> 4 avery seat Here $ ce. CANDIDATES PEASENOTE “You ust sign below and return this bone wih ihe Answer See tae] TEST CODE O1238010 p 400 way result in alsqualieation. FORMTP2009103 | gee — MAYAUNE2009 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIO! PHYSICS Paper 01-General Proficiency 75 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. Thistestconsists of 60 items. You will have 75 minutes to answer them. 2. Inadditionto this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 3. Donotbe concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items inthistest. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each tem you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. 5. Onyouranswersheet, find the number which corespondsto youritem and shade thespace having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. npleliem The STunitoflengthis the (A) metre (B) second (©) newton (D) kilogram ae The best answer to this item is “metre” so answer space (A) has been shaded. 6. Ifyouwanttochange youranswer, be sure toerase it completely before you fill in yournew choi 7. Whenyouare told to begin, tum the page and works quickly andas carefully as youcan. Ifyou cannot answer an item, omit itand go on to the next one. Your score will be the total number of correct answers. 8 Figuresare not necessarily drawn to scale. 9. Youmay doany rough workin this booklet 10. Theuseofnon-programmable calculators isallowed, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2009 Caribbean ExaminationsCouncil ®. Alllrightsreserved. 01238010/F 2009Whi hhof the following isan SI base unit? (A) Ampere ®) Vat © — Ohm ®) Coulomb 3.1415926 expressed to TWO significant figuresis A 3a ey ad © 32 © 31 ‘When used in front of aunitthe prefix ‘mega’ means (A) 10* (B) 10° © Ww Oo 10 ‘Thetimeperiodofasimplependulum vibrating witha small amplitude depends onthe (A) massofthe pendulumbob (B) amplitude ofthe oscillation (©) lengthofthependulum (D) force with whichthe pendulumisset intomotion 01238010/F 2009 5. Aslice of bread is squeezed into a little ball. Which quantity does NOT change? (A) Mass B) Volume (©) Density ©) Widh The relative density of brassis8.4. Whichof the followingisthe BEST statementthatcan bemade? (A) Brassishea (B) — Waterishea (C)100cm*of brassis heavier than 100 cm? of water. (D) —100cm*of waterisheavier than 100 com? of brass, The force which keeps the moon in orbitis (A) magnetic (B) centrifugal © reactive (D) gravitational Which of the following, when displaced, is seentobeinneutral equilibrium? (A) Aheavy weightsuspendedonastring (B)—_ Apencilbalancedon its point (©) Abeam of a balance in use (D)_— Acone resting ona slanted edge GOON TO THE NEXT PAGEItem9 referstothefollowingdiagramswhich 10. oe depictsome simple machines, Nut cracker a ‘Tweezer used for pulling out hair Mt Human forearm Iv Wheel barrow 9. Inwhich ofthese machines would the effort applied be LESS than the load? (a) B) © ©) Tand Tlonly and IV only Mand IITonly Mand IV only an 01238010/F 2009 The diagrams below, drawn to scale, represent two forces and T acting at O. In which of the followingis the resultant in the direction, OX? “ . Ko 1 ®) © (D) Onwhich of the following does the pressure atapointinaliquid depend? Density ofthe liquid I. Depth from the surface Area of the cross-section of the container (A) only B) — Monly (© Tand {only (D) 1, and Ir GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE12. Which of the following speed-time graphs could represent the motion of a cricket ball which is thrown vertically upwards and caught by the thrower? (ay * . nw @) * 7 t © ” (\ 7 7 @) * }\ 01238010/2009 13, 14, 15. Aglassmarble, X, moving with aspeed of 6 ms", collides ‘head on’ with an identical stationary glass marble, Y. What is the velocity of ¥ aftercollisionassuming that X isbroughttorest? @ @B) © © Whenanobjectisfloatingona liquid, whichof the following wouldbe true? I. The object weighs the same as the volume of water displaced. I. Theupthrustonthe objectis tightly greater than the weight of the object. IIL Theaverage density of the objectis just equal to that of the liquid. (A) Tonly (B) — Hlonly (©) LandIlonly ©) TMand Itt Abookof weight 12Nisrestingonatable. Theforcethatthetable exertsonthe book is (ON @®) 12N (©) greaterthan 12N (D) greater than ON but less than 12.N GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE16. 17. 18, ‘A particle moving with constant speed in a uniformeitcular path, hasa (A) constant velocity (B) _constantaccelerationalongtheradius offits path (©) variableacceleration (D) _constantaccelerationtangential oits path Which of the following is NOT true about the moment of a force? (A) __Itismeasuredinunitscallednewton metres, (B) _ Itistheamountof force needed to keep abody turning, (©) __ Itisthe turning effect that a force has when it acts on a body. (D) __Itisthe productoftthe force andthe perpendicular distance of its ine of action from a point. Which of the following is/are renewable source(s) ofenergy? I. Solarenergy I. Windenergy TIL Geothermaienergy (A) only (B) —_LandIllonly (©) Handittonly ) 1, Mand mT 01238010/F2009 19. 20. Which of the following implements is/are designedtotakeadvantage of alarge moment provided by arelatively small force? 1 Clawhammer I, Crowbar I. Pairof tweezers IV. Pair of wire cutters (A) Wonly (B) — TandIVonly (© L.Manditfonly (BD) LMandiVonly Which of the following would be characteristic features of a clinical thermometer? 1. Narrow constriction in the tube just. above the bulb I Limited range of temperatures IIL Large bore to make the mercury more visible (A) only (B) Land !fonly (© Land I1Tonly (DB) LMand tit GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE21. 22. Item 21 refers to the diagram below which shows water boiling at the top of a glasstest tube whileapiece oficeremains unmeltedat thebottom, Bunsen <—flame Ice wrapped in gauze Which of the following is a reason for this occurrence? (A) Wateris a poor conductor of heat. (B) Gauze isa poor conductor of heat. (©) Waterisa good conductor of heat (D)__ Glassisa good conductor of heat. Which of the following types of radiation is responsible foranatomof “{C changing into an atom of "{N? a) ®) © @) srwe Aflask contains air underpressure, Some of the airis let out slowly over a period of 10 seconds. When the flask is closed the (A) pressure of the air in the flask will have increased (B) volume of air in the flask will have decreased (©) temperature in the flask will have increased (D) _numberofmoleculesstriking the wall per second will have decreased 0123801072009 24. 2s. ‘The heat capacity of a body depends on (A) __itsmassandthespecificheatcapacity ofthe material (B) _itsmassandthetemperaturechange the body undergoes (© the density and temperature of the material (D) the density and expansivity of the material ‘Somemolten naphthalene at 100°Cisallowed to cool down at room temperature. If naphthalene has a melting point of 80 °C, which of the following BEST represents the coolingcurve? arc Cn | min 100 ®) 30 If min arc o ® arc 100 () 80. I \ ‘amin GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,26. 27. -7- Anelectrickettle full of wateris plugged into themains. The process by which heat travels through the wateris (A) electification (B) evaporation (© convection (D) radiation Item 27 referstothe following diagram which shows a longitudinal wave, where, C and R represent compressions and rarefractions respectively. ro WTO PG If. = wavelength, the distance between C, and R, is, a a) 3% ®) 1a © (D) 2A 0123801012009 28. Item 28 refers tothe following diagram. ‘The circular wavefront shown above is progressing towards the reflecting surface xy. Which of the diagrams below correctly shows the shape of the wavefront after reflection? (A) : ly @) : ly © ; ly @) I ly GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE29. 30. 31 Which of the following statements about sound waves, water waves and electro- magnetic waves is NOT correct? (A) They all transmit energy from the source tothe surroundings, (B) — Theyareall examples of transverse (C) _ Theyallundergoreflection, refraction anddiffraction, (D) They all have different speeds of propagation. In which of the following are the electromagnetic waves written in order of INCREASING frequency, starting with the Iowest? (A) X-rays,ultraviolet, infrared, radio (B) X-rays, infrared, ultraviolet, radio (©) Radio, x-rays, infrared, ultraviolet (D) Radio, infrared, ultraviolet, x-rays Which of the following demonstrates the straight line propagation of light? (A) Thespreadingoflight when itpasses throughanarrow opening (B) —Thedispersionof lightbya prism (© Aparallelbeamof lightcomingtoa point focus after reflection from a spherical mirror (PD) Theoperation of the pinhole camera 01238010/F 2009 33. 34. c image formed inaplane mirroris (A) realandupright (B) __realandinverted (upsidedown) (© virwalandupright (D) _virwalandinverted (upsidedown) Aray of lightinairstrikesa glassblockatan angle of incidence of 0°. The light will be (A) undeviated B) _totallyreflected (©) refracted at 90° to normal (D) refracted atan unknown angle Which of the following statements about waves is true? (A) Only transverse waves undergo reflection. (B) All waves undergo reflection, refraction and diffraction. (©) Diffractioncanonly take place with lightwaves. (D) Longitudinal wavesdonotundergo reflection, but may be reflected. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE35. Which of the following diagrams BEST shows the behaviour of light rays passing througha glasslensin air? (A) ) © (D) 01238010/F 2009 K -9- 36. 37. Item 36 refers to the diagram below. ‘The converging lenshas a focal length of 10 om. ® © ' ' i \ '<—10 em" Atwhich of the points (P), (Q),(R),or(S) in frontofthe converging lens shouldan object beplacedioobtaina virtual, magnifiedimage? a) (B) © ©) P Q R s Whenapolythenerodis rubbed witha cloth, ithecomes (A) positively chargedby gaining protons (B) _positivelychargedbylosingelectrons (©) negatively charged by gaining electrons (D) negatively chargedby losing protons GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE,-10- Item 38 refers to the graph below which 40. shows the variation of alternating current with time, 38. Thevalueof the current], attimet, iscalled the (A) sinusoidal value (B) —_peakvalue (©) rootmeansquare value (D) average value 39, Whichof the following equations CANNOT. beused todeterminethe power dissipatedin aresistor? 41. (A) P=FR Co) © P=vI ©) 01238010/F 2009 Which of he following statementsistrueofa secondary cell? (A) It is formed by connecting two or more primary cells (B) It can be recharged by passing a direct current in the opposite directiontowhichitdeliverscurrent (©) It-can be recharged by passing a directeurrentin the same direction asitdeliverscurrent. (D) It canbe recharged by ‘topping up” with ditute sulphuricacid, Item 41 refers to the diagram below which shows a battery connected across three resistors connected in parallel. “ ®) © ©) each resistor currentis the same in each resistor applied voltages proportionaltothe netresistance voltage across a given resistance is dependentonthe value of heresistors GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGElle 42. Which of the following gives the correct colourcode forelectrical wiring? LIVE NEUTRAL EARTH (A) Brown Blue Green/ yellow ®B) Red Blue Green (© Blue Green/yellow Brown ©) Green Brown Blue 43. The resistance of an IDEAL ammeter is assumed tobe (A) zero B) —O.1ohm (©) 1t020hm (D) infinite 44. Whichof the following circuits can be used forhalf-wave rectification? 2 Output ®) Output +. (c) Output 4. © 2 ‘Output 01238010/F 2009 4s. 46. 47. Asuspendedbarmagnet,afterswinging freely, always settles (A) withits poles pointing the same way (B) _withitsN pole pointing geographic south (©) __perpendiculartotheBarth’smagnetic field (D) __oppositetothe direction from which itstarted Magnetic inductionoccurs when (A) aN poleattracts aS pole (B) iron nails near 2 magnet become magnetised (©) amagnetis suspended and pointsin theNS direction (D) _anelectroscopeischarged ‘Which ofthe following shows the magnetic field between a bar magnet and a piece of iron? (A) NEES ron o f&& sK yy Tron ©) |Niems Iron © & sp) GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE48. -12- 48 refers to the diagram below which represents a straight wire carrying acurrent into the plane of the paper. © Which of the following diagrams BEST represents the magnetic field around the wire? “a nN —_—o— —™ ® ! © (D) 01238010/F2009 49. 50. sl. ‘Item49 refers tothe following diagram. —— ‘The flexible wireshowninthe diagramabove is loosely supported in the strong magnetic field. When the switch, X, is closed the wire moves (A) downwards (B) upwards (©) towardsthenorthpole (D) _towardsthesouth pole Item 50 refers tothe following diagram, The currentin wire Pis 0.9 A. The current inwire Qis (A) 0A (B) 08A (© 09a () 104 Aconductor, rotating ina uniform magnetic field, induces maximum instantaneous current when the conductor cuts the ‘magnetic field lines at (A) 30° (B) 45° (Oy so, (D) 180° GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE52. 53. 54, -13- ‘The device for changing the voltage of an alternative supply iscalleda (A) transformer (8B) wansducer (© transistor (D) _transposer Item 53 refers to the following diagram ofa simplea.c. generator. x ‘The parts labelled X in the diagramare known as the (A) coils (B) armatures (©) stiprings (D) commutators In the scattering experiment conducted by Geiger and Marsden, some of the apha particles weredeflected. The explanation for thisphenomenonisthat (A) electronshaveasmall mass (B)__electronshave asmall charge (©) the metal foil was only a few atoms thiek (D) the nuclear charge and mass are concentrated in asmall volume 01238010/F 2009 58. 87. Item 5S refersto the following table. ‘Nuclei_| Atomic Mass [Neutron Number! P 16 8 Q 1B 9 R 18 10 s 21 u Which pairofnucleiareisotopes? (A) PandQ ®B) — QandR (© PandR (DP) Qands When alpha particles, beta particles and ‘gamma rays from a radioactive source are subjected toatransversemagneticfield, which of them would NOT be deviated from their original path? 1 Alpha Beta MI Gamma (A) only (B) — Monly (©) TandITonly (D) Mand fonly Which ofthe following equations fornuclear reactionsis correct? (A) 38Ra—> ZRn + B- particle BC 4 4N + B-partcle (© Ra + "ZRn + @- particle @) —%C > 4N + a particle GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE,58. _N,radioactivenuclei are presentina sample attime t= 0. Which of the following graphs BEST represents the variation with time of the number, N, of undecayed nuclei present? ay NI - time (B) N N Y time oO oN N = () ON N : ‘time le 59, 60. Which of the following are definitions of the term ‘half-life’ of radioactive nuclide? L ta mM. (a) ®) © @) Thetime taken for the activity ofany ‘give sampleto fall tohalfitsoriginal value. The time taken for half the nuclei presentinany given sampletodecay. Half the average number of disintegrationsper second. IandTonly Land Ill oniy Mand Ilonly 1, Hand It Inthe equation AE = Amc? (A) (B) © @) c=speedof light, Am=massofatom c= speed of light, Am=mass lost © = specific heat capacity of substance, Am =mass lost, © = specific heat capacity of substance, Am=mass of substance IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 0123801072009