BOTSWANA EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Botswana General Certificate of Secondary Education CANDIDATE NAME CENTRE CANDIDATE NUMBER NUMBER PHYSICS 0571/03 Paper 3 October/November 2019, ‘hour 1 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper Additional Materials: Electronic calculator 300mm ruler READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your candidate name, Centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided at the top of ms page Answer all questions \Write your answers in the spaces provided on the Question Paper. You may lose marks if you do not show your working or if you do not use appropriate units Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid ‘The number of marks is given in brackets | ] at the end of each question or part question. Take the weight of 1kg to be 10N (le. acceleration of tree fall = 10m/s?) For Examiner's Use elelrjolalaleln)= "1 TOTAL This document consists of 16 printed pages. [Turn over enec20191 {a) Define the term speed. (1) (b) Fig. 1.1 shows a distance-time graph of a truck. The graph is not drawn to scale, distance 0 time Fig. 1.1 Describe the motion of the truck between points AB and BC. AB. BC. (2) (c) Fig. 1.2 shows a truck of length 20m passing a lamp post with the front end in line with the lamp post. The truck is approaching a stop sign. The truck is moving at a constant speed. The truck takes 2.05 to pass the lamp post lamp post ‘stop sign Fig. 1.2 (Calculate the speed of the truck. speed = spe rea) nec 2019 057103/0NI19 Examiners Use2 ©.BEC 2019 3 ‘The truck starts to decelerate uniformly when its tal end is in-line with the lamp post. ‘The truck stops when its front end is in-line with the stop sign, ‘The Gistance between the stop sign and the lamp post is 100m. Determine the time taken by the truck when decelerating. time = - (2) os71e301N/19 [Turn over Examiners Usenos @ 2 (a) State the principle of moments. (b) Fig. 2.1 shows a wheel barrow. The weight W of the wheelbarrow is 300N. Force Fis used to support the wheel barrow when its leg supporis are off the ground. F \*" > ieee 4 { Ly 0.5m_ > - l ’ 1 leg support ground w Fig. 24 Calculate the force F. Fe. © BEC 2018 os710s/0Ne a (2) For UseFor 0 Examiners Use (©) Fig. 2.2 shows the wheel barrow in Fig. 2.1 now with its leg supports resting on the ground. ae re ) Fig. 22 8 Calculate the force exerted on the ground by: (the wheel force = - 2) the leg supports. 2 force =...... _ n ©.BEC 2019 0571103108 [Turn over6 For Examiners 3. (a) Apond has ice at the surface and cold water at the bottom. Use Name the process by which cold water near the ice sinks. 10] (b) Define specific latent heat of fusion. (1) {c) A bucket contains 5.0kg of ice at 0°C. Water at 27 °C is poured into the ice. The ice completely melts and the final temperature of the mixture is 0°C. Caloulate: a (i) the thermal energy needed to melt the ice, The specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 330 000 /kg. thermal energy = ia} (li) the mass of the water poured into the ice. The specific heat capacity of water is 4200 J/kg°C. 3 MASS F ones ? cee. (| © BEC 2018 0571031019For 7 Examiner's Use 4 Fig. 4.1 shows a syringe containing 6.0.cm® of air. The syringe is sealed at one end. air piston seal Fig. 4.4 (a) The air exerts 2 pressure of 1.0 x 10°Pa on the walls of the syringe. (i) Describe how air molecules exert pressure on the walls of the syringe. i ro) (ii) The piston is pushed to reduce the volume of the air to 4.0m? Calculate the pressure exerted by the air on the walls of the syringe. pressure =. monnes tomersony a (b) The syringe in Fig. 4.1 is placed in warm water and the volume of air increases. Explain how the molecules are able to create the same pressure with a larger volume. 2 @8ec 2019 osr1osromne [Turn over5 (a) State what type of a wave is sound? EIT (b) (i) What is ultrasonic sound? (0) (ii) State one use of ultrasonic sound. (1) {c) Fig, 5.1 shows a waveform of a sound from a signal generator displayed on a cathode ray oscilloscope (C.r.0.). z Fig. 5.1 ‘The controls on the c.r.0. are not changed. ‘The signal is adjusted to produce a sound with the same pitch but twice the amplitude. (On Fig. 5.1, draw the waveform of the new sound. a BEC 2018 os71maonts8 evanners Use 6 (a) State the two laws of reflection. 1 2 (b) Fig. 6.1 shows rays of light coming from a lamp at the bottom of a pond, 036 ray 2 Fig. 6.1 (not to scale) The critical angle of water is 49°, State and explain what happens to each ray in Fig. 6.1 when it reaches the surface of the water. ray 1 explanation, g ray 2. explanation, (4) BEC 2019 05710309 [Turn over10 Examiner's 7 Fig. 7.1 shows an electric circuit. A plotting compass is placed next to the solenoid. Use solenoid . tO) re +l plotting compass Fig. 7.1 wooden dowel The switch $ is closed. (a) OnFig. 7.1, draw: (i) the direction of the current in the circuit, ro) (ii) the plotting compass needle to show the direction of the magnetic field, tt) (b) State two ways of increasing the strength of an electromagnet. 1 2. (2) BEC 2019 05711031019For a Exaninor’s Use (c) Fig. 7.2 shows another circuit placed near the circuit in Fig. 7.1 solenoid s | coll — [— galvanometer Po UV wooden dowel Fig. 7.2 8 State and explain what is observed when the switch S is closed observation. : eee (tl explanation. [3] g e8ec 2019 os7tiosronng Turn ov12 For Examiner's Fig. 8.1 shows a large, positively charged conducting sphere supported by an insulating stand. | Use The sphere has a large number of positive charges. “The sphere is placed between two small conducting balls A and B, suspended using insulating threads. insulating thread. insulating thread g insulating stand Fig. 8.1 (a) The sphere is moved towards ball A. Ball A moves away from the sphere. State the charge on ball A (1) (b) (i) The sphere is moved towards ball B. Ball B touches the sphere and moves away. ‘Suggest the charge on ball B before it touches the sphere, 5 tt) - Explain why ball B moves away from the sphere after touching it. 1) ©BEC 2019 os7s/0301N19oe ‘A003 13 8.2 shows a gold leaf electroscope. _—metal cap Id leat metal plate- gol A positively charged rod is placed above, but not touching, the metal cap of the electroscope. State and explain what is observed. observation... explanation. BI © Ec 2019 os710s/0N18 [Turn over For xaminers| Use14 For Examiners 9 Fig. 9.1 shows an electric circuit Use Peete jh -— Tt 120 409 R 8 Fig. 9.4 ‘The voltmeter reading is 8.0V. Calculate: (a) the potential difference across R, potential difference = i (b) the total current in the circuit, g 2 current = at 2 {c) the value of resistor R, RSP escere esa 2 (d) the power dissipated in the 4.09 resistor. power = 2) BEC 2019 osriiyomns15 10 Fig. 10.1 shows the circuit of an electric fire. The electric fire is connected to a 240V mains. Ss: S: — element Fig. 10.1 036 The electric fire has two identical elements, each rated 1000W. (2) Which component of the electromagnetic spectrum is emitted by the electric fire? [1] (b) Switch S; is closed for 3 hours. Calculate the charge that flows through the electric fire, 3 charge = 131 (¢) Switches S: and §; are closed for 3 hours. Electricity is charged at P0.80 per kWh. Calculate the cost of using the electric fire for 3 hours. cost = ra : (2) © BEC 2019 os71/osron1e [Turn over For Examiners Use016 008 16 41 Radium-226 decays by emitting an alpha particle to form radon Rn, as shown by the equation. Ra —> ARn+SHe (a) (i) State the charge of an alpha particle. 1 )) State the values of Z and A in the equation, 1 (b) The half-life of radium-226 is 1600 years. Determine the number of years taken for a sample of radium-226 to decay until only one eighth of the original radium-226 remains. years = PR) (c) Suggest two reasons why radium-226 is not suitable to use as a tracer for medical purposes, 1 2 (2) Examiners Use xqisson i repeats sme BUS pty ound Taal prolaGed by copyngt 1s HOLGEd has bean sgh ard Geared whew posse Brey ‘easonate et hasbeen mace by De pune (BEC) fo ace copnignt holes, bt any flrs requng dearace have wang Been esd, Me uber wil be pease io mate averce se caries! posse CPparuty, eBEc 2018 os7tioaonNr Pees