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CXC Physics 1994 - Paper1

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CXC Physics 1994 - Paper1

The document appears to be a collection of questions and multiple choice answers related to physics concepts. It includes questions about measurements of length using a vernier caliper, properties of a simple pendulum, forces, energy, waves, reflection, refraction, electricity and magnetism. The questions cover a wide range of introductory physics topics and test conceptual understanding through multiple choice responses.

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''7y*'

(A)
(B)
(Q

Ycrulcr -rlc

s t 0

'' ;

. .l l .

Thedlagramaboyclndicates
avemlercallper
measurcment
of
" t l
'
,^\

qAD
(B)
(c)
(D)

6.01cm
6.02cm
6.locm

'.)

i - ' 1. i , i r .

'ri;' r't ! '' :.


wruchofthefoltowlnglsNoTtruel

'2.

. r ,j . .

_$[_

qD

(C)

Thedmetatcen
forapendulum
o osci,lael0
timesls 155 r. Whichof &c foilowlrg
lndlcates frcArency,
f, urdrfnpe,i,,A,
{re
.i
rcspedively?

6.ll crn

(D)

:,,

A nrler .'
Vemlercalipen,
Englrcer'scellpen
A illcromercrscrcw
gruge

I i

f6)
-(E)-

'

(c)

A bodycanhavemass
andnowclghr

(D)

Ptfa of a simplependulum
Ttdepends
':
:

0.65
0.65

lss

l.i5

1 . 5 5 3 . '' .

' 0 155
. 6 s5 s ' : '' .: '

::'
'.

'i

15.5s

onih ma!s.
A solidwtrha rcfativedensityof 0.7
7.
will floaton water.
AspringbatanTTnmeasqp,y.v.qtghr
' !
.r';

.t.

.':

:l',:{i!'.,

il'

Fromtheequadon,
E = nC, it canUtideduced
thatI I canbewrittenas
(A)
(B)
(C)

@
4.

lkgms'r
I kg m2yr
'l ksl m st

I klmtsr

(A)

II.
fil.

(B)

, .,(c)
(D)

|
I
I

Whichofthefollowingstatemenis
worrldbe
about
the
puUey
systm
slpwnin rbc
Tnect
diagramabove?
l.

-1F)(jgD
!)))

,ti)
, ' :

A simplependulum
oscillates
freely.Which . .
of thcfollowlngremalru
unctrangdrnrough:
outitsmotion?
Theporendal
energyof rhebob
Thekinericenergyof rhebob
Theperiodicrimeofthebob
Theamplirude
of rheswing

, l
]

'
.

Whenrhe effort moyesthrotgh r


dlsarrccof 50crn,theloadmcies r
t,
r di$rnccof 25 cm.
The effort exertedis cquatUr thc
lbad.
Thewo* dorrcby rheeffortls rqual
to_twice
thegaininpotential
erergy
of theload.

Ionty
n ard ItI only
I rnd III only
I, lI ard lU

'

. , I

'n' '
:'

t5.

t
tI
il.

Thc momrnfinof A lr thc nme


aftercotlldcirs lt wailiforp,
the momennlqof'g
b ttrcirmcrfrcr
collisloiir$tr {* beforp.
Thetotatmmcrfiumof n fi n b
' thc samerftcr colllslonrs ll wg
!(

(A)

beforc.

&l'?H,
(C) tI ud mbrily
(D)
16.

q,

I, tr and,m,

-,

fui lce ctbe sinksin UquidA but tloats.ln


LlquldB. Wtrlchof tlp followingstatem6nts
ls trrue?

@
(c)
(D)

Theupthrustls les tn A thanln B.


Theuphrustlsgreater
ln A thanln B.
Thewetghof rlr tcelslesshiA rhiir
ln B.
Thewelghtof thclceis grcaterin A
thanln B.

(D)

:,:j,i1
A 'r ".1-1.*11,
'1,'t?,'t'II f,
:'
rt.

: ....5

, t .

n.

uI.
'-i

I'

b. tt*;ll
would
whldr of thefollowlng
L't';;
' 't
clinlcd thermomacr?

.i

, , , ^ , . p. - . , . , ,

&(e)
(D)

r' 1;lf

r r'.i,

21.

(A)
fd)
tx-

It crn bcrcsetwlrhr mrgnct.


itcrtt bcnerllisdlnbolttngw$er.
I cenbesbrilisedln rlcohol.
l onlY
III onlY
I andII onlY
I, lI andItr

(D)

(A)

22.

PW= Corstant

P!. = Constant

(c)

Ef=Congant
v

..

(D)

(D)

collision of tle smokeParticlt:swlth


r'
the walls of Otecontalner

Which of the following occun whenalomr


arrangefiemselves ln a regularly rcpcated:
panem?

20.

In r Brownianmotionlnvestigatioo'rlthr
smokecell, lhe fast randornmotim of thc
Thistsdur:totlp
isobscrveil.
smokcparticles

cles.

-t

,i,:

Radi*ion

(tel t) coilisionof smokepaniclesuith.air .


\--l
molecules
(B)
bombardmentofonesmokepartlc.lg
by othersmokePardcles
of tp rnoktrpard(C)
rcgularvibration

T
.
a

Ilf = Constant

Dftision
Evrporation
Convection

' :. '

Boylc'r [.aw,Chules'[:w ard ttp Prcssurc


Law canbecombinedud statedas ' ' .' ,

19.

thc followlngprocesscs?

Thediagrambelowsltowsthethermbstatin
.ll.
anelectrlcoven.

(c)
(D)

Crysullisation
Evaporation
Diffusion
Condensation

AdJ|rrtrble
Conneclionr
to hester
clrcull

ecr{v

24.

TtreS.l. unitof specificlatenttrat is


(A)

if

Brasserpandsmorcthanlron whenbcstcd.
To cutoff thccurentats hiShertemperat.ulE
r :,
to
it wouldbcrncessary
( tnD
r--z
(B)

(c)
(D)

adjustthescrcwsotlrat it ls hlghcr
thanshown
adjustthescrcwso that it is lower
tlan shown
ralsc0retrimetallicstriP
thecunentintheheater.clr'
lncrease
cuit

T
J K-I
f kgt
J kgt 6't

| , ' : i ,r

-'
" ..+i16,,

(c)
(D)

26.
i.
r l
i t l
f '

:,

'

t.

\j;

"

I l
1

27.

A dull whitepot anda strinyblack


rcllegor
A rhiny blackpot andr dull whltc
rcfleclor

In rn crpcrimcntdeslgned
o investigahthe , ,
rcladonshlpbetwcen
ihevolumeud prcssutt'
,29.
of r gasalconstant
temperature,
lheprcssurc' ,
k incrEascd
stcpby step.Beforcreadingthe
rcw volumeof thegasaflereactrprcssurc
increase,
lt ls advisable
to wait a minuteor
twoto allow
(A)
(B)

thepressrrcto equalizethroughout
thegas
thevolumechange
o becompleted

A
fGD
\/

forchanges
in atmosphe
ricprcssure
thetemperaturc
ofthegastoretumto
rcomlemperature

A gasis heated
atconstant
volumesotlratiU
pressure
increases.
Whichof theiollowingls
' NOT teason
r
forthepressurc
incrcase?
(A)

Moleculeshir thewallsof rhecontainerharder.


(B) ' Molecules
havemorcfrequent
oolliwilh
slons
the
walls.
'^
havemorc
((C) ) Molecules
frequenrmlliv
sionswitheachother.
(D)
Moleculeshavegrcarcrchangeof
momentum
in collisionswith the
walls.
.

. ,:
I iv

, ,Vtttiro!
, i i l ! . . ' t- i , '

pogconnlntngthcegg,atrld focd polntof r I


omclyc rcflector. Whlchof thc followlng
mrblnationsof surfaces
shouldrhestudcnt
dtoose?

A rhinywhltcporurd r duttblack'
re0ector
A dull Hackpotanda shinywtrltc
rclleaor

,. .''l:';
r . ;,i.r. : . 1 .

tl'. "
A rildcntwlshes
o usesolarenergy
toboil- j'li."ze.
Zg.
'' cgtlntherhorresrposlble
dmebyprrclni'r,!
.
' t,tl._
Dbplrccneat

, 1

t.-

t,

,'

FmmthedisflrceDent-dme
grrphof r tnnrversewavestpwntbove,he freguory of
thewavels
,l
(A)
(B)

0.1llz
A2Hz
0.{ IIz
5.0llz

i'j

rh
The amplihrdeof the waveon the traph
abovels rcpresented
by
,Jt (A)

(B)
/rnN.

\U

TR
QP

sx

ttw

Anectroisqrlaerthantheoriginal
sountthat
produced
it Thlsstrowsrhat,compared
tothe
originalsound,thcechohasr

@
(B)
(c)
(D)

smalleramplitude
shorterwavelength
lowerfrequency
slowerspeed

'. ?,'rtr..

(A)

. ..:

Theyrll tnnsnlt cneqgyfromthe


sourceb he sunoundings.
Thcyarcdl examples
of traruveac

A4|
q([}>
(C)
i.'t:..,
(D)
.

't

i r q ' ! i , ; . ' : , . . ; i ; rt , r r ) : . . .
*t"t
(c) -Ttrey
dl -uSno.pnecrion,,l,ef+
4:,;:,
tionrrd dlfrraction

(D)

'
" '-t
They hevc different speeds f"'.
pmpagadon"
35.

:-

32.

Whicbof thcfo[owlngwouldchangewhcn
a wavels rcfracrodat r boundary?

'

I
II.
II.

Velociry
lVavelength
Frcguery

(A)
(B)

I only
III only
I andII only
I, lI andm

(D)

lll.

m
, ,r
' .'.i,

(B)

(c)
(D)

dadmess
Anocllpecofthcmoonomrnwhen
theeanhmovqginm [rc rtradowof
thcmooll.
Tbc brighEtess
et alt potnc tn a pe_
numbn ls rnt thcsame.

I only
t : I ,,,(e)
(B) 'II
onty
.
:.,(9
I andIII only

fOD
\-1

r,rrardrrr

'
'
'
Lighrhasr dualnxp," ,iiji- '
36.
Whidrofthc
followingisNOTaneramplec,f
All elecromaglrctic
wavesarcuaruitheapplicarion
of torallntemalrcflcailn?
vers.
All electromagneric
*ardshl'veilrc .r
(A)
A rcadsignlir bylighrpipes
samespecdin glas.
A stick.pp*rlni

The lmrgc ls uprighl


Thc lmagels rcaL
Thc lnrge h thesamccdour asthc
object
The tmagels ilr samerize rs rhe "
object

Whldl of rhc followlng iaremcnrsaUut


. shadowswouldbe
true?

.t' tt
.

Whlchof thefollowingstatemcnts'rlre
me?
t.
tI.

,.,tr-'*-,tt

|gtr.S. lr rcn Inrplrmilnu. Wtrtct,of,


!! bUowtng$rrmcnb lbou 6c tnapli
N0Tconecr?
.

landlloniy
I andIII only
II andlll only
I, n ard tn

(c)
(D)
'

in waer

b.,,t;ilpracol

Theuseof prismsin binoorlan


Theformadon
of amhageonasunn;,
day

_ -a . '

co oN TO TIIE }.IEXTPAGE

E
Errtl

r,'
Thediagram
(rnrdnum.toscate)
above
t i,,
i ',,rilr',,
{ew ::
t),t
dlpsc
of
the
sun
hople
vlcwlng'thd
hn
T
; i ,r;,i ..1
fromB will seelt as
(A)

c)

@
i:'1.

'.,

,r...'
.

'

, .' ' . ,
t,r,^

fI

(D)

'

.li'

38.
ii!'

o
o
o
o

WhichofthefollowingdiAnmsfvfbsfclearlyr i' .showsttrepathof r rayof llght whenh strikesr ,{. ' i


r. :';.1
planeminor?
.
,l''
(A)

)1,-

li

..1:

(B)

(D)M
c

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, ' ,l\t

,.(.
I

#,',,
(B)
Thc diagramaboveshowsthe passageof
glas bloclc Thc
light througha rcctangular
gfven
glass
ls
by
rcfractivelndexof
/a\
vv

sin w

@
40.

6
41.

sinw
sini

(c)

rl..

rcal,lnverted.diminished
Fal, errct,dimlnished
virtud, inveiled,magnified
virtud,ercct,magnified

prcventa shortcircuit
setup anelectricfield
setupapotcnlialdiffercnebetwecn
themetdpl,ts andearth
themcul partsarckeptat
ensurcthat
thesamepotcntialasearth

' ' ' ' , ; i' '. " ' '

a
"

43.'

rln z
siny

In anelectricwaterheaterfrc metalparts,not
axeconneded
o
includingthcheatercircuit,
Thercasonforthlsls O
eanhbya@nductor.
(A)
(B)

(D)

rr

, , ' iI , t ' ' . ' - l { :

For whlchof thcfollowingwouldsoft lnorr


r
N0Tbcused?
'ii
(A) . Amagrretickeeper
(B)
Thecorcof anelectromagnet
(C)_ Amagrcticshield
necdle
compass
@o

lensls usedasr magntfytng


lf a converglng
i
glass,theimageformedis
(A)
(B)

ffi

smx

@) tlu
smz

(c)

(c)

' +4.

Whlchof thefollowingequalsI kW h?
(A)
(B)

&
45.

3.6U
36U
360U
3 6mU

twl
A cunent,i no*t for a time,l,bctwecn
pointsat a potcntialdiffercnccof Y. Tlrg
power.P,exprdcdis equalo
(A)
(B)

@
(D)

IVII

lvl
N
It
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L

t ,

, -",lQ;

,J{.

if."i.

:.,1

' 'L'l 'ry

'

Si; l', .49.


- 1 .

fru.it;
{'I
iI

;11

ThcflexiblewirestrotmInthedlagra
maborc
lrysely
sufirted
tn
ftc
rtrongrnagrrcrlc
ls
field. Whentheowltch,X, lr closed
ne wkc

moves
(A)

@(c)

Inthesimptea"c.generatorshown
above,
thc
partslabelledX are
'

' . , ,6

c)

(c)
(D)

47.

@)
\-/
(D)

(c)

.i'r, r;!rl"
"j. , r /!

slip dngs
thecurvodpolefaces I
.,
carbonbrushes
thesplit-dngcommuurton

(D)

Increasing
theresisrance
of thecoil
lncrcasing
thecunsntin theoil
trcrcashgthenumbcrdf tumsper
unit len$hof tlrecoil .l,
Ptacingrsofrironcoreinsidethcoll

-'-i
. ti,.r,

downwiuds
-:
upwards
towardsthenorthpole
towardsthesouthpole
.. J.rr

;.i.

i:r;,

50.

'.k

rNpoleattnacraSpole
t magnetis suspended
andpolns In.
thN-Sdircction
lron nails neara magnetbecome
magneriscd
anclectroscope
ls charged

Whlclt of ttr followingis NOT orn of thc


waysln whlchtlr *rengh of rhemagrulc
field nearr solemldQongcoil) carryinga
currentcu beIncrcased?

@
(B)

(D)

Magneticlnductionoccunwhen,
(A)
(B)

4E.

tJ-,.

.
.

The followinggraphsshowfout ,vaygh .'


whlctrlhecunentIna rcsislrrmdyvlrywldr
time. WhichgraphBEST represt,nts
tlp
cunent in the rcsistorwhenconnccted
hr
serieswithadiodeandasourccofaltr,madrtr.
currcru?
Currenl

(el

t t. ..\

llt',

Currenl

(c)

o
Current

(D)

CO ON TO THE NE)fr r ACB

5t.

.:,fr:,

Whlclrof rhefollowlngradoccouldlego--: . J3.


';'$iil:'. : i --.{i,'.', - , ;.'
6cntthcrmpere?
' ,.1 : t''

u.

.''

!'

'i

Coulomb
Sccond

(A).
(B)

Yoll

Ohm

t_

(D)

id

I I I U g I " i
Volr

t1

(A)
(B)
_(Q

@)\
-J

450

9r

l8f '
.

. ! r ,

WNcfioittre fo[owtnggivesttr corecrIn_


tcmrdonrlolour codefor Electrlcalwlringi

I onty
I andIII only
lland lfionty

LIVE

Lnardm

NEI.ITRAI

' Blrr
C6t) Broivn
ir

, . . , ' . ' '

52.

30.

W
(C)
(D)

E,lRrH
Greay'yellow

i Rod.'( g ; * '
Groen
Bluc Orecd)rcllow; Brown
Greca' Brown
Blue
I

Thcoutputtermlnals
of r slmpled.-c.gencrt-.(r,
tor usingr rylit-dngoorirmutatol
arecon-.,-,
nccedto anoscillosope,ailiusteO
. t
rl
ionecrly,
to showthevuiadonof ourputvciltagewtih
time.Whiclrof thefollowlngCiagrami
BEST
Whlchof rhcfollowlngifmbols represenrs
represcnts
'...,
whatls likely to be seenon the
!n atomof Xcohtaining92 protoru,g2eleci,r I
oscilloscope
screen? .r i
tionsalrd146neutrons?
.l

.w

:fel

ir'lcrr I
t4^

(A)

(B)

(B) 'ix

Oix
(D)

ix

\lhichof thefollowingsc.lentiss
discoverBd
.theelecUon'l
,/\

(D
(B)
(C)
(D)

JJ.Thompson
J. Ctradwick
N. Bohr
E. Rurhcrford

(D)

CO ON TO T}IE NEXT PAGE

.d'

Ttp dlrgnn bclowshowsthestnll motd of


m rbm.

, ,iJll
,1,

(A)
(B)

rl

{r
Il
1,.

/A.
(1P))

neutrons
88mma-nys
beu-Panicles
dpha-panicles

::.

t
I

5E.

fire baslcconstltuents
of rll maner
arp
6AD
lE)-

(c)
(D)

Nculron

proton$
rrubors,etectrons
gascs
solids,liqrrids,

elemenls,
compourds,
mlxturcs1.
q 8,T radiuloq

Which gf tlr following statemenbj{arc


corIBct?
:

59.

':

:'.

Whlchofthefollowingstatenents
wouldbe
corrco?

n
It.
(A)

i'

'

fi,

Radioacdve
decayls dependent
ori
conditiorsextemdn thenucleus.
Radioagive
dccayls a rarrlompocess
Radioaoive
decayls dueO.ctranges
ln thenuclelof atoms. .';I '
I andII only
I andIII only
lI andIII urly
I,ll ardUI

.,,

t .

'

Ttrcrnass(nucleon)numberls I l.
t
il. . Thertomic(proton)numbcris 5.
IIL
Thc uom shownin the diagntmls
positivelycharged.
(A)
Q)
{fi
-@)'-

I only
II only
I andII only
I,II andnI

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