TEST CODE 01238020

FORM TP 2012022 JANUARY 2012

CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS C

O U N C I L SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

PHYSICS

Paper 02 – General Proficiency

2 hours 30 minutes

READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

1. This paper consists of SIX questions.

2. Section A consists of THREE questions. Candidates must attempt ALL

questions in this section. Answers for this section must be written in this
answer booklet.

3. Section B consists of THREE questions. Candidates must attempt ALL

questions in this section. Answers for this section must be written in this
answer booklet.

4. All working MUST be CLEARLY shown.

5. The use of silent, non-programmable calculators is permitted, but

candidates should note that the use of an inappropriate number of figures
in answers will be penalised.

6. Mathematical tables are provided.

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SECTION A

Attempt ALL questions.

You MUST write your answers in this answer booklet.

1. A Form 4 Physics student performed an activity to determine the mass of a lump of plasticine,
Mp . A diagram of the setup of the apparatus used is seen in Figure 1 below. The Principle of
Moments was used.
x y
0 p 50 q 100

50 g
X M
Plasticine Pivot, R
mass

Figure 1. Setup of the activity

The results of the activity were recorded in Table 1 below.

TABLE 1: RESULTS OF THE ACTIVITY

Position of Plasticine, Position of 50 g mass x/cm y/cm

p/cm q/cm

10.0 86.0 40.0

20.0 76.2 30.0

30.0 66.0 16.0

35.0 62.8 12.8

40.0 57.9 10.0

45.0 53.6 5.0

(a) Complete Table 1 by calculating the values of x and y. (3 marks)

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(b) Use the results from the completed Table 1 to plot a graph of y/cm against x/cm, on the
graph paper provided on page 3. (6 marks)

(c) From your graph, calculate the slope, z.

(5 marks)

(d) Use your graph to determine how far the 50 g mass needs to be placed if it balances
when the plasticine was placed 27.5 cm from the pivot, R.

(1 mark )

(e) State the Principle of Moments.

(4 marks)

(f) The weight of the plasticine, W p , is related to the weight of the 50 g mass, W m , by the
formula,
W p = gradient × W m.

(i) Determine the weight of the plasticine, Wp .

(4 marks)

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(ii) Calculate the mass of the plasticine, Mp .

[g = 10 N kg–1] (2 marks)

Total 25 marks

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2. (a) (i) Complete Table 2 relating fundamental quantities and their base unit
symbols.

TABLE 2: FUNDAMENTAL QUANTITIES AND THEIR BASE UNITS

Name Symbol Base (SI) Unit

Mass m kg

Time

Current

Temperature

Length

(4 marks)

(ii) State the difference between a ‘linear scale’ and a ‘non-linear

scale’.

(2 marks)

(iii) You are provided with the following three measuring instruments.

Metre rule, Clinical thermometer, Conical

flask

Which of the instruments listed above has a non-linear scale?

(1 mark )

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(b) The container shown in Figure 2 is completely filled with cement.

2.5 m

2m
1.1 m

Figure 2. Container filled with cement

(i) If the mass of the cement is 15 000 kg, calculate the density of this cement
sample in kg m–3.

(4 marks)

(ii) What pressure, in Newtons, would the cement exert on the base of the container?

[g = 10 N kg–1] (4 marks)

Total 15 marks

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3. (a) (i) Albert Einstein put forward a theory that if the energy of a body changes, then its
mass also changes. State the equation which relates these changes, clearly
identifying the symbols or letters used in the equation.

(3 marks)

(ii) State TWO arguments EACH for and against the utilization of nuclear energy.

For: 1.

2.

Against: 1.

2.

(4 marks)

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(b) Nuclear fission is a nuclear reaction in which a moving neutron strikes the nucleus of an
atom splitting it into lighter nuclei, often producing free neutrons and photons in the
form of gamma rays. One such reaction is given below.
1 n + 235 Uranium → A Barium + 90 Krypton + 3
1 n + energy
0 92 56 Z 0

(i) Calculate the values of A and Z.

(2 marks)

(ii) The energy released in the given reaction is 1.8 × 10–12 J. Calculate the excess
mass (mass change) in this reaction.

(3 marks)

(c) Fusion is the joining together of two nuclei. One possible fusion reaction is

2
Deuterium + 3 Tritium → P + 1 neutron +
energy.
1 1 Q 0

By calculating P and Q, identify the nucleus .

[c = 3.0 × 108 ms–1 ] (3 marks)

Total 15 marks

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SECTION B

Attempt ALL questions.

You MUST write your answers in the spaces provided after each question.

4. (a) Figure 3 shows the diagram of a simple d.c. motor connected in a circuit.

Coil
is
Ax

S
N
Split ring
commutator

Brush
Brush

Figure 3. D.C. motor

With reference to the d.c. motor shown in Figure 3, explain how the coil is able to
rotate continuously. (6 marks)

(b) The waveform shown in Figure 4 depicts the current through a resistor connected in
an
a.c. circuit.
I/A
4
peak-to-peak
current

0
15 30 45 60
t/ms
-4

Figure 4. A.C. waveform

(i) Calculate the period and frequency of the alternating supply. (3 marks)

(ii) If the resistor is 45Ω, determine the peak-to-peak voltage across the resistor.
(3 marks)

(iii) Calculate the maximum power dissipated in the resistor. (3

marks)

Total 15 marks
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5. (a) Figure 5 shows two blocks of copper that are placed in contact with each other. Block A
initially has a temperature of 40 °C and block B has a temperature of 70 °C.

BLOCK A
40 °C
BLOCK B
70 °C

Figure 5. Two blocks of copper

(i) What is the direction of net heat transfer between the blocks? (1 mark )

(ii) The final equilibrium temperature of the blocks is 52 °C. Convert this
temperature to Kelvin. (3
marks)
(b) Figure 6 shows the sketch of a natural convection solar water heating system.

Hot water

glass
Hot-water
)
ot tank
(h

Cold water

Solar black
)
collector ld surface
copper tubing (co

insulation

Figure 6. Solar water heating system

(i) The energy absorbed by the solar collector is 300 kJ and 40% of this is transferred
to the 2 kg of water in the copper tubing. If the initial temperature of the water
is 27 °C, calculate the final temperature of the water. (6 marks)

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(ii) Outline which feature of the solar water heating system shown in Figure 6
demonstrates EACH of the following thermal energy principles:

a) Good absorption of heat

b) Heat transfer by convection

c) The green house effect

d) Good heat transfer by conduction

e) Reduction of heat transfer by conduction

[Specific heat capacity of water = 4.2 × 103 J kg–1 K–1 ] (5

marks)
Total 15 marks

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6. (a) (i) What is the difference between ‘longitudinal waves’ and ‘transverse waves’?
(2 marks)

(ii) Given that red light has a wavelength of 700 × 10–9 m, calculate its frequency.
(4 marks)

(b) In 2010, Sound Navigation and Ranging (SONAR) was used to detect the presence of
submerged oil plumes in the Gulf of Mexico after a massive oil spill. Figure 7 shows a
ship using SONAR to locate an oil plume.

pulse down pulse back

Sea

oil
plume

Figure 7. SONAR ship

(i) Explain, with reference to Figure 7, how SONAR was used to determine the
depth of an oil plume. (4 marks)

(ii)
If echoes are received 0.3 seconds after being sent, calculate the depth of the oil

plume below the detector, given that Velocity = —idtime

—ats—cn—e
.
[Speed of sound in sea water = 1450 ms–1 ]
[Speed of light in air = 3.0 × 108 ms–1 ] (5 marks)

Total 15 marks

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