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TEST CODE 01238010

FORM TP 2020024 JANUARY2020

C A RIBB E A N E XAMINATI O NS C OUNCIL

CARIBBEANS ECONDARY E DUCATION CERTIFICATE®

EXAMINATION

PHYSICS

Paper 01 - General Proficiency

1hour15 minutes

( 17 JANUARY 2020 (p.m.) )

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have1 hour and15 minutes to answer them.

2. In addition 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. 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.

Sample Item

The SI unit of length is the Sample Answer

(A) metre
(B) second
(C) 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 arc told to begin, tum the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you can. If you
cannot answer an item, go on to the next one. You may return to that item later.

7. You may do any rough work in this booklet.

8. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale.

You may use a silent" non-programmable calculator to answer items.

9.
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1. Which of the following instruments is 4. In an experiment to locate the centre of
suitable for measuring the diameter of a mass ofa sheet ofcrudboard, a plumb line
human hair? (string with a small mass on the end ) is
used. The plumb line is used to
(A) Metre rule
(B) Tape measure (A) check that the apparatus is vertical
(C) Vernier caliper (B) measure the width ofthe cardboard
(D ) Micrometer screw gauge (C) show which points are vertically
below the pivot
(D) checkthat the cardboard is swinging
2. 0.0000462N expressed in standard form is freely

{A) 4.62" x1o-'N

(B) 4.62 x 104N Item 5 refers to the following diagram which
(C) 4.62 x 10..o1N shows a section of a thermometer.
(D) 4.62 x 10' N

Item 3 refers to the following measuring

cylinder which is used to determine the I II
volume ofa liquid. 100°

cm' 5. What is the reading shown oh the

10 thermometer?
9

8
(A) 88°
(B) 89°
7 (C) 91°
6 (D) 92°

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6. When standing on the moon, the mass of
Liquid an astronaut is 70 kg. When he returns to
earth his approximate weight will be

70 kg
3.
(A)
The volume of the liquid, in cm3, is (B) 420kg
(C) 70 N
(A) 7.0 (D) 700N
(B) 7.5
(C) 7.8
(D) 8.0 7. Which of the following is a derived unit?

(A) K
(B) s
(C) m3
(D) kg

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8. An object ofmass m is attached to a spring
balance and its weight, w, iecorded. What
will be the result ifthe object is taken to the
moon, where the gravitntional field strength
is Jess, and weighed?
(A) Mass = m; weight less than w
(B) Mass less than m; weight= w
(C) Mass = m; weight greater than w
(D) Mass greater than m; weight w = before impact is equal to the sum
9. A solid object, X, floatsinmercuryand sink.s
in water. A solid object, Y, floats in both
mercury and water.
12. When two bodies collide, momentum is
conserved. This means that the
(A) kinetic energy before impact is
equal to the kinetic energy after
impact
(B) momentum of each body i s
unchanged
(C) algebraic sum of the velocities
ofthe velocities after impact
(D) total momentum of the bodres
before impact is equal to the total
momentum of the bodies after
impact

Which of the following statements is true

about X and Y? 13. Which ofthe following expressions can be
used to find the speed ofan object?
X is less dense than Y.
C hange in velocity
(A)
(B) X is more dense than Y. (A)
(C) X and Yare both denserthan water. Time taken
(D) X and Y are both denser than
mercury. · Change in displacement
(B) T.ime taken
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10.
t
A glass marble, X, moving with a speed of Distance travelled
6m s-1, collides 'head on' with anidentical (C)
stationary glass marble, Y. What is the
Time taken
speed of Y after collision, assuming that
X is brought to rest? (D) Distance travelled x T.ime taken

(A) Om s-1
(B) 3m s-1 14. Pressure in a liquid can be calculated using
(C) 6m s-1 the formula P = pgh .
(D) 12 m s -1
Which of the following sets of units will
give the pressure in the SI unit?
11. Which of the following features must be
present in a stable, well-designed racing p g h
car?
(A) g cm-J m s-2 mm
(A) Low centre of gravity ·(B) kg m-3 Nkg-1 m
(B) Narrow wheelbase (C) g cm-3 Nkg-' m
(C) Long front (D) kg m-3 cm s-2 cm
(D) Sunroof

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15. Which of the following sources ofenergy Item 18 refers to the following graph which
are classified as renewable? is based on nn experiment on change of
phase.
I. Solar energy
II. Wind energy
IIJ. Geothermal ene1gy Temperature

(A) I and II only p

(B) I and III only
R
(C ) II and Ill only
I, II and III
Q
( D) s

Time
16. The heat capacity ofa substance is defined
18.
as the amount of heat energy The graph shows that solidification started
at Q. During which of the stages is the
the substance can hold substance in t11e liquid phase?
(A)
(B) 1 kg of the substance can bold
(C) required to change the substance to (A) At P only
another state (B) Between Q and R
needed to raise the tempeiatute of {C) Between R and S
(J))
the substance by 1 degree (D) Betwecn P and Q

17. When a ball is thrown vertically upwards 19. Which ofthe following processes is MOST
and reaches its maximum l;i,cight, it has likely to accountfo1 the fact that pot hand[es
are usuaUy made of wood or plastic?

(A) maximum kinetic energy and (A) Conduction

maximum potential energy (B) Convection
(B) maximum kinetic energy and (C) Evaporation
minimum potential energy (D) Radiation
( C) maximum potential energy and
minimum kinetic energy
(D ) minimum kinetic energy and
minimum potential energy

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20. To check the upper fixed point on a 23. A student carries out an experiment to
thermometer on the Celsius scale, the determine the specific heat capacity, c, of
thermometer is placed i n a solid using the electrical method. Which
of the following equations should be used?

(A) melting ice at atmospheric pressure Mt,.B

(A ) c =
(B) boiling water at atmospheric Ji]
pressure

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(C) water in contact with melting ice
at atmospheric pressure (B) c=
MM
(D) steam above boiling water at

!Vt
atmospheric pressure

(C) c=
MtiB
21. In the pressure law, which of the following
statements is true? MM
c=
!Vt
(D) ---

(A) Pressure is constant.

(B) Volume is constant.

24.
(C) The ratio of volume to pressure is
Which of the following isNOTan example
constant.
of evaporation?
(D) The ratio of volume to temperature
is constant.
( A) A slice of bread left in the open air
· becomes dry.

22.
(B) The cooling effect of sweating in
Who was responsible for arriving at the
animals.
conclusion that measured amounts of
electrical and mechanical energy can be
(C) The rapid disappearance of ether if
exposed to the air.
converted to proportionate amounts of heat
(D) A loaded copper wire wrapped
energy?
around a block of ice gradually
cuts through the ice.
(A) Joule
(B) Newton
(C) Rumfotd
(D) C oulomb

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Item 25 refers to the following diagram 26. The energy required to change the state of
which shows water boiling at the top of a a substance was determined to be Eh· If
glass test tube while a piece ofice wrapped the mass ofthe substance was DOUBLED,
in gauze remains urunelted at the bottom. the new value ofE h will be

(A) doubled
(B) halved
{C) constant
Water (D) quadrupled

�Bunsen flomo

ingauze
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25. Which ofthe following statements provides
the reason for this occurrence?

(A) Gauze is a poor conductor ofheat.

(B) Water is n good conductor of heat.
(C) Water is a poor conduct01 of bent.
(D) Glass is a good conductor of heat.

Item 27 refers to the following diagram which illusti ates a longitudinal wave train produced on a
slinky.

A B C D E

1.7. Which ofthe following distances represents the wavelength of the vibration?

(A) Ato B
(B) A toE
(C) C to E
(D) Dto n

28. Which of the following electromagnetic waves has the SHORTEST wavelength?

(A) Radio
(B) Infuued
(C) Gamma
(D) Ultraviolet

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29. In the following diagrams,X and Y represent two wave pulses superposing en each other to giye '1
a resultant R. Which diagram BEST illustrates the principle of superposition?

(A) /\ x
R
y
\....__/
/\ x
(B)
R
/\ y

(C) r\ x

/\ y

(D) /\ x
R
y
\....__/

30. Ifsounds ofdiffering frequencies are played 32. Which of the following are laws of
· in succession, in which of the following refraction?
properties would a change be detected?
sin i
I. = constant
(A) Pitch sin r
II. Angle of incidence = angle of
(B) Speed
(C) Loudness refraction
(D) Wavelength III. The incident ray, the refracted ray
and the normal at the point of
incidence all lie in the sameplane
31. The note from a drum is louder when it
is struck harder because the sound waves (A) I and II only
produced have a greater
(B) I and III only
(C) II and ill only
(A) velocity I, II and III
.CD)
(B) amplitude
(C) frequency
(D) wavelength

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33. Whichofthe foll owing equations, regarding Item 36 refers to the following diagram.
units ofphy�ical quantities, is NOT correct?

lC =lAxls A
(A)
(B) lV = lAxl.Q. Il
(C) lJ=ICxlV
(D) lW =IVxlC

34. A ray of light leaves air and enters glass of

refractive index 1.6. The angle ofrefraction
is 27°. What is the sine of the angle of 36. What is the output at C and D when an
incidence? input ofO 0 is made at A and B?

(A) 1.6 +sin 27°

c D
1.6 (A) 0 0
(B) sin 27° 1 1
(B)
(C) 1.6 sin 27° (C) 0 1
(D) 1 0
sin 27°
(D) lT
37. Which of the following combinations of
ammeter chatacteristics is correct?
Item 35 refers to the following table which
lists the refractive indices of four different Resistance of Connection of
materials. an Amnlete1· Ammeter to
Component

Matel'ial Refractive Index (A) Low In series

Air 1.0 (B) High Ia series
Ice 1.3 (C) Low In parallel
Perspex 1.5 (D) High In parallel
Diamond 2.4

35. In which material would the light waves

have the SLOWEST speed?

(A) Air
(B) Ice
(C) Perspex
(D) Diamond

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Item 38 refers to the following graph showing the variations of alternating current with time.

Curren
� \JR.ms:. � x \Jfi::·

Time

38. The value of the current, 111 at time, ti' is called the

(A) root mean square value

l
(B) sinusoidal value
(C) average value
(D) peak value

Item 39 refers to the following graphs which represent two alternating currents.
f

Cutrcnt/mA Current/mA
5 5

l II

39. Which of the following combinations correctly identifies these currents?

Current with Greater Current with Greater

Frequency PenkValue
(A) I II

(B) II Ne ither
(C) Neither I
(D) I Neither

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40. A glass rod is tubbed with a piece ofsilk and 42. A voltmeter has a very high resistance so
becomes positively charged. The glass rod that it can be placed in
became charged by
(A) parallel with a component and not
(A) losing protons affect the circuit
(B) losing electrons (B) series with a component and not
(C) gaining protons affect the circuit
(D) gaining electrons (C) parallel with a component and the
volrneter does not heat up
(D) series with a component and the
41. Which of the following diagrams represents volmeter does not heat up
the electric field existing between two
oppositely charged poiut charges?
43. 'Which of the following statements about
insulators arc true?
(A)
I. All electrons are bound firmly to
the atoms in an insulator.
II. In an insulator many electrons con
move freely from atom to atom.
III. An insulator could be charged by
rubbing.
(B)
(A) I and 11 only
(B) I and Ill only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

(C) +a,....----.--0·-

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Item 44 refers to the following diagram 45. For a simple a.c. generator, which of the .,
which shows a small negatively charged following graphs will be produced by two
dust particle midway between two plates complete rotations of the armature?
and observed with a microscope.

(A) +

l
e.m.f.
Eye No.of
0

c(] JI rotations

4 +
Microscope
(B)

e.m.f.
No.of
rotntions
44. Which of the following arrows correctly
indicates the direction of the dust particle
when the switch, S, is closed?
(C) +
(A) -I-

(B) �-

(C) ! No. of

(D) t

(D) + .·

No. of
rotations

46. Which of the following relationships is

correct for the combined resistance, �
of resistors RI' R;. and � connected in
parnllel?

(A) R,. = R1 + JS +R3

I I I 1
(B)
R,. = R1 + JS + R3
I 1 1
(C) R,.=]fI +]f2 +]f3
R1JSR3
(D) R,. =
R1 +R2 +JS

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Item 47 refers to the following circuit 49. Which ofthe following diagrams shows the
diagram. magnetic field between a bar magnet and a
piece of ii.on?

20
(A) ..._
IN ___,s
_ � Iron

6A 6A

47. Using the information given in the circuit

diagram, which pair of values of 11 and 12
is correct?
(C) ..._IN_�s � Iron

il � (D) �@ Iron
(A) 1 5
(B) 2 4
(C) 3 3
(D) 4 2

48. Whenanexcessivecu1Tentpassesthrougha
fuse, which ofthe following is the sequence
of events? ·

(A) Wire gets hot -> current is cut off

-+ wire melts

(B) Wire gets hot -+ wire melts -+

current is cut off
(C) Wire melts -+ current is cut off->
wire gets hot
(D) Wire melts -> wire gets hot -+
current is cut off

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50. Which of the following diagrams represents Item 52 refers to the following diagram
the current/potential difference relationship which shows an electrical circuit with a
for a metallic conductor at a constant cell and two filament bulbs.
temperature?

(A)

52. Which of the following circuits are

electrically the same as the circuit abov�?

(B) (A)

I
(C) (B)
v

(C)
(D)

(D)
51. A device which converts sound into
electricity is called

(A) a loudspeaker
(B) a microphone
an amplifier
53.
(C)
a motor Magnetic induction occurs when
(D )

(A) a magnet is suspended and points

in the north-south direction
(B) iron nails near a magnet become
magnetized
(C) a north pole attracts a south pole
(D) an electroscope is charged

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54. Isotopes of an element differ from each 56. Accol'ding to the Rutherford-B ohr model
other in that they have different of a neutral, stable atom, if

(A) atomic numbers n =number ofneutrons,

(B) numbers ofprotons p =number ofprotons, and
(C) numbers of neutrons e =number of electrons in the atom,
(D) numbers of electrons
then for all elements

55. n=e

�>
Which ofthe following graphs shows how (A)
the activity of a rndioactive source varies (B) p =e
with time? (C) n+e=p
(D) n+p=e

(A) A�rify
57. Which of the following symbols would

�
be possible for an isotope of a nuclide
represented by �X?

Time A-2X
(A)
A<tt•lfy
Z-+'l
(B)
X
Z-2
A
(B)
A-2 X

Mtt,l y�
(C) Z-2
A+2X
(D)
Time
z

(C)

58. An isotope ofuianium,234U, changes

�
P2

to 230Th : This is an example of

90
Time

(D) A<tt•lfy (A) fission

(B) fusion
(C) a. decay

(D) J3'docay

Time

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60. .,
59. Sodium-24 decays into Magnesium-24 Which of the following statements about
with the emission of a 13-particle and can radioisotopes is true?
be represented by the following equation.
(A) They are not used in scientifi c work '·
because they are too dangerous.
(B) They are most frequently used in
Which ofthe following particles should be radio communications.
placed in the box to complete the equation? (C) They are sometimes used in
medicine.
0
(D) They are never found to occur
(A) 1
e
- naturally.
0
(B) l
e

,He
4
(C)

e
_1H
0
(D)

)
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