299 PRINT ourmameon he ln below an return soma roaltinabqaiteaton. | TEST CODE 01238010 FORM TP 2023106 MAY/JUNE 2023 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION PHYSICS Paper 01 - General Proficiency J hour 15 minutes (07 SUNE 2023 (p. READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. This test consists of 60 items. You will have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer them. 2. Imaddition to this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 3. 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. 4. Onyour 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 ‘The SI unit of length is the Sample Answer (A) metre e800 (B) second (Cc) newton (D) kilogram ‘The best answer to this item is “metre”, so (A) has been shaded. 5. Ifyou want to change your answer, erase it completely before you fill in your new choice. 6. 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. 7. Figures are not necessarily drawn to scale. 8 You may do any rough work in this booklet. 9. You may use a silent, non-programmable calculator to answer items. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2022 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. 0123801 0/MJ/CSEC 20233.1415926 expressed as TWO significant figures is @ 34 (B) 3.14 © 32 ©) 31 An example of a vector quantity is (A) resistance (electrical) (B) heat capacity (C) displacement (D) density Which of the following instruments is ig the diameter of a (A) Metre rule (B) Tape measure (©) Vernier caliper (D) Micrometer screw gauge Item 4 refers to the following diagram which shows two forces, X and Y, applied onto an object. Xs Yen ‘What should be the magnitude and direction of. third force which will cause the object to remain stationary? (A) X-Yto the left (B) X+Ytothe left (©) X-Yto the right (D) X+ Yto the right 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2023 5. 1 Which of the following is a derived unit? () K ®) s © mw ©) ke A block is allowed to fall freely towards the ground, As it falls, its gravitational potential energy (A) increases (B) remains constant (C)___isconverted to internal energy (D) _ is converted to kinetic energy Item_7 refers to the following diagram which shows a section of a thermometer. What is the reading shown on the thermometer? Mereury To? 90° «0 (A) 88° (B) 8% @ 9° (Dd) 92° Which of the following is the unit of momentum? (A) kems? (B) kgmst (© mst () Ns GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEHe 10. ‘The kinetic energy of a body of mass, m, 11. and velocity, v, is given by (A) om (B) m © # a o 4 2 12, A body initially moving at a constant speed is brought to rest at a uniform rate. Which of the following speed/time graphs indicates the motion of the body? (A) Speed ‘Time 13. (B) Speeaf NN (© Speeat T Tine ©) speed N. 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2023 A 4 kg mass is travelling with a constant speed of 5 ms". It is brought to rest in 2 seconds. The average force acting on the ‘mass to bring it to rest is, @) 16N () 25N © 10.0N @) 40.0N An ice cube sinks in Liquid A but floats in Liquid B. Which of the following statements is true of Liquid A and Liquid B? (A) Theupthrustislessin Liquid Athan in Liquid B. (B) The upthrust is greater in Liquid A than in Liquid B. (©) The weight of the ice cube is less in Liquid A than in Liquid B ‘Theweightofthe ice cube is greater in Liquid A than in Liquid B. @) ‘A bus with luggage loaded on top is more likely to tip over when rounding a comer than the same bus without the luggage. The reason for this is that the luggage (A) increases the weight of the bus (B) raises the centre of gravity of the bus (©) lowers the centre of gravity of the bus (D) increases the momentum of the bus GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEHe 14. 15. 16. Item _14 refers to the following graph of a light spring which shows a simple extension, x, versus force, F. x/em| 10) 75 FIN Which of the following statements are true about the spring above? I. The elastic limit of the spring was exceeded II. The spring obeyed Hooke's law over its entire extension. III. The force per unit extension in the elastic region was 7.5 N em! (A) Land Il only (B) Land Ill only (©) Mand I only (D) 1, Mand Power is a measure of the (A) work done (B) total change of energy (©) tate of change of energy (D) rate of change of momentum ‘Two forces of 8 Nand 10N CANNOT give a resultant of @ IN ® 2N © oN (D) 18N 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2023 17. 18, 19. Item 17 refers to the following diagram. X,Y and Z are three billiard balls of equal ‘mass whose centres lie in a straight line. Y and Z are touching one another. X, travel- ling with a velocity of 20 ms“, impinges on Y. Assuming that the spheres are perfectly clastic, the resultant motion after impact will be that (A) X,Yand Z remain stationary (B) —_X and Y remain stationary while Z moves on with a velocity of 20m s* (©) X,Y and Z all move on together, each with a velocity of 10 ms" (D) _ X remains stationary while Y and Z move on together each with a velocity of 10 ms What is the gain in the gravitational potential energy of a body of weight 200 N, as itrises from a height of 30 m to a height of 35 m above the earth's surface? (A) 405 @) 1005 (©) 10005 (D) 20005 Which of the following quantities remains unchanged with an increase in tempera- ture? (A) Mass (B) Density (C) Volume (D) Relative density GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE20. 21. 22, The specific heat capacity of a substance is defined as the amount of thermal energy required to (A) raise the temperature of the substance by 1 K (B) convert unit mass of the substance from liquid to vapour (©) convert unit mass of the substance from solid to liquid (D) raise the temperature of unit mass of the substance by 1K The specific latent heat of vaporization of water is 2.26 x 10° J kg'!. When 0.01 kg of water is converted into steam, it (A) absorbs 2.26 x 10°) (B) gives out 2.26 « 10'F (©) absorbs 2.26 x 10°J (D) gives out 2.26 x 10°J A gas occupies 2 m? at 27 °C at a pressure of I atmosphere. At a pressure of 2 atmospheres it occupies a volume of I m* What is its temperature at this new volume and pressure? I) 54.0°C ®) 27.0°C © 6.75 °C (D) 198°C Which of the following methods is the MOST suitable means of heating a brass bob in order to determine its specific heat capacity by the method of mixtures? (A) Subjecting it to an open flame for ten minutes (B) —Subjecting it to an infrared beam for ten minutes (C)__ Placing it in a boiling water-bath for ten minutes Placing it in contact with an electrical heater for ten minutes @) 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2023 Ee 24, 25. According to the kinetic theory, when a gas ina closed container is heated the pressure rises because (A) there are more molecules hitting the walls of the container (B) the molecules move faster and hit each other harder and more often (©) the molecules expand and push harder on the walls of the container the molecules move faster and hit the walls of the container harder and more often @) Molten naphthalene at 100 °C is allowed to cool down to room temperature. If naphthalene has a melting point of 80°C, which of the following graphs BEST represents the cooling curve? (A) arc, 100 80; min @) orc, 100. "NN ‘iain © orc, c: ——~ ‘min ©) orc 190 EN ‘vmin GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE26, — Inwhich of the following is conduction the MAIN method of energy transfer? (A) Food heated in a microwave oven (B) Energy transferred from the sun to earth (©) __ Food being cooked on a barbecue (D) Food being cooked in a pot on an electric stove 27. — Which of the following are reasons why a hot liquid, placed in a double-walled vacuum flask, retains its heat for a long time? 1. Silver inner walls reduce the loss of heat by radiation. I, The silvered outer wall helps to absorb heat from the surroundings. III, Evacuated space between the double walls reduces the loss of heat by conduction, (A) Land Honly (B) Land Ill only (©) Hand Ml only () I, Mand Ill 28. Apperson coming out of the sea would feel coo! because (A) the sea is cold (B) _ heats lost by radiation (©) seawater evaporates from the skin (D) convection of thermal energy ‘occurs into the air 01238010/MI/CSEC 2023 i 29, 30. The kinetic theory of matter suggests that the molecules of a gas are (A) closely packed and vibrating (B) closely packed and moving over each other (C)__ farapart and vibrating about fixed point (D) far apart and moving at random Item 30 refers to the following diagram which shows water boiling at the top of a glass test tube while a piece of ice remains unmelted at the bottom. Which of the following statements provides the reason for this occurrence? (A) Water is a poor conductor of heat. (B) Water is a good conductor of heat. (C)_— Gauze is a poor conductor of heat. (D) Glass is a good conductor of heat. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEItem 31 refers to the following diagram Item 34 refers to the following diagram which shows the instantaneous profile of which shows two similar loudspeakers a wave travelling across a water surface. connected to the same audio-frequency generator. The speakers are set up a few Displacement metres away from a path, XY. 2em Audio-frequency oe {Position generator 20em 40cm 3 31. From the information above, the frequency ® ss rave nay 1 (A) ag He Atewy ‘metres ®) 10Hz aa © 20 (D) unknown 34, Atsome points along XY no sound is heard because 32. The sharp edges of shadows suggest that (A) _ the sound waves are diffracted light (B) interference of the sound waves takes place (A) travels in straight lines (C) the sound waves are refracted away (B) travels very quickly from those points, (©C)__ isa form of energy (D) the sound waves are reflected back (D) has a wave nature to the same source 33. An echo is quieter than the original 35, ray of light leaving air enters glass sound that produced it. This shows that, of refractive index 1.6. The angle of compared to the original sound. the echo refraction is 27°. What is the sine of the hasa angle of incidence? (A) shorter wavelength (A) 1.6 +sin27° (B) smaller amplitude (©) __ lower frequency eo 2S (D) slower speed sin 27° sin 27° © a () 1.6 sin27° GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2023 g36. Which of the following waves travel only 40. longitudinally? L I. mM. (A) @) © ©) Sound waves Radio waves ‘Water waves Lonly Monly Mand Il only 1, Mand Ill 4 37. Which of the following can produce a diminished virtual image of a real object? (A) @) © @) A converging lens A diverging lens plane mirror Aglass block 38. Total internal reflection in glass occurs when (A) ©) © @) 39. Aray of light in all the light is transmitted the angle of incidence is 90 the critical angle is exceeded the incident ray is perpendicular to the glass boundary ir strikes a glass block at ‘an angle of incidence of 0°. On entering the glass block, the light will be (A) @) © @) undeviated totally reflected refracted at 90° to the normal refracted at an unknown angle 0123801 0/MJ/CSEC 2023 i The position of an image formed by a plane mirror depends on the (A) distance of the observer from the mirror (B) distance of the object from the mirror (C) angle at which the image is viewed (D) angle at which the object is viewed Which of the following expressions ‘would represent the formula(e) for linear magnification? Heightof image Heightof object Heightof object a. Height of image Object distance Image distance UL (A) Tonly (B) only (©) Land Ill only (D) I and I only GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEtem 42 refers to the following graph showing the variations of alternating current with time, 44, Which of the following diagrams shows the magnetic field formed between a bar magnet and a piece of iron? a A [nN se} tron — Xs al ian) 4 Tron Time © ys 1 = 42, The value of the current, /,, at time, 1,, is © [x sD a he called the (A) root mean r ia pees eles Item 45 refersto the following cireuit where (© average value the ammeter reads 0.4 A and the voltmeter (D) peak value reads 0.6 V. 43. When a polythene rod is rubbed with a cloth, it becomes « (A) _ positively charged by gaining R protons (B) negatively charged by gaining electrons (© positively charged by gaining (vy) electrons D tively charged by losi i ee erent @ 15a () 159 © 0672 ©) 0240 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01238010/MI/CSEC 2023,-10- 46. Aconductor, rotating inauniform magnetic 49. Which of the following graphs illustrates field, induces maximum instantaneous an alternating current? current when the conductor cuts the magnetic field lines at Current (A) 30° @ opaan_, (B) 45° Time © 90° () 180° rn Current : - 5 prone 47. Which of the following relationships is ®) uv Time correct for the combined resistance, R,, of resistors R,, R,, and R, connected in parallel? current + hRrwne o+—______ (A) RA=R +R FR, ©, Time @) Current } Time © = RRR @® RRR 48. A-voltmeter has a very high resistance so that it can be placed in (A) parallel with a component and not affect the circuit, (B) series with a component and not affect the circuit (©) parallel with a component and the voltmeter does not heat up (D) series with a component and the voltmeter does not heat up GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 0123801 0/MJ/CSEC 2023 iBSits 50. Whichofthefollowingcircuitarrangements $1. is BEST suited for measuring a lamp’s voltage? wo in (B) @) © = 01238010/MJ/CSEC 2023 Which of the following uit diagrams BEST represents a series arrangement? (A) @) © @) We GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGED 52. What is the output at C and D when an input of 00 is made at A and B? e]D @ [0 fo @ [iti © |eli @ [1 Te Item 53 refers to the following diagram. 1h 56. >—L___} 7a 4 oe 6a 6A 40 oy 53. Using the information given in the circuit, diagram, which pair of values of I, and I, is correct? 1 q @ 3 | 2 4 ©. 3 3 M4 2 0123801 0/MI/CSEC 2023 a -12- Item 52 refers to the following diagram. 54. IS » [- 37. Which of the following materials is MOST suitable for the core of an electromagnet? (A) Steel (B) Copper (©) Carbon (D) Soft iron According to the Rutherford-Bohr model of a neutral, stable atom, iff number of neutrons, p= number of protons, and number of electrons in the atom, then for all elements (A) nee ®) Pp ©) nte=p @) ntp=e Which of the following symbols would be possible for an isotope of a nuclide represented by 4X ? (A) (B) © 4x @) “7x Which of the following CANNOT be deflected by a magnetic field? (A) Alpha particles (B) Beta particles (©) Gamma rays (D) Electrons GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEise Which of the following pairs of statements is true for BOTH iron and steel? Tron Steel (A) [Easily magnetized [Does not retain its magnetism (B) [Easily magnetized __[ Retains its magnetism well (©) | Not easily magnetized [Retains its magnetism well (D) | Not easily magnetized | Does not retain its magnetism 59. Which of the following scientists discovered radium? (A) Marie Curie (B) Isaac Newton (C) J.J. Thompson (D) Albert Einstein 60. Which of the following equations is correct? (ay WRa {Rn 4 peparticle @® &£ + Beparticle (© “Ra GRn + eeparticle + a-particle END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 0123801 0/MJ/CSEC 2023