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FORM TP2007252 MA Y/JUNE2007

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

ADVAN CED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION
PHYSICS

Unit 1 - Paper 01
90minutes

( 25 MAY 2007 (a.m.))

READ THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY

I. In addition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet.

2. 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.

3. 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.

I Sample Item

Which ofthe following lists one scalar quality

and one vector quantity?
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(A) mass: temperature Sample Answer
(B) momentum : pressure
(C) force : velocity @•©@
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(D) potential energy : volt

The bestanswertothis item is "momentum: pressure", so answer space(B) has been blackened.

4. Ifyou wantto change your answer, be sure to erase yourold answer completely and fi II in yournew
choice.
5. Whenyouaretoldtobegin,tumthepageandworkasquicklyandascarefullyasyoucan. Ifyoucannot
answer an item,omititandgoontothenextone. Youcancomebacktotheharderitem later. Your
score will be the total numberofcorrectanswers. -~·

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

7. Figures are notnecessarilydrawntoscale.
8. The use ofnon-programmable calculators is allowed.
9. Thistestconsistsof45 items. You will have90minutes to answer them.
IO. Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items in
this test.

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LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS

2
6.67 x 10- 11 N m kg· 2
Universal gravitational constant
G =
g = 9.81 m s· 2
Acceleration due to gravity
RE = 6380km
Radius of the Earth
24
ME = 5.98 x 10 kg
Mass of the Earth
MM = 7.35 x 1022 kg
Mass of the Moon
Atm = 1.00 x 105 N m· 2
1 Atmosphere
23
k = 1.38 x lff J K- 1
Boltzmann's cpnstant
= 1.00 x 103 kg m· 3
Density of water
= 4200 J kg• 1 K- 1
Specific heat capacity of water
= 3.34 x 105 J kg· 1
Specific latent heat of fusion of ice
= 2.26 x 106 J kg• 1
Specific latent heat of vaporization of water

NA = 6.02 x 1023 per mole

Avogadro's number
R = 8.31 J IC 1 moJ·I
Molar gas constant
5.67 X 10-S W m· 2 K- 4
Stefan-Boltzmann constant
CJ =
c = 3.0 x 108 m s· 1
Speed of light in vacuum

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1. Which S.l. unit could be used to express the Item 2 refers to the following diagram.
power of a light bulb?

(A) kg m's·'
(B) kg m·• s" 7N
(C) kg m 2 s·'
(D) kg s"
24N

2. Coplanar forces with magnitudes 7 N, 24 N

and X are in equilibrium. What is the value
ofX?

(A) 17 N
(8) 24 N
(C) 25 N
(D) 31 N

3. Which of the following graphs applies to a

body in motion but with zero acceleration?

x/m xlm

(A) (B)

x/m

tis tis
(C) (D)
l
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4. A body of constant mass will have uniform 8. A body of2.5 kg initially at rest is acted on by
acceleration ifthe resultant force acting on it a net force directed along thex- axis which
varies as shown in the graph below.
(A) decreases uniformly with time
(B) increases uniformly with time
Force IN
(C) is constant
20
(D) is proportional to the displacement
from a fixed point
10
5. A body moves in a circle of radius r with
centripetal acceleration, a. Its velocity is v,
and angular frequency is OJ. Which of the 1 2 3 4 5Time/s
following equations for a are correct? The magnitude of the momentum obtained
v2 would be
I. a=-
r
(A) 0 Ns
I I. a= r'm (B) 50 Ns
(C) 70Ns
Ill. .a=vm (D) 140 Ns

(A) I, II and Ill

(B) I and II only 9. Which velocity - time graph BEST represents
(C) I and III only the motion of a falling spherical body from
(D) II and III only rest through glycerine?

6. A constant force acts on a mass m, which is

initially at rest. The velocity acquired for a
given displacement is proportional to (A)

(A)

(B) m
v
I
(C)
rm {B)

(D) t
m

7. A racing car is moving round a circular track

at a constant speed of60 m s· 1• The radius
of the track is 500 m. What is the ratio of the (C)
centripetal force to the weight of the car?
t

(A) 0.02
(B) 0.73
(C) 1.2
(D) 71.0 {D)
t
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10. 12.

F
x
A
A stone is thrown from A to D. The stone
follows a parabolic path such that the highest
d point reached is B. C is a point just before it
landsatD.

The vertical component ofacceleration of the

stone is

(A) the least at B

Two parallel forces act on a rigid body as (B) the same at C and B
shown in the diagram above. The size ofthe (C) maximumatA
torque on the body by these forces is (D) greatest at D

(A) Fd
(B) Fx 13 . A slingshot is a child's toy that converts the
. (C) 2Fd strain energy of the stretched material into
(D) 2Fx the moving energy of the propelled object. A
boy pulls on his slingshot with a force of20 N
and it extends by 7 cm. At what velocity
11. A parachutist of mass 80 kg descends does the 20 g stone fly off?
vertically at a const.ant velocity of
3 .0 m s· 1• What is the resu]tant downward (A) 8.4 m s· 1
force acting on her? (B) 70 ms ·I
(C) 16.7 m s· 1
(A) SOON .(D) 2.6 m s· 1
(B) 560N
(C) 240N
(D) 0N
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14. The true value of a quantity is x 0 • This 15. Two spheres, one of mass m and the other of
quantity is measured a large numberoftimes
and the number n, of particular values ofx, is . m 'th
mass- are moving towards each other wt
plotted against x. 2 -
velocity, v
Which graph below represents measurements v

of poor accuracy but high precision?

(A)
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The spheres have an elastic collision. Which
n one of the following statements is correct?

(A) The total kinetic energy after impact

is Y2mv'.
(B) The spheres stick togetheron impact
x
(C) The total kinetic energy after impact
is zero.
(B)
(D) The magnitude ofthe total momentum
n before impact is 1;2 mv.

Item 16 refers to the following graph showing

two oscillations.
x
Displacement
(C)

n
Time

x
16. What is the phase difference between the
(D) oscillations?

n (A)
'{~
7t rad~!
7t/4 r d
(C) 3.1..n rd
(D) 1112 rad

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Item 17 refers to the vibrator below which 20. A. Young's double-slit experiment is
produces stationary waves on a stretched ·performed with white light incident on the
cable. slits. The first bright fringe after the central
maximum is a

(A) green fringe

(B) orange fringe
Vibrator
(C) white fringe
(D) blue fringe
17. The frequency ofthe vibrator is 50 Hz. What
is the speed of the wave? 21. Which of the following can correct
the condition known as long sight?
(A) 250ms·•
(B) 500ms·• (A) Plano-concave lens
(C) 750ms·• (B) Cylindrical lens
(D) 330m s·• (C) Diverging meniscus lens
(D) Converging meniscus lens
18. Which ofthe following observations indicates
that sound waves are longitudinal? 22. Two sources of sound, X and Y, that are
in phase are positioned as shown in the
(A) Sound waves are diffracted around diagram. They both produce waves with
comers. wavelength 2 m and amplitude A. What
(B) Sound waves cannot be polarised. would be the amplitude of the sound
(C) Sound waves obey the laws of observed at point P?
reflection.
(D) Sound waves are refracted as they
pass from cool air to warm air. x

19. For a particle oscillating with simple p

hannonic motion in a vertical plane, which of
the following statements is NOT true?

(A) The velocity of the particle is

miminum at the centre of motion
ofthe particle. (A) Y>A
(B) The total energy is constant. (B) 2A
(C) The acceleration of the particle is (~.l._ 0
directed towards a fixed point. (0) A
(D) The restoring force is maximum at
the extremities of the motion.
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23. A sound wave of intensity 11, has an 25. Which of the following is NOT a condition
amplitude o(30 mm. Another wave of the necessary for two-source destructive
same frequency but of intensity 12 has an interference of sound waves tv be observed?
amplitude of I 0 mm. What is the value of
1, (A) Sources must be coherent.
-? (B) Amplitudes of the waves must be
1, .
similar.
(C) Waves overlapping must have a path
(A) 3 difference of one wavelength.
(B) 9 (D) Waves overlapping must be out of
(C) 27 phase by 7t radians.
(D) 81

26. An object is placed 5 cm in front ofa diverging

24. An air column in a tube which is closed at lens of focal length 20 cm. The image is
one end vibrates in its fundamental mode.
The amplitude ofthe vibrations ofthe air can (A) 4 cm from the lens on the same side
be represented in magnitude and direction at as the object
various points by arrows with a dot indicating (B) 6. 7 cm from the lens on the same
a very sinall amplitude. Which diagram side as the object
BEST represents the oscillation of the air (C) 4 cm from the lens on the opposite
molecules? side of the object
(D) 6.7 cm from the lens on the opposite
side of the object

27. A motorbike emits an 80 dB noise. The

intensity ofthe sound from the motorbike is

(B) E )
• ( ) (/\)
(B)
10- 12 Wm"
10-• Wm-2
(C) JO-< Wm-2
(D) 10 Wm·'

(C) !___·-
L....!....I

(D) I._·_________
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28. A particle oscillates so that its displacement 31. XT is a temperature measuring quantity of
x from a fixed point is related to time t by the a substance. X and X, 00 we~e determined
0
equation at the ice point and steam point. The
temperature on the centigrade scale which
x = 3 sin 5 7t t. corresponds to a value X, is given by

Ifxis measured in cm and tis measured in s, ex= XT-Xo

x 100
we can deduce that the particle X100 -XO

I. moves with Simple Harmonic Motion Which of the following graphs BEST
11. has a frequency of2.5 Hz describes the relationship between 0xand
III. has an amplitude of I .5 cm X,?

(A) I and II only

(B) I, II and III ex
(C) II and III only
(D) III only (A)

29. A pendulum swings freely with a period of

!.Os on the· earth's surface where 0 XT
acceleration due to gravity is g. If the
pendulum were to swing in another place
where acceleration due to gravity is g, what ex
would be the value ofits new period?
(B)

(A) ~g/ g'

(B) ~g'lg 0 XT

(C) gig
ex

~
(D) g'/g
(C)

30. Which of the following statements are

TRUE about resonance? 0 XT
I. It occurs at the highest frequency of
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the oscillating system. ex
II. It causes a significant increase in the
. amplitude ofoscillation. (D)
lll. It occurs when the driver frequency.
is close to the natural frequency of
the oscillating system.
0 XT
(A) I and II only
(B) I, II and Ill
(C) I and Ill only

I
(D) II and III only
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32. A spherical blackbody of surface area A is at 36. Which of the following options has the
an absolute temperature T 1• It is suspended materials CORRECTLY categorized?
at the centre of a container whose walls are
at temperature T 2 •
CRYSTALLINE AMORPHOUS
SOLID SOLID
The NET rate of loss of heat by radiation
from the body is given by (A) glass rubber
(B) copper diamond
(A) P=cr AT I4
(C) diamond glass
(B) P =cr AT' 2
(C) P = cr A (T, -T,)4 (D) ' rubber copper
(D) P=cr A(Ti'-T24)

37. A double layer glass wall has a layer of air

33. What is the unit of heat capacity? trapped between it as shown in the diagram
below.
(A) • Jkg· 1 K· 1
(B) J kg·'
(C) J K·'
(D) . J

34. 16 x lO"'m' of a gas at a pressure of 1750

kPa is contained in a cylinder. The gas is
expanded at constant pressure until the Which method of heat transfer is
volume becomes 140 x 1O"'m'. How much SIGNIFICANTLY reduced by the air layer?
work is done by the gas?
(A) Conduction
(A) 217kJ (B) Convection
(B) 245kJ (C) Evaporation
(C) 273kJ (D) Radiation
(D) 347kJ

35. An adult at rest has a blood pressure of

~s;, This is measured in mm of mercury.
What would this reading be in Pa? (Density
of mercury= l3600kgm"'.)

(A) (1.73/l.13)x 106

(B) (1.73/ 1.13)x 10'
(C) (1.73/ l.\3)x 104
(D) (1.73/l.13)x 105

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38. Which ofthe following is NOT an assumption 40. The average kinetic energy per molecule of a
used in the Kinetic Theory of gases? ·sample of argon gas is 8 x IO"'' J. What is the
temperature of the gas?
(A) The volume of the molecules is
negligible. · (A) 113 K
(B) The attraction between the (B) 386 K
molecules is negligible. (C) 597 K
(C) The molecules accelerate between (D) 870 K
collisions.
(D) The duration of collision between
molecules is negligible. 41. I p

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39. In which of the following graphs does the
shaded area show the energy lost during the
loading and unloading process ofa polymeric
material?
p
0 v
FIN II
(A)

p e/mm
v
(B) FIN p
III

(C) FIN
e/mm

p
0 v
IV

R e/mm
(D)
FIN

n\C'l!bove P-V diagrams represent ideal gas

cycles. Which pair of diagrams corresponds
to NET work being done by the gas?
S e/mm
(A) I and II only
(B) I and IV only
(C) II and III only
(D) II and IV only

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42. Calculate the volume occupied by one atom 44. An alloy is made ofa mixture of two metals.
ofcopper ifithasamolarmassof0.0635 kg Metal A has a density of 8900 kg m·' and
and a density of8920 kg m·'. Metal B has a density of7800 kg m'. What
is the density of the alloy ifM~talAhas three r---._ .
(A) l.18x l0-29 m' times the volume of Metal B?
(B) 7.12 x 10.. m'
(C) 2.3 3 x 10· 1• m' (A) 8350 kg m'
(D) 9.4lx!O-"m 3 (B) 8625 kg m·'
(C) 8075 kg m·'
(D) 7950 kg m·'
43.

._~--_,-·--::Open to~--_,. 45 . A spring with spring constant k, has an

atmosphere extension x, when a mass m, is attached to it.
Another spring identical to the first is hung
parallel to the first and the same mass m is
Water hung across both. Which option gives the
correct values of extension and spring
Kerosene
constant ofthe combination?

The diagram above shows a U-tube

containing two immiscible liquids. Which
statement about the arrangement is TRUE?

(A) The kerosene exerts a greater Extension Spring constant

pressure at X than the pressure
exerted by the water at Y. (A) x/2 k/2
(B) The water exerts a greater pressure
at Y than the pressure exerted by (B) x/2 2k
the water at X.
(C) The pressure at X and Y is equal to (C) 2x k/2
atmospheric pressure.
(D) The pressure at X is equal to the (D) 2x 2k
pressure at Y.

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