CSEC PHYSICS JUNE 2006 PAPER 1 -2- The base unit of temperature of the SL system isthe (A) degreeCetsius (B) —degreeFahrenheit © Kelvin (D) —degreecentigrade If force = mass x acceleration, the unit of forcecould be written @ ) © () wi kgtms? kgm'st kgm'st kgms? hf the following measurements has three significant figures? (A) (B) © o Sem 0.0293kg 094A 5321V 10.42m T 6cm = Tem Sem The diagram above shows a rod and a centimetrerulemeasuringitslength. Theleft endoftherod (not shown) isatthe zero mark ofthe rule. The length of the rod should be writtenas (A) 7em ®) 7.0m © — 7.00em ©) 697m Which of he following remainsunchanged with an increase in temperature? (A) Density (B) Mass © _, RelativeDensity (D) " Volume Item 6 referstothe diagram below. When x=0, the value of yis 7 ® s (ee ©) PR Which ofthe following will be constant, ifa constant net force isapplied to abody? (A) Velocity ®) — Kineticenergy (©) Momentum (D) Acceleration ‘Thenewton-metreistheunitusedtomeasure (A) force (@®) momentum (©) momentofaforce (@) power GOON TOTHENEXT PAGE5 FN ‘The diagram above showsasimple force (FY extension (x) graph foralightspring. Which ofthe following statements would be true? I Theelastic fi exceeded. IL Thespringobeyed Hooke’slawover itsentireextension. IM, The force per unit extension in the elastic region was 7.5 Nem". of the spring was (A) Ionly ®) —_landItonly (© — Mandittonly () 1, Wand itt 10, ‘Thediagramsbelow,drawntoscale, represent twoforces, SandT, actingatO. Inwhich of the followingis theresultantinthedirection, Ox? “ : © 1 @) © @) GOON TO THE NEXT PAGEWw 12. 13. Item 11 refersto the following velocity-time graph which shows a ball being thrown vertically upwards fromthe ground. Velocity m/s 30 45678 Times ‘The point, X, on the graph shows when the ballis (A) atitshighestpointabovethe ground (B) _atrestonthe ground (©) _justabouttobethrownupwards (D) —_omitsway downwards ‘A falling raindrop reachesaconstant speed when (A) thereisnonet force acting on it B)__thepulloftheearthontheraindropis equaltothe weightoftheraindrop (©) the upthrust due to the air is at a ‘minimum (D) the air surrounding the raindrop becomes saturated with water ‘vapour Ifanobjectis moving alongasurface witha constantaeceleration,thenet forceactingon the objectis (A) 20 (B) constant (©) increasing (D) decreasing O17 AROIVE 206 <4. 14, 15. 16. 17, Aglassmarble, X, moving with aspeed of 6 m s", collides “headon’ with an identical stationary glass marble, Y. What is the velocity of ¥ after collision, assuming that X isbroughttorest? (A) 220 (8) -3ms' © 6ms" (©) 12ms* The rate of which of the following will determine the powerofamachine? L Doingwork I. Convertingenergy HL, Changingtemperature (A) Tonly B) _ Kifoniy (©) Sandttonty (P) 1, Mand tit Which of the following implements is/are designed totakeadvantageofalargemoment provided by arelatively small force? 1. Clawhammer I Crowbar I. Pairoftweezers IV. Pairofwirecutters (A) Mlonly (B)__ TandiVonly (©) LMandittonly () LMandtVonly ‘Theupthrustexperiencedbyasolidimmersed inaliquid isequaltothe (A) massofthesolid (B) _volumeofthe liquiddisplaced (© _ weightoftheliquid displaced (D) density ofthe liquid GOONTO THE NEXT PAGE18, 19, 20. Water 4 The diagram above shows a hydroelectric dam. The pressure on the dam at point X. dependsonthe (A) depthofthe water (B) volume ofwaterheldby thedam (© massofwaterheld back by thedam (D) _lengthofthereservoir A bubble of gas rises to the surface ofasoft drink. Thisisbecause the (A) __upthrustonthe bubble isgreaterthan the weight ofthe bubble (B) _upthnustonthe bubble isgreaterthan the weight of waterisdisplaces (©) weight of water displaced by the bubble is less than the weight of thebubble (D) density ofthe gasis greaterthanthe density ofthedrink Which ofthe following isthe MOST suitable range foraclinical thermometer? (A) 0°Ct044°C (B) — 10°Ct0 110°C © — 35°Ct0 100°C (DB) 35°C 044°C 01238010/F2006 a 22. Mercury pellet Water bath | __ Air columa Capitary tbe Heat ‘The diagram above shows an air column trapped inacapillary tubeby amercury pellet. When the temperature of the water bath is raised, what happens to the volume and pressure ofthetrapped air? (A) Volumeincreases, pressure remains constant. (B) Volume increases, increases. (©) Volumeremains constant, pressure remainsconstant, (D) _Volumeremains constant, pressure increases. pressure ‘Theheat capacity ofa body dependson (A). itsmassandthespecificheat capacity ofthe material (B) _itsmassandthetemperaturechange thebody undergoes (© thedensity and temperature of the ‘material (D) the density and expansivity of the ‘material GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE.23. Somemoltennaphthaleneat 100°Cisallowed 24. to cool down at room temperature. If naphthalene has a melting point of 80°C, which ofthe following BEST representsthe coolingcurve? ere (aa 2s a ec @) ah 26 ani arc © a ar 27. arc 100 ©) 7 min 01238010 2006 ‘The specific latentheat of vapourization of wateristhe energy requiredtochange | kgof water at (A) 0°Ctosteam at 100°C (B) _99.9°Ctosteamat 100.1 °C. (©) 100°Ctosteam at 100°C @) ‘0°Ctoice at0°C Anelectrickettle full of waterisplugged into theelectrical mains supply. The process by which heat travels through the wateris (A) electrification (B) evaporation (C) convection (D) radiation Inwhich of the following is conduction the main method ofenergy transfer? (A) Foodheated inamicrowaveoven (B) Energy transferred from the sun to earth (©) Foodbeingcookedonabarbecue (D) __ Food being cooked in a pot on an electricstove Which of the following phenomena are exhibited by light waves? I. Refraction IL. Diffraction IN. Interference (A) Iandifonly (8) Iandilfonly (© — Mandittonly ©) Mand itt GO ONTO THENEXT PAGE28. 29. 7 Which ofthe followingisthecorrectrelation 30. between the wavelength, 4, speed, v, and frequency, f, ofa wave? (Cn ®) © 3L ©) 32. ‘The figureaboveshowsawavefrontabout to Teachareflecting surface XY. Which ofthe following wouldrepresentthe waveffontafter reflection? (a) ®) © @) 01238010/F 2006 33. Whenever there is complete destructive interference between two coherent wave trains, the waves must be (A) inphase (B) _outofphase by halfofawavelength (©) outofphaseby one wavelength (D) out of phase by a quarter of a wavelength isNOT correct? (A) Sound is transmitted as transverse waves. (B) _ Soundmay beproducedby vibrating, systems, (©) Sound does not travel through a vacuum. (D) _Soundtravelsmoreslowly than ight. In which of the following are the electromagnetic waves written inorder of increasing frequency, starting with the lowest? (A) Xrays, ultraviolet, infrared, radio (B) _ Xrays, infrared, ultraviolet, radio (C) Radio, xrays, infrared, ultraviolet (D) _ Radio, infrared, ultraviolet, xrays Which ofthe followingis the reason why the diffraction oflightisNOT usually observed? (A) Itswavelengthistoosmall. (B)__Itsfrequency istoohigh. (©) __ Itsspeedistoohigh. {D) __Itswavelength stoo large. GOON TO THENEXTPAGE34. Upon which of the following would the 37. position of an image formed by a plane mirrordepend? 1. Distance of the observer from the mirror Il Distanceoftheobjectfromthemirror III. Angleatwhichtheimageis viewed (A) only (B) —tlonly (© Mand Illonly (D2) 1, tand ur 35. G F The above diagram represents a thin converging lens, L, withaprincipal axis GL. FListhe focal length ofthe lensandGF=FL. Where should an object be placed so as to producea virtual magnifiedimage? (A) AG (B) TotheleftorG (©) BetweenFandG (D) Between L and F 36. Which of the fotk diminished virwalimage ofareal object? 1 Aplanemirror TI. Adiverginglens III. Aconverginglens (A) Ionly (B) only (©) MandItlonly ©) L.tand tit 01238010/F 2006 Plane mirror Object ‘Thediagramabove representsanobject placed in front of a plane mirror. Which of the following BEST represents the image produced by the plane mirror? © / / GOON TO THENEXT PAGE,38. Whichofthe following di the electric field e: Which ofthe following relationshipsbetween electrical quantitiesiscorrect? oppositely charged pointcharges? (A) V=PI (B) R=VI W + 2 © (D) E=VI ® 7 7 41. Thecircuitdiagramsbelowshow fourdifferent waysinwhichanammeter,avariableresistor, a voltmeter and a filament lamp may be connectedtoad.c. supply. The polarities of the meters are marked. In which circuit ‘would themetersgivereadings which would eo eee SSS enable youto determine the resistance ofthe a —_———— filamentlamp? —/ WS g o +e 3- . ~\ (i @) J by 39. Which of the following is NOT one of the -y ways in which the strength of the magnetic Fold near as g coll) cary ee currentcanbe increased? © IH (A) __ Increasing theresistance ofthe coil : lw (B) _ Increasing thecurrentin the coil Q (C) Increasing the number of turns per 7 unitlengthofthecoil (©) _ Placingasoftironcoreinsidethecoil ©) BG GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE42. gE —K}—_} P R =10- ‘The figureaboveshowsacell E,adiodePand resistor, R,connected in series. Thecurrent through Ris BEST illustrated by whichofthe following graphs? (Ay HA | ts @) WA ts ont () WA, as 01238010/F 2006 44. 45, 46. ‘The refractive index ofatransparentmedium with acritical angle,c,forlighttraveling from themedium toairis wm 1 @) 90° sine © sine ©) sine Which of the following appliances would require the fuse with the largest rating? (A) Akettlemarked 1500 W, 120V (B) A freezer marked 400 W, 120V (©) Anironmarked 1 000 W,240V (D)__ Astovemarked 10000 W,240V OOO @ OC____ 0 ooo In the diagram above, a piece of rubber plotting compasses. Therubbermagnethas (A) polesattheends (B)___polesatthecentre (© _polesatthesides D) _ nopoles Steel is NOT suitable for use in an electromagnet because it (A) _istoodifficulttomagnetise (B)__retainsmagnetismtoowell © __losesitsmagnetismtooeasily (D) —_containstoomany domains GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE47. Te 49. CSE | 2 magnet 1 Parallel wires carrying equal currents in the same direction into the paper Current flowing ina solenoid m1 Which of the diagrams above correctly illustrate(s) the magnetic fields created as, shown? (A) only (B) — Landtlonly (© — Wandittonty ©) 1, Mand itt Rectification can BEST bedone by usinga (A) transformer (B) capacitor (©) transistor ©) diode 50. a17aRM10F 7006 ‘The diagram below representsa straight wire carrying acurrentinto the plane ofthe paper. Which of the following diagrams BEST tepresents themagneticfield aroundthe wire? oO vn” —_®)——- —_o™ ®) | © © . © fate ‘The diagram above shows a typical relay. ‘The part, labelled P, must be made of (A) iron ®) copper (©) plastic () brass GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE51. 4 52. 53. -12- x og |if--4 A flexible wire lies horizontal between the poles of a strong magnet as shown in the diagram above, Whentheswitch,X, isclosed the wiremoves (A) downwards (B) upwards (© _towardsthenorth pole (D) __towardsthesouth pole Itispossibletoinducea voltageina wire coil by the use ofa (A) steady magnetic field (B) _positivelychargedrod (© negatively chargedrod (D) —changingmagneticfield Which of the following statements about alternating currentistrue? (A) Itcanbechanged into directcurrent byatransformer. (B) It can be rectified by using a semiconductor diode. (© _Iteanbeusedtorechargea battery. (D) _Itisusedtotransmitetectricalenergy because fitshigh frequency. 019380107F 2006 55. For a simple ac. generator, which of the following graphs will be produced by two complete rotations ofthe armature? (A) + | No. of rotations oO. emf. No. of rotations © + emt No. of rotations oO. emt No.of rotations ‘No practical transformeris 100% efficient. Which of the following causeenergy losses? |. Theresistance of the coils of wi I Magnetizationand demagnetization ofthe core II. Eddycurrentsinthecore (A) LandIlonly (8) Iandillonly (© Mandiifonly (0) LtMand mt GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE56. 87. 58. ‘The basicconstituents ofall matter are (A) _ protons,neutrons, electrons (B) solids, iquids, gases (C)__elements,compounds, mixtures (D) «1,8, Yradiations Which ofthe followingisNOT affectedby an electric field? (A) Alphaparticle (B) —Betaparticle (©) Neutron (D) Electron Which of the following would be possible symbols foran isotope ofnucliderepresented by 4X? L a “x may Aeay wy. _ A Tony ®) only © — Mlonly (BD) Landittonty 59. 60. ‘Thenumber of radioactivenuclei presentina sample at time t=0isN,. Which of the following graphs BEST represents the variation with time of the ‘number, N,ofundecayed nuclei present? “ao N : ‘time ® oN N : ‘time: © oN Ny Time ©) N Ny Time Which ofthe following scientists discovered therelationshipE=me*? (A) MarieCurie (B) _IsaacNewton (© — AlbertEinstein (D) 3.4-Thompson IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST.