om FORM TP 2009103 6, 4 arene seat were $ ‘CANDIDATE PEEASENOTE: You must sign below and return this Inset wie the Answer Sheet Fate 4] “reST CODE 01238010 6 90 sy. Fewull i dlsqualifinton, are CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICS EXAMINATION PHYSICS. MAYAUNE 2009 PE Paper 01 -General Proficiency 75 minutes 2009 (a.m.) READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. This testconsists of 60 items, You will have 75 minutes to answer them, In addition tothis test booklet, you should havean answersheet. Donot be concerned that the answersheet provides spaces for more answers than thereare items, inthistest ach itemin 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. (On youranswersheet, find the aumber which corresponds to your item and shade the space hav the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. ‘Sample tem The Slunitof lengths the (Ay mete (B) second (C) newton (D) kilogram ‘The best answer to this item is “metre” so answer space (A) has been shaded Iyouwanttochange youranswer. be sure toerase it completely before you fillin your new choice. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly andas carefully as youcan, Ifyou cannot answeran item, omit it and go on fo the next one. Your score will be the total number of Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale, ‘You may do any rough work in this booklet ‘The use of non- programmable calculatarsisallowed. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU _ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Cony ght © 2009 Caribbean Examinations Council © Allrightsreserved. 0123801012009 + vas xtaay3. Whi +hof the following isan ST (A) Ampere B) Volt (©) Ohm (D) Coulomb 3.1415926 expressed to TWO significant figuresis (A) 3.1 (B) 3.14 © 32 O31 Whenusedin frontof'aunitthe prefix ‘mega’ means 10" 10° « 10° (D) 10 ‘Thetimeperiod ofa simple pendulum vibrating wwithasmall amplitude depends on the (A) massofthependulumbob (B) _amplitudeoftheoscillation (©) lengthofthependutum (D) force with which the pendulumisset intomotion 01238010/F 2009 Aslice of bread is squeezed into a litle ball. Which quantity does NOT change? (A) Mass (B) Volume «C) Densit «D) Width ‘The relative density of brassis8.4, Which of the followingisthe BEST statementthatcan hemade? (A) Brass iy heavier than water, (B) Water is heavier than brass, (C)100cmPof brassis heavier than 100 em? of water. (PD) 100cmof waterisheavierthan 100 ccm of brass, ‘The force which keepsthe moon inorbitis (A) magnetic (B) centrifugal (C) reactive (D) gravitational Which of the following, when displaced, is seen tobe inneutral equilibrium? (A) Aheavy weightsuspendedonastring (B)— Apencil balanced onits point (C) beam of a balance in use (D)Acone resting ona slanted edge GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE,en Item9 referstothe following diagrams which depict some simple machines. Sa Tweezer used for pulling out hair Human forearm aT oT own harrow In which of these machines would the effort applied be LESS than the load? (A) Land Tlonly (B) Land IVonly (©) Mandiltonly (D) Hand IV only 012380102009 10. The diagrams below, drawn to scale, represent two forces S and Tacting at O. In which of the following isthe resultant in the direction, OX? ~ s o€-------x T (B) s © ° >) ° On which of the following does the pressure ata point ina liquid depend? 1. Density ofthe liquid Tl, Depth from the surface m1 ea of the cross-section of the container (A) only (By) Monk (©) Land Ionly (D) I, Wand IIT GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE,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? a * 0 J @) * 2 © ” (\, ° 7 o " 0 P\’ (012380107F2009 13. 4 Aglassmarble, X, moving with aspeed of 6 ms", collides “head on’ with an identical stationary glass marble, Y. What is the velocity of Yaftercollision assuming that X isbroughttorest? ~ (B) © (Dy Whenanobjectis loatingonaliquid, whichot the following would be true? 1. The object w, volume of water displaced. M1. — Theupthruston the objectisslightly greater than the weight of the object Ul. Theaverage density of the objectis just equal to that of the liquid the same as the (A) Toaly (B) — Mlonly (C)— Tand tlonly (Dy 1, Mand itt Abook of weight 12Nisresting onatable. ‘The forve thatthe table exerts onthe book is (Ay ON (By RN (C) greater than 12N (D) greater than ON but less than 12.N GO ON TO THE NEXT PAG!16. A particle moving with constant speed in a uniform circular path, hasa (A) constantyelocity (B) _constantaccelerationalongthe radius ofits pat (©) variableacceleration {D) _constantacceleration tangential oits 17. Which of the following is NOT true about the moment of a force? “~ measured in unitscalled newton B) — Itisthe amount of force needed to keep a body turning, (C) isthe turning effect that a force has when it acts on a body (D) isthe productof the force and the perpendicular distance of its line of action from point. 18. Which of the following is/are renewable I. Solarenergy I, Windenerg TI. Geothermal energy (Ay Tonly (B) Land Iitonly (©) Mand tlonly (D) E.Mand IIT 01238010/F2009 19. 20. Which of the following implements is/are designed totakeadvantage ofalarge moment provided by arelatively small force? 1. Clawhamme: H. Crowbar I. Pairofiweezers IV. Pairof wire cutters (A) Monly (B) Land [Vonly (©) L.Mand only (D) LE Tand LV only Which of the following would be characteristic features of a clinical thermometer? L_ Narrowconstrietionin the tube just above the bulb I. Limited range of temperatures IIL. Large bore to make the mercury ore visib (A) Tonly (By Tandtonly (©) Land HTonly (DB) L.Mand tt GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE21 Item 21 refers to the diagram below which shows water boiling at the top of a glasstest tube while apiece of ice remains unmeltedat thebottom, Bunsen flame | ] Ice wrapped | in gauze Which of the following is a reason for this occurrence? (A) Water isa poor conductor of heat (B) Gauze isa poor conductor of heat, (C) Water isa good conductor of heat, (D) _ Glassis.a good conductor of heat. Which of the following types of radiation is responsible foran atomof "SC changing into anatom of '3N? a oo @) B oO 7 Don A flask contains airunder pressure, Some of the air is 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 airin the flask will have decreased (©) temperature in the flask will have increased (D) numberofmoleculesstriking the wall persecond will have decreased 0123801072009 ‘The heat capacity of «body depends on (A) __itsmassandthe specific heat capacity ofthe material (B) _itsmassand the temperature change thebody undergoes (C) the density and temperature of the material (D) the density and expansivity of the material Some moltennaphthslene at 100°C isatlowed to cool down at room temperature. If naphthalene has a melting point of 80 °C, which of the following BEST represents the coolingcurve? arc 100 (A) HY ‘min ore 100 ® 80. NM min ere 100 © oN ‘imnin ere 100 (D) 80. I \ ‘iin GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE26. Anelectricketile full of wateris pluggedinto the mains. The process by which heat travels through the wateris (A) electifivation (B) evaporation (convection (D) radiation Stem 27 referstothe following diagram whieh shows # longitudinal wave, where, Cand R represent compressions and rarefractions respectively FULT the distance between C wavelen and R, is A) 1, w ta (B) dh o wh 2 01238010/F2009 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) ( : (D) : GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE