Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Form 3 Physics Paper 2 (232/2) End Term 3 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  This examination delivers thorough coverage of geometric optics, sound waves, electrostatics, current electricity, electromagnetism, and wave motion. It is ideal for end-of-year school-based national assessment preparation towards the end of the term, and can also be effectively administered as a mid-term assessment for schools that have completed the syllabus early at the beginning of the term.

  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Total Marks: 80 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 14 Questions (1 – 14)
  • Structure: Section A (Questions 1 – 9, 25 Marks; compulsory) and Section B (Questions 10 – 14, 55 Marks; compulsory)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Plane mirror image characteristics and pinhole camera image height calculations
    • Factors affecting the propagation speed of sound in air
    • Refraction of light, real and apparent depth in liquids, and refractive index determinations
    • Fundamental law of electrostatics and echo ranging distance calculations
    • Ray diagrams and virtual image properties in convex mirrors
    • Defects of simple cells (polarization and local action) and corrective methods
    • Electromagnetic wave equation relating frequency, wavelength, and speed of light
  • Section B:
    • Gold-leaf electroscopes: charging methods, charge sharing between connected electroscopes, and applications
    • Refraction and total internal reflection: Snell's law, critical angle conditions, dispersion in raindrops, and critical angle calculations in Perspex
    • Magnetic fields: field patterns between like poles, domain theory saturation, solenoid electromagnet polarities, and strength enhancement
    • Wave theory: defining amplitude and frequency, mechanical vs. electromagnetic wave distinctions, and waveform wave parameters
    • Current electricity: Ohm's law, e.m.f. versus potential difference, cell internal resistance calculations, conductor resistance factors, and series-parallel resistor networks
• File Size:

  4.73 MB
• Length:

  8 pages
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Form 3
• Subject:

  Physics
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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