FORM TP 2009239 10 INU 4 appix seat ere $ (CANDIDATE PLEASENOTEL "You must sign Delow and return this booklet vith the Answer Sheet. Failure w do somy tres COpEOZIS8010 result ia disqualification MAY/UNE2009 Signature CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION PHYSICS. Unit 1- Paper 01 90 minutes 22 MAY 2009 READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. ‘This test consists of 45 items. You will have 90 minutes to answer them. Donotbe concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there'are items inthis test. Inadditionto this test booklet, youshouldhave an answer sheet. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each item you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. On your answer sheet, find the number which corresponds to youritem and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen, Look at the sample item below. Sampletem Which of the following lists one scalar quality andone vector quantity? (A) force : velocity Sample Answer (B) ‘mass : temperature. (©) potentiatenergy wot 226 (D) momentum: pressure ‘The best answer to this item is “momentum : pressure”, so answer space (D) has been shaded. Ifyouwantto change your answer, be sure to erase it completely before you ill in yournew choice. When yousre toldto begin, turn the page and workas quickly andas carefully as youcan. [f'you cannot answer an item, omit it and go onto the next one, Yourscore will be the total numberof correct answers, Youmay doany rough work inthis booklet. Figures are notnecessarily drawn to scale ‘The use ofnon-programmable calculatorsisallowed, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU _ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright© 2009 Caribbean Examinations Council® Allrights reserved. 4 momovasxuay |LIST OF PHYSICALCONSTANTS Universal gravitational constant G Acceleration: ood to gravity, & | Atmosphere Atm Boltzmann’s constant k Density of water Specific heat capacity of water Specific latent heat of vaporization of water “Avogadro's number Na Molar gas constant R ‘Stefan-Boltzmann constant o ‘Speed oflight in vacuum e 667x107! Nav kg? 9.81ms? 1.00x 10° Nm* 138x107 IK? 1.00x 10° kgm? 4200 kg? Kt 2.26x 108 Ike? 6.02. 10 per mole 831K" mol! 5.67x10° Wm? K* 3.0x 10° ms!Arubber ball of weight, Wis suspended from ‘a support and is being displaced laterally at an angle, 8°, from the vertical by a wind of constant force (#7). The ball is in equilibrium and the tension in the string is 7. f ‘Tension (T) ball ee Wind (ED) Which of the following equations is correct? (a) Tew 8 H © Wicos 8 ©) T=Hicos 8 Indetermining the density of'a cube, a student records the following measurements: Length of side, /=3.0+0.1em Mass of cube, m= 12.50.58 The student then uses the equation p=" to determine the density of the cube. The percentage error in the calculated value of is A 06% B 7% © 14% (D) 40% Which of the choices below gives the dimensions of the universal gravitational constant G?. (A) kgt ms? &) © @) ‘The number of moles of carbon —12 atoms in0.060kgis, (a) 0S ® 5 © 6 . oO RB If x=3 mg and y=9kg then (A) y=3x 10% @®) y=3x10x (© y=3x10% @) y=3x 10%-4- ‘gem 6 refers to the diagram and information below. CO 5 ‘ ‘Atrolley is travelling ata uniform velocity, v, along e horizontal path. A lump of plasticine is released from a point directly above a point P on its path. ‘The plasticine travels a vertical distance, h, and acquires a speed v (equal to that of the trolley) before it lands directly on top of the trolley and sticks on it. ‘What is the distance of the trolley from the point P when the plasticine begins to fall? (A) 2h @) V2h Ooh o +ae Aman throws a ball with velocity, , through the air towards his friend who is 60m away. Which of the following graphs represents the vertical component of the velocity of the ball whilst itis in motion? Velocity A a) oO time Velocity, A Velocity, ® : time B D @ timeae A light spring is permanently connected between two blocks of wood on a frictionless surface as in the diagram below. 2kg Skg ‘The massesof the blocks are 2.0 kg and 5.0 kg and they can move freely along a straight horizontal track. The spring is compressed and the blocks are released simultaneously from rest ‘When the acceleration of the heavier block is 10 ms®, the acceleration of the lighter block willbe (A) Sms? ®) 10ms? (© 20ms? (D) 25ms? The following statements refer to an INELASTIC COLLISION: 1. The total amount of momentum is NOT conserved, I. Thetotal amount of kinetic energy is ‘NOT conserved, I. The total amount ofa momentum is conserved. ‘Which of the above statements is/are TRUE for an INELASTIC COLLISION? (&) only ®) Tonly (© Land Ionly (D) and Monly 10, 1 ‘Two satellites 5, and S, are orbiting around a planet of radius R. S, moves just above the surface and S, is an orbit of radius 4R, The value of the ratio Orbital speed of S, Orbital speed ofS, @ oo - 4 @® } © 2 o 4 Which of the statements below BEST describes the motion of a geostationary satelite? (A) Itmoves with the same velocity as, the earth, (B) __ Its geographical location changes as the earth rotates. (©) __Itsacceleration is zero. (D) _Itsangular velocity is equal to that of the earth,42! 13, 5 ‘The plank shown below is in equilibrium when acted on by the forces shown. Which statements is/are true? L T+P=7 I. P@ty)=Hy UW. P= ty (A) Tonly (B) — Tandionly (© Wanditionly @) 1, Mand A rocks thrown vertically upwards from the ground. Neglecting air resistance, the graph that BEST shows the relationship between the kinetic energy, £, of the rock and its height, his: A) E OE nN BE ©)14. 15. ‘Avan has mass m. The van’s engine has a maximum power output of P. The LEAST time for the van to be accelerated trom rest twaspeed, y, is @ 4 ea ad o = ©) A student of weight 500 N is planning a trip to the peak of Blue Mountain. From her starting point, this will involve an increase in altitude of 1 800m, She buys “high calorie” energy bars which release 1 000 KJ of energy when digested, Assuming herbody to be 10% efficient, how many bars will she need to eat, for the necessary gain in altitude? (A) 1 @) 2 © 9% ©) 900 16. A mass hanging from a spring with force constant & oscillates vertically with an amplitude A. ‘The MAXIMUM velocity on the mass during this simple harmonic motion is A) ale @) 4 iE © ee ©) (Ea 17. The displacement of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motionis given by x= 8 sin 04nr The frequency of oscillation of the particle is (A) 02H (8) 0.4Hz © 5 ke @) 8 Hz18: 19, 495 A system made up ofa light helical spring to which a small mass is attached, is forced to oscillate at different frequencies, f, in ait. The response is shown in the diagram below. amplitude fy ‘frequency Ifthe experiment were done in an evacuated chamber, which graph BEST represents the result? A) I 8 “ 1 =z : eueney ON @) A & 2 frequency amp. amp. frequency frequency Stationary waves are produced by superimposing progressive waves of frequency 500 Hz. Successive nodes are separated by a distance of 2 m. What is the speed of the progressive waves? (sms B) 250ms" © 1000ms* (D) 2000ms-10-* 20. “The diagram below shows an instantaneous position of a transverse wave travelling from left to right alongastring, vvave direction ——> Whici of the following correctly describes the subsequent motion, if any, of the points R and Son the string? . Point R Point S (A) stationary downwards (B) downwards upwards (©) downwards stationary () upwards downwards 21, Two sources of water waves Y'and ¥ generate waves which are out of phase by 180°. Ifthe waves from Xare of amplitude 5 m and the waves from Yare of amplitude 3 m, which of the following graphs correctly describes the oscillation of a particle which is equidistant from BOTH X and Y? displacement dlisplacementim 2 2 “ time © ~——— > time 2 displacement/m displacementim Bry 8 |—__________>. e® ‘time @) time 823. 24. ae “The intensity of sound is directly proportional tothe (A () © ©) amplitude of the oscillation squate of the amplitude of the oscillation wavelength of the oscillation square of the wavelength of oscillation standing wave is set up on a stretched string X¥as shown in the diagram below. YN NY Ne Which of the following statements is comect? (a) B) Oscillations of Points Pand Q ate out of phase with each other. Particle at X arrives at Point R one period later. Oscillations at Points Xand Q are exactly in phase with each other. Oscillations at Points Q and Sare exactly in phase with each other. Item 24 refers to the following diagram which shows a stationary wave on a string at one instant in Amplitude ‘Where on this stationary wave does an antinode exist? “@ ®) © @) Ponly Qonly Sonly PandRonly GOON TA THE NEYT PAGE25. 26, 27, -1- A liquid X floats in a container on top of another liquid ¥. Light whose velocity is ¥, strikes the boundary with an angle of incidence 8, In Liquid X the angle of refraction is @_ and the velocity is V, ‘Which pair of statements is TRUE if the wavelength DECREASES as the light crosses the boundary? (A) 8> 6, > vy, B 28>, V>Y, © 0>8 V,>V, @ 47% ae In a Young’s two-slit experiment, light of ‘wavelength 500 nm produces fringes 2mm apart ona screen. If light of wavelength 250 nm is used and the slit separation is doubled, how far apart would the fringes be? @ 4 mm ®) 05mm © 1 mm @) 2 mm ‘X-rays differ from microwaves in that they (A) cannotbe refracted (B) _ aredeviated by an electric field (C) havea shorter wavelength (D)__cannotbe polarized 28. 29. 30. 31 Whatis the ratio ofthe intensity of two sounds if one is 8.0 dB louder than the other? “a @) © @) 0.63 63 80 10 Accommodation in the human eye refers to (A) @&) © ©) the dilation ofthe pupil to allow more light to enter the eye the adjustment of the lens to focus on objects according to their distance changing the shape of the eye so that the image fits on the retina the use of lenses to correct defeets invision ‘The near point of a defective eye is 30 cm from the eye. If the normal near point is 25 cm from the eye, the focal length of lens needed to correct this defect is, (A) 8) © @) Sem 25cm 30cm 150em Which of the following types of thermometers has the WIDEST temperature measuring range? (A) Platinumresistance (B) Mercury inglass (©) Constant volume gas (D) Alcohol in glass33. 34. -13- The length of the liquid column in amereury thermometer at ice point is 15 mm and at the steam point is 220 mm. When placed ina cup of tea the length of the mereury column is 195 mm. What is the temperature of the tea, as measured on the centigrade scale of this thermometer? (A) 76.6°C (B) © 878°C (© = sec () 102.4°C ‘An immersion heater rated at 150 W is fitted into alarge block ofice at 0°C. The specific latent heat of fusion of the ive is 3 x 10° J kg”. How long does it take to melt 10 g of ice? (A) 2s @) 3s ( ws ©) 150s Which of the following statements is/are TRUE? I. Whilst a substance is melting its temperature remains constant. Ul, The triple point of a substance has 2 constant value, TH. The boiling point of liquid does not depend on the pressure of the surroundings. (A) Tonly (B) — Tand only (©) Mend iTonly () 1, Mand 36. 36. Water falls from a height of 500m. What is the rise in temperature of the water at the bottom if all the energy gained is converted to internal energy in the water? (A) 019K ®) K © 049K @) 17K Aninsulated composite metal rod consists of 30 cm of Metal 4 with a conductivity of 300 W av" K and 30 cm of Metal B witha conduetivity of 200 Wm" K. en SSeS . a 2 37. SSNS An insulated rod of Metal 4 of length Z conducts heat at the same rate as the composite bar when it has the same temperatures 6, and 8, atitsends. £ isequal 40cm @) 50cm © 60cm @) 75cm A large metal cube has dimensions 1.2m X_ 1.2mX 1.2m. Itis heated ina furnace until the blackened cube is at a temperature of 780°C. What is the rate of energy transfer from the surface? (A) 363KW (®) 120 KW (181 kW @) 602 kWa © ale P Tass "Which graph BEST represents pressure ‘P” of @ gas as a function of its mass when the gas is pumped into a container of fixed volume and the temperature remains constant? @ FP © PF ma 39. Which of the following statements is NOT one of the basic assumptions of the kinetic theory of gases? (A) @®) © o) The attractive forces between the gas molecules are negligible, The collisions between the gas molecules are inelastic. ‘The size of the gas molecules are negligible compared to their separation. The duration of a collision is negligible compared with the time between collisions, 40. 41. What is the pressure of a gas of density 0.09 kg mr and root-mean-square velocity of 1900 ms? (A) 131Pa (®) 57.0Pa © 108x108 Pa @) 12x 108Pa The first law of thermodynamics may be written as AU= 0+ W. For an isothermal process this equation becomes “« B) © o)42. 43. -18- ‘Item 42 refers tothe following diagram, << ‘The material shown has length, /, and cross sectional area 4. When a force, F, is applied to the material ‘itcauses an extension, e, in the material. Which of the following expressions can be used to determine the Young modulus of the material? FL AO we FA ° ® 7 Ae Era al O a Which of the following statements about the molecular model of liquids are TRUE? ‘Their molecules are packed closely together. IL Neighbouring molecules cluster together and there is a constant transfer of molecules between clusters. IL The forces between molecules are very strong, TV. The pattern of molecules isNOT fixed, (A) Hand IV only (B) Mand TV only (©) I Mandtlonly ©) LMandIV only-16-° 44, ‘The graph below was obtained by applying, tem 45 refers to the following diagram various forces, F, to a piece of wire and which shows the force-extension graph ofa ‘measuring its length, /. wire. | 180 151 152 1 ‘What information can be inferred ftom the 45. Howmuch workis done in stretching the wire graph? froman extensionof 1 mmto2mm? - L The force constant of the material is A) 00155 1000 Nn (B) 0.030 I The ultimate tensile stress of the (© 0.0435 material is about 35. () 0.0603 I. The strain at X'is 3%. IV. _ The material obeyed Hooke’s Law up to 30N. (A) TandTV only (B) Mand Ionly (©) Wand IV only (D) Mand IV only IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 3 i 1 2 om a