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MICHIRU VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2023 MSCE MOCK 2 EXAMINATIONS

PHYSICS
June, 2023
Time allowed: 2 hours
PAPER 1 8:00-10:00 am
THEORY (100marks)
Instructions:

1. This paper contains 10 printed pages.

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2. Fill in your name at the top of each page. number answered these
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3. Answer all the 13 questions in the spaces 1
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4. Use of electronic calculators is allowed 4
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5. The maximum number of marks for each 6
answer is indicated against each 7
question. 8
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6. In the table provided on this page, tick 10
against the number of question you have 11
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7. Hand in your paper to the invigilator
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SECTION A (70 marks)
1. a. Define the term resonance
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b. Figure 1 shows two sound waves A and B.

A B.
Which sound wave represents
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c. A girl standing 100m from a tall wall and bangs two pieces of wood once. If it takes
0.60 seconds for the girl to hear the echo, calculate the speed of sound in air.

(4marks)

2. Figure 2 below shows a scale reading of a measuring instrument

a. i. Give the name of the instrument shown in the figure 2

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ii. State the SI unit of the quantity measured by the instrument in figure 2
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iii. Explain how the instrument in the figure 2 can be used to measure length of 13.92cm
in a laboratory.
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b. Give any two differences between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion.
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3. a. State the law of floatation
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b . A piece of metal of 135g weighs 0.80N in water and 0.85N in palm oil. Find the relative
density of palm oil.

(4marks)
4. a. State the ohms law
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b. Figure 3 below shows two weights on two sides of a pivot. The values shown are
markings on a ruler from zero mark in cm

i. Workout the value of W.

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c. In an investigation to determine how the length of pendulum affects the frequency of
pendulum, identify:
i. the independent variable
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ii. the dependent variable

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5. Figure 4 shows a simple experiment to illustrate faraday’s laws of electromagnetic
induction.

a. In the experiment the primary circuit comprising coil P connected to a cell and switch K is
placed close to but no touching the secondary coil connected to the centre zero
galvanometer. State what happens to the galvanometer:
i. On closing the switch
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ii. With the switch closed
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iii. On opening the switch.
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b. Using the Lenz’s law explain the observation in (i) and (iii)
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c. State any one factor that affects electrical resistance
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6. a. define the term angular velocity
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b. A particle of mass 20g moving in a circular path of radius 20cm covers 60 revolutions
in ten seconds. Calculate its centripetal force.

(3marks)
c. Give any two experimental methods of determining the focal length of a converging
lens
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7. a. The diagram in figure 5 shows an outline of a camera

i. Name the parts labeled B and D

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ii. What is the function of each of the parts B and D
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b. Give two differences between the human eye and camera.
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8. a. Why is a force a vector quantity?
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b. List any two example of scalar quantity
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c. Sketch a graph of a body undergoing uniform deceleration

(3marks)
9. a. Figure 6 below is the pulley system

i. Calculate mechanical advantage

(2marks)
ii. Calculate the efficiency

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b. Explain any two applications of thermal expansion
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c. Give any two advantages of frictional force in everyday life
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d. Mention two factors that affect the momentum of a body
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10. a. Derive the wave equation and show that it is given by V= f λ

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b. Explain one difference between convex and concave lenses.

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SECTION B (30 marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
11.a. Briefly describe an experiment that could be done to determine the centre of mass of an
irregular lamina using a plumb line
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b. Describe the effect of atmospheric pressure on rubber sucker.
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12 .a. With the aid of a well labeled diagram, describe how a manometer is used to measure
lung pressure.

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b. With aid of a diagram, describe how a slide projector works.

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13. a. Describe how a transformer works
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b. Describe the alpha particles in terms of penetration power, ionization ability and behavior
in electric field.
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