pens Testcope02138010 MAY/JUNE2007 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION PHYSICS Unit 1 - Paper 01 90 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY Inaddition to this testbooklet, you should havean answer sheet. Each item in thistesthas foursuggested answers lettered (A),(B), (C), (D). Readeach item youare aboutto answer and decide which choice isbest. - Onyouranswersheet, find thenumber which correspondsto your item and shade the spacehaving the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look atthe ‘sample item below. je Item ‘Whichofthe following lists one scalarquality andone vector quantity? (A) mass: temperature Sample Answer (B) momentum :pressure (© frcesvdciy ©e60 ©) potential energy : volt ‘The best answerto this item is “momentum : pressure”, so answer space(B)has been blackened. Ifyou wantto change your answer, besure toerase yourold answer completely and fillin yournew choice. When youaretoldto begin, tum the page and workas quickly andas carefully as youcan. Ifyoucannot answer an item, omititand goontothenextone. You cancomebackto the harderitem later. Your score will be the total number ofcorrectanswers. ‘Youmay doany rough workin this booklet. Figuresarenotnecessarily drawntoscale, ‘Theuseofnon-programmablecalculatorsisallowed. This test consists of 45 items. You will have' ‘90 minutes to answer them. Donotbeconcerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than thereareitemsin thistest. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO Si (Copytight©2005 Caribbean Examinations Cas 4 menrwvasxuay } iLIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS Universal gravitational constant G Acceleration due to gravity £ Radius of the Earth Re Mass of the Barth Mp ‘Mass of the Moon My 1 Atmosphere Atm Boltzmann's constant k Density of water Specific heat capacity of water Specific latent heat of fusion of ice Specific latent heat of vaporization of water Avogadro's number Na ‘Molar gas constant R Stefan-Boltzmann constant 6 ‘Speed of light in vacuum . c 02138010/C 2007 6.67 x 107"! Nm? kg? 9.81 ms? 6380 km 5.98 x 10% kg 7.35 x 10” kg 1.00 x 10° Nm? 138x107 3K 1.00 x 10° kg mr? 4200 J kg! K+ 3.34x 10° Ikgt 2.26 x 10° Fkgt 6.02 x 10” per mole 8.313! molt 5.67 x10° Wim? K+ 3.0x10'mst GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE-3- ‘Which 8.1. unit could be used to express the power ofa lightbulb? (A) kgms? ®) kgm's? © kgm's? @) kgs? Item_2 refers to the following diagram. Coplanar forces with magnitudes 7 N, 24N and X are in equilibrium. What is the value of X? () 17N B) 24N (©) 25N ©) 3IN 3. Which of the following graphs applies toa body in motion but with zero acceleration? E, K, 2 kK. GOON TA THE NEVT DAE4. A body of constant mass will have uniforin acceleration ifthe resultant force acting onit (A) decreases uniformly with time (B) _ increases uniformly with time (© _ isconstant (D) _ isproportional to the displacement from a fixed point 5. Abody moves in a circle of radius r with centripetal acceleration, a. Its velocity is», and angular frequency is @. Which of the following equations for aare correct? 1. a=Po Ul a=vo (A) Land itt @®) — [andIlonly (© [andIffonly () — Mandffonly 6. Aconstant force acts on a mass m, which is initially at rest. The velocity acquired fora «given displacements proportional to A) vm @) m 1 Ow 1 Q a 7. Aracingcaris moving round a circular track ata constant speed of 60 m s!. The radius ofthe track is 500m, What isthe ratio of the centripetal force to the weight of the car? (a) 002 ® 073 ©: 12 ©) 710 02138010/C2007 A body of 2.5 kg initially at rest is acted on by anet force directed along the x - axis which ‘varies as shown in the graph below. Force IN 2» 12 3 4 S Times ‘The magnitude of the momentum obtained ‘would be ) ONS (B) SONS (© 70Ns (PD) 140Ns ~ Which velocity - time graph BEST represents ‘the motion of a falling spherical body from ‘rest through glycerine? ! ) : @) aa © Lx : » LD. : GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE10. 1. ‘Two parallel forces act on a rigid body as shown in the diagram above. The size of the torque on the body by these forces is A) Fa @) © 2d OQ) A parachutist of mass: 80 kg descends vertically at a constant velocity of 3.0m:s", Whats the resultant downward force acting on her? (A) 800N (B) 560N (© 240N @) ON 12. 13. a 'D Astone is thrown from A to D. The stone followsa parabolic path such that the highest pointreached is B. Cis apoint ust before it lands at D. ‘The vertical component of acceleration of the stone is A) theleast at B (®B) thesameat CandB (©) maximum atA @)- greatestatD slingshot is a child’s toy that converts the strain energy of the stretched material into the moving energy of the propelled object. A boy pulls on his slingshot witha force of 20N and itextends by 7 cm. At what velocity does the 20 g stone fly off? (A) 84ms! @) 70ms* (©) 16.7ms! ©) 26ms*14. The true value of a quantity,is x, This quantity is measured a large number of times and the number 7, ofpparticular values of, is plotted against x. ‘Which graph below represents measurements of poor accuracy but high precision? @ A” 1021380102007 15. 16. ‘The spheres have an elastic collision. ‘Two spheres, one of mass m and the other of m mass“¥-aremoving towards each othe with velocity, v O.6 ich one of the following statements is correct? (A) Thetotal kinetic energy after impact is Yamv. (B) _ Thespheresstick together on impact. (© Thetotal kinetic energy after impact iszero. - (D) —Themagnitudeofthetotal momentum before impact is y,mv. Item 16 refers to the following graph showing, two oscillations. Displacement Time ‘What is the phase difference between the oscillations? (A) mrad ®) warad © Yad () wearad GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE47. 18. 19. -7- Item 17 refers to the vibrator below which. produces stationary waves on a stretched cable. ” s Sm Vibrator The frequency ofthe vibrator is 50 Fz. What is the speed of the wave? (A) 250ms* () 500ms* © 750ms* ©) 330ms* Which of the following observations indicates that sound waves are longitudinal? (A) Sound waves are diffracted around ‘comers, (B) Sound waves cannot be polarised. (©) Sound waves obey the laws of reflection. @) Sound waves are refracted as they pass from cool airto warm air. For a particle oscillating with simple harmonic motion in a vertical plane, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A) The velocity of the particle is miminum at the centre of motion ofthe particle. (8) Thetotal energy is constant. (© The acceleration of the particle is directed towards a fixed point. (D) —Therestoring force is maximum at the extremities of the motion. 20. 2. 22. A. Young’s double-slit experiment is performed with white light incident on the slits. ‘The first bright fringe after the central maximum isa (A) green fringe (B) orange fringe (©) white fringe ) _ bluefringe Which of the following can correct the condition known as long sight? (A) Plano-concave lens (B) Cylindrical lens (©) __ Divergingmeniscus lens (D) Converging meniscus lens ‘Two sources of sound, X and Y, that are in phase are positioned as shown in the diagram. They both produce waves with wavelength 2 m and amplitude A. What would be the amplitude of the sound observed at point P? x A) % @®) 2A © o @ A24. ‘A sound wave of intensity'I,, has an amplitude of 30mm. Anothermwave of the same frequency but of intensity 1, has an amplitude of 10 mm. Whatis the value of AL 1? “3 ®) 9 © 7 ©) 8 An air column in a tube which is closed at one end vibrates in its fundamental mode. ‘The amplitude of the vibrations of the air can be represented in magnitude and direction at various points by arrows with a dot indicating a very small amplitude. Which diagram BEST represents the oscillation of the air molecules? A) |e Poh 7 @) FN a 1 1 > Q omm |______» © em , ¥ Iv PA R emm @ Ls FN v ‘The above P-V diagrams represent ideal gas. cycles. Which pair of diagrams corresponds ; toNET work being done by the gas? (A) Land Itonly (B) — TandTVonly (© Wand I only () Hand IV only-12- - 42. — Calculate the volume occupied byoneatom 44.» Analloyismade of amixture of two metals, ‘of copper ifit has a molar mass of 0.0635 kg Metal A has‘a density of 8900 kg m? and and adensity of 8920kgm?. Metal B has a density of 7800 kgm°. What isthe density of the alloy if Metal A has three (A) 118x107 mw times the volume of Metal B? (B) 7.12x 10% m? (©) 233x 10m (A) 8350kgm? () 941x107 (B) 8625 kgm? (©) 8075 kgm? (D) —7950kgm? 43, A spring with spring constant k, has an extension x, when amass m, is attached to it. ‘Another spring identical to the first is hung parallel to the first and the same mass m is hung across both. Which option gives the correct values of extension and spring constant of the combination? The diagram above shows a U-tube ‘containing two immiscible liquids. Which rr statement about the arrangementis TRUE? (A) The kerosene exerts a greater Extension | Spring constant pressure at X than the pressure exerted by the WateratY. ~ @) x? HQ + (B) _ Thewater exerts a greater pressure . at Y than the préssure exerted by @) x2, 2k the water at X. (©) Thepressure at X and Y is equal to © os in atmospheric pressiire. (D) The pressure at X is equal to the @) a 2k " pressure at Y¥- IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 02138010/C2007