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KCSE CLUSTER TESTS 24

Physics Paper 2

SECTION A (25 Marks)

1.

Figure 1 below shows a pin- hole camera and the image at an object formed in it.

a) Complete the diagram to show the object and the rays forming the image. Given that the magnification is 2. (2mks)
b) The image is 1.8cm high while the object is 3.0m in front of the camera. Calculate
i) The height of the object. (2mks)
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ii) Magnification (2mks)
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4 marks

2.

A lit candle is placed near the sharp point of a pin which is connected to positively charged atoms of a van de Graff generator is split into two directions when the generator is working as shown in the figure 2 below.

Explain the observation. (2mks)
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2 marks

3.

State one advantage of a circuit breaker over a fuse in a circuit. (1mk)
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1 marks

4.

The figure below shows two mirrors inclined at an angle of 600 to each other. A ray of light is shone incident on one of the mirrors as shown.

Complete the diagram to show the path the ray follow until it leaves the two mirror- show all the angles at each reflection. (2mks)

2 marks

5.

In an attempt to make a magnet, a student used double stroke method as shown below.

State the polarities of A and B. (2mks)
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2 marks

6.

The figure below shows a wave pattern

a) Determine the periodic time. (1mk)
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b) Hence calculate the frequency of the wave. (1mk)
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2 marks

7.

A mason is working between two vertical walls and at 120m from the nearest one. When he hits a brick he hears the first echo after 0.8s and the second one 0.5s later. What is the distance between the walls? (4mks)
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4 marks

8.

State what is meant by polarization in a simple cell. (1mk)
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1 marks

9.

Sketch a ray diagram to show the image formed when a convex lens is used as a simple microscope. (2mks)
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2 marks

10.

State Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction. (1mk)

1 marks

11.

Fig 2. Below shows a current carrying conductor, indicate the direction of current in the conductor hence the magnetic field pattern. (2mks)

2 marks

12.

The figure below shows some region of part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

i) Name the region that is detected by the blackened bulb thermometer. (1mk)
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ii) State one use of the EM wave in the region labeled B. (1mk)
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2 marks

SECTION B (55 Marks)

13.

a) What causes electrical resistance in conductors. (1mk)
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b) The combined resistance of the resistors in the circuit is 8 0hms. (1mk)

c) In an experiment to determine e.m.f, E and the internal resistance, r of an accumulator, a
student obtained the value of external resistance, R and the current. He then plotted a graph of

9 marks

14.

The figure below shows two converging lenses L1 and L2 placed 7cm apart. The focal length L1 is 1.2cm and that of L2 is 2.4cm. An object 5mm is placed from the lens L1. An observer positions his eye as shown.

a) Construct an accurate ray diagram on the figure to show the positions of the final image seen by the observer. (3mks)
b) Determine the magnification. (2mks)
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c) State the application for the above arrangement. (1mk)
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d) Determine the power of lens L1 (2mks)
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e) The figure below is a human eye with a certain defect

i) Name the defect (1mk)
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ii) On the same diagram, sketch the appropriate lens to correct the defect and sketch rays to show the effect of the lens. (2mks)
iii) State the possible cause of the defect. (1mk)
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12 marks

15.

a) Explain the propagation of sound with reference to compressions and rarefactions.
(1mk)
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b) In an experiment to measure the speed of sound in air, a starter is banged at a distance of 150m away from a wall. The banging was done in such a frequency that causes the echo to coincide with the banging. If 20 bangs were made within a time of 18.5 seconds.
i) Determine the time taken for the first echo to be heard. (2mks)
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ii) Calculate the speed of sound in air. (2mks)
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iii) What difference would you expect if the experiment was repeated during a very hot day? (1mk)
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iv) A student strikes a wall with a duster. Another student on the same building 75m away, hear two sounds. If the time interval between the two sounds is 0.165 seconds and the speed of sound in air is 340m/s, calculate the speed of sound in the wall. (3mks)
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II Waves enter a harbor at a rate of 90 crests per minute. A man watches a particular crest passing two bouys which are 20m apart along the direction of travel of the waves. The time the wave takes to move from one bouy to the other is 2.5 seconds. Calculate:
The frequency of the wave motion. (2mks)
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b) The wavelength of the waves. (2mks)
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13 marks

16.

a) Figure 7 below shows a pair of parallel plates of a capacitor connected to a battery. The upper plate is displaced slightly to the left.

State with a reason the effect of this movement on the capacitance. (2mks)
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b) Figure 8 below shows an electrical circuit with three capacitors A,B, and C of capacitance 4.0F and 3.0F respectively connected to a 12v battery.

Determine:-
i) The combined capacitance of the three capacitors. (3mks)
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ii) The charge on the capacitor A (2mks)
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iii) The potential difference across the capacitor B. (2mks)
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9 marks

17.

a) Define the refractive index of a substance (1mk)
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b) In an experiment to determine the refractive index of a liquid, the liquid was poured into a measuring cylinder. A pin was placed at the bottom of the cylinder and another pin was used to locate the apparent position of the first pin. The real depth and apparent depth were measured. The experiment was repeated with other values of real depth. The table below shows the results obtained.

12 marks

18.

i) Plot the graph of real depth against apparent depth. (5mks)

iii) From the graph determine the refractive index of the liquid. (3mks)
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Figure below shows a ray of light incident on a glass –air interface.

Given that the refractive index of the glass is 1.6, determine angle Ѳ (3mks)
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8 marks

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