test cove 01238010 FORM TP 2021101 MAY/JUNE 2021 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE* EXAMINATION PHYSICS Paper 01 — General Proficiency T hour 15 minutes (02 JUNE 2021 (p.m.) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1, This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer them. 2. Imaddition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 3. 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. 4. Onyouranswer sheet, find the nimibér Which Gofresponds to your item and shade the space having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. Sample Item The SI unit of length is the ‘Sample Answer (A) metre e800 (B) second (©) newton (D) kilogram The best answer to this item is “metre”, so (A) has been shaded. 5. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. 6. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. Ifyou cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later. 1 sures are not necessarily drawn to scale, 8 You may do any rough work in this booklet. 9. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer items. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2019 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. 01238010/MJ/CSEC 20211. Power can be defined as ‘ (A) force * distance moved force ®) ime work done © time work done time 2. Errors due to parallax can be minimized by taking more than one reading placing the eye at a right angle to the mark being read (©) taking readings from different angles (D) _ takingan average of two readings using two separate scales, 3. Which of the following pairs consist(s) of fundamental quantities? 1. Mass and weight TI. Mass and length MIL. . Time and current (A) only (B) Honly 8 Land III only Mand III only 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2021 4. Item 4 refers to the following: diagram which shows two forces, X and Y, applied onto an object. oe == ‘What should be the magnitude and direction of a third force which would cause the object to remain stationary? (A) X+ Yio the left X— Yio the right (D) _X+ Yto the right X-Yro the left § refers to the following diagram which shows three forces of magnitudes L, Mand, all in the same plane and applied owaring. N Which of the following equations must be true in order for the ring to remain stationary? GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.6. Which of the following changes can be Caused by a force acting on a body? L Shape I. Motion Ul. Density (A) Land It only (B) Land Ill only Mand Il only 1, Hand Ill Item 7 refers to the following diagram which shows two different sized containers, P and Q, with ‘water at different levels, connected by a glass tube and controlled by a tap. N WS ULLAL 7. When the tap is opened, water will flow from P to Q until (A) the water level of Q is at X (B) container P is empty ¢ the water level of P is at Y oO the water levels of P and Q are equal GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2021Item 8 refers to the following graph of a light spring which shows a simple extension, x, versus force, F. xem 10} 5 FIN 8. Which of the following statements is/are true? 1. The elastic limit of the spring was exceeded. Il. The spring obeyed Hooke’s law over its entire extension. III, The force per unit extension in the elastic region is 7.5 N cm (A) Lonly Land Ill only (C) Mand I only (@) 1, Mand 9. The kinetic energy of a body of mass, m, and velocity, v, is given by Am Ei ao 8) om @realJuniorRoberts q = 10. Which of the following will be constant, if a constant net force is applied to a body? (A) Velocity (B) Momentum ay Acceleration ) i 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2021 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEuu. 12, 13. Pressure in a liquid can be calculated iising the formula P=pgh. Which of the following sets of units will result in the SI unit of pressure? ° h (A) | gem* a mm kgm? | Nkg' | m (© | gem | Nkg' | m (D)_[ kgm? | ems? [ om ‘An ice cube sinks in Liquid A but floats in Liquid B. Which of the following statements is true of Liquid A and Liquid B? The upthrust is less in Liquid A than in Liquid B. The upthrust is greater in Liquid A than in Liquid B. (C) The weight of the ice cube is less in Liquid A than in Liquid B. (D) _Theweightof the ice cube is greater in Liquid A than in Liquid B, Item 13 refers to the following diagram which shows a dam. rrwn Water Reservoir The pressure on the dam at the bottom of the reservoir depends on the (A) mass of water held back by the dam (B) volume of water held by the dam 8 length of the reservoir depth of the water 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2021 14. 15. 16. 17. Which of the following is an SI base unit? (A) Volt B) Ohm Ampere (D) Coulomb Item 18 refers to the following graph which shows how the displacement of a runner from a starting line varies with time. Displacement’! 4 12|---- o 50 100 ~ Timels From the graph it can be deduced that the runner is going slower and slower going at a steady speed (©) going faster and faster (D) not moving ‘Two forces of 8 Nand 10 N CANNOT give a resultant of IN ®) 2N (©) 9N (D) 18N A piece of string is tied onto a small stone and the stone is then suspended, totally im- mersed, in water. The tension in the string will be (A) close to zero 8 equal to the weight of the stone less than the weight of the stone more than the weight of the stone GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE18. 19. 20. What s the gain in the gravitational potential energy ofa body of weight 200 N, asit rises from a height of 30 m to a height of 35 m above the earth’s surface? (a) 405 ( 1005 10003 (@) 20005 Who was responsible for arriving at the conclusion that measured amounts of electrical and mechanical energy can be converted to proportionate amounts of heat energy? (A) Rumford (B) Coulomb & Newton Joule Ametal of mass m requires energy, £, to raise its temperature from T, to T,.. The specific heat capacity of the metal will be given by E Oar Em ® ey (c) oO 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2021 ai. 22, 24, The specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 2.26 10° J kg-!. When 0.01 kg of water is converted into steam it absorbs 2.26 x 10* J (B) gives out 2.26 x 10° J (©) absorbs 2.26 x 10°J (D) gives out 2.26 x 10° A gas occupies 2 mat 27°C at a pressure of 1 atmosphere. At a pressure of 2 atmospheres it occupies a volume of 1 m®, What is its temperature at this new volume and pressure? A) 54.0°C _27.0°C © 6.75 (D) 198°C Which of the following statements about evaporation is FALSE? (A) Evaporation occurs only at the surface. (B) Evaporation requires heat energy s and causes cooling. (©) Inevaporation the faster molecules escape the liquid. Evaporation occurs at room temperature only. Which of the following is the POOREST. conductor of thermal energy? Air (B) Copper (Cc) Mercury (D) Aluminium GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE25. 26. Some molten naphthalene at 100 °C is allowed to cool to room temperature. If naphthalene has a melting point of 80 °C, which of the following graphs BEST represents the cooling curve of naphthalene? (A) arc 100 80. min ® rc 100: 7 Ko min arc 100. 80. ‘Umin ©) rc 100 80 | ‘/min An electric kettle full of water is plugged into the mains. The MAJOR process by which heat travels through the water is (A) radiation convection (©) conduction (D) electrification 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2021 27. 28. 29. Which of the following are reasons why a hot liquid, placed in a double-walled vacuum flask, retains its heat for a long time? 7 1 Evacuated space between the double walls reduces the loss of heat by conduction, IL. Silvered inner walls reduce the loss of heat by radiation, Ml. The silvered outer wall helps : to absorb heat from the surroundings. @ i andittonty (B) Land It only (©) Manet only (D) 1, Hand HI As the temperature of a liquid rises & (©) its density increases the kinetic energy of its molecules increases the forces between its molecules increase (D) the pressure it exerts at the bottom of the container increases A light bulb is filled with a gas at a temperature of 293 K. Ifthe initial pressure of the gas is P, what will the pressure be when the temperature increases to 360 K? 393 (A) 360 *P 360 (B) 303

vas C) | © a vals © oO ts GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE=18 5 Item 48 refers to the following diagram. Item 50 refers to the following diagram of a simple a.c, generator. Primary w Secondary ‘ colt c x — 48. Appropriate labels for W and X are w x (A) | step-down transformer | a.c. input (B) | step-down transformer | dc. input The parts labelled X in the diagram are known as the |©| step-up transformer ac. input (D)| step-up transformer | dc. input (A) commutators (B) armatures slip rings 49. Rectification is BEST done by using a (D) coils ( inior & (A) transformer (B) transistor (C) capacitor diode 1 | GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2021wld 51. Which of the following circuit diagrams ‘Liem 52 refers to the following diagram BEST represents a series arrangement? which represents a straight wire carrying ‘a current into the plane of the paper. (A) ANS | 1 52. Which of the following diagrams BEST awe represents the magnetic field around the © wire? WW fan Wy We Sa WW 8) ~ = © WW a AM (B) |, @) © GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2021216 < Which of the following symbols represents the AND gate? «@ —po— © —D— © =D © —L»— Which of the following materials is MOST suitable for the core of an electromagnet? (A) Steel (B) — Copper (C) Carbon Soft iron Item 55 refers to the following diagram of a portion of the periodic table. He 9 F | Ne [=[el[*|e In the diagram above, Element F has 9 protons, How many protons does Element Bhave? g © @) 1 Beau 0123801 0/MJ/CSEC 2021 56. 57. The number of neutrons present in the nucleus of the nuclide "Rn is (A) 308 B) 222 136 (D) 86 Which of the following CANNOT be deflected by a magnetic field? (A) Alpha particles B) Beta particles 6 Gamma rays (D) Electrons Sodium-24 decays into Magnesium-24 with the emission of a -particle and can be represented by the following equation. Na Mg + Which of the following options should be placed in the box to complete the equation? (A) ve ®@ (C) {He (D) tHe GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE59, -16- Which of the followingscientistsdiscovered 60. radium? @ Marie curie (B) Isaac Newton (C) 4.5. Thompson (D) Albert Einstein END OF TEST A radioactive isotope has a half-life of 20 days. How many days will it take for a given sample to have its activity reduced toy of its initial value? (A) 1.2 days 60 days (C) 80 days (D) 320 days IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 01238010/MI/CSEC 2021