THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESDENT’S OFFICE, REGINAL ADIMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

NJOMBE TOWN COUNCIL
FORM THREE JOINT-TERMINAL EXAMINATION
PHYSICS
TIME: 3:00HRS MAY 2021
INSTRUCTIONS:
A. This paper consists of section A,B and C with a total of eleven(11)questions
B. Answer ALL questions in section A and B and two(2) question from section C
C. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
D. Non-programmable calculator may be used.
E. Where necessary the following constants may be used
 Acceleration due to gravity g=10m/s2 or 10N/kg or 9.8m/s2
 Density of water=1.0g/cm3
 Linear expansivity of brass 1.9× 10-5/OC
 Linear expansivity of iron 1.2× 10-5/oC

SECTION A (15 MARKS)

Answer all questions in this section.
1. For each of the items (i)-(ii), choose the correct answer from among the given alternatives
and write its letter beside the item number.
(i) A bus carrying a very big load on its carrier can easily overturn because.
A. It cannot run fast
B. Its center of gravity is high
C. It is more stable and can run fast
D. Its equilibrium is stable
E. Its center of gravity is low
(ii) When charging a body by friction, the particles which are transferred are
A. Nuclei
B. Protons
C. Nuclei and protons
D. Electrons
E. Protons and electrons
(iii) When an object moves around a horizontal circle of center O with constant speed, its
acceleration will be.
A. Towards the center
B. Zero
C. Away from the center
D. Along the tangent to the circle
E. Along the direction of rotation
(iv) A bar of copper is heated from 293K to 333K. Identify a false statement among the
following
A. Its mass will not change
B. Its weight will remain unchanged
C. Its density will increase slightly
D. Its density will increase slightly
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(v) The movement of liquid from less to high concentration through a semi-permeable is
called.
A. Osmosis
B. Fusion
C. Diffusion
D. Osmotic pressure
E. Brownian motion

(vi) The weight of a body is 20N in air, 15N when totally immersed in water and 18N
when totally immersed in liquid L; what is the relative density of L?
A. 0.4N
B. 0.4N
C. 5N
D. 2.5N
E. 0.5N
(vii) A convex mirror always forms;
A. Magnified virtual image
B. Real images only
C. Virtual images only
D. Inverted real image only
E. None of the above
(viii) A wire carries a current I horizontally between the magnetic poles N and S which
face each other on table (see fig below)
I

N S

The direction of the force on the wire due to the magnet is;
A. From S to N
B. From N to S
C. In the direction of the current
D. Vertically upwards
E. Opposite to the correct direction
(ix) When a pipe is played a sound wave X is produced inside the pipe and a sound Y is
heard outside the pipe, then;
A. X is progressive and Y is stationary
B. X is transverse and Y is longitudinal
C. X and Y are both transverse waves
D. X is progressive and Y is longitudinal
E. X is stationary and Y is a progressive wave
(x) Which of the following of the following statements is correct?
A. Friction acts in the same direction as motion
B. Walking would be made easier if friction did not exit
C. For a given body the frictional force depends on the area in contact
D. Air friction can cause a body to become hot
E. Certain lubricants can reduce friction to zero

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2. Match the responses in LIST A with the words/phrases in LIST B by writing the letter of the
correct response beside the items number
LIST A LIST B
(i) Displacement A. Rotation of the earth
(ii) Acceleration B. Speed
(iii) Circular motion C. Velocity-time graph
(iv) Instantaneous velocity D. Uniform velocity
(v) Distance-time graph E. Scalar quantity
F. At anytime
G. Rotation of the sun

SECTION B (60MARKS)
Answer ALL questions in this section
3. (a) A rocket taking off vertically pushes out 25kg of exhaust gas every second at a velocity
of 100m/s. If the total mass of the rocket is 200kg
i) What is the resultant upward force on the rocket?
ii) What is the upward acceleration of the rocket?
(b) Calculate the acceleration of the rocket in 3(a) above when has burned off 100kg of
fuel.
4. (a) State briefly
(i) The cause of refraction of light when passing through transparent media.
(ii) Position of the image of a very distant object in a concave mirror
(iii) Cause for a blurred image in a concave mirror or convex lenses
(b) Explain the following
(i) Condition giving rise to critical angle and total internal reflection
(ii) Two principles in physics used to make telescopes
(c) A telescope of 5.0m diameter with a reflector of focal length 18.0m is used to focus
the image of the sun. Using the distance of the sun from the earth and diameter of the sun
as 1.5×1011m and 1.4×109m respectively, Calculate the
i. Position of the image of the sun
ii. Diameter of the image of the sun
5. (a) Mass and weight of an object were determined while on the earth and then on the
moon. Suggest reasons for variation shown by one of the two quantities
(b) An object was totally immersed in water
(i) Identify two (2) different opposing forces acting on the object
(ii) Write an equation which shows how the forces can be used to find the relative
density of the object
(c) A solid mass 85g was totally immersed in 30.0cm3 of water in a measuring cylinder.
The level of water in the cylinder rose to 55.0cm3. Find the
(i) Density of the object
(ii) Apparent weight of the object while under water
6. (a) A compound strip of brass and iron is straight at room temperature. Draw a labeled
diagram to show its appearance when it has been;
(i) Heated to a high temperature
(ii) Cooled below Ooc

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 (b) State four(4) applications of a bimetal strip in your daily life
(c) A compound strip of brass and iron, 10cm long at 20oC ,is held below with a Bunsen
burner the temperature of the brass is 820oC and that of the iron is 770oC . Calculate the
difference in lengths of the iron and brass.
7. (a) Explain the following terminologies as applied in your daily life
(i) Force
(ii) Pressure
(b) A car of mass 1200kg is brought to rest by a uniform force of 300N, in 80sec. What
was the speed of the car?
8. (a) Sketch the lines of force between two bars of magnet placed on a horizontal table with;
(i) Their N-poles facing each other
(ii) The N-pole of one facing the s-pole of the other
(iii)
(b) Explain why
(i) The strength of a magnet can be increased beyond a certain limit
(ii) An increase in Temperature weakens or destroys the magnetism of a magnet.

SECTION C (25MARKS)
Answer two questions from this section
9. (a) i) State Archimedes’ principle
ii) A block of metal of density 2700kg/m3 has a volume of 4.0×10-2m2.Calculate the mass of
the block.
iii. Apparent weight when immersed in brine of density 1200kg/m3
(b) What energy transformation occurs in the following;
(i) When a bullet is fired from the nozzle of a gun?
(ii) When a battery is used to light a bulb torch?
(c) Ice has a density of about 0.9g/cm3. What fraction of the volume of an iceberg is
submerged in water?
10. (a) Compare between the human eye and the camera ;
(i) Two similarities
(ii) Two differences
(b) A lens camera is to be used to take a picture of a man 2m tall. If the lens of the
camera has a focal length of 10 cm , Calculate the minimum size of the film frame
required, given that the man is 20.1m from the camera.
11. (a) Explain the following as applied in daily life.
(i) Cork or rubber is placed between the double walls of refrigerating chambers
(ii) Most cooling pots are made of aluminium
(iii) Water tanks in the tropics are painted white
(iv) Petrol tanks are painted a bright silver colour
(b) A mass is placed on an inclined plane such that it can move at constant speed, when
slightly tapped if the angle of the plane makes with the horizontal plane is 30o. Find the
coefficient of kinetic friction.

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