> 4 avery seat Here $ ce. CANDIDATES PEASENOTE “You ust sign below and return this bone wih ihe Answer See tae] TEST CODE O1238010 p 400 way result in alsqualieation. FORMTP2009103 | gee — MAYAUNE2009 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIO! PHYSICS Paper 01-General Proficiency 75 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1. Thistestconsists of 60 items. You will have 75 minutes to answer them. 2. Inadditionto this test booklet, you should have an answer sheet. 3. Donotbe concerned that the answer sheet provides spaces for more answers than there are items inthistest. Each item in this test has four suggested answers lettered (A), (B), (C), (D). Read each tem you are about to answer and decide which choice is best. 5. Onyouranswersheet, find the number which corespondsto youritem and shade thespace having the same letter as the answer you have chosen. Look at the sample item below. npleliem The STunitoflengthis the (A) metre (B) second (©) newton (D) kilogram ae The best answer to this item is “metre” so answer space (A) has been shaded. 6. Ifyouwanttochange youranswer, be sure toerase it completely before you fill in yournew choi 7. Whenyouare told to begin, tum the page and works quickly andas carefully as youcan. Ifyou cannot answer an item, omit itand go on to the next one. Your score will be the total number of correct answers. 8 Figuresare not necessarily drawn to scale. 9. Youmay doany rough workin this booklet 10. Theuseofnon-programmable calculators isallowed, DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2009 Caribbean ExaminationsCouncil ®. Alllrightsreserved. 01238010/F 2009Whi hhof the following isan SI base unit? (A) Ampere ®) Vat © — Ohm ®) Coulomb 3.1415926 expressed to TWO significant figuresis A 3a ey ad © 32 © 31 ‘When used in front of aunitthe prefix ‘mega’ means (A) 10* (B) 10° © Ww Oo 10 ‘Thetimeperiodofasimplependulum vibrating witha small amplitude depends onthe (A) massofthe pendulumbob (B) amplitude ofthe oscillation (©) lengthofthependulum (D) force with whichthe pendulumisset intomotion 01238010/F 2009 5. Aslice of bread is squeezed into a little ball. Which quantity does NOT change? (A) Mass B) Volume (©) Density ©) Widh The relative density of brassis8.4. Whichof the followingisthe BEST statementthatcan bemade? (A) Brassishea (B) — Waterishea (C)100cm*of brassis heavier than 100 cm? of water. (D) —100cm*of waterisheavier than 100 com? of brass, The force which keeps the moon in orbitis (A) magnetic (B) centrifugal © reactive (D) gravitational Which of the following, when displaced, is seentobeinneutral equilibrium? (A) Aheavy weightsuspendedonastring (B)—_ Apencilbalancedon its point (©) Abeam of a balance in use (D)_— Acone resting ona slanted edge GOON TO THE NEXT PAGEoe Tiem9 referstothefollowingdiagramswhich 10 depictsomesimple machines. Nut cracker ‘Tweezer used for pulling out hair ur Human forearm Iv Wheel barrow 9. Inwhich of these machines would the effort applied be LESS than the load? (A) Tand only (8) LandIVonly (© MandIffonly (DB) MandIV only an 01238010/F 2009 The diagrams below, drawn to scale, represent two forces and T acting at O. In which of the followingis the resultant in the direction, OX? “ . = 1 ®) © © Onwhich of the following does the pressure atapointina liquid depend? 1. Density oftheliquid I. Depth from the surface TI, Area of the cross-section of the container (A) only B) — Monly (© — IandIonly ) 1. Mand GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE