THE PRESIDENT’S OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

MUSOMA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL
BUHARE CLUSTER MID - TERM ASSESSMENT
PHYSICS FORM THREE
TIME: 3:00 Hours. March, 2025

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 two (2) questions from section C.
3. Section A carries fifteen (15 marks), section B sixty (60 marks), and section C carries
twenty five (25 marks).
4. Non –programmable calculators and mathematical tables may be used.
5. Where necessary, the following constants may be used:-
(i) Acceleration due to gravity, g=10m/s2
(ii) Density of water = 1gm/cm3 or 1000kg/m3
SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section.
1. For each of the items (i) – (x), choose the correct answer from among the given
alternatives and write its letter beside the item number in the answer sheet (s) provided:-
(i) The instrument that is used to measure length to an accuracy of 0.01cm is:-
A. Metre rule B. Micrometer screw gauge
C. Vernier caliper D. Engineers caliper
E. Tape measure
(ii) Which of the following is the property of a gravitational force?
A. It is much stronger B. It acts over longer distance
C. It is a non-central force D. It is repulsive in nature
E. It doesn’t vary with portion
(iii) Which of the following scientific statement needs to be proved through scientific
experiments:-
A. Principle B. Proposal C. Conclusion D. Measurement
E. Hypothesis
(iv) A body is said to be in equilibrium if:-
A. The body moves with a uniform speed B. Its centre of gravity is high
C. Its centre of gravity is low D. The net force acting on the body is zero
E. The upward forces on the body counter balance some of the down ward forces.
(v) A stone dropped from the top of a building hit the ground it seconds later. What
was its velocity when heating the ground?
A. 400m/s B. 45m/s C. 40m/s D. 4.5m/s E. 0.4m/s

(vi) What are the two factors that determine Bouyancy?

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 A. Volume of the fluid displaced and mass of the object
B. Weight and mass of the object
C. Density of the fluid and weight of the object
D. Volume of the fluid displaced and density of the fluid
E. Mass of the object and density of the object
(vii) Illuminated smoke particles, suspended in air, are viewed with a microscope and
are seen to vibrate continuously. This is because the smoke particles are:-
A. Bombarded continually by air molecules
B. Supplied with energy by the light illuminating them agitated by sound waves
from the surround room.
C. Shaken by the vibration of the molecules within them.
D. Moved around by convection currents
E. Reflected and becomes hot.

(viii) For production of multiple images, the mirrors should be arranged in:-
A. Symmetrical circle form B. 900 to each other
C. Parallel form D. 600 to each other
E. 450 to each other

(ix) The difference between mass and weight is based on the:-

A. Instruments used in laboratory measurement and their length
B. Position and ways used in measurement
C. Instrument used in measurement and acceleration due to gravity
D. Position out types of materials taken in measurement
E. Type of material used
(x) Hot soap is tastier than cold soup. This is due to that:-
A. Cold soup has lower temperature than the hot soup
B. Hot soup has high viscosity than cold one
C. Hot soup has high surface tension than cold one.
D. Hot soup has low diffusion.
E. Hot soup has lower surface tension.

2. Match the item in LIST A with the response in LIST B by writing the letter of the
corresponding response beside the item number in the answer sheet(s) provided.

LIST A LIST B
i) An instrument that measure length, depth, A. Measuring cylinder
internal and external diameters. B. Pipette
ii) An instrument that measure volume of liquids. C. Vernier caliper
iii) An instrument that measures force or pull. D. Glass tumbler
iv) An instrument that transfer specific amount of E. Spring balance
liquid from one container to another. F. Clinical thermometer
v) An instrument that measure body temperature. G. Magdeburg experiment

SECTION B (60 Marks)

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 Answer all questions in this section
3. (a) (i) Give any three difference between vector quantity and scalar quantity.(3 marks)
(ii)Sketch the vector that is equivalent to the vector x below in the opposite direction.
(1 mark)

(b) State the following:-

(i) Triangle law of vector addition(1.5 marks)
(ii) Parallelogram law of vector addition (1.5 mark)
(c) A man walk from South a distance of 20m due to North and then 15m due to East.
Calculate the resultant vector (3 marks)
4. (a) (i) Define the term Resistance and state its SI unit.(1 mark)
(ii) Explain two types of Resistor.(2 marks)
(b) Briefly, explain three factors that affect the Resistance of a conductor .(3 marks)
(c) Consider the figure below then calculate Pd across 4 ohm and 6 ohm.(4 marks)

5. (a) Give the meaning of:

(i) Moment of force (1 mark)
(ii) Centre of gravity(1 mark)
(iii) Centre of mass(1 mark)
(b) (i) Give two condition for a body to be in equilibrium.(1 mark)
(ii) Give two characteristics of couple.(1 mark)
(c) (i) State the principle of conservation of linear momentum (1 mark).
(ii) A weight of 10N is suspended by a string from a fixed point. A second string is
attached to the weight and is used to apply a horizontal force. The first string makes
an angle of 300 with the vertical force. Determine the horizontal force pulling the
weight and the tension in the first string. (4 marks)
6. (a) Explain any three (3) laws governing friction. (3 marks)
(b) (i) Distinguish between dynamic and static friction. (2 marks)
(ii) A loaded trailer weighing 10kg is being towed across a level ground of coefficient
of dynamic friction 0.25. Determine the force on the trailer. (2 marks)
(c) A mass of 5kg is placed on a plane inclined at an angle of 300 to the horizontal. What
is the accelerating force required to pull the mass up the plane if the coefficient of
friction is 0.5? (3 marks)

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7. (a) (i) Why friction is undesirable in machine parts, provide four reason. (2 marks)
(ii) Why car brakes are designed using hydraulic oil and not water. Give two reasons.
(2 marks)
(b) (i) Can the coefficient of friction be greater than 1? Explain (1 mark)
(ii) Explain why the coefficient of static friction is larger than the coefficient of
Kinetic friction? (1 mark)
(c) A horizontal force of 15N is applied to a 5kg box placed on a horizontal table. Will
the box move if the coefficient of friction is 0.4? (4 marks)
8. (a) (i) Explain why does a body float in a fluid ?(2 marks)
(ii) Give two conditions for a body to float (2 marks)
(b) Explain why iron needle sink in water where as a ship made of iron float on it?
(2 marks)
(c) A ballon and the gas in it has a mass of 450g and its volume is 500cm3. What is the
maximum load it can lift in air of density 1.3g/cm3.(4 marks)

SECTION C (25 Marks)

Answer two (2) questions from this section.
9. (a) (I) Imagine that friction suddenly vanishes. How would life be affected? List five such
situations (5 Marks)
(II) define the following terms;
(i) limiting friction (1 mark)
(ii) normal reaction (1 mark)
(iii) viscosity (1 mark)
(iv) coefficient of friction (1/2 mark)
(b) As the normal reaction force increases, what happens to the frictional force?(1-marks)
(c) A block of mass m slides down a plane inclined at an angle of 600 to the horizontal
with an acceleration equal to half of the acceleration due to gravity. Show that the
coefficient of kinetic friction k = √3 − 1 (3 marks)

10. (a) (i) Mention any four applications of hydrometer. (4 marks)

(ii) State Archimedes principle and law of floatation. (2 marks)
(b) Describe on the energy changes that take place when a simple pendulum savings from
one side to another side. (3 marks)
(c) The tip of a needle has a cross section area of 1x10-6m2. If a doctor applies a force of
20N to a syringe that is connected to the needle. Determine the pressure exerted at the
tip of the needle. (31/2 marks)

11. (a) (i) How do speed and velocity differ? (2 marks)

(ii) A car’s speed is 10m/s. What does it mean?(2 marks)
(b) State the Newton’s laws of rectilinear motion. (3 marks)
(c) A truck of mass 3000kg moving at 3m/s collides head on with a car of mass 600kg.
The two stop dead on collision. At what velocity was the car travelling? (51/2 marks)

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