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CARIBBEAN EXAlVIINATIONS COU:-iCIL
AD\- CEDPROFICIE:-.i CY ATI0 0
PHYSICS
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90 minutes
(22 Y 2009 (a.m.))
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thesameletteras theansweryouhavechosen. Lookatthesampleitembelow.
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\Vbichofthefallo'yvinglistsonescalar quality
andonevectorquantiTy?
(A) force:velocity Sample lillswer
(B) mass:ten1perature
(C) potentialenergy':volt
CD) momentum:pressure
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9. Figuresarenotnecessarilydra\vntoscale.
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LIST OFPHYSICALCO::\STA..:-'\ is
Universal gravitational COnST.a:::ll
AcceleraTion due 10 !2TavivJ
F '- .
1Atmosphere
Boltzmann's constant
Density of-VY-ater
Specific heat capaciry Of"\.V2.Tcr
Specific larem: heat ofvaporizmion of"\.vater
Avogadro's number
iv10lar gas constant
Stefan-Boltzmann constCU"l.L
Speed oflight in vacuum
G
o
c
Ann
k
R
c
9.81 ill 3-
2
1.38 X lO-LJ JK-l
1.00 x 10-: kg rrr::
2.:26 x 10
6
J kg-2
.
6.02 x 1 0 ~ perillole
8.31 ] K-
1
mol-:
5.67 x 10-
8
\V m-
l
K-4
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1." Alllbber ball ofweight, rVis suspended from
a support fu'1d is bemg displaced laterally at an
angle: e c, from the vertical by a wind of
constant force (H). The ball is in equilibrium
and the TenSlOn in the srrit.lg is T
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.J. Which of the choices belov,; gives the
di111ensions of the universal gravitational
constant G ?
lA) kg< m:; S-2
(B') m s-2
(C) kg m-: S-l
CD) kg-l m-
1
s-J
"'"
Tension (T)
4. The number of moles of carbon -12 atoms
in 0.060 kg is
\,yind (H)


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ball

(B)
(C)
CD)
0.5
:5
6
12
\Vbich follo\;\'hTJg equations is correct: 5. If x = 3 mg and y = 9 kg then
(A)
(B)

CD)
T= JlV
T=H
T= VV/cos e
T= H/cos e


(C)
(D)
y =
V =
Y =
=
3 X 10
5
X
3 X 10
3
X
3 x 10
6
X
3 x 10
9
X
2. In detemulling the density of a cube, a student
records the following measurements:
Length of side, 1= 3.0 == 0.1 cm
1vfass of cube, m= 12.5 0.5 g
The student then uses the equation p = .J!2
[3
to delermh'1e the density of the cube. The
percentage error in the calculated value of p
15
(A)
(B)
(C)
CD)
0.6 0/0
7%
14
40
0
/ 0
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hem 6 refers to the 1J.l:E'ormation below.
hI v
)
p
-':\ trolley is travelling at a llTJiforrn velocity, Y, along a horizontal path. A lump ofplastici11e is released
from a point directly above a point.P on iTS path.
The plasticine travels a vertical dL:;tance, h; and acquires a speed v (equal to that of the trolley) before
it lands directly on top ofthe trolley' and Slicks on it.
'vYbat is the distance of the trolley from the pomt P when the plasticine begins to fall?
(.i\) 2h
(B) ""\/2 h
(C) h
(D)
h

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7. Arnan thro"'vvs a ball vvith velocit::;l, v, through the air tov,-ards his friend 'who is 60 ill a\yay. \Vhich ofthe
following graphs represents the venical component oft..h.e velocity ofthe ball w}1jlst it is in motion?
Velocity
(C) CD)
Velocitv
/i\
If\
v
v
I
I
time
time
0
0
B D
-v
- v
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8. A.. light spriIlg is permanently connected
betweentwoblocksofwoodonafrictionless
surfaceasinthediagrambelo\v.
The masses tfthe blocks are 2.0 kg and
2.0 kg and they can move freely along a
straight horizontal track. The spring is
compressed and the blocks are released
siill.ulI3.J.'l.eouslj'fromres-:.
'YVhen theaccelerationoftheheavierblock
is10ill5-
2
: u ~ acceleration ofthelighcer block
willbe
CA.)
(B)
10 m S-2
(C) 20m s-=
CD)
2Sm 5-
2
9. The following statements refer to an
INtLi\STICCOLLISION:
1. Thetotalamountofmomentumis
NOTconserved.
II. Thetotalamountofkirieticenergy'is
NOTconserved.
Ill. Thetotalamountof amomenmmis
conserved.
\Vbichoftheabovestatementsis/areTRlJE
foranINELASTICCOLLISION?
(A) Ionly
(B) IIIonly
(C) IandIIIonly
CD) IIandIIIonly
10. Two satellitesSand S_ are orbiting around a
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planetofradiusR. 51 movesjustabovethe
surfaceand ~ is anorbitof radius4R. The
valueoftneratio
OrbitalspeedofSI
IS
OrbitalspeedofS2
(A.) 1
4
1
(B)
(C) 2
CD) 4
11. vVhich ofthe statements below BEST
describes -the Inotion ofa geostation.ary
satellite?
(A.) Itmoveswiththesamevelocityas
theearth.
(B) Itsgeographicallocationchangesas
theearthrotates.
(C) Itsaccelerationiszero.
CD) Itsangular velocityisequaltothatof
theearth.
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12" Tneplankshownbela"\'isinequilibriumwhenactedonbytheforcesshown.
[ __----;-1
y
6*-
f
x
I
\Vw
\\:nichstatementsis,:a:tctrLle':
1.
II. P(x+y)= fVy
III. Px = Tv
Ionl:::i
(B) IandIIonly
(C) IT andIIIonly
CD) 1 II andIII
0
13. ArockisIDro';vnverticallyupwardsfromtheground. Neglectingairresistance,thegraphthatBEST
showstherelationshipbenveenthekineticenergy,E, oftherockanditsheight,h, is:
(A) E (B) E
h h
(C) E
CD) E
IL-
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\
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h h
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14. :A... van has mass m. The van's engine has a
maximum pOvver output of P. The LEAST
time for the van to be accelerated from rest
to a speed, v:. is
16. A mass hanging from a spring viith force
constant k oscillates vertically viith an
arnplitlldeA.
(A)
mv
P
(B)
Jr{Jl-
2P
(C)
mP
v
(D)
'D

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15. A student of weight 500 N is plan..Tling a trip
to the peak of Blue rvlountain. From her
sta...rting point, t.h.is vvill involve an increase h",}
altitude of 1 800 ffi. She buys "high calorie"
energy bars which release 1 000 kJ of energy
when digested.. her bodyto be 100/0
efficient, how' many bars will she need to eat
for the necessary gain in altitude?
(A) 1
(B) 9
(C) 90
CD) 900
The MA.X.Il\1L'Mvelocity on the mass during
this simple hlliU10nic motion is
(A)
k
-A
m
(B)
m
T
A
I
1m
(C)

,----
Ik
(D)
,I-A
1m
17. The displacement of a particle undergoing
shTDple harmonic motion is given by
x = 8 sin 0.4 JC t
The frequency of oscillation ofthe panicle is
CA)
(B)
(C)
CD)
0.2 p.c.z
0.4 Hz
5 Hz
8 Hz
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8 ~ ~ A systeIDmadeupof alighthelicalspringto'"vhichasmallmassisattached,isforcedtooscillateat
differentfrequencies,finair. TheresponseisshoYvllh'1 thediagrambelo\\'.
=1
f
:':1
I
I
frequency
Iftheexperiment\-ver;:, doneinanevacuaTedchamber,whichgraphBESTrepresenlsIheresult'!
(A) (B)
!j\
t
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g-I Il"\
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frequency frequency
(C) CD)
\
frequency frequency
19. Stationarywavesareproducedby superimposingprogressive",vayesof frequency500Hz. Successive
nodesareseparatedb;.r adistanceof2m. Wllatisthespeedof theprogressive\-vaves?
(.l\) 125ill s-!
(B) 250ill 5-:
(C) 1 000m s-i
(D) 2 000ill s-:
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20. 'Thediagrambelo\ysho\vsaninstantaneouspositionof aua.."'1.sverse'iJlaVetravellingfromlefttoright
alongastri...ng.
""avedirection
)
y";/hichoithefolloWL."'1g correctlydescribesthesubsequenlmOlion, if any,ortnepointsRandS onthe

PointR PointS
CA..) stationary downwards
(B) dO'vvnwards unwards
(C) dO\VIl\Vards st3.tionary
(D) upwards dov"TI'vvards
21. Twosourcesofwaterwaves...-{'"and Y generatewaveswhichareoutofphaseby180, If thewaves
fromX areof amplitude5TIland the wavesfromYareofamplitude3ill, which ofthefollowinggraphs
correctlydescribestheoscillationofaparticlewhichisequidistantfromBOTHXandY?
displacement/m displacement/m
2 2
(A)
(C)
time time
-2
displacement/m displacement/m
D)
C
time
) time
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8
(B)
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22. Thein[ensiry"of soundisdirectlyproponionaltothe
(..A..) amplimdeoftheoscillation
(B) squareoftheamplitudeoftheoscillation
(C) wavelengthoftheoscillation
(D) squareof thewavelength ofoscillation
23. A standingwaveissetuponastretchedSrr1..11g..YY as showninthediagrambelow.
f
\\1'.ichof thefollm,-ingstatementsiscorrect"
CA..) OscillationsofPoim:sP andQareoutofphase"vimeachother.
(B) Pilil:icleatXarrivesatPointR oneperiodlater.
(C) Oscillationsat andQ areexactlyinphasewitheachother.
(D) OscillationsaTPointsQandS areexactlyinphasevvitheachother.
liem24 referstothefollowingdiagramwhichshowsastationarywa've onastringatoneinsta..TJ.t in
ume.
Amplitude
R
Distance
p
24. \Ynereonthisstationarywavedoesanantinodeexist?
(A) Ponly
(B) Qonly
(C) Sonly
CD) P andR only
A liquid floats in a container ontop of 28.
anotherliquidY. Light\vhosevelocityis 'V
v
strikes the boundary with an angle of
incidence e... In Liquid );:the angle of
refractionis'ex andthe'velocityis
x
29.
I

vVbich pair ofstateITlerrIS is TRUE ifthe
Yva'velengthDECREASESasthelightcrosses
theboundary?
(i\) e >
ex
v > v
x y ]I
30.
(B)
fj
>
8;::
v > v
y y
(C)
ex
> B V > V
;r y y
CD) e > e v > v
I ." ;"
26. Ina:{oung's two-slit experiment, light of
wavelength500Dillproducesfringes2rom
apart on a screen. Iflight ofwavelength
250 Dill is used and the slit separation is
doubled,howfarapart\vouldthefringesbe?
31.
CA) 4 mm
(B) 0.5mm
CC) 1 mm
CD) 2 mm
27. X-raysdifferfrommicrowavesinthatthey
(A) cannotberefracted
(B) aredeviatedbyanelectricfield
(C) haveashorterwavelength
(D) cannotbepolarized
\Vllatistheratio intensityofnvosounds
ifoneis 8.0dBlouderthantheother?
CA.) 0.63
(B) 6.3
(C) 80
CD) 10
8
Accommodationinthehumaneyerefersto
(A) thedilationof(f1epupiltoalIo'.\'more
lighttoentertheeye
(B) the adjustmentofthelenstofocus
on 0bjects according to
distance .
(C) changingu.l.e shapeoftheeyesothat
theimagefits ontheretina
(D) theuse oflensesto.correct defects
illvl.SlOn
Thenearpointofa defectiveeyeis 30 cm
from the eye. Ifthe nonnalnear pointis
25cmfromtheeye,thefocallengthof lens
neededtocorrectthisdefectis
(i\) Scm
(B) 25 cm
(C) 30em
(D) 150cm
Which of the following types of
thermometershasthev'vWESTtemperature
measuringrange?
(A) Platinumresistance
(B) Mercuryinglass
(C) Constantvolumegas
CD) ..A..lcoholinglass
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The length of the liquid column in a mercury
thermomeTer at ice pomt is 15 rnm and at the
steam point is 220 Illiti. \\'hen placed in a
cup of lea the length ofthe Il1ercury column
is 195 W..ID. VvDm is the temperature of the
tea, as measured on the centigTade scale of
This therrnomeTer'l
'70.6
87.8 ::;C
88.1 ::;C
102.4 ::;C
(A)
(Bj F
(C)
CD) 36.
35.
33. An immersion heaTer faLed at 150 V/ is fitted
into a large block Df lce at 0 ::;C, 111e specific
latent heat of fusion of [he is 3 x 10
5
J kg-:,
Ho\\' long does iT take to melt 1(] g of ice'!
(A')
(B)
(C)
rnl
\.- ./
) S
150 s
34. \vruch of 'the following STatements is/are
TRUE"
I. \\lli1st a subSTance is melting its
temperature remams constant.
II. Tne triple POiIl1 of a substance has a
constant value.
III. The boiling pOUlt ofa liquid does nOl
depend on the pressure of the
SQTTOundingS.
CA,)
(B)
(C)
CD)
I only
I and II only
II and III only
I, II and III
37.
\Vater falls from a height of500 m. is
the nse in temperature or the vvater at the
bottom if all the energy gained is converted
to 1ntenlal liJ L[Je
(A) K
(B) 0.14K
(C) 0.49 K
CD) 1.1-:- K
_<\....T} insulated composite rod::onsists of
30 cm of :\feTal A \,,-ith 3. concl'..lc-,:lYiry of
conducci\'ity of200 \\- ill-' K.
_A.....TJ. insulated rod of ::VIeral A of length L
conducts heat at the same rate as the
composite bar \,,-hen it has the same
temperatures 8, and 8: at lIS ends_ L 1S equal
to
(A) 40 em
(B) 50cm
(C) 60 em
(D) 75 em
A large metal cube has dimensions 1.2 m X
1.2 ill X 1.2 m. It is heated in a flJrnace until
the blackened cube is aT a temperature of
780
o
e. Vvnat is the rate of energy transfer
from the surface?
(,A) 36.3
k\\-
(B) 120 k\V
{('-")
1 '(,
.
\ "-- .'
(D')
60::2 k\\'
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38. -"VlhichgraphBESTrepresentspressure'P'of agasasafunctionof itsmassvvhenthegasispumped
intoacontai-neraffixed\iolurrieandthetemperatureremainsconstant:
(A)
p
(B)
p
I /
~ l __
mass
(C)
p
(D)
pi
/
I)
/
IL
mass mass
mass
39. vvuichofthefollowingstatementsisNOT 40. "\Alhat is the pressure ofa gas ofdensity
oneof thebasicassumptionsofthekinetic 0.09kgm-
3
androot-mean-squarevelocity
theoryof gases? of1900m S-l?
(A) The attractive forces betweenthe (A) 1.31 Pa
gasmoleculesarenegligible. (B) 57.0Pa
(B) The collisions bet\veen the gas (C) 1.08x 10
5
Pa
moleculesareiilelastic. (D) 1.2x 10
6
Pa
(C) The size ofthe gas molecules are
negligible compared to their
separation. 41. The fITst law ofthermodynamics may be
(D) The duration of a collision is writtenas 6[/=Q+ W.
negligiblecomparedV\riththetime
betweencollisions. For an isothermal process this equation
becomes
CA') !'J.[j =
Q
(B)
!'J.[j = rv
(C)
CD)
"Q
Q
=
H' - 6[/
_JfT
Item42referstothefollowingdiagram.
(\
(\ A
I
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I
1--1
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42, ThematerialSnO\\lnhaslength;1; andcrosssectionalarea.4. \"\,-henaforce.F, isappliedtothe2a::erial
itcausesanextension.e. iLlthematerial. \vl:1ichof thefollowingexpressicnscanbeusedto d e t e ~ e
the ytungJTloduh.l5 ofthematerial?
Fl
(A)
Aq
FA
(B:)
el
Ae
(C)
Fl
el
(D;
F=4
43. Vv1uch ofthefollow-ingstatementsabout the molecular modelof liquidsareTRL'.t.?
I. Theirmoleculesarepackedcloselytogether.
II. Neighboull..Tlg molecules cluster together and there is a constant transferofmolecules betw-een
clusters.
III. Theforcesbenveenmoleculesarevery- strong.
IV. ThepatternofmoleculesisNOTflXed.
CA.) IIandI\/ only
(B) IIIandIVonly
(C) I;IIandIIIonly
CD) I,II and1\7only
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44. 1'hegraphbelow,\vasobtainedbyappl'ying
Item 45 refers to the follovling dIagram
various forces, to a piece OT viire and
whichShO\\'3theforce-extensiongraphofa
'\vrre.
measuringitslength:1.

FiN
I
20r--c: - - - -
If
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iX 60
I ...
30
l0r-------
I
1.50 1.51 1.52
?
lim
1 2
e/ mm
vVhatinformationcanbeinferredfromthe
45. Ho'\\'much'\vorkisdoneinsrretchiTlgthe\vrre
graph?
fromanextensionof1rn...-rn to2Ir.JIl? '
1. Tneforceconstantofthematerialis
(A) 0.015J
lb) 0.030J
II. The ultimate tensile suess ofthe
(el 0.045J
materialisabout35
(D) 0.060J
III. ThestrainatXis 3 %.
IV. ThematerialobeyedHooke'sLaw
upto30N.
CA) IandIVonly
(B) IIandIIIonly
(C) IIand1\7 only
CD) IIIandIVonly
IFYOU BEFORE IS CALLED, CHECKYOURvVORK ON THIS TEST.