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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE
EXAMINATION
PHYSICS
Paper 01 - General Proficiency

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L In addition to this test booklet,you shourdhave an answersheet.

2. Each item in this testhasfour suggestedanswerslettered(A), (B), (C), (D). Readeach

item you
are about to answerand decidewhich choicc is best.
3. On your answer sheet,find the number which correspondsto your item and shade
the space
having the same letter as the answcryou have chosen. [-ook at the sarnpleiteln
below.
Sample Item

The SI unit of length is the Sample Answer

(A) --
(B)
newton
metre
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(C) kilogram ,
>1,
(D) second a
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The best answerto this item is "metre" so answer space(B) has becn shaded.
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4. If you want to changeyour answer,be sureto eraseyour old answercompletclyand FI

fill in your
new choice. {>

5. When you are told to begin, turn the page and work as quickly and as carefully as you
can. Ifyou
cannot answer an item, omit it and go on to the next one. You can come back to
the hardcr item
Iater. Your score will be the total number of correct answers.

6. Figuresare not necessarilydrawn to scale.

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

8. The use of non-programmablecalculatorsis allowed.

9. This test consistso{'60 iterns. you will have 75 minutesto answcr thcnr.

10. Do not be concernedthat the answer sheetprovides spacesfor more answersthan there
are items
in this test.

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4' Which of the following is suitable
1. The unit of electricalresistancemay be hair?
measuringthe dianreterof a human
expressedas
(A) TaPe measure
(A) lo-1vA'
(B) VerniercaliPers
(B) I Q= 1AV
(C) Micrometer screw gauge
(C) lQ=1AV-r
(D) Metre rule
(D) 1Cl=1WA'

5. Three irnmiscibleliquids P, Q and R have

Whichof thefollowingisNOTaf undamental densitieswhich differ. Q is denscrtha' P but
quantity? lessdensethan R' Which of the fohowing
diagramsshowshow the liquidssettlein the
(A) TemPerature cYlinder?
measuring
(B) HeatenergY
(C) Length
(D) Time

(A)
Its
fa=
3. l*=

(B)
H
lPe
l-R-
100g 160g
Figure 1 Figure 2
r
FigureI showsameasuringcylindercontain-
ing a fixed volumeof liquid' Figure2 showsa
roiid Uodysubmergedin the liquid' ln each
(c) r"=
r'-
case,the total massof the containerand its
contentsis indicated.Thedensityof thesolid
is
U
l P =
0.30g mL-'
(A)
(B) 0 . 3 3g m L '
(D) l-=
(C) 3.00g mL'
la=
(D) 3.20 gr'J'l

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Item 6 refersto the diagram below. 6. Whenr: 0, thevalueofy is

(A) a
(B) S
(C) P
(D) P/R

7.

The diagramaboverepresents a 100g masswhich can be balancedby placing

positionshown. If MassX is to be usedto barance a rrassX at the
thc r00 g, it shourdbe

(A) lessthan t00 g

(B) equalto 100g
(C) a little greaterthan I00 g
(D) about 200 g

8. Which of the following is NOT true abour 9. A stablewell-designed

racingcarlnusthave
the moment of a force?
a

(A) It ismeasured in unitscalleclnewton_ (A) low centreofgravity

metres. (B) very large mass
(B) It is thc amountof fbrcenecdeclto (c) very h igh d rag(ai r-resi stancc)
keepa bodyturning. (D) long front
(C) It is theturningeffectthata forcehas
when it actson a body.
(D) It is the productof the forceand the
perpendicular distance of its lineof
actionfrom a point.

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ground and
a vector 14. An object is removed frorn the
10. Which of the following is NOT placei on a shelf- Which of its
properttes
quantitY? would You exPectto change?

(A) DisPlacement Mass

(A)
(B) Acceleration Volume
(B)
(C) DensitY Potentialenergy
(C)
(D) Momentum
(D) Kinetic energy

find the
11. Which ofthe following canbeusedto 'fhe
kinetic energy of a body of ntass'
trr'
15.
speedofan object? and velocitY,l', is

(A) Changein velocity

(A) nt
Time taken

(B) Changein displacentent

(B) Lnv
Tinre taken

(C) Distancetravelled
(C) tttv'
Time taken

(D) Distancetravelled x Tirne taken tttv2

(D)
.)

is
12. When two bodies collide, momentum
conserved' This means that the A liquid is containcdin a beaker'
It is truc
16.
to saYthat tlre Pressure
(A) kineticenergybeforeimpactis equal
to that after imPact
(A) is greatcstat the bottomof the liquid
momentumofeach bodyis unchanged
(B)
i"l is grcatestat the surfaceofthc liquicl
after imPact
iCj is thc sameat all levelsin the liquid
(C) algebraicsumofthe velocitiesbefore
(D) exertcdby the liquid is the sameas
imPactis equalto the sum of the
atnlosPheric
Pressure
velocitiesafter imPact
(D) totalmomentumof the bodiesbefore
impactisequalto thetotalmomentum to
11. Which of the lbllowing unitsis used
of the bodiesafter imPact a
measurethe forcePcrunit areaon
surface?
a table'
13. A bookof weight12N is restingon (A) The newton (N)
exertson the book is
The force that the table (B) The watt (W)
(C) The joule (J)
(A) 0N
(D) The Pascal(Pa)
itj greaterthan 0 N but lessthan l2 N
(c) 1 2N
(D) greaterthan 12 N

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 18. W h i c h o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i s l o n g i t u d i n a il n 22. Somemoltennaphthaleneat 100'Cisallowed
nature? to cool down at room temperature. If
naphthalene has a rneltingpoirrtof 80"C,
(A) Infraredrays whichof the followingBES1'represents thc
(B) Lightrays coolingcurve?
(C) Soundwaves
(D) Water waves e/0c
100
(A) Eo
19. Whichofthe fbllowingisresponsible
forthe
glasshouse
effect?

y'min
(A) Micror,vaves
(B) [Jltravioletrays
(c) Light rays
(D) lnfiared rays
(B)

20. Whichofthe followinsiscorrect?

'l-/K:0t"C -.273 /min

(A)
(fJ) r/K: gt"c + 273
(c) T/K= 213 jloC
(D) ' r/K: (c)
273 Ot"C

21. Thc specific heat capacityof a material is

/min
the energy requiredto
e/ oc
(A) nrclt I kg of the materialwith no 100
changeof temperature (D) 80
(B) changcthe ternpcratureof the
rnaterialby I K
(c) changeI kg of the liquid material
to I kg of gaswithouta changein /min
tempcrature
(D) charrgethe temperatureof I kg of
the nraterialbv I K

G O O N T O T I I E N F , X TP A C [ ,
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25. When a gas is heatedin a closed cotttainer

23.
at a constarttvolume, the pressureof the
gas rises. Which of the followirrg state-
lnentscorlccrning this fact is/arc1'RtJE'/
/,i.',3

/:;t
'fhc
t. pressrrrerises becausethe gas
molcculesstrikethe walls ltlr thc
- - - t
--_ containerwith grcatertnotnetltunt'
_7 'I'he
II. pressurerisesbecausetlre gas
moleculesnow collidc with the
Ice wrapped in
walls ol'thc contaittcrtnore fie-
coppcr gauze
quently.
'fhe
figtlre above shows a piece of ice III. Thc pre;;surerises bccausethe
fbrcesbetwcenthc gasrnolcculcs
wrapped in copper gauzeand submerged
'flte
in a glass test tube of water' water are largcrat highcr telllpcraturcs.
when heatedat the top boils long before the
jbr this is (A) I only
ice is nrelted'The MAIN reason
that
(B) I and II only
(c) II andlll only
(A) the testtubc is a poor conductorof (D) I , I l a n dI l l
heat
(B) copperis a goodconductorofheat
26. A flaskcontairtsair undcrpressurt: ' Someof
(C) ice is lcssdensetltanwater
thc air is lct out slowly overa pcriod of I 0 s'
(D) wateris a poor colrductorof heat
Whcn the f'laskis clcscclthe

(A) pressureof thc air in the flask will

24. An electric kettle full of water is plugged
into the mains. The processby which heat have incrcased
travelsthrough the watcr is (B) volumeof air in the llask will have
dccreased
(A) electrification (c) tenrperaturein thc flask will have
(B) cvaporatioll increased
(D) numberofmolectr lesstrikingthewall
(C) convection
(D) radiation per secondwill llave decreased

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27. 29. Plane water waves which travel fronr

deep water to shallow water

(A) are diffracted

(B) increasethcir spcccl
Displacement (C) undergoa change in fiequency
(D) undcrgo a changc in u,avclength

30.

Which of thefollowing statement(s)aboutthe I

r l
wave shown in the diagrarn above is/are \ \ t
- - - - t
- - t '

TRUE?

L PointsP, Q and R are in phase.

Il. PointsS and l'are out ofphase. 'fhe
figure aboveshowsa rvavef'rontabclutto
III. The wavelengthof the wave is thc rcacharcflectirrgsurlhcc XY. Which ofthe
distancePR. followingwou Id reprcsentthewavefrorrtafter
reflection'2
(A) I only
(B) II only
(c) I and ll only
(D) II and III only (A)
x Y

28.

(B)
Y
C, R, C, R, c, R, c.
lrl l l | t Il t l l ll l l l i l
ill
\ - . - -
- t '
(c) -

'lhe X Y
diagramaboverepresents a longitudinal
wavewhere,C andR represent compressions
and rarefactionsrespectively. If l" is the
wavelength,the distancebetweenC, and It.
is (D)
Y

(A)
)x
, l n
(B) L2,"

(c) l]"

(D) 2X

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35. Which of thc follou'itrgwould be truc o{'the

31. Which of the following statementsabout
imageof an objecl placedat the bottom ol'
sound is NOT correct?
a tank of water and vie*'ed vcllically' li'orrl
(A) Sound is transmittedas trattsverse above'/
waves.
(B) Soundniay be producedby vibrat- I. lt is v irttral.
ing sYstems. II. It isdinrinished.
(C) Sounddoesnot travel through a lll. [t is ttcarct'to tlrc c1'c than the
vacuum. ob.icct.
(D) Soundtravels more slowly than
light. (A) lonlY
(B) | a n dl l o n l Y
(C) l a n dl l l o n h
32. Which ofthe followingtypesof radiationis (D) l l a r r dl l l o r r l l '
rf
responsiblefor an atom of c changing
If Nl Which of thc diagrzrtrlsBlrS-f rcprcserrts
into an atornof 36.
the passageof a beanro l-rvhite I i ght thlotrgh
(A) cr a triangular glassPrisnl'/
(B) p
n
(c) v
(D) Inliared
(A) L\(
-"L)
33. The sharp edgesof shadowssuggestthat
lisht
iu,
(A) has a wave nature
(B) is a form of energY
(c) travels in straightlines
(D) travelsvery quicklY (c)

The tablebelowliststhe refractiveindices

of four differentmaterials
(D) A
Ax*-
Material
Air
Refiactive Index
1.0
-7-\\
lce t.3
Perspex 1.5
Diamond L.q
'fhe
31. irnage on thc tilrn tll' a cittttera is

In which medium would the light waves usually

have the slowestsPeed?

(A) invertcd.dinrinishcd,real
(A) Air (B) inverted,dinrinishcd.virtual
(B) Ice (cr) u p r i g h t ,d i n r i rirs h e d .r c a l
(D) Lrpri ght. nragtriliccl. r'cal
(C) PersPcx
(D) Diatnond
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38. For which of the following objectdistances 41. The currentin a wire is oneampereif a charge
will a convex lens of focal length l8 cm of
produce a real image?
(A) l0 coulombsflows through it for
I. 1 5c m l0 seconds
II. 36 crn (B) I coulonrbflows throughit in l0
III. 54 cm seconds
(C) l0 coulombsflow throughit in I
(A) I only second
(B) I a n dI I o n l y (D) 100 coulombsflows throughit in
(C) II and III only l0 seconds
(D) l,II and III

42. Which of the following forrnulae(in which

39. A plasticrod, P, is rubbedwith cloth, Q. P the symbolshave their usualmeaning)is a
becomes positivelycharged.This is bccause rnathematicalexpressionof Ohm's Law?

(A) protons flowcd lionr Q to P (A) V=lR

(B) protonsflowed from P to Q (B) P=VI
(C) electronsf-lowedfrom Q to P (C) Q=lt
(D) clectronsflowed fiom P to Q (D) E= Pt

Which of thefollowingdiagrarnsrepresents A beamof lightpassesfiom one medium to

theelectricfield existingbetweentwo anotherof greaterrefiactive index. Whcn
oppositelychargedpointcharges? it refractsthc

(A) (A) liequency changes

(B) wavelengthchanges
(C) spced incrcases
(D) bcanrbendsawayfionr the normal

'fhe
44. rcfractive indcx of a transparent
(B) medium with a critical angle,c, for light
travclling from thc medium to air is

(A) I
L'

(B) 90"
(C) +
s i nc

(c) sin 90"

(D) silr c

4\
+o o- (D) SIN C

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the 47.
45. A studentrequiresa circuitto measure
of a resistor.Whichofthecircuits
resistance
belowiscorrectlY connected?

(A) The diagranlabovesltowsan electrical

circuit with a cell andtwo filamerrtbulbs'
Whichof thc followingcircuitsis electrically
the samcas the circuitabovc?

(8,ffi (A)

(8,il
(c)ffi
(c)f--cl
L
(D)

(D,ffi
When a largecurrent passesthrough a fusc'.
which of the following is the sequenceor
events?
a
-> 48. Rectiflcationcan BES'l be donc by using
(A) Wire gets hot -+ wire melts
current is cut off
(A) translormct
(B) Wire getshot -+ current is cut off
-> wire melts (ts) capacitor

(C) Wire melts -> current is cut off

-> (c) transistor
(D) diode
wire getshot
'>
(D) Wire nrelts-+ wirc getshot
current is cut ofT

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49. 50. Steelis NO'f suitablelor use in an electro_

magnetbecauseit

(A) is too dil'llcultto magnetise

(B) retainsrnagnetisnrtoo well
I (c)
(D)
losesits nragnetisrntoo easily
containstoo rnanydomains
\

Whichofthecircuitsbelowcouldprocluce the 51. Wh ichofthcfollowingC'ANNO'l'bedeflectcd

traceon theoscilloscope screensho'arn
in the bv a magneticfleld?
diagramabovewhenthe endsof the resistor
areconnected to the Y plates? (A) Alpha parricles
(fl) Beta particlcs
(A) (C) Gamnra,rays
(D) lrlectrons

52. Whichol-thelbllowingaredellnitiorrs ol.the

tcrnr'haI l'-li {c' ol'radioactive
rruclidc,/
-l-hctinretakcnlbrthcactivityofany
C.R.O l.
givcrrsarnplc to falltohall'itsoriginal
(B) valuc
'l'hc
Il. tinre-takcrrfbr hall'thenuclei
prese nt in alrygivensarrrplc to decay
lll. Flalftheaverage numberol'disinte-
grationsper second

(A) I and ll onl1,

C.R.O (B) I andIll only
(c) rra n d l l l o r r l y
(D) I, ll andlll
(c)
53. Which ofthe lollr)rving personsisassttciar.ed
witlt nuclearencrgr,'?

(A) l'hompsorr
(R) llolrr
C.R.O
(C) Chadu'ick
(D) [ ; i n s t ien
(D)

C.R.O

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a uniform mag-
diagram ot A conductor,rotating in
Item 54 refers to the following I'ield, inducesmaximum
-"u,t"n,
netic
instantane-
the
a simPlea.c. generator' oo, when the concluctorcuts
magneticfield lines at

(A) 30o
(B) 45o
(c) 90"
(D) 180"

atom suggests
J/. The Rutherford mocJelof the
of a
that an atom consists

(A) solid massof protons.and :t"t-tJ:lt

orbrtrng
igi nucleusof protonsonly wtth
electrons
neutrons
(C) nucleusof equalnumber'sof
the diagram are protons
54. The parts labellcd X in andelectronswith orbiting
known as the nucleusof protons and neutrons
(D)
with orbitingelectrons
(A) coil
(B) armature
sliPrtngs model
(C) According to thc Ruthertord-Bohr
commutator if n number of
=
(D) oio n"u,r-ut,stable atorn'
protons and e =
nelltrons, 12= number of
atom' thenfbr all
diagram' numberof clcctronsin the
Item 55 refers to the following clctnents

(A) n=e
W SecondrtrY (B) P=c
Coil tt+e=P
(C)
(D) tt+P=c

affectedby
59. Which of the followingis NOT
an clectric lield ]

(A) AlPha Plirticlc

X would be
Appropriatelabelsfor W and (B) Beta Particle
(C) Neutron
w X (D) Electron

a.c.inPut
(A) steP-downtransformer
d.c. tnput
(B) steP-downtransformer
a.c.inPut
(C) step-uptransformer
d.c. inPut
(D) steP-uptransformer

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Item 60 refers to the fbllowing diagranrof a coil

carrying a current and wrapped around a wooden
cylinder.
Y
a

60. Which row of the table bclow showsthe magnetic

field directionsat X. Y andZ2

A <_- +-

ts --+

C _+ +-

D ---+

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