ow 6. CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION C EXAMINATION ERTIFICATE* PHYSICS: Paper 01 ~ General Proficiency T hour 15 minutes (03 JUNE 2020 ( READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. This test consists of 60 items, You will have | hour and 15 minutes to answer them. In addition to this test booklet, you should have 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 your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below mple Item The SI unit of length is the ample Answer (A) metre enon (B) second (©) newton (D) kilogram The best answer to this item is “metre”. so (A) has been shaded. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you Fil in your new choice: When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can, Hyou cannot answer an item, go on to the next ane. You may return to that item later Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale You may do any rough work in this booklet Yo use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer items, PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO DO NOT TURN THIS ei Copyright © 2018 Caribbean Exami All rights reserved.‘The measurement of the external diameter 5. ‘The moment of'a force is defined as the of'a measuring cylinder is MOST accurately done by using a (A) moment in time when a foree is first applied to a body (A) metre rule (B) length of time for whieh a force is (B) tape measure applied to a body (C) length of string AG product of the force and its 4D pair of vernier callipers perpendicular distanee from th turning point to the fore (D) ratio of the force and its 2. Given that force = mass « acceleration, the perpendicular distance from the Unit of force could be written as turning point (A) ketms (B) kem's! 6 The unit for momentum is © kem's? 4) kems? A) kes er kes! (C) kems* 3. 0.000462 N expressed in standard form is ©) Nm Ly 4.62 10°N (B) 4.62 « 10°'N Which of the following remains unchanged (©) 462 109N with an INCREASE in temperature? (D) 4.62 « 10°N Mass (B) Density 4. The mass of an astronaut is 70 kg when (©) Volume standing on the moon, When he returns to (D) Relative density Earth, his approximate weight wil A Wk 8. A4 ky mass is travelling with a constant (By 70 speed of 5 ms! It is brought to rest in () 20k 2seconds. The average foree aeting on the Ab T00N mass to bring it to rest is A) LON (B) 25N AE 10.0N (D) 40.0N GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 012380 10/MJ/CSEC 20209. Which of the following mea sified as scalar quanti res may be em LI refers to the following diagram which shows two vectors of magnitudes a and b represented respeetively by OA and 1 Time Ob H. Speed HI Displacement A c 442 Tand Ionly (B) Land IH only (©) Mand I only (D) 1, Wand Ht Liem 10 refers to the following graph. ° B Displacementim’ 11, The vectors act at Point O and are ail perpendicular to each other. Which of the following pairs represents BOTH the magnitude and direction of their resultant? n eee Magnitude Direction ‘ a aa (Ay ath 0c Timels 10, ‘The graph above shows how the Beet oo. co Tne varios wih ines Thsnmer is © Vem (A) going slower and slower aero Va o¢ AT going at a steady speed (©) going faster and faster (D) not moving 12, ‘The acceleration due to gravity (g) is to be determined by measuring the time (1) taken for a small steet ball to fall through a specific height. Which of the following activities is UNNECESSARY? TWA) Finding the mass of the ball (B) Allowing the ball to drop and starting the stopwatch at the same instant (©) Measuring the height through whieb the ball falls (D) Repeating the time measurements, and taking the average GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,13, On which of the following features does the pressure at a point in a liquid depe 1. Density of the liquid 1, Depth from the surface IIL, Area of the cross-section of the container 87 Land only (B) Land Il only (C) Hand It onty (D) A tand tt feu_Lf refers to the following diagram which shows a simple extension (x) against Force (>) graph for a light spring, axfem 10 B FIN 14. Based on the graph above, which of the following statements would be true? 1. ‘The elastic limit of the spring was exceeded. Il. ‘The spring obeyed Hooke’s law over its entire extension. UL, The force per unit extension in the elastic region was 7.5 Nem (A) Land 1 only +7 Land Ill only (©) Mand tll only ) Hand m1 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 0123801 0/MIICSE16. em LS refers to the following diagram which shows a dam wan Water Dank Reservoir The pressure on the dam at the bottom of the reservoir depends on the (A) mass of waterheld back by the dam (B) volume of water held by the dam. (C) length of the reservoir +B depth of the water A bubble of gas rises to the surface of a soft drink. ‘This is because the 4A— upthrust on the bubble is greater than the weight of the bubble upthrust on the bubble is greater than the weight of water it displaces weight of the water displaced by the bubble is less than the weight of the bubble density of the gas is greater than the density of the drink (B) © (0) 17. 18, 19. There are NO attractive forces between the molecules ina (A) solid and a tiquid (B) liquid and ga (C) liquid +BT gas Which of the following statements about the pressure law are tr 1. The ratio of pressure to Kelvin temperature is constant, TH. Volume is constant I, Pressure is constant tr and I only (B) Land Hl only (C) Hand tt only (D) bland tt Which of the following temperature ranges is MOST suitable for a c thermometer? (A) 0°C 10.44 (B) _ =10°C 0 110°C (C)_ 35°C to 100 °C a 35°C to 44 °C ON TO THE NEXT PAGE20. Molten naphthalene at 100 °C is allowed to cool down to room temperature. If naphthalene has a melting point of 80 °C, which of the following graphs BEST represents the cooling curve? (a) 100 | min arc 100. (B) 80 min min ac 100 @) 80 (012380 10/MI/CSEC 2020 24. 2. 23. 24. The energy required to change the state of a substance was determined to be E,. It the mass of the substance is DOUBLED. the value of E,, will (A) remain constant (B) be quadrupled 4£) be doubled (D) be halved A light bulb is filled with a gas at a temperature of 293 K. 1th inital pressure of the gas is P. what will the pressure be ‘when the temperature increases to 360 K? 393 (A) 360 *P er +» 293 © sy xP 360) ) SorxP Which of the following materials is BOTH good absorber and a good emitter of thermal (heat) energy? (A) A Mat, polished metal plate (B) A polished, convex metal plate (©) A polished, concave metal plate ADE A flat metal plate, painted black ‘The specific latent heat of vaporization of water is the energy required to change | ke of water (A) O°Ctoice at O°C (B) 8 °C to steam at 100°C HEF 100°C to steam at 100°C (D) 99.9°C to steam at 100.1 °C GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEem 2S refers to the following diagram which shows water boiling at the top of a glass test tube while a piece of ice wrapped in gauze remains unmelted at the bottom. Bunsen /\ <——ame tem 26 refers to the following diagram hich shows transverse wave ata particular instant. Displacement (aN Tee wrapped 26. The wavelength of the wave is equal to the in gauze distance: (A) PQ (By PR Which of the Following isthe reason For en tis this occurrence altos HH Water is a poor conductor of heat {B) Gauze isa poor conductor of heat (cy Water is a good conductor of heat (D) Glass is a good conductor of heat. ‘Item 27 refers to the following diagram which shows the instantaneous profile of a wave travelling across a water surface. Displac From the information above, the frequency 1 (A) ag He (By 10H (©) 20HZ =P unknown GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE28. An echo is quieter than the original sound that produced it. This shows that, compared to the original sound, the echo has a +) smaller amplitude (B) shorter wavelength (©) lower frequency (D) slower speed {em 29 refers to the following graphs (with axes having the same seales) of two sound waves, Pand Q. Displacement! Wave P Time Displacement! WaveQ Time 29, Based on the information above, which off the following statements is true? (A) Pis louder than Q but Q has a higher piteh, louder than Q and has a higher piteh than Q. ACT Qislouderthan P but P has a higher pitch, (BD) Qis louder than P and hasa higher piteh than P. @ P (012380 10/MJ/CSEC 2020 30, 31. Which of the following equations expresses the:correet relationship between th wavelength, 2, speed, v, and frequency, /: ofa wave? mf ‘Bf © a=Fv yd Boyle's law for a gus can be tested experimentally, provided which of the following are held constant? 1. Temperature I Pressure I Mass (A) Land only Land IIL only (©) Hand I only (D) 1 Hand It GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE32. Which line lies along the principal axis of the converging lens? +) JK (By PQ © RS (Dy wy 33. Which of the following diagrams BEST represents the wave generated in a ripple tank by a small spherical dipper vibrating at a constant frequency? : © © @) ® GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,n interference ‘tem 34 refers to the following diagram in which two coherent light sources produc: pattern on a sereen of bright and dark fringes. Bright Dark Bright 34, The reason for the formation of the bright fringes is that (A) these positions contain more light energy (B) the crests are larger than the troughs along these lines “TET all the crests and troughs are in phase along these points (D) all the crests and troughs are out of phase along these points GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 012380 10/MN/CSECShe 35. An object O is viewed in a plane mirror PQ. Which of the following diagrams correctly shows the formation of the image? ater @ * P ens Q Pr Q 0 3 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE36. Which diagram BEST shows the path taken by aray of light through a rectangular glass block? “ (By (D) Md Be MD 01238010/MMCSEC 2020 ~ 37. An explosion causes the emission of the following types of radiation, Lo Light Sound ML Which of these will be received first by @ person some distance away from the (A) Land I only Br [and Ill only (C) Mand Ul only (D) A Mand Ul lem 38 refers to the following di ch shows two similar loudspeakers ted to the same audio-frequeney generator. ‘The speakers are set up a few metres away from a path, XY Audio-frequency generator Loudspeakers ay 0.8m A few metres 38. Atsome points along XY no sound is heard because (A) the sound waves are diffracted (B) the sound waves is refracted away from those points ACT interference of the sound waves takes place (D) the sound waves are ref to the same source GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE39. 40. ‘Magnetic induc “” ” © «) Rectification can BEST be done by using “ (B) © Sse) -13- on occurs when jem 4 re which represents a sti Fs to the following diagram ight wire carrying a suspended and points current into the plane of a piece of paper: in the NS direction iron nails near a magnet become @ magnet magnetized an N pole attracts an S pole an electroscope is charged 4 transformer capacitor transistor diode (By | : © ae GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE2. Whichof the following diagrams represents 44. Which of the following circuit symbols the magnetic field existing between two represents a fuse? opposite magnetic poles? zi w pp n}—----|s er oo - ea . (D) —©- (B) 45, AN Ay © Ai \) Dee [lea ea © 43. Which of the following equations CANNOT be used to determine the power dissipated wp) ina resistor? (A) P=PR BPs Aer P= # ve BD) | P wo) 2 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238010/MI/CSEC 2020 ks46. 47. lem 46 refers to the following diagram, w ‘Secondary ail Appropriate labels for W and X are w x (A) step-down transformer | a.c. input (B) | step-down transformer | d.c. input 427) step-up transformer | a.e, input (D) | step-up transformer de. input Which of the following materials is MOST suitable for the core of an electromagnet? (A) Steel (B) Carbon (©) Copper +B) Soft iron Which of the following diagrams is a representation of the current/p.d. relation- ship for a metallic conductor at a constant temperature? (A) 1 2B) 1 « 1 © ae GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE49, An ideal transformer has a primary to secondary tums ratio of 1:3. An alternating potential difference of 200 V is applied to the primary coil and a resistance of 200 Q attached to the secondary coil. What is the current in the secondary eireui (A) 033A (By 100A (©) 150A DL 3.00 In which of the following circuits will the lamp light up? & in © Ny Vt rn ©) g=1 51. Which of the following pairs of statements is true for BOTH iron and steel? Iron Steel (A) [Easily magnetized [Does not retain its magnetism (B) | Not easily magnetized | Retains its magnetism well +) [Easily magnetized | Retains its magnetism well (D) [ Not easily magnetized magnetism GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 0123801 0/MI/CSEC 2020“17- Hem $2 refers to the following truth table $4. Which device allows one circuit to switch with inputs A and B and output C, another circuit on or off without any direct contact between them? +t) Magnetic relay (B)— Electromagnet (©) Generator (D) Motor 52, Which of the following logic gates does the $5. Which of the following graphs shows how teuth table above represent? the activity of a radioactive source va ith time? tr NAND (By) NOR (A) Activity ©) AND (Dy) OR em 83 refers to the following diagram of eae a simple a.c. generator. (B) Activity ‘Time (C) Activity’ x Time Or Activity 53. The parts labelled X in the diagram are known as the Time (AL coils ) slip rings (C) armatures (D) commutators GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEWhich ofthe following are two properties of an e-particle? (A) No charge, very penctruting (B) Positive charge. very penetrating (C) Negative charge, not very penetrating -t —_Positive charge, not very penetrating The nuclide “Th contains (A) 90 protons and 234 neutrons (B) 235 protons and 90 neutrons 46) 90 protons and 144 neutrons (D) 144 protons and 90 neutrons Which of the following scientists formulated the equation E = (A) Marie Curie (B) Isaac Newton A4S— Albert Finstein (D) J. Thompson $9. Which of the following statements about proton is NOT true? (A) tis a hydrogen atom minus an electron “#) has the same mass as that ofa elec (cy Ithas a mass about 2000 times that of an electron. (D) has a charge equal in size but opposite in sign to that of an electron. 60, Which of the following equations is correct? (A) TR Rn sp particle (By & N + B-particle er SR RH ya partite (Dy C/N +e-paniele IF YOU FIN H BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 012380 10/M/CSEC 2020