ZERAKI ACHEIVERS EXAM

TERM 2-2021

PHYSICS (MARKING SCHEME)

FORM 1

2 HOURS

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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

I. Answer all questions.

II. All answers should be written in the space provided in this booklet.

III. Show all your working

Maximum score Students score

80

Attempt ALL questions.

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2. The diagram below shows a mercury manometer . Some dry gas is present in the closed space.

If the atmospheric pressure is 105,000 pascals and density of mercury is 13600𝐾𝑔𝑚−3 ,

determine pressure of the gas ( take g= 10 N/kg) ( 4 mks )

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3. Two students A and B measured the length of a block of wood by placing their eyes at

different positions as shown below. Use the diagram to answer questions (i) and (ii)

(i) State the reading as measured by student with eye position at A ( 1 mk)

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(ii) State the reading as measured by the student with eye position at B (1 mk )

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4. A rubber balloon filled with gas is released from a high-flying aeroplane. State and

explain what happens to its volume as it falls. ( 2 mk)

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 5. Two horizontal strings are attached to a block, resting on a frictionless surface,as shown

below.A force of 100N pulls on one string.The block does not move. Find the value of

force, F on the other string. (1 mk )

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6. A stone of mass 18.0g was immersed into a liquid and then removed. The figure below

shows initial liquid level ,A,when the stone was fully immersed and the final level, B,

after the stone has been removed.Determine the density of the stone. ( 3 mk )

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 7. Explain what is observed when the temperature of water, which has pollen grains

suspended in it, is raised. (2

marks)

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8. A form one student observed that when mercury is put into a glass it does not wet the

glass. Explain the observations made by the girl. (2 marks)

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9. In using the lift pump to raise water from a bore hole. It is observed that practically the

height the water raised cannot be 10m and more. Give two reasons for this observation.

( 2 marks)

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 10. Brownian motion of smoke particles can be studied by using the apparatus shown in the

figure below .To observe the motion, some smoke is closed in the smoke cell and then

observed through the Microscope

Explain the role of the lens and microscope in the experiment.

(i) Lens (1 mark)

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i) Microscope (l mark)

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(b) State and explain the nature of the observed motion of the smoke particles. (3 marks)

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11. Determine the minimum pressure exerted by a block measuring 0.2m by 0.06m by 0. 1m.

If the mass of the block is 6kg.(Take g=10N/kg) (3mks)

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12. Two immiscible liquids are poured in a container to the levels shown in the diagram

below. If the densities of the liquids A and B are 1g/cm3 and 0.8g/cm3 respectively, find

the pressure acting upon solid C at the bottom of the container due to the liquids ( 4 mk )
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13. Briefly explain how physics is related to biology (1mk)

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14) State any THREE effects of a force (3 mk)

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15) Describe the method you would use to measure the circumference of a cylinder using a

thread and a meter rule (4mk)

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16) A sphere of diameter 3.0 cm is moulded into a thin uniform wire of diameter 0.2mm

calculate the length of the wire in meters (4mk)

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17) State any three differences between mass and weight (3mk)

Mass Weight

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 18) 300 cm3 of fresh water of density 1000kg/m3 is mixed with 100cm3 of sea water density

1030kg/m3.calculate the density of mixture (4 marks)

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19) Define force and state its SI unit (2 marks)

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20) State any 2 types of force (2 marks)

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21) Distinguish between a scalar and vector quantity giving an example of each (3 marks)

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 22) State any two factors affecting the surface tension (2 marks)

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23) A man has a mass of 70kg. Calculate

a) His weight on earth where the gravitational strength is 10 N/kg (2 marks)

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b) His weight on moon where the gravitational strength is 1.7 N/kg (2 marks)

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24) A body weighs 400N in water. If the up thrust force is 20N.calculate its weight in air

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 25) Explain briefly why a razor blade floats in water and when soap solution is carefully

added to the water it sinks (2 mk)

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26) Explain the following behavior of molecules.

a) When it is raining it is advisable not to touch a canvas tent from inside (2mk)

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b) Water rises up in narrow tubes but Mercury which is also a liquid falls in a narrow

tubes to level below the outside surface? (2mk)

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 27) a) (i) state two precautions to be taken when using a density bottle. (2 mks)

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(iii) The mass of a density bottle of volume 50cm3 is 10g when empty. Spherical balls are

poured into the bottle and the total mass is 60g. Water is then added into the balls till the bottle is

full. If the total mass of the bottle and its contents is 90g, calculate density of the spherical balls.

(4 mks)

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