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PHYSICS
Paper 2
Nov. / Dec. 2022
2 1/4 hours

KAWAALA HIGH SCHOOL

END OF YEAR 2022
PHYSICS.
Paper 1
2 hours 15 minutes

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

Attempt all numbers in section A and B.

Answers in section A should be filled in the boxes provided while those of section B should be filled in the
spaces provided.
Mathematical tables, slide and non-programmable electronic calculators maybe used.
These values of physical quantities may be useful to you.

Acceleration due gravity, g = 10m s -2

Speed of light = 108m s -1
Density of water = 1000kg m -3
 SECTION A

1. Which one of the following devices converts electrical energy to mechanical energy?
A. Thermopile.
C. Dynamo.
B. Battery.
D. Motor.
2. A razor blade floating on water sinks when a few drops of paraffin are added to the water because
A. paraffin is denser than water.
B. surface tension of water increases.
C. surface tension of water reduces.
D. cohesion of water molecules increases.
3. Which one of the following is true about a periscope? It
A. gives a laterally inverted image.
B. is used to observe an obscured object.
C. is used for viewing distant objects.
D. gives a magnified image of the object.
4. An appliance that uses a current of 3 A is connected to the mains by wires that can carry up to
5A. The best fuse that can be used for the appliance is
A. 2A fuse
B. 3A fuse
C . 4A fuse
D. 5A fuse
5. Find the force that would give a mass of 400 g an acceleration of 8 ms -2
A. 0.05 N.
B. 3.20 N.
C. 20.00 N.
D. 50.00 N.
6. A hollow glass sphere of mass 60 g floats in water such that two-thirds of its volume is under water of
density 1g cm-3. Find the volume in cm of the sphere
A. 20.
B. 40.
C. 60.
D. 90.
8. All electromagnetic waves
A. highly penetrate matter.
B. produce 2ionization in gases.
C. cause heating effect when absorbed by matter.
D. do not require any material medium for transmission.
9. The radium nuclide has.
A. 138 protons and 88 neutrons. B. 138 neutrons and 88 protons.

C. 138 electrons and 88 neutrons. D. 138 protons and 88 electrons.

10. An athlete who covers 80 m in 10s is timed using the number of heart beat. If the heartbeat of the person
timing is 72 per minute, find the number of heart beat counted.

A. 7.2 B. 8.0 C. 12.0 D. 13.0

11. The fins of a car radiator are painted black because black bodies are poor

A. transmitters of heat.
B. reflectors of heat.
C. absorbers of heat.
D. radiators of heat.
 12. Two bulbs each rated 240 V, 25 W are lit for 5 hours each day. If the cost of each unit is shs.200, find how
much it costs to run the bulbs for 30 days.
A. Shs 1,500.
B. Shs l2, 000.
C. Shs 60,000.
D. Shs 1,500,0001
13. When a body is raised above the ground its gravitational potential energy
A. is raised.
B. is lowered.
C. remains constant.
D. changes to kinetic energy.

14. Figure 1 represents lines on a sheet of writing paper observed through a convex lens.

What is the magnification?

A. 0.50.
B. 1.50.
C. 2.0
D. 0. 3.00.

15. In an elastic collision,

A. bodies move with a common velocity.
B. kinetic energy is not conserved.
C. kinetic energy is conserved.
D. bodies stick together.

16.Two plane mirrors M1 and M2 are inclined to each other at an angle of 70°.

If the ray AB incident on M\ is reflected as shown in figure 2, find the angle of incidence, i.
A. 40°.
B. 50°.
C. 60°.
D. 70°.
17. Figure 3 shows a constant force, F acting on a mass placed on a rough surface.

Which of the following statements about the mass is correct?

A. Acceleration is constant if F is equal to frictional force.
B. Velocity is constant if F is greater than frictional force.
C. Momentum is constant if F is equal to frictional force.
D. It moves to the left if frictional force is greater than F.

18. A concrete bridge develops a notch when overloaded because it is,

A. stiff
B. brittle
C. elastic.
D. ductile.

19. Three waves pass a post every minute in a lake. If the average distance between the waves is
15m, find the average speed of the waves.
A. 2700 ms-1.
B. 900 ms-1.
C. 300 ms-1.
D. 0.75 ms-1.

20. In the circuit shown in the figure 4, the potential difference across is

A. R1 and R2 are equal. B. R1 and R4 are equal.

C. R2 and R4 are equal. D. R3 and R4 are equal.

21. A car engine exerts a force of 500 N in moving 1000 m in 200 s. Calculate the power developed by the
engine.
A. 200 W
B. 500 W
C. 1000 W
D. 2500 W
22. Figure 5 shows a transverse wave. What is its wave length?

A. 4 cm.
B. 3 cm.
C. 2 cm.
D. 1 cm.
23. Calculate the charge which flows through a 600  resistor when a p.d of 20 V is applied for 30 s across its
ends.
A. 900 C.
B. 600 C.
C. 20 C.
D. 1C.
24. Oil of volume 1.0  10-2 cm3 is dropped on the surface of clean water. If it spreads to form a circle of
radius 4 cm, find the diameter of a molecule of oil.
A. 1.99 x l0-4cm.
B. 7.96 x l0-4cm.
C. 1.26 x 101 cm
D. 5.03 x 101 cm
25. Figure 6 shows two forces of 10 N and 8 N acting on a body. What is the value and direction of the force
needed to resolve its original shape?

A. 2 N to the left. B. 18 N to the left.

C. 2 N to the right. D. 18 N to the right.

26. A body which is accelerating

A. experiences zero force.
B. decreases its velocity to zero.
C. travels with increasing velocity.
D. travels only in a straight line. Answer is C
27. Charge distribution on a conductor depends on,
A. the material out of which the conductor is made.
B. shape of conductor.
C. quantity of charge.
D. nature of the charge.
 28. A wheel barrow that is used to carry a load across a soft ground should have a
A. narrow wheel because it exerts greater pressure on the ground.
B. narrow wheel because it exerts less pressure on the ground.
C. wide wheel because it exerts greater pressure on the ground.
D. wide wheel because it exerts less pressure on the ground.
29. Figure 7 shows a block of mass 0.5 kg pulled from rest a long a frictionless table by a steady force F and
attained a speed of 8m s-1 in 2 s. Find F.

A. 0.125 N. B. 1N. C. 2N. D. 4N.

30. The law of electrostatic states that

A. charges occur in pairs.
B. charges repel each other.
C. like charges repel each other.
D. like charges attract each other.
31. An element X has atomic mass of 228 and atomic number of 90. It emits a β - particle forming an element
Y. The symbol for Y is
A. B. C. D.

32. Figure 8 shows a spring balance supporting a block being lowered into a beaker
containing water.

When the block is immersed in water, the reading of the spring balance
A. reduces
B. increases
C. becomes zero.
D. remains constant.
33. When a mass is hanged from a spring balance and removed, the pointer on the spring balance does not
return to the initial position because the
A. spring was too short.
B. extension of the spring was proportional to the mass.
C. spring stretched to proportional limit.
D. spring extended beyond the elastic limit.
34. A prefect blows a whistle and hears the echo from a wall after l.1s. If the speed of sound in air is 330 ms-1,
calculate the distance of the wall from the prefect.
A. 181.5m. B. 300.0 m.
C. 363.0m. D. 600.0 m.
35. A parachute released from an aeroplane will fall with constant velocity when
A. its weight is equal to the up thrust
B. its weight is equal to the air resistance
C. air resistance is equal to the up thrust
D. the upthrust plus the air resistance are equal to its weight

36. In metals heat is transmitted by

A. conduction and radiation
B. convection and radiation
C. conduction only
D. convection only

37. Calculate the pressure exerted on the road by a car of mass 740 kg if the area of contact between
the road and each of the four tyres is 50cm3
A. 37Nm-2 B. 37x104Nm-2
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C. 3.7x10 Nm D. 1.48x106Nm-2

38. A high voltage d.c may be obtained from a low voltage d.c by the use of
A. a dynamo B. an induction coil
C. a generator D. a transformer

39. A stone is thrown horizontally form a high tower, which of the following explains its motion
(i) vertical acceleration is constant
(ii) vertical acceleration is increasing
(iii) horizontal velocity is constant
A. (i) only. B. (iii) only
C. (i) and (ii). D. (i) and (iii)

40. A mass of a radioactive substance falls to ¼ of its original mass after 10days. What is its half life?
A. 2.5days B. 5 days
C. 20 days D. 40 days
 SECTIONB: (40MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section. All working must be shown clearly in the spaces provided.

41. Two steel balls A and B of masses 2 kg and 1 kg are released from rest at the same time from heights
of 20 m and 5 m respectively. Find the difference in time taken for A and B to strike the ground. (04
marks)
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42. ( a)

A ray of white light is incident on a glass prism a shown in figure 11. Complete the diagram to show effect
of the glass prism on the ray. (02 marks)

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(b) Find the critical angle for glass in air if the refractive index of the glass is 1.5. (02 marks)

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43. (a) Define the ohm as a unit of resistance. (01 mark)

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Figure 12 shows two cells E and E of e.m.fs 1.0 V and 1.5 V and internal resistances of 1.0 Q and 0.5 Q
respectively
connected in series with an 8.5Ω resistor. Calculate the current flowing through the circuit. (03 marks)

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44. ( a) What is a longitudinal wave? (01 mark)

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Figure 15 shows a sound wave produced from a tuning fork vibrating at 800 Hz. Calculate the velocity of the
wave in the medium. (02 marks)

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45.(a) What is meant by half-life of radioactive nuclei?

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(b) 6C is a radioactive nuclide with a half-life of 5600years and decays by emitting β particles

(i) Write a balanced equation for the decay (02 marks)

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(ii) A carbon source initially contains 8x106 atoms. Calculate the time taken for 7.75x106atoms to decay
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46.(a) What is meant by rectilinear propagation of light? (01 mark)

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(b) An opaque object is placed in front of a source of light. Draw ray diagrams to show the formation
of shadows when part
(i) A point source is used (1.5 marks)

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(ii) an extended source is used (1.5 marks)

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47. (a) Distinguish between potential energy and kinetic energy. (02 marks)

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48. (a) List four different sources of e.m.f . (02 marks)

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(b) State two advantages of a secondary cell over a primary cell. (02 marks)

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49.An object of mass 2kg is moving with a velocity of 1ms-1. It is then acted on by a force of 5N through a
distance of 16m.calculate
(a) the acceleration produced by the force (02 marks)

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(c) the work done by the force (02 marks)

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50.

The diagram in the figure shows a section of a transverse wave of wave- length 4.0cm.
Find its
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END OF YEAR