TEST CODE 02138010

FORM TP 201729.0. MAY/JUNE 2017

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
CARIBBEAN ADVANCED PROFICIENCY EXAMINATION®
PHYSICS

Unit 1 - Paper 01
1 hour 30 minutes

(08 JUNE 2017 (a.m.))

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

This test consists of 45 items. You will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to answer them.

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

Do not be concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are
items in this test

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

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

Which of the following lists has one scalar quantity

and one vector quantity? Sample Answer

(A) Force, velocity

(B) Mass, temperature
(C) Momentum, pressure
(D) Potential energy, volt

The correct answer to this item is "Momentum, pressure", so (C) has been shaded.
6. If you want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice.
7. When you are told to begin, turn 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.
8. You may do any rough work in this booklet.
9. Figures are .not necessarily drawn to scale.
10. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer items.

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LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANTS

Universal gravitational constant = 6.67 x 10" NM2 kg2

Acceleration due to gravity = 9.81ms 2

1 Atmosphere atm = 1.00x105 Nm 2

Boltzmann's constant = 1.38x10 23 JK'

Density of water = 1.00x103 kgnr3

Specific heat capacity of water, C W

= 4200 J kg-' K-'

Specific latent heat of fusion of ice L1 = 3• 34x 105 Jkg'

Specific latent heat of vaporization of water = 2.26x106 Jkg'

Avogadro's constant N = 6.02 x 1023 per mole

Molar gas constant R = 8.31J K-' mol'

Stefan—Boltzmann 's constant = 5.67 x 10-8 W m 2 K"

Speed of light in free space (vacuum) C = 3.00x108 ms'

Speed of sound in air C = 340ms'

Planck's constant = 6.626x10 34 Js

Triple point temperature = 273.16 K

I tonne = 1000 kg

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1. A student measures the circumference of
a circular room of radius 5.00 m using a
metre rule and obtained the result 31.41 m.
Which of the following statements is
correct?
3.- The terminal velocity of a spherical body
falling through a viscous liquid is given by
V= kr", where r is the radius of the sphere,
and k and n are constants. The values of k
and n can be determined by plotting a graph
of

The measured circumference is (A) V versus r

precise and accurate.
The measured circumference is not (B) V versus
precise and not accurate. r
The measured circumference is (C) In V versus In r
precise but not accurate
(D) The measured circumference is not (D) In V versus
precise but accurate.` Inr

4. A metal case is dropped out of a hovering

In determining the density of a cube, a helicopter and .plummets 80 m before
student records the following measurements: hitting the ground. What is its velocity just
Length of side, 1=3.0±0.1 cm
before it hits the ground..
(A) 0.0 m
Mass of cube, m. = 12.5 ± 0.5 g (B) 82ms'
m. (C) 28.0 m s'
The student then uses the equation p = (D) 39.6. m s-'

to determine the density of the cube. The

percentage error in. the calculated value of 5. An object falls freely under gravity, g, from
P is a height of 12 5 m. Which of the following
equations can be used to determine the
(A) 0.6 time, t, taken for the object to reach the
(B) 7 ground?
(C) 14
(D) 40
25
(A)
g

(B)
2s

(C) t=&
25

(D)
g

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6. Avogadro's constant, NA, is numerically Item 8 refers to the following scenario.

equal to the number of
A swimmer of mass 66 000 g starts from
(A) atoms in 0.120 kg of carbon-12 rest and accelerates uniformly to the other
(B) atoms in.0.012 kg of carbon-12 end of the pool during a competition. His
(C) molecules in 0.120 kg of carbon-12 force against the water is 90 N.
(D) molecules in 1.20 kg of carbon-12
What is his acceleration?
7. An object of mass, m, travelling initially
at a velocity, u, is acted upon by a force, (A) 1.36 m s 2
F, for a period, t, until it is travelling with (B) 7.3 ms-2
a - velocity, v. Which of the following (C) 13.6 ms-2
equations can be used to determine the (D) 733 m s-2
impulse of the force?

II. Impulse=my-mu
my — mu
Impulse = t

(A) I .only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) I and III only

Which of the following pairs of phrases is MOST appropriate for describing elastic and inelastic
collisions?

Elastic Collision Inelastic Collision

(A) Kinetic energy NOT conserved Momentum NOT conserved

(B) Momentum conserved Kinetic energy NOT conserved

(C) Kinetic energy conserved Kinetic energy conserved

(D) Momentum conserved Bodies stick together

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 Item 10 refers to the following diagram of a small ball bearing falling from rest in a viscous liquid.
The forces acting on the ball bearing are its weight, W, viscous drag, F, and upthrust, U.

F U

10. When terminal velocity is achieved, which of the following conditions is satisfied?

(A) F+ U> W
(B) F+ U< W
(C) F+U=W
(D) F+U+.W=0.

,Item 11 refers to the following diagram which shows a plank in equilibrium when acted on by the
forces P. T and W.

E— y

11. From the diagram above, which of the following statements are true?

I. T+P=W
II. P(x+y)Wy
II1. Px = Ty

(A) I and II only

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

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Item 12 refers to the following diagram 13. If m is the mass of an object and E its kinetic
which shows a rectangular picture energy, then its linear momentum is
supported by two strings
(A) m'f
(B) 2-JE
(C) VmE
(D) 42mE

12. What is the value of T in the diagram

above?

(A) 200N
(B) 300N
(C) 600N
(D) 1200N

Item 14 refers to the following diagram which represents the track of a roller coaster.

Ground
level

14. At which point, Q, R, S or T, on the roller coaster track does the cart have maximum kinetic energy
and minimum potential energy?

(A) Q
(B) R
(C) S
(D) T

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15. Which of the following quantities is dimensionless?

(A) Density
(B) Volume
• (C) Kinetic energy
(D) Refractive index

16. Which of the following graphs BEST represents the relationship between total energy, E7, potential
energy, E1 , kinetic energy, EK, and displacement of a particle moving in a straight line with simple
harmonic motion.?

(A) (C)
Energy Energy

EK
Displacement Displacement

(B) (D)
Energy Energy

ET

Displacement Displacement

17. The displacement of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion is given by x = 8 sin (0.4 itt
where x is in metres and t in seconds.

The frequency of oscillation of the particle is

(A) 0.2 Hz
(B) 0.4 Hz
(C) 5.0 Hz
(D) 8.0 Hz

• r4s.
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Item 18 refers to the following information.

A system which is made up of a light helical spring to which a small mass is attached, is forced
to oscillate at different frequencies,f, in air. The frequency of the unclamped oscillator lsh The
result is shown in the following diagram

>
Frequency

18. If the experiment were carried out in different pressure chambers, which graph reflects the chamber
with the LOWEST pressure?

(A)
V
PC

I >
Frequency fO Frequency

(C) A (D)A

>
Frequency 10
>
Frequency

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Item 19 refers to the following two graphs which display the variation of displacement, with time
and distance respectively, for the motion of a wave.

19. What is the velocity of the wave?

20. What is the phase difference between the two points, A and B, on the following graph?

7it
(A) radians
2
3it
(B) radians
lit
(C) -y- radians

(U) 3it radians

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Item 21 refers to the following diagram which represents the waveform produced when a speaker
is held over one open end of.a pipe of length 85 cm.

1= 85 cm

21. If the speed of sound is 340 m s, what is the waveform's fundamental frequency?

(A) 35 Hz
(B) 70 Hz
(C) 140 Hz
(D) 200 Hz

22. In a double slit experiment using a 24. Which of the following statements concern-
monochromatic light source of wavelength ing sound and light waves is correct?
400 nm, the distance between the bright
fringes is found to be 8.0 mm If the screen (A) Both sound and light waves in air
is 5.0 m from the double slit, what is the are longitudinal.
slit separation? (B) Both sound and light waves in air
are transverse.
(A) 1.0x10 5 m (C) Sound waves in air are longitudinal
(B) 2.5x10 4 m and light waves are transverse.
(C) 1.0x10 3 m (D) Sound waves in air are transverse
(D) 2.5x10 2 m and light waves are longitudinal.

23. The intensity of sound is directly propor-

tional to the

(A) amplitude of the oscillation

(B) wavelength of the oscillation
(C) square of the wavelength of the
oscillation
(D) square of the amplitude of the
oscillation

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25. After investigating the refraction of water waves in a ripple tank, a student draws the following
conclusions:

When refraction occurs, the wavelength of the waves changes.

II. When the waves are incident along the normal, a change of frequency occurs
III. Refraction is caused by a change in the speed of the waves

Which of the conclusions above are correct?

(A) I and II only

(B) I and 111 only
(C) II and III only
(D) I, II and III

Item 26 refers to the following diagram.

Object
I 2F F F 2F
f

AN MW
18 cm 12 cm

26. An object is placed 18 cm in front of a convex lens of focal length 12 cm. The position of the
image formed is at

(A) W
(B) X
(C) Y
(D) Z

27. At what angle does the second order 28. Which of the following eye defects can be
constructive interference occur for red light corrected by a cylindrical lens?
of wavelength 700 nm through a diffraction
grating that has 600 lines per mm? (A) Cataract
(B) Astigmatism
(A) 12° (C) Short-sightedness
(B) 390 (D) Long-sightedness
570
(C),
(D) 900

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29. How much intensity change in dB will take 33. Temperatures on the empirical centigrade
place with an increase in intensity from scale are determined by the formula
I mWm 2 to 100 MW m2?
x —x
X100 xlOO°C,
(A) 2O 0
(B) 3. dB,
where x is a physical property that
(C) 20 dB
varies with temperature..Which of the
(D) 30dB
following properties does x represent for
a thermocouple9
30. Accommodation, in the human eye refers
(A) Electromotive force (emf)
to the
(B) Internal resistance
(C) Volume
adjustment of the lens to focus
(D) Length
on objects according to their
distance
changing of the shape of the eye so
34. An uncalibrated mercury-in-glass
that the image fits on the retina
thermometer when placed in a cup of water
dilation of the pupil to allow more
indicates the top of the mercury stem to
light to enter the eye
be 14 cm above the bulb On placing the
use of lenses to correct defects in
thermometer in pure melting ice, the height
vision
is 4 cm and in steam above pure boiling
water, the height. is 28 cm What is the
temperature of the water in the cup9
31. Which of the following instruments is
MOST suitable for measuring a rapidly
(A) 35.7°C
changing temperature.?
(B) 41.7°C
(C) 50.0°C
(A) Thermocouple
(D) 58.3 °C
(B) Resistance thermometer
(C) Alcohol-in-glass thermometer
(D) Mercury-in-glass thermometer
35. Water falls from a height of 500 m. What
is the rise in temperature of the water at the
bottom, if all the energy gained is converted
32. The triple point of water is chosen as the
to internal energy in the water?
upper fixed point on the thermodynamic
scale of temperature rather than the melting
(A) 0.19 K
point of ice because
(B) 0.24 K
(C) 0.49 K
(A) the thermodynamic scale is not an
(D) 1.17 K
empirical scale
(B) it makes the scale more linear for
gas thermometers
(C) the melting point of ice varies with
the type of thermometer used to
measure it
(D) it is precisely reproducible as it has
only one possible temperature
and pressure

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36. Which of the following statements Item 37 refers to a composite conductor

are true about the process of thermal con- with materials of thermal conductivities,
duction in metals? k, k/2, k/3, which has insulated sides. Heat
Js transferred through the conductor from
1. Electrons play a major role in the left to right as shown in the diagram below.
conduction process Each material has the same thickness.
II Adding moisture to an object
increases its rate of thermal *- Insulation
conduction /ti t2 t3 t4
Q- k k/2
III Two objects need to be in contact
A .4- X . X ..... .. X ...-.
for conduction to take place
between them
-Insulation

I and II only 37. Which of the following graphs BEST

land III only descnbes the temperature gradient of the
II and III only composite wall?
I, II and III

(A)

A
ti
(C)
t2
t3
t4
--x -
-ø_F.-x

A
(D) ti

t3
t4.__ -
-.-x 4.LX4X -61

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38. The rate of energy radiated by a perfectly 40. Four different liquids are poured into
black body is proportional to identical measuring cylinders. Which of
the following diagrams shows the liquid
(A) its celsius temperature that exerts the GREATEST pressure on
(B) its kelvin temperature the base of its measuring cylinder?
(C) the square of its kelvin temperature
(D) the fourth power of its kelvin
temperature A) 2gcm 3

39. The mean kinetic energy of the molecules

in a sample of a monoatomic gas is
8.28 x 10-21 J What is the temperature of 10 CM
the gas?

(A) 250K
(B) 300K (B) 1.6gcm 3
(C), 350K
(D) 400 K

20 cm

1.2gcm 3

(C)

30cm

0.7gcm 3

(D) 40 cm

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Item 41 refers to the following P—V

Item 43. Helium gas is kept in a container at a
graph for a gas undergoing a cycle pressure of 1 7 x 105 Pa If the density of
Q R—+S--+T--+Q helium is 092 kg m , what is the root mean
square speed of the helium atoms?

(x 10) (A) 248 m s'

A (B) .330M S-'
P(Pa) (C) 430ms'
(D) 745 m s
1.6
44. Which of the following graphs correctly
0.8 shows the force, F, vs extension, E, for
copper, glass and rubber?

(A)

1.4 1.6 2.0

41. In which section of the cycle is no work

being done on the gas?

(A) Q--+R
(B) R
(C) S
(D) T—Q

42. A small black sphere has an absolute F(N)

temperature, T1 It is hung in the centre of (C)
an enclosure whose walls are at a higher
absolute temperature, T2 The net rate of
gain of thermal energy by the sphere is
proportional to
E(mm)
(A) (T1 )4
(B) (T2)4
(C) (T2)4 —(T1 )4 (D) Glass
(D) (7;—T1 )4
Copper

Rubber

E(mm)

Fc.
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45. The first law of thermodynamics is sometimes expressed as L\Q = AU + AW.

Which of the following statements is correct?

(A) W represents work done by the system.

(B) AW represents the work done on the system
(C) AU represents heat energy added to the system
(D) AQ represents internal energy removed from the system.

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