SHIRE HIGHLANDS EDUCATION DIVISION

2024 MALAWI SCHOOL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION MOCK

EXAMINATION

PHYSICS
Subject Number M164/II
Friday, 15th March Time Allowed: 2 hours
8:00 - 10:00 am

PAPER II
(40 marks)
Instructions:

1. This paper contains 7 printed pages.

Question Tick if Do not write in
Please check.
Number answered these columns
2. Write your Examination number and 1
school number on each and every
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page
3. Answer all questions in the spaces
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provided in this paper 4
4. Electronic Calculators may be used.
5. Spend 30 minutes on each question Total
6. Hand in your question paper to the
invigilator when time is called in to
stop writing

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QUESTION 1
Describe an experiment that can be done in order to show volume of a fixed mass of gas is directly
proportional to its absolute temperature when pressure is held constant.
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QUESTION 2
Describe an experiment which can be carried show the effect of increasing the distance from the
fulcrum to the load（load arm）on the effort applied in a lever system.
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QUESTION 3
You are provided with 4 bulbs, 2 cells, an ammeter, a voltmeter and 8 wires.
(a) Arrange the apparatus as shown

(b) Connect one bulb on the gap and close the switch
(c) Record the ammeter and voltmeter reading in the table below.
(d) Repeat the above steps by connecting the voltmeter across 2bulbs, 3 bulbs and 4 bulbs in series
(f) Complete the column for resistance in the table 1 below.
Table 1
Number of Bulbs Ammeter Reading Voltmeter Reading Resistance (ohms)
(A) (V)
1
2
3
4
(5 marks)
(f) Plot a graph of resistance against number of bulbs on the graph paper provided

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(4 marks)
(g) Use the graph to find the resistance if 6 bulbs were connected in the circuit above
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QUESTION 4
You are provided with a candle, matches, a lens holder, a convex lens, a white screen, a meter rule.
(a) Arrange the apparatus as shown below

(b)Light the candle

(c) With the candle at 20cm from the lens, produce a well focused image of the flame on the screen.
(d) Measure and record the image distance in the table 2 shown below

Table 2
Object Distance，u (cm) Image Distance, v (cm)
20
30
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60
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(e) Plot a graph of image distance（v） against object distance （u）.

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(4marks)
(f) Deduce the relationship between object distance and image distance.
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