CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL | ADVANCEDPROFICIENCY EXAMINATION i SPECIMEN PAPER MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS FOR PHYSICS UNIT1-PAPEROL READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY i Each item in this testhas foursuggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item youare i about to answer and decide which choice is best. ; Sampleltem Which ofthe following lists only rector quantities? (A) Mass, volume, momentum, Force Sample Answer (B) Momentum, force, displacement, velocity (©) Acceleration, distance, temperature, pressure ®@O®-.: - (D) Kinetic energy, heat, velocity, momentum ‘The best answerto thisitem is“Momentum, force, displacement, velocity”, soanswer space (B) has beenblackened. Copyright © 2006 Caribbean Examinations Council ®. llrightsreserved, 02138010/SPEC2007LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS ‘Universal gravitational constant G = 6.67 x10"! Nm? kg? Acceleration due to gravity go 980ms2 Radius of the Barth R= 6380km ‘Mass of the Earth. M 5.98x 10" kg Mass of the Moon: Mu = 735x107 kg 1 Atmosphere Atm = 1.00x 10° Nm? Boltzmann's constant k = 138x107 JK Density of water = 1.00x 10° kgm? ‘Thermal conductivity ofeopper = 400War'l K Specific heat capacity of aluminium = 10Skg 1K Specific heat capacity of copper 387 kg! K Specific heat capacity of water = 4200S kg Kt ‘Specific latent heat of fusion of ice = 3.34x 10° Jkg" Specific latent heat of vaporization of water = 2.26x10°Jkg? Avogadro’s constant, : Ny = 6.02 x 10 permole Molar gas constant R = 831K" mot! ‘Stefan-Boltzmann’s constant s = 5.67x 10° Wm? K+ ‘Speed of light in vacuum © = 3.0x 10'ms" GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE 02138010/SPEC2007-3- 1. Which ofthe following pairs of units are SI base units? (A) ampere, newton (B) kelvin, ampere (© watt, coulomb (D) coulomb, kelvin 2. The diagram shows two vectors P and Q. SN Q Which of the vector triangles shows the correct resultant R= P+ Q” R P ° A R P Q ° GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE 0213801 0/SPEC2007Item 3 Displacement refers to the figure below showing how the displacement of a particle varies with time. ‘Which ofthe following graphs corectiy represents the dependance of velocity with time for this motion? A (B) © (D) 02138010/SPEC2007 Pd GOON TO THE NEXT PAGEItem 4 refers to the diagram below. P oo*o A stone is thrown from a building at X and follows a parabolic path as shown above, The maximum height reached by the stone is P. The vertical component of acceleration of the stone is (A) maximum at P (B) — maximumat X (C) the same at both X and P (D) zero at P ‘A wooden block of mass 0.80 kg is being pulled along a rough horizontal surface with or force of 20 N as shown above. The block experiences on acceleration of Sms, What is magnitude of the frictional force? (A) 24N (B) 20N (© 16N () 4Nn (02138010/SPEC2007 Item 6 refers to the diagram below which shows a projectile fired with a horizontal velocity, v, from the edge ofa cliff. The height of the cliffis 6 metres. A\ Which of the following pairs of values of v and h give the maximum value of 8? vim s* hin a 9 10 B) w 50 © w% 30 ©) 10 0 A monkey of mass 20 kg rides on a 40 kg trolley moving with a steady speed of 8 ms" along a flat surface. The monkey jumps vertically to grab the overhanging branch of a tree. At what speed will the trolley move off? (A) 12ms! 8) 8ms! - © © 5 ms! 1 © ost GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE262 8. Water is poured intoa measuring cylinder 10. until itreaches the 250 cm? mark on the scale. Ifa lump ofice weighing 50 g is floated in the water, what will the new reading be? (A) 306em* (8B) 300cm* © 295em* ©) 250em* u. 9. Aparachutist is falling through air of uniform density from a great height. (g is the acceleration of free fall.) Which of the following graphs show how his acceleration varies with time? Ww an 8 Oo z 12. (B) an g a t © an 8+-————_. o t () aa 8 or t 02138010/SPEC2007 ‘Tworocks are spun around in circular paths atthe ends of strings of equal length. What quantity MUST be the same for both rocks if the tension in the strings are equal? “(A) speed (B) acceleration (© mass (D) _ kineticenergy Aeroplane A is travelling at twice the speed of Aeroplane B. Plane A is half the mass of Aeroplane B. Which of the following statements is correct? (A) The two aeroplanes have the same kineticenergy (B) Aeroplane A has twice the kinetic energy of Plane B (©) Aeroplane A has half the kinetic energy of Plane B (D) Aeroplane A has one quarter of the kinetic energy of Plane B An object is rotated ina vertical circle with a constant angular velocity. Which of the following quantities remain constant as the object moves round its circular path? 1. Thetension in the string II. Theacceleration of the object IML. Thekinetic energy of the object (A) and Ionly (B) Mand Ilonly (© fandIltonly (D) 1, Mandiit GOON TOTHE NEXT PAGE,13. 14. “7+ Item 13 refers tothe diagram below showing ‘thermal energy being transformed through an engine, =| Guin) one energy ergy it p i What is the efficiency of the engine? (A) (@) © () Which of the following experimental techniques reduces the systematic error of the quantity being investigated? (A) Measuring the diameter ofasteel rod several times and finding an average. (8) Timinga largenumber ofoscillations ofasimple pendulum to find period (©) Plotting a series of voltage and ‘current readings for an ohmic device ona graph and using its gradient to find resistance D) Adjusting a voltmeter to remove its zero error before measuring a potential difference. 02138010/SPEC2007 Marcia needs to find the mass of her dog but he will not stay on the bathroom scale. So first she weighs herself, getting 47 + 1 kg. ‘Then she stands on the balance holding her dog and the reading becomes 64 + | kg. From these reading the percentage error (or uncertainty) in the mass of the dog is (A) 1% (B) 2% (©) 6% (D) 12% Which of the following CANNOT be demonstrated in sound waves? (A) interference (B) diffraction (©) __ polarisation (D) reflection Which of the following gives the correct relationship between intensity and amplitude ofsound wave? t (A) intensity « saptitide (B) intensity o:(amplitude)? U (©) intensity « (ampiitudey? (D) intensity amplitude” > GOON TO THE NEXT PAGEy 18, -8- The displacement-time and displacement- distance graphs for a transverse wave are shown below displacement’ m displacement/ m 19 20, Shy TaN 20 (30 time! s Sty 0} 3 10 VIS distance/ m Whats the wave speed? As 0.25ms" (B)0.Sms* (©) 1.0ms* (0) 2.0ms* For light passing from air to Material X, the refractive index is 1.3 and for light passing from air to Material Y, the refraction index is [.S, Which ofthe following shows the speed of ight in air, X and Y in descending order of magnitude? (Fastest to slowest) (A) ainXY* (B) air, ,X (C) Year, x ©) X.Yair Light from a source is incident normally ona diffraction grating which has 2000 lines per mm. What is the wavelength of the light if the first order maximum makes an angle of 30°with the zero order? (A) .250nm (8) 433nm (©) 125nm (©) 866nm 02138010/SPEC2007 24 22, 23. A converging lens has a focal length of 12 ‘cm. If an object is placed 20 cm from the Jens the image would be (A) 80m from the lens (B) 12cm fromthe lens (©) 30cm fromthe lens (D) 20cm from the lens The. value of a possible wavelength for radiation in the visible region in the electromagnetic spectrum is (A) $x10¢m (B) 5x10"m (©) 5x10*m @) 5x10%m tems23 refers to the following diagram. x Se SS, y Yo Pam Pr ‘Two wave sources X and Y are positioned as shown SO mm and 120mm from a point P. ‘The two sources produce waves which are in phase and which both have wavelength of 20mm, The phase difference between the waves arriving at P is (A) 180 (B) 360° © 45° (D) 90° GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE24. 25. 26. ‘The magnitude of the threshold of hearing at TkHzis (A) 10% Wm? (B) 10 Wm? (©) 10" Wm? (D) 108 Wm? 4 Which of the following is NOT a condition necessary for the formation of stationary waves from two progressive waves? (A) Progressive waves must be superimposed (B) Progressive waves mustbe travelling in opposite directions (©) __ Progressive waves must be of the same amplitude and frequency (D) _Thedistance between the sources of progressive waves must bea whole number of wavelengths A glass tube of effective length 0.60 m is closed at one end. Given that the speed of sound in air is 300 m s the two LOWEST resonant frequencies are (A) 125Hz,250Hz (B) 125Hz,375Hz (©) 250 Hz, 375 Hz (D) 500 Hz, 750 Hz 02138010/SPEC2007 27. 28. Item 27 refers to the following diagram. Microwave PoY transmitter % A microwave transmitter X sends radio waves toa metal sheet Y. A probe, P, between X and Y is moved from one node through 20 antinodes to anode 0.3m away. What isthe frequency of the microwaves emitted from x? (A) 3x10?Hz (B) 3x 10*Hz © — 2x10"Hz ©) 1x10"Hz Which of the following quantites does NOT remain constant when a particle moves in simple harmonic motion? (A) Force (B) Total energy (©) Amplitude (D) Angular frequency GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE33. 29. A mass, m, is attached to a vertical helical spring and displaced a distance “A” from equilibrium as shown in the The mass is released so that it oscillates with simple harmonic motion with angular frequency o. Which ofthe following expressions gives the variation of velocity, v, with time, 2 (A) sin ot ®) v=Acosat © osinot ©) -Ac?sin ot Item 30 refers to the following diagram. [reece m reresecee 30. A mass m, undergaes horizontal simple harmonie motion under the action of two springs as shown. Its equation of motion is a=-2k xand its amplitude is A. 4. m What is its MAXIMUM kinetic energy? (A) %kAYm (®) 2a © 2KA%m () kat 31. The fixed point on the thermodynamic -10- Item_29 refers to the following diagram. 32. ma temperature scale is identified by the 02138010/SPEC2007 ‘Two bodies when in thermal equilibrium will have the same (A) potentiatenengy (B) pressure (©) kineticenergy (D) temperature The temperature of 50 g of liquid was raised by 60 K when it was used to cool a steel ball of mass 100 g from 150°C to 70°C. Ifthe specific heat capacity of steel is 450 J/kg K what is the specific heat capacity of the liguict? (A) 1200s (B) 675 Jkgk () 120 dkgK (D) 300s Item 34 refers to the following diagram. 10m 210 mm A brick wall 10 m long by 4 m high is insulated with a material of thermal conductivity 0.70 Wm" K:. Ifthe insulating material is 210 mm thick, the interface between the wall and material isat 95C and the rate of heat flow into the interface is 4 KW what is the temperature of the other end of the insulation, (A) 98°C (By 94.7°C () 125°C (D) 65°C GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE35. 36. 37. <1 What is the SI base unit for specific heat capacity? (A) kg mK" By ms'k (© mkg" K* Omsk" ‘What isthe average kinetic energy of helium atoms at 27°C? (Ay 2.8x10745 @) 25x10"5 ©. 62x 1075 ©) 5.6x1075 Which of the following is NOT an assumption ofthe kinetic theory of gases? (A) Agasconsists ofa large number of molecules (B)__Thegas molecules are in constant, random motion (© The gas molecules collide inelastically with each other (D) The duration of a collision is negligible when compared to the time interval between collisions A monatomic gas at 18 °C and 1.2x 10° Pa is contained in a container of capacity one ‘cubic metre. What isthe approximate number ‘of.atoms present? (A) | 4x10 (By 3 x 10" (C) 6x10” (D). 1x10" 02138010/SPEC2007 39. 40. P Vv The above P-V diagram represents a gas being taken through three processes, | to2,2 to 3 and 3 to | to complete the cycle. In which process(es) is work being done ON the gas? (A) 1 to2and2t03 (B) 2w3and3t01 (©) 3tolonly (D) — 2to3 only P/Pa 8x 105 6x 405 4x 105 2x 108 24 6 8 10 vim} An ideal gas initially at 2.m? and a pressure of 2.0.x 10° istaken through a cycle as shown in the diagram above. ‘The work done ON the gas in the complete cycle is (A) 464M (BR) +48MI © 48M (D) -64MI GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE4 42. -12- Acube of side x em ina fluid of density p, ata depth h below the surface of the fluid. What is the pressure exp. bottom surface of the cube? (A bee ®) xe (©) (-hypg @) . (+h)pg A steel wire of length 3 m and uniform cross- section area 0.1mm? isused inan experiment todetermine the young modulues of steel. ‘The gradient of the force-extension graph obtained is 6.7.x 10°Nm'! What is Young modulus of stee!? (A) 20x10" Pa (8) 2.0x10"Pa (© 45x10" Pa (D) 22x 10"Pa Which of the following equations is correct? (A) Stress length extension (8) Strain=extension length (© Strain force area () Wall 44. Items 44 refers to the diagram below showing two springs connected in series. One end is fixed to a wall and a force of 0.8 N is applied to the other end. The two springs have spring constants of 2 N mv! and SN respectively. = 2Nort SNmt What is the TOTAL extension of the two springs? (A) 028m (B) 0.5m (©) 035m (D) 056m {tem 4§ refers to the diagram below. FIN x efmm ‘The diagram above shows the force-exter graph for three different materials. Which of the following options correctly labels the graphs? x ¥ Zz (A)_[ brittle | polymeric | ductile (B)_| ductile | polymeric | brittle (© _| brittle [ duetite | polymeric (D) | ductite [brittle | polymeric IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 02138010/SPEC2007