THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA

PRESIDENT’S OFFICE REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL

GOVERNMENT
RUVUMA REGION

FORM FOUR PRE- MOCK EXAMINATION

031/1 PHYSICS 1
TIME: 3 hours Friday, 19th April, 2024 A.M

Instructions
1. This paper consists of sections A, B, and C with a total of eleven (11) questions
2. Answer all questions in section A and B and only TWO questions from section C
3. Non-programmable calculators are allowed in examination room
4. Cellular phones and any unauthorized materials are not allowed in the examination room.
5. Write your Examination Number on every page of your answer booklet (s).
6. The following constants may be used
(i) Acceleration due to gravity 𝑔 = 10𝑚/𝑠 2
(ii) pie, 𝜋 = 3.14
(iii) specific heat capacity of water = 4200𝐽/𝐾𝑔℃
(iv) speed of sound in air = 340𝑚/𝑠
(v) speed of light 3 × 108 𝑚/𝑠

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 SECTION A (16 marks)
Answer all questions in this section
1. For each of the items (i)- (x), choose the correct answer from the given alternatives and write its
letter beside the corresponding item number in the sheet (s) provided
(i) People eat food everyday without missing because they get
A. Mechanical energy
B. Heat energy
C. Chemical energy
D. Solar energy
E. Nuclear energy
(ii) A crest of one wave meets the crest of another wave at the same point then resultant
wave has greater amplitude. The phenomenon is referred as
A. Diffraction
B. Refraction
C. Constructive interference
D. Destructive interference
E. Principle of superposition
(iii) Why oil is used as lubricant?
A. Has a low density\it is flammable
B. It is inflammable
C. Is high viscous
D. It has less density
(iv) An object weighs 3.5N in air and 2.8N when full immersed in water. Its relative density
is
A. 0.8
B. 6.4
C. 5.0
D. 0.22
E. 3.5
(v) During presentation in physics class different groups discuss five statements. Clarify
which statement is correct
A. electrons and X-rays are both particle
B. Electrons but not X-rays are deflected by magnetic field
C. Electrons are deflected by magnetic field but not electric field
D. Electrons are heavy particles
E. In thermionic emission only ions are produced
(vi) Which of the following shows the correct comparison of the average kinetic energy of
the particle in solid, liquid, and gas for given substance
A. solid < liquid > gas
B. solid < liquid < gas
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 C. solid =liquid = gas
D. solid = liquid > gas
E. Solid > liquid = gas
(vii) Which of the following scientific statement needs to be proved through scientific
research?
A. Hypothesis
B. Principle
C. Proposal
D. Conclusion
E. Measurement
(viii) A les form a real image 20cm from it when an object is placed 30cm from the lens. What
would be its focal length
A. 12cm
B. 50cm
C. 10cm
D. 1.5cm
E. 0.667cm
(ix) The following statement about magnetic line of force are correct except
A. Always form a closed loop
B. Start at north pole and end at south pole
C. Cross one another
D. Stronger where the lines are closer together
E. Pass through all materials both magnetic and non-magnetic
(x) A sample of radioactive element contains 120 nuclei. How many half-lives must elapse
for the sample to get to 15 nuclei
A. 5 B. 3 C.2 D. 8 E. 4
2. Match the items in list A to their corresponding response in list B
LIST A LIST B
(i) Dipole A. The process of remaining the excess charge on an
(ii) Earthling object by means of transfer of electrons between it
(iii) Electroscope and another object of substantial site
(iv) Insulator B. Two equal and opposite charge that are fixed close
(v) Lighting conductor to each other
(vi) Capacitance C. A device used to store charge
D. A material that does not allow electricity to flow
through it
E. The ability of capacitor to store
F. A device that used to detect the presence of charge

G. A metal rod attained to the building and connected

to a thick copper strip that leads into the ground
H. A device used to produce electrostatic charge
through the process of electrostatic induction
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 SECTION B (54 marks)

Answer all questions in this section

3. (a) Describe how a human eye is similar to lens camera. Give three points
(b) A Camera is used to take a close up picture of an object 3cm tall. If the object is positioned
24cm in front of the lens and a focused image is formed on the film 12cm behind the lens;
determine the focal length of the camera lens and the height of the image formed on the film

4. (a) Why it is advised to fasten a seat belt when travelling in a car. Explain by using Newton’s
first law of motion
(b) A uniform metre rule s pivoted at its center. A 20g mass is placed at 10cm mark and 50g
mass at the 40cm mark. At what mark a second mass of 50g mass be placed for the system to be
in rotational balance?

5. (a) With the help of a well labeled diagram explain how a bicycle pump works. Why does it get
hot when it is used to inflate a bicycle tyre?
(b) A stone is droped from the top of the tower 500m high into a pond of water at the base of
the tower. When is the splash heard at the top?

6. (a) Explain how to minimize heat loss by convection

(b) 0.2Kg of aluminium block at 67℃ is put into 0.4kg of water at 26℃. If the final temperature
of mixture is 30℃. calculate the specific heat capacity of Aluminium

7. (a) Differentiate between echo and reverberation

(b) With aid of diagram compare the penetrating ability of three types of radiations on a space of
paper, aluminium rod and lead block

8. (a) Explain three (03) uses of constellation

(b) With aid of diagram explain the difference between geocentric theory and heliocentric theory
of the solar system

SECTION C (30marks)

Answer two (02) questions from this section

9. (a) Briefly explain factors affecting resistance of material

(b) A television set (TV) rated 40W is switched on for 5hours every day
i. How much electric energy in KWh does this TV consume in 30 days?
ii. If a piece of unit of electricity is Tshs. 229.6. What is the total electricity cost of
watching this TV in 30 days?

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 (c) Study carefully the figure below then calculate the value of X and R hence determine the
effective resistance
R
X
4.0A
2.5A

6Ω
4.0A

+ -
-

10. (a) How does width of depletion layer of P-N junction change with the condition of
(i) Reverse bias
(ii) Forward bias

(b) With aid of diagram explain how X-rays is generated from cathode ray tube

(c) (i) Why cathode ray tube is evacuated?

(ii) What will happen if cathode ray tube not vacuums?

11. (a) (i) What is meant by beat as applied in sound wave

(ii) Under what condition are beats produced?
(b) A man standing 510m from a cliff fires a rifle. Another man stand near to the cliff hear two
shots, the interval between two shots is 1.0sec. What is the distance between the two men if the
line joining them is right angles to the cliff?

(c) A step up transformer has 10,000turns in the secondary coil and 100 turns in the primary
coil. A current of 5.0A flow in the primary circuit when connected to a 12.0V supply
i. Calculate the voltage across the secondary coil
ii. If the transformer has an efficiency of 90% what is the current in the secondary coil

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