Physics Paper 2 Marking Scheme
KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 26
Physics Paper 2
SECTION A (25 Marks)
Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided- Two correct rays from A and B to the screen intersecting at the pin hole;
- A real upright image shown on the screen;
2 marks
Width of the aperture/ slit should be approximately or nearly equal to λ of the incident wave
2 marks
b) No energy /power loss
2 marks
Y;
Attracts more iron fillings since it forms a stronger magnet;
2 marks
– Radioactivity is not affected by physical/ temperature /pressure changes while chemical reaction is affected by physical / temperature/pressure changes.
- Radioactivity is spontaneous while chemical reaction is not. Any correct difference
1 marks
Bulb lights;
Zener diode conducts irrespective of biasing
2 marks
a.c voltage can be stepped up or down by a transformer as opposed to a d.c voltages;
1 marks
T= North
R= South
1 marks
Protect appliance from damage in case excess current from the main
1 marks
2 marks
1 marks
. Charge flowing through a conductor is slowed by collision with atoms and impurities in the conductor
1 marks
- CRO measures both a.c and d.c voltages.
- CRO measures larger voltages without getting spoilt.
1 marks
. White light is composed of seven colours;
Each colour, glass has a different value of n/λ or speed
2 marks
. a) Short sight/ myopia;
b) Concave/ diverging lens;
2 marks
a)
b) Rate of decay is a factor of atoms decaying or decay is exponential;
1 marks
SECTION B (55 Marks)
Answer all the questions in this section in the spaces provided
13 marks
. a) Two correct rays from the object (head)to intersect forming the image of the head;
A real image drawn;
Height measured from student’s construction
10 marks
a) The current flowing through a metal conductor is directly proportional to the pd across the ends of the metal provided that temperature and other physical conditions remains constant
10 marks
a) X-rays penetrate paper, metal foils and body tissues but not light;
b) i) Through thermionic emission;
ii)
(I) λ increases;
(II) No effect /Remains the same;
iii) Better conductor of heat and hence conducts heat away faster to prevent heat from accumulating around the anode;
iv) has a higher melting point;
Hence withstands high heat energy without melting;
v) Reducing pd across the tube; which produces electrons moving relatively at lower velocities;
12 marks
7 marks