones are not allowed in the Examination room.
5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet(s)
6. Where necessary the following constants may be used:
(i) Acceleration due to gravity g = 10N/kg.
(ii) Pie = 3.14
(iii) Density of water = 1000kg/m3 (1g/cm3)

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 SECTION A (15 marks)
Answer all question in this section
1. Choose the correct answer for the following items from the given alternatives and write it
beside the beside the item number.

(i) Which set best represents fundamental quantities with their SI Units?
A. Length(Km), mass(Kg), time(s), temperature(⁰C) amount of substance(mol) and electric
current(A)
B. Length(m), mass(kg), force(N), temperature(K), time(s), amount of substance(mol) and
energy(J)
C. Length(m), mass(kg), time(s), electric current(I), temperature(⁰C) and amount of
substance(mol)
D. Length(m), mass(kg), time(s), temperature(K), electric current(A) and luminous
intensity(Cd)
(ii) A capacitor is used to store electric charge in the form of electric field. Which of the
following explains why capacitor is highly? employed in most electronic devices and
communications?
A. Capacitors are fabricated
B. Capacitors are used as filters, smoothers, indicators and clippers
C. Capacitors are cheap
D. Capacitors are not complicated in design
(iii)A simple pendulum swings between X and Y. the amplitude of the oscillation is
A. Distance X and Y
B. Distance X and Y and back
C. Half the distance X and Y
D. Twice the distance X and Y and back

(iv) A tentative guess in scientific procedures is termed as

A. Theory.
B. Hypothesis.
C. Observation.
D. Conclusion.
(v) The acceleration of moving object may be found from
A. The area under its velocity - time graph.
B. The slope of the distance - time graph.
C. The area under its distance - time graph.
D. The slope of the velocity - time graph.

(vi) What are the two factors that determine Buoyancy?

A. Volume of fluid displaced and mass of the object.
B. Density of the fluid and weight of the object.
C. Volume of the fluid displaced and density of the fluid.
D. Mass of the object and density of the object.

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(vii) A measuring cylinder is filled with oil. A girl says that the pressure at the bottom of the cylinder
depends on
1. The height of the oil
2. The area at the bottom
3. The oil lubrication property
4. The oil density
Which of the following is correct?
A. 1 and 3.
B. 2 and 4.
C. 1 and 2.
D. 1 and 4.

(viii) Illuminated smoke particles, suspended in air, are viewed with a microscope and are seen to
vibrate continuously. What do you think this vibration of the smoke particles is caused by?
A. They are bombarded continuously by air molecules
B. Shaken by the vibration of the molecules within them
C. They are supplied with energy by the light illuminating them.
D. Moved around by convection currents
(ix) Which statement distinguishes gravity from gravitational force?
A. Gravity is the force that pulls objects towards the earth while gravitational force is the
attractive force existing between any two objects
B. Gravity is the force of attraction between two objects while gravitational force is the
force acting to pull objects towards the earth
C. Gravity is sometimes called universal gravity while gravitational force is also called
centripetal force
D. Gravity is applicable from largest stars to the smallest atoms while gravitational force
does not
(x) Which of the following Is true about atmospheric pressure?
A. Decrease as one moves above sea level
B. Increase as one moves above the sea level
C. Is higher on the moon than on the earth
D. Is the same as one’s body internal pressure at high altitude

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2. Match the statements of the motion of bodies list A with the correct graph in list B by
writing the letter of the correct response beside the item number. The response can be used
more than one
LIST A LIST B
i. Distance-time graph represent a motion distance (m)
of a stone released from rest from a tall
building.
ii. Distance-time graph represents a
motion of a body moving with constant
velocity
iii. Velocity-time graph representing a
motion of a car retarding uniformly
after application of a brake.
iv. Velocity-time graph for a body moving
in a straight line with uniform velocity.
v. Velocity time graph representing a
motion of a body dropped freely
vertical.

SECTION B (70 Marks)

Answer all question in this section

3. (a) A can holds water with a constant depth of 0.5m. hole A is punched in the can 0.1m
below the surface of the water and hole B is punched 0.4m from the surface. From
which hole will the water spurt the furthest? Explain your answer. 03 marks
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(b) A cube of sides 2cm is completely submerged in water so that the bottom of the
cube is at a depth of 10cm. if density of water is 1027kg/ and acceleration due to
gravity is 10N/kg:
(i) What is the difference between the pressure at the bottom of the cube and the
pressure at the top? 03 marks

(ii) What is weigh of water displaced by the cube? 04 marks

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4. (a) Explain why is it dangerous when petrol is pumped through pipe into your car petrol
tank and how can you minimize the danger? 04 marks
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(b) When a screw gauge with a least count 0.01mm is used to measure the diameter of
a wire, the reading on the sleeve is found to be 0.5mm and the reading on the
thimble is found to be 27 divisions. What is the correct diameter of the wire, if the
zero error for the gauge is -0.005cm? 06 marks

5. (a) A ball is dropped from a height of above the ground. It hits the ground in and
bounces back up to a height of in . What is its average velocity? (05 marks)

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 (b) You are provided with two pairs of resistors having the same resistance of With
the help of diagram arrange the resistors so that the effective resistance is 05
marks

6. (a) Briefly explain how images are formed in a pinhole camera? How is the image size
in a pinhole camera affected by increasing:
(i) The object distance; and 02.5 marks
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(b) A 0.5kg ball is dropped from a height of 2.3m above the floor. If on impact with the
floor it loses 3J of energy, how high will it bounce? 05 marks

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7. (a) In the gear system in figure below N1 and N2 are the number of teeth on the wheels

The efficiency of the gear system is 60%. Find the load that can be raised by an effort of
200N (06 mark)

b) Explain why it is very dangerous to cross the path running elephant or moving car.
(04 marks

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8. Clinical thermometer is the temperature measuring device used to measure
temperature
of the body only. State two precautions in using clinical thermometer (04 Marks)
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 (b) A man standing with his one leg held on air got tired. Give reason (03 Marks)
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(c) Give reason why the rate of diffusion is higher in gases than in liquid at the same
temperature (03 Marks)
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9. Mass of sealed container of volume is . What is the mass of steel of

density that can be attached beneath the container, if the container is to
float when submerged in fresh water? (06 Marks)

Explain this statement On opening a freezer door, Bosco finds that it is slightly hard
to open. What makes the freezer door a bit hard to open? What is the importance of
this? (04 marks)

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SECTION C (15 marks)

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 10. You as a physicist you are given a piece of material of which you want to prove if the
material is elastic.
(i) Mention at least five major apparatus/tools you will use. (04 marks)

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(ii) Draw the diagram of the experiment set up. (06 mark)

(iii) With the aid of a sketched graph. Describe your observation. (05mark)

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 THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
SECONDARY SCHOOL

FORM TWO EXAMINATION

PHYSICS
MARKING SCHEME MAY 2024
1.
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C B C B D C D A A A

01 mark@ =10mark
2.
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LIST B E C D A B
01 marks@ =05 marks
3. (a)

diagram 01 marks
Since pressure depend on the depth, the hole B will spurt the water furthest compare to
the hole A. this because the hole B has more pressure compare to the hole A … 02
marks
(b)
(i) Data given
Sides(s) = 2cm
Depth (h) = 10cm
Density of water = 1027kg/

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 Acceleration due to gravity (g) = 10N/kg
Pressure difference (
From

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Hence

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Therefore, the pressure difference between the top and the bottom is
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(ii) From
Upthrust (U) = ………………………………………01 marks
But V = =2 ……………………………… 01 marks
Upthrust = …………………. 01 marks
Therefore, weight of water displaced by the cube = 0.082N …… 01 marks

4. (a) Static electricity-related incidents at retail gasoline outlets are extremely unusual,
but the potential for them to happen appears to be the highest during cool or cold and
dry climate conditions. In rare circumstances, these static related incidents have
resulted in a brief flash fire occurring at the fill point.
 Consumers can take steps to minimize these and other potential fueling hazards by
following safe refueling procedures such that;

 Turn off your vehicle engine. Put your vehicle in park and/or set the emergency brake.
Disable or turn off any auxiliary sources of ignition such as a camper or trailer heater,
cooking units, or pilot lights.
 Do not smoke, light matches or lighters while refueling at the pump or when using
gasoline anywhere else.
 Use only the refueling latch provided on the gasoline dispenser nozzle. Never jam the
refueling latch on the nozzle open.

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 Do not re-enter your vehicle during refueling. If you cannot avoid re-entering your
vehicle, discharge any static build-up BEFORE reaching for the nozzle by touching
something metal with a bare hand -- such as the vehicle door -- away from the nozzle.)
 In the unlikely event a static-caused fire occurs when refueling, leave the nozzle in the fill
pipe and back away from the vehicle. Notify the station attendant immediately. 04 marks

(b) Data given

Main scale reading =0.5mm
Least count (LC) of micrometer screw gauge = 0.01mm
Circular scale reading (CSR) = 27divisions
Then
The reading = MSC + …………………………………… 01 marks
The reading = 0.5mm + …………………………….. 01 marks
The reading = 0.5mm + 0.27mm …………………………… 01 marks
The reading = 0.77mm …………………………………… 01 marks
Also
The correct reading
Reading = 0.77mm + 0.05mm = 0.82mm ……………………… 01 marks
Therefore, the correct diameter of the wire is 0.82mm. ………….. 01 marks

5. (a) From,

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⁄ downwards ………....... (2 marks)

(b) Given:
Two pair of resistor (R=4Ω each)
Suppose the two pairs are parallel to each other;
Total resistance for each pair (RT1) = 4Ω +4Ω … ….. (1mark)
RT1 = 8Ω

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 Also for the second pair (RT2) = 8Ω … ……..(1mark)
But for parallel resistors

….(1mark)

Since the total resistance is 4 ohm, then the two pairs are in parallel.
Then the diagram below shows the two pair of resistors in parallel. ..(2marks)

6. (a)
(i) When the object distance increase the image size will decrease, since the
magnification is inversely proportional with the object distance 02.5 marks
(ii) When the diameter of pinhole camera increase will allows more light to get in,
so the image become brighter. And the large the diameter lead to a fuzzy image.
02.5 marks
(b) Data given
Mass of ball (m) =0.5kg
Height above the floor (H) = 2.3m
Energy loose (KE) = 3J
Height on bouncing of ball = ?
From
Total energy(E) = KE + PE ………………………………… 0.5 marks
E= mgh +0J
E= …………………………………… 01 marks
On rebound
E = PE + KE
PE = E – KE
PE = 11.5J – 3J = 8.5J …………………………………………… 01 marks
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 PE = mgh ………………………………………………… 0.5 marks
Then
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Therefore, height by which the ball will rebound = 1.7m ………… 01 marks

7. (a) From,
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But,

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But again,
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Substituting equation (iii) into (ii) we have

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Substituting equation (iv) into (i) we have

(1 mark)
(b) Running elephant or moving car has more kinetic energy so you’re not advised to

across the path (04 marks)

8. (i) Do not drop the thermometer or subject it to heavy shock

(ii) Do not bend the thermometer or bite the bulb
(iii) Do not use a damaged or broken thermometer as it cause injury
(iv) Keep the thermometer away from unsupervised children
(v) Sterilize thermometer after to avoid contamination
Any two @ 04Marks
(b) Because of the force of gravity, the man leg will be pulled towards the Earth.
And thus the man gets tired since his opposing the force of gravity of the

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 Earth (03 Marks)
It is because molecular motion is faster in gases than in liquid ……(03Marks

9. Since the body will just submerge beneath water, then average density of a body

will be equal to that of water i.e. …… (1 Mark)

Thus,
Total mass total volume …….. (1 Mark)

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The mass of steel …… (1 Mark)

– magnets ……………………………………………….. 02 marks

Magnets keep the door of the freeze tight all the time maintaining the low
temperature medium in the freezer ……………………………….. 02 marks

10.
(i) Major apparatus/tools you will use. (04 marks)
 Retort stand
 Spiral spring
 Different slotted masses (known mass)
 Scale pan
 Pointer
 Metre rule
Any four 01@ = total 04 marks

(ii) diagram of the experiment set up.

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 Diagram 05 marks

( iii) With the aid of a sketched graph . Describe your observation.

There are several limit points in the stress-strain curve. Let us briefly discuss these points.

1. Proportionality limit: It is the limit up to which Hooke’s law is valid. This means that up to this
point, stress is directly proportional to the strain.
2. Elastic limit: After the elastic limit, plastic deformation is formed. Elasticity is valid up to that
point. After the elastic limit, plastic deformation is formed.
3. Yield point: At the yield point, the molecular bond between molecules is broken; therefore, the
curve is a little bit down here.

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4. Ultimate tensile stress: At the UTS point, maximum stress is observed, and after that point, the
strain goes downward.
5. Breaking point: At that point, the material finally breaks into two parts.

Diagram 04 and explanation 02 marks

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