2 Which of the following is the unit for 5. frequency of a vibration? @ om ® s (Or ice ©) ms" Which of the following pairs consist(s) of fundamental quantities? I. Mass and weight TL Mass and length TE, Time and current (A) Tonly (B) — Honly 6 (©) Land IM only (D) Wand Monty ‘The volume of a rectangular block of material which has dimension 400 cm x 400 cm x 125 emis 7. @ 0.020 m* @) 20m © 20.000 m> (@) 20000000 m= The instrument MOST suitable for ‘measuring the external diameter of a test tube is a (A) micrometer screw gauge B) _vernier caliper (© metre rule D) —setsquare 002401/SPEC 2002 The density of a substance P is 0.8 times the density of water. Which of the following statements is/are true? 1 The relative density of P is 0.8 kgm. IL will float in water. I. —_Tfagiven volume of water is of mass 5 kg, an equal volume of P will have a mass of 4 kg. (A) only (B) Land Honly (© Mand Monty @) = 1, Wand Which of the following is dimensionless? (A) Velocity (B) Relative density (© Energy (©) Momentum h Te sleme+—3 cm——.] x Y oN 40N A uniform rod XY of weight 40 N is held in equilibrium, horizontally, as shown in the diagram above. Which of the following is true? @® 1<% © @) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE3 8. In which of the following is the quantity 10. A vehicle is moving with a uniform correctly paired with its unit? velocity of 10ms'. This may be represented by which of the following graphs? Quantity Init ah (A) Mass Newton w (B) Momentof —_| Newton per metre 15 force 40. (© Energy Newton-metre : (©) Workdone _| Newton per metre ' A ____s 9. In relation to the diagrams below, which AS) of the following statements is/are correct? = ®) 4s. 10}—________ © 7 © is I. Body Aisin neutral equilibrium. 10) UM. Body Bis in unstable equilibrium. 5 TI. Body Cis in stable equilibrium. o Os 10 a5 ¢ (A) Tonly ® (B) — Tand only ® 45 (©) Mand Monly @®) Wand 10. 5 bp Oo-se tomatoe GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 002401/SPEC 2002own, 11. An objectis thrown vertically upwards. 14, At the highest point, which of the following is/are true? 1. Its velocity is zero. Tl. It isaccelerating downwards I Nonet force is acting (A) Tonly (B) Land Ilonly (© Tanditonly ©) 1, Wand It 15. 12, The mass of a rifle is 100 times the mass of its bullet. If the recoil speed of the rifle is u, then the speed of the bullet is (A) 100%" ® + 100 © 1000 oO # 100 13. of the following is an example of Newton's first aw of motion? 1. Anobject falling freely in a vacuum TL An object moving at a constant speed in a circle TI An object being pulled along a rough surface with a constant velocity (A) Tonly ®) — Wonly (© and only (@) —_ TandMonly 002401/SPEC 2002 For a swinging pendulum, which of the following is true when it is at its lowest point during an oscillation? Potential Kinetic energy energy (A) Minimum = Maximum (®) Minimum = Minimum (©) Maximum = Maximum (D) Maximum = Minimum A body of mass m moves with a Velocity % and has a certain kinetic energy. With what velocity would a body of twice this mass have to move in order to gain this same kinetic energy? Grr y ® 5 © Re © 20 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE16. Ww. A and B in the diagram above, are two pistons which fit closely into the cylinders shown, Piston B has a cross-sectional area ten times than of piston A. Piston A is used to apply an excess pressure, 2, on the liquid under it. The excess pressure of the bottom of Piston B is ere 10 ® 2 © 107 @) 10 e ‘Ttem_17 refers to the following options which represent four units used to ‘measure different quantities. (A) The newton (N) (B) The watt (W) (© — Thejoule D) The pascal (Pe) EACH of these may be used more than ‘once, once or not at all to answer the items below. Which of the units is used to measure Kinetic energy? 002401/SPEC 2002 Mercury pallet Water bath Air column epillary tube The diagram above shows an air column trapped in a capillary tube by a mercury pellet. When the temperature of the water bath is raised, what happens to the volume and pressure of the trapped air? (A) Volume increases, pressure remains constant. (B) Volume increases, pressure increases. (©) Volume remains constant, pressure remains constant. (P) Volume remains constant, ressure increases Item 19 refers to the following options. (A) Infra-red rays (B) —_Lightrays (©) Sound waves (D) Water waves In answering Item 19 a particular choice may be made more than once, once, or not at all. Which of the above would have the shortest wavelength? GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE21. 22. A student measured the temperature of solution using two thermometers, one calibrated using a Celsius scale and the other a Kelvin scale. If the solution is heated and the temperature rises 5 degrees on the Celsius thermometer, the Kelvin thermometer reading will show a rise of (A) L degree (B) — Sdegrees (C) 278 degrees (D) 268 degrees ‘The heat capacity of a body depends on (A) its mass and the specific heat capacity of the material (B) its mass and the temperature change the body undergoes (© the density and temperature of the material (D) the density and expansivity of the material ‘The unit(s) for specific latent heat of fusion would be (a) ®) Jk" © Ik (@) = Ikg'K" 002401/SPEC 2002 Bunsen <—flame Tce wrapped in gauze ‘The diagram above shows water boiling at the top of a glass test tube while a piece of ice remains unmelted at the bottom. Which of the following is a possible reason for this occurrence? (A) Gauze is a poor conductor of heat. (B) Water is a poor conductor of heat, (©) water is a good conductor of heat. (D) Glass is a good conductor of heat. Which of the following occurs when one ‘end of a metal rod is heated? I. Hot molecule move down the rod, TI Electrons move down the rod carrying energy. TIL Thermal energy passes from one molecule to the next. (A) only (B) Land Tif only (©) Wand Uf only @) = 1, Wand I GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE25, “If the molecules of a gas have less space 28. in which to move then the number of collisions per second with the walls of the container is increased." This statement explains (A) Boyle's Law (B) Graham's Law (© — Charles’ Law ©) The Pressure Law 26. Which of the following is NOT implied by kinetic theory? 29. (A) The internal energy of gas depends only on the gas temperature. (B) The pressure of gas is caused by a change in momentum of the gas molecules bombarding the containing surfaces. (© Thekinetic energy is the same for all particles. (D) There are strong inter- molecular forces between two molecules close to each other. Ttem_27 refers to the following displacement - time graph of a water wave. Displacementfem al “4 3 a 27. What is the frequency of the wave? (A) 2.0Hz @®) 25Hz (©) 5.0Hz ©) 100K 002401/SPEC 2002 ‘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 to the surroundings. (B) They are all examples. of transverse waves. (© They all undergo reflection, refraction and diffraction. (©) They all have different speeds of propagation. Which of the following would give the refractive index for light travelling from airto glass? I. Speed of light in glass Speed of light in air 1. Wavelength of light in air Wavelength of light in glass I. Frequency of ight in air Frequency of light in glass (A) only (8) Tand only (©) Tand Itt only ©) 1. Wand Mt GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE36. 37. => Tosupply Immersion heater Boiting Principal ‘Optical water focus centre asa « : aL From the diagram above, a real image is ‘balance produced with a converging lens when the object is located (A) between the optical centre and F Some water in a container (as shown) is (B) between F and infinity brought up to its boiling point by an (©) atFonly immersion heater. A. watch is then (©) at 2F only started and the time, ¢ to boil off a mass, rm, of water is found. If the heater has a power, % the specific latent heat of 38. vaporisation is A) a ™ @ ¢# © s In the diagram above, F represents the ® principal focus of a lens. Which line represents the ray of light after passing ©) Ont through the lens? (A) XE ®) XF © xG ©) XH GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 002401/SPEC 2002-10- 39. When a polythene rod is rubbed with a 43. A.beam of light passes from one medium. cloth, it becomes to another of greater refractive index. When it refracts the @ (A) frequency changes (B) positively charged by losing (B) wavelength changes electrons (©) speed increases (©) negatively charged by gaining (D) beam bends avay from the electrons normal (D) negatively charged by losing protons 44. The critical angle for a material of refractive index 2 is A transformer is used to ww : @ 4 (A) convert alternating current to © 7 direct current D) 05° (B) convert direct current to eres ee 45. A student requires a circuit to measure (©) alter the voltage the resistance of aresistor. Which D) alter the fr (©) alter the frequency of the circuits below is correctly connected? a ee ee i unit of electric current? 1. Its called the coulomb. “ (a) TL. _Itis defined in terms ofthe force between two. eureateanying Lino wires. I. lis named aftera scientist. (A) Lonly ®) — TandIlonly ® ©« 9 (© Mand in only @) 1, Mand Dr L~—_;_] 42, An electronic flash which discharges in rH ‘one millisecond passes 0.05 C of charge . in this time. What is the average current © G that flows? A) (A) 500A @®) 50A © 5x10! WW @) 5x10 o | he GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 002401/SPEC 2002“lke 46. Which of the following statements is/are true conceming a domestic wiring system? Switches are always connected in the live wire. TL. Fuses are included to prevent short circuiting, MI The lights are connected in parallel with one another. (&)— Tonly (®) Land If only (©) Wand Ul only ©) Mand it 47. In the circuit shown above, which lamps will be lit when the switch is closed? (A) P,QandR ®) and Qonly (©) PandR only ©) Ronly 002401/SPEC 2002 ‘The pn junction is used as a semi-conductor diode. Which of the circuits below is the equivalent of the diagram above and also shows the correct direction of electron flow? (A) (B) () (0) els Electron flow 1 pin Electron flow IF n}p Electron flow L__4y, r—n|p eer Electron flow 4 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE12. 49. The following diagrams represent Item 51 refers to the following diagram possible traces on the screen of a which shows a coil carrying a current and cathode-ray oscilloscope. wrapped around a wooden cylinder. ° ) Wooden @) Cylinder 51. Which row of the table below shows the ‘magnetic field directions at X, Y and Z? © ey ) ® @) © © Which of the diagrams BEST represents fan alternating voltage applied to the y- plates, with the time base off? 50, For which of the following would soft iron NOT be used? (A) Amagnetic keeper (B) —Thecore of an electromagnet (©) A magnetic shield ©) —Acompass needle GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 002401/SPEC 200253. 54, “13 Which of the following is tue when a magnet is moved relative to a coil?” 1. The induced current is in the same direction as the charge causing it, ‘The greater the number of tums of coil the smaller the induced emf. TIL The faster the magnet moves relative to the coil the greater the induced emf. The stronger the magnetic field the greater the induced e.m.f. (A) TandIV only @) and Ionly © Tl and II only (D) Mand IV only ‘A magnetic field CANNOT be used to deflect (A) protons (B) neutrons (© — cepartictes (D) particles Which of the following would induce an exm-f. in a conductor? 1. Moving a magnetic field across the conductor Tl Moving the conductor in the magnetic field of a magnetic IIL. Placing the conductor near to a wire carying an alternating current A) Tonly (8) Tand only (©) Tand I Only () 1, Mand OY 002401/SPEC 2002 55. 56. A neutral atom of Argon contains 18 protons and 20 neutrons. Which of the following statements concerning the atom is/are true? 1. _ Its mass (nucleon) number is 38. TL thas 20 electrons in orbit about the nucleus. TH. Tt is an isotope of the muclide which has a mass. (nucleon) mumber of 40 and an atomic (proton) number of 18, (A) Tonly (B) — Tand only (© Land Monly ©) 1,Mand ‘A process which CANNOT be used to distinguish among the various types of nuclear radiation is (A) magnetic deflection (B) range measurement (©) electric deflection (D) radioactive decay ‘A magnetic field can be used to deflect a path of (A) Berays @®) Y-rays (© Xxays @) __lightrays GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE4 ‘tem 58 refers to the following options EACH of which may be used more than once, once or not at all. To answer the questions below. «ay «@) " 4 K " Which of the above BEST represents 58. uniform electtic field? 59. Which of the following statements may 60. Which of the following scientists bbe used to define the term "half-life"? discovered the relationship E = mc2? 1. It is half the time required by a (A) Marie Curie smucleus to decay. (B) Isaac Newton TL It is the time for half of the (©) Albert Einstein nuclei of a sample to decay. @) 5.5. Thompson TH. It is the time for the activity of any random process to fall to one half of its original value, (A) Tonly B) — Tandionly (© Wand Monly @) = 1, Wand I IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 002401/SPEC 2002