END OF YEAR EXAM (TERM 3)

PHYSICS
Paper I AND II
FORM 4
JUNE 2007
2 HOURS 30 MINUTES

INSTRUCTIONS: This exam paper contains two (2) sections. You are to
answer all the questions in section A and all in section
B. Please read the questions carefully, and be neat and
organized in your responses. The use a
non-programmable calculator is allowed.

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Please select the best answer from the choices given, and circle
the appropriate letter for each number.

1. The number 1.053 x104 could also be written as

A. 1053 B. 15300 C. 10530 D. 105300

2. 3.6MW is the same as

A. 3600W B.360000W C.3600W D.3600000W

3. Which row gives the correct multiplying factor corresponding to

the SI prefixes mega and micro?

Mega Micro
A. 106 10-6
B. 10-6 106
C. 106 10-3
D. 10-3 10-6

4. The normal temperature of the human body is about

A. 97k B.310K C. 273K D. 337K

5. The temperature 200K is equivalent to

A.730C B.270C C.-270C D.-730C

6. Atmospheric pressure is normally about

A.760Pa B.1000Pa C.10000Pa D.100000Pa

7. How much energy is converted when a loaded bucket of mass
60Kg is raised through a vertical height of 40m?

A.240J B.2400J C.24000J D240000J

8. Which of the following expression is equivalent to power?

A. mass x acceleration B. (mass x acceleration)/time

C. force x displacement D. (force x distance)/time

9. The theory that all molecules have some kind of motion is called
the

A. Caloric theory B. Brownian theory

C. Kinetic theory D. Rumford theory

10. Power is equal to

A. energy x time B. force x velocity

C. mass x acceleration D. force x area

11. A pendulum is set swinging from point P. Its frequency is

25Hz.How many times will it pass through point Q in 20s?

A.80 B. 250 C. 500 D.1000

12. An empty aerosol can at 270C contains air at a pressure of 1

atmosphere. A boy foolishly throws the can in a fire where it
reaches a temperature of 5200C before exploding. The pressure
of the air in the can when it explodes is

A. (27/520) atmosphere B. (520/27) atmospheres

C. (300/793) atmosphere D. (793/300) atmospheres
13. Ice water at 00C is allowed to stand until it warms up to room
temperature, 300C. The temperature rise is

A. 30K B. 54K C. 273K D.303K

14. If your mother is cooking a curry in your kitchen you may be able
to smell it in your bedroom by means of a process called

A. diffusion B. diffraction
C. evaporation D.Brownian motion

15. When a mans feet have a total area of 240cm2 in contact with
the ground he exerts a pressure of 3.0Ncm-2 . The mass of the
man is

A. 72Kg B.80Kg C.720Kg D.800Kg

Questions 16 and 17.An elevator uses 100 000J of electrical energy

to raise a load of 800N through a height of 40m in a time of 20s.

16. What is the rate of conversion of electrical to other forms?

A.5KW B. 2500W C.1600W D.500W

17. What fraction of the energy input was not transferred to the
load?

A. 32% B.68% C.80% D.97%

18. If the amount of air in a car tire is doubled the pressure is

doubled. This is an application of

A. Boyles law B. Charles Law

C. The pressure law D. none of the above.

19. The pressure of a fixed volume of gas increases when its

temperature rises. Which of these statements help(s) to explain this
fact? As the temperature rises

i) the molecules of the gas move faster

ii) the molecules hit the container walls with more momentum
iii) the molecules hit the container wall more frequently

A.i,ii,iii
B.i and ii only
C.ii only
D.ii and iii only
20. The Newton is defined as

A. the weight of a standard apple

B. the force required to move a mass of 1Kg through a distance
of 1m
C. the force which causes a mass of 1Kg to move at 1m/s
D. the force which causes a mass of Kg to move an acceleration
of 1ms-2

21. Heat is transferred through the air mainly by

A. conduction B. convection
C. radiation D. evaporation

22. Which of the following objects has/have an upthrust acting on

it/them?

i) floating ship
ii) sinking rock
iii) rising submarine

A. i only
B. i and ii only
C. ii and iii only
D. i, ii, and iii

23. Which of the following electromagnetic waves are emitted by

the nuclei of atoms.

A. Radio waves B. gamma rays

C. X rays D. Infrared radiation

24. The figure shows the appearance in a cloud chamber of an

Intense beam of

A. alpha-radiation B. beta-radiation
C. gamma –radiation D. protons
25. Which particle occurs in the nucleus of an atom but does not
contribute to its charge?

A. proton B. neutron
C. neutrino D. electron

26. Which of the following factors does the frequency of a simple

pendulum depends?

i) the mass of the pendulum

ii) the diameter of the pendulum bob
iii) the length of the pendulum

A. i only
B. iii only
C. I and iii only
D. I,ii and iii

27. A scientist records that the current through a transistor is

0.060A.How many significant figures does this reading have?

A. 4 B.3 C. 2 D. 1

28. Which of the following phenomena is NOT explained by the

kinetic theory?

A.conduction B.convection
C.radiation D.evaporation

29. Which is the correct unit for specific heat capacity?

A. JKgK B.JK-1 C.JKg D.JKg-1K-1

30. An immersion heater is rated 12V, 50W.What current does the

heater draw from the power supply?

A. 38A B. 4.2A C.2.9A D. 0.35A

31. An immersion heater of 50W is functioning normally for 5

minutes. How much energy does the heater use.

A. 60J B. 250J C.3600J D. 15000J

32. Which of the following scientist is credited with the discovery of

the neutron?

A. Dalton B. Thomson C. Chadwick D. Bohr

33. Which of the following scientist proposed the “plum pudding”
model of the atom?

A. Dalton B. Thomson C. Chadwick D. Bohr

34. Elements are placed in the periodic table on the basis of

Increasing

A. atomic number B. mass number

C. atomic mass D. formula mass

35. Two forces of magnitude 5N and 4N are placed

together. Which is not a possible outcome of the two force?

A. 4N B.5N C. 8N D. 10N

36. The initial activity of a source is 16000Bq.After how many half

lives will the activity fall to 125Bq?

A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

37. The chemical properties of an element is determined by its

A. atomic number B. mass number

C. number of neutrons D. number of isotopes

38. Gamma rays are

A. high frequency electromagnetic electromagnetic radiation

B. high speed electrons
C. helium atoms which have lost their electrons
D. radiations with wavelength about 2 meters

39. Which of the physical quantities do/does NOT have unit?

i) work
ii) velocity ratio
iii) efficiency

A. i only
B. ii only
C. i and ii only
D. ii and iii only
40. In which diagram is the magnitude of the resultant of the two
forces P and Q the largest?

41. The derived SI unit for acceleration is ms-2.Acceleration can also

be expressed as

A. Nm B. Kg C. NKg-1 D.NKg-2

42. Air is heated to 200oC.which of the following statements is/are

true?

i) it volume increases
ii) its density decreases
iii) its mass is constant

A. i only
B. i and ii only
C. i and iii only
D. i ,ii,iii
43. Which of the following relates Volume V of a gas to its
temperature T if the mass of the gas and the pressure of the gas
remains constant?

44. How long does it take for a car to increase its speed from 9m/s
to 19m/s if it accelerates uniformly at 2.5ms-2?

A. 2.5s B. 4s C.3.6s D. 10s

45. A boy writes the answer to a problem as 22Ws.He could instead have
written

A. 22N B. 22J C. 22W D.22Kg

46. If a displacement graph is plotted for a moving object the gradient of the
graph gives the objects

A. momentum B. acceleration
C. displacement D. velocity

47. What would be the most suitable range of a clinical thermometer?

A.O0C to 450C B. 00C to 1000C

C. 350C to 450C D.350C to1000C

48. A pulley system has a velocity ratio of 4. To raise the load 20cm the effort
has to move

A.4cm B.20cm C.80cm D.100cm

49. Which of the graph below shows the way the pressure P of a fixed mass
of gas at constant temperature varies as the volume V is
increased?

50. In the diagram below a uniform meter ruler of weight 3N is provided at the
zero mark. A mass, whose weight is 2N, hangs from the 75cm mark

What upward force is needed at the 100cm mark to balance the

rule?

A. 1N B. 1.5N C.3N D. 5N

51. The frequency of radio Eh Ba Mango in Grand Bay is

93.5MHz.Using scientific notion this might be written as

A.93.5 x 10-3 Hz B.93.5 x 103 Hz

C.93.5 x 10 -6Hz D.93.5 x 106 Hz

52. A plane traveling horizontally at 40 m/s drops a food of parcel

 from height of 80m.How long does the parcel take to reach the
ground?

A. 2s B. 5s C. 4s D.8s

53. In a sugar factory bag gas ( the remains of the cane after the
juice is extracted)is burned to provide electricity.The types of
energy involved are

W thermal energy X chemical energy

Y electrical energy Z kinetic energy

In what order are these forms of energy converted in this process?

A. WXZY B. XWZY C. WZXY D. ZXWY

54. “The volume of a given mass of gas is directly proportional to its

Kelvin temperature providing that the pressure is constant”.
This is a statement of

A.Charle’s Law B. Boyle’s Law

C. the Pressure Law D. Daltons Law of partial pressures

55. Which description of the motion represented in this

displacement-time graph is correct?

A. the body travels with constant velocity, stops for a while, and
then returns with a non- uniform velocity.
B. the body accelerate uniformly, travels with a constant
velocity, and then comes to a rest with a non-uniform
retardation
C. the body travels with constant acceleration, stops for a while
and then returns with a non-uniform acceleration.
D. the body travels with constant velocity, slows down and then
returns on a curved path

56. The velocity-time graph for a car which reaches a velocity of

 30m/s is 20s is shown below.
It travels a distance x in this time where

A. x is less than 300m

B. x is 300m
C. x is between 300m and 600m
D. x is 600m

57. Which of the following statements is false?

A. Good absorbers are good emitters of heats

B. The efficiency of a machine is not always 100%
C. The mechanical advantage (MA)of a pulley system is measure
in Joules
D. Friction does not affect the velocity ratio of a pulley system.

58.

The acceleration of the block shown is

A.1ms-2 to the right

B. 0.5 ms-2 upwards
C. 0.5 ms-2 downwards
D. 1ms-2 to the left
59. A machine is a device which

A. creates energy
B. decreases the amount of work done
C. multiplies force
D. increases the amount of work done
60.

A block of weight 30N lies on a horizontal table top.a force of 40N

acts parallel to the surface of the table top, but does not cause the
block to move. The force R is

A.50N B. 70N C. 30N D. 40N

SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS
Answer each question in the space provided.

1. A. (i) Distinguish between density and relative density.

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(ii) Show why relative density has NO units.

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B. (i) A block of wood measures 2cm X 4cm X 9cm.Calculte the volume in SI

units.

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(ii) Express the result in (B)(i) in standard form.

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(iii) If the mass of the block is 57.6 X 103 Kg, calculate its density.

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 C. (i) State Archimedes Principle.

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(ii) Use Archimedes principle to explain why some objects float while others
sick in the same liquid.

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(iii) Explain how it is possible to predict whether a given object will float of
sick in a given liquid.

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D. Would the block in part (B) above float or sick in a liquid of density 810Kgm-3?

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Total 15 marks
2. A. Describe an experiment to show that the pressure in a liquid increases with depth.

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B.

A container is filled with a liquid of density ρ as shown in Figure1. Express the

pressure difference between Pb- Pa in terms of ρ and the height h.

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C.

The apparatus shown in Figure 2 may be used to determine the density of an unknown
liquid X.

The tube has a uniform cross-section and a height of the water column is twice
that of liquid X.A and B are at the same horizontal level. The pressure difference
between points A and C is 2.5 x 103 Pa.

(i) Calculate the height of the water column.

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(ii) Express PB-PD in terms of PA and Pc [Hint: the answer can be deduced
without resorting to any further calculation.]
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Total 10 marks

3. A. Define radioactivity

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92U →234
x
90 Th +2 He
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The equation above represents a nuclear decay

B. (i) What is the value of the mass number represented by X of the Uranium?

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(ii) Write down the symbol for a nuclide which is an isotope of Th.

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(iii) The Thorium nuclide (Th) is not stable. It decays by β- emission to
produce a protanium (symbol Pa).Represent this reaction in an equation
like the one above.

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C. The half life of thorium 234 is 24 days. The physics department of U.W.I in
Jamaica bought a sample of thorium from England. On the day of dispatch its
activity was 4 x 105 Bq (i.e 4 x 105 disintegration per seconds)

(i) What is the activity of the source when it arrived in Jamaica?

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(ii) What safety precautions should the supplies have taken to ensure that none
of the dock workers could be harmed?

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C. The power output of the sun is about 4X 1020Js-1.Assuming that all he energy
produced is the results of nuclear reactions within the sun, calculate the rate at
which the sun is losing mass.(c = 3 x 108m/s)

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Total 15 marks