2004 CXC

1.

The unit of electrical resistance may be

expressed as
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

2.

5.

1 = 1 V.A-1
1 = 1 A.V
1 = I A.V -1
1 =1 W.A -1

Which of the following quantities is

dimensionless?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Density
Mass
Relative Density
Volume

1 gram is equal to
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Item 6 refers to the diagram below.

10 milligrams
100 milligrams
1 000 milligrams
10000 milligrams

3. By switching on the heater in the following

apparatus for a known time and weighing the
water collected in the beaker, the specific
latent heat of fusion of ice can be measured

6.

For any point (x, y) on the line QS, when x = 0,

the value of y is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

7.
Why is this method very inaccurate when used
in the Caribbean?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

4.

The heater is not powerful enough to

melt the ice.
The ice would melt, even if the heater
were not turned on.
The temperature of the ice is 30C
instead of 00C.
Water would be evaporating from
the open beaker.

Which of the following units is the unit of

momentum?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

kg s -1
kg m s -1
kg m s-2
Nm

OQ
OS
OP
OP/OR

An object of mass, m, is attached to a spring

balance and its weight, w, recorded. What will
be the result if the object is taken to the moon and
weighed there?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Mass = m; weight greater than w

Mass = m: weight less than w
Mass greater than m; weight = w
Mass less than m; weight = w

8. Which of the following quantities will be constant, if

a constant net force is applied to a body?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Velocity
Kinetic energy
Momentum
Acceleration

9.A stable well designed racing car must have a

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

low centre of gravity

narrow wheel base
sun roof
long front

11.

10. The diagrams below, drawn to scale, represent two forces S

and T acting at O. In which of the following diagrams is
the result-ant in the direction, OX?

Which of the following formulae could be used to find the

average speed of an object?
(A)

Change in velocity
Time taken

(B)

Change in displacement
Time taken

(C)

Distance travelled
Time taken

((D)

Distance travelled Time taken

12. Which of the following measuring devices is suitable for

measuring the diameter of a human hair?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
13.

When two bodies collide, momentum is conserved.

This means that the
(A)
(B)
(C)

(D)

14.

Tape measure
Vernier calipers
Micrometer screw gauge
Metre rule

kinetic energy before impact is equal to that

after impact
momentum of each body is unchanged
algebraic sum of the velocities be-fore impact
is equal to the sum of the velocities after
impact
total momentum of the bodies before impact is equal to the total
momentum of the bodies after
impact

Power can be defined as

(A)

force x distance moved

(B)

force
time

(C)

work done
time

(D)

work done x time

15. An object is removed from the ground and placed

on a shelf. Which of its properties would you
expect to change?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

16.

18. A glass bulb is filled with a gas at a temperature of

293 K. If the initial pressure of the gas is P. what
will it be when the temperature increases to 360
K?

Mass
Volume
Potential energy
Kinetic energy

Pressure, P, in a liquid can be calculated from

the formula
P = gh

(A)

293
P
360

(B)

360
P
293

(C)

293 1

360 P

(D)

360 1

293 P

Which sets of units below will give the

pressure in the SI unit?

(A)
(B)
(C)
((D)

17.

g cm -3
kg m -3
g cm-3
kg m -3

g
m s -2
Nkg -1
N kg -1
cm s -1

h
mm
m
m
cm

19. Boyle's law for a gas can be tested experimentally,

provided which of the following is/are
maintained constant?

A bubble of gas rises to the surface of a soft

drink. This is because the
(A)
(B)

(C)

(D)

upthrust on the bubble is greater

than the weight of the bubble
upthrust on the bubble is greater
than the weight of water it displaces
weight of water displaced by the
bubble is less than the weight of the
bubble
density of the gas is greater than the
density of the drink

20.

I.
II.
III.
IV.

Temperature
Pressure
Density
Mass

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

III only
I and II only
I and IV only
I, II and III only

Which of the following is the MOST suit-able

range for a clinical thermometer?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

0C to 44 0C
-10 C to 110 0C
35 C to 100 0C
35C to 44 0C

21.

The specific heat capacity of a material is the

energy required to
(A)
(B)
(C)

(D)

25.

There are NO attractive forces between the

molecules in a

(A)
liquid and gas
melt 1 kg of the material with no
(B)
solid and a liquid
change of temperature
(C)
liquid
change the temperature of the
material by 1 K
(D)
gas
change 1 kg of the liquid material to
1 kg of gas without a change in
26. In a Brownian motion experiment with a smoke cell,
temperature
the fast random motion of the smoke particles
change the temperature of 1 kg of the
which is observed is due to the
material by 1 K
(A)

22. The specific latent heat of vaporization of water is

the energy required to change 1 kg of water at
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

II.
III.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(D)

27. Which of the following is the correct relation

between the wavelength A., speed v, and
frequency f, of a wave?

Radiation can only take place in a

material medium.
A good absorber is also a good
emitter of radiation.
Dark dull surfaces are better emitters
than shiny ones.
III only
I and II only
I and III only
II and III only

24. An electric kettle full of water is plugged into the

mains. The process by which heat travels
through the water is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(C)

0 C to steam at 100 C
99.9 C to steam at 100.1 C
100 C to steam at 100 C
0C to ice at 0C

23. Which of the following statements concerning the

radiation of heat is true?
I.

(B)

electrification
evaporation
convection
radiation

collision of smoke particles with air

molecules in the cell
bombardment of one smoke particle by other smoke particles
regular vibration of the smoke particles
collision of the smoke particles with the
walls of the container

28.

(A)

= fv

(B)

f =

(C)

f =

(D)

v
v

f
v

The spreading of a wave into the region behind

an obstruction is called
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

diffraction
refraction
superposition
interference

32.

29.

The figure above shows a wave-front about to

reach a reflecting surface XY. Which of the
following would represent the wave-front after
reflection?

Which of the following statements about the

wave shown in the. diagram above is/ are true:
I.
II.
III.

Points P, Q and R are in phase.

Points S and T are out of phase.
The wavelength of the wave is the
distance PR.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

I only
II only
I and II only
II and III only

30. If sounds of differing frequencies are played on a

piano, in which of the following characteristics
would a change be detected?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

31.

Loudness
Speed
Pitch
Wavelength

An explosion causes the emission of the

following types of radiation.
I.
II.
III.

I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III

The sharp edges of shadows suggest that light

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Light
Sound
Infra-red

Which of these will be received first by a

person some distance away?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

33.

34.

has a wave nature

is a form of energy
travels in straight lines
travels very quickly

The specific latent heat of fusion of water is

340 kJ kg-1 . This means that when 10 kg of water
freezes
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

34 kJ of heat is absorbed
34 kJ of heat is given out
3 400 kJ of heat is absorbed
3 400 kJ of heat is given out

37.

35.

The diagram above shows a ray of white light

being dispersed by a prism to form a visible
spectrum. Which of the following makes this
possible.
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

The colour violet has the shorter

wavelength, hence refracts more than
colour red.
The colour red has the longer wavelength, hence refracts more than
colour violet.
The colour violet has the longer
wavelength, hence refracts more than
colour red.
The colour red has the shorter wavelength, hence refracts more than
colour violet.

36. Which of the following statements would be true of

the image of an object placed at the bottom of
a tank of water and viewed vertically from
above?
I.
II.
III.

It is virtual.
It is diminished.
It is nearer to the eye than the object.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

III only
I and only
I and III only
II and III only

The above diagram represents a thin converging lens, L, with a principal axis GL. FL
is the focal length of the lens and GF = FL.
Where should an object be placed so as to
produce a virtual magnified image?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

38.

At G
To the left of G
Between F and G
Between L and F

Which of the following would be true of the

image formed by the lens of a camera?
I.
II.
III.
IV.

It is virtual.
It is real.
It is diminished.
It is upright

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

I only
II and III only
I and IV only
IV only

39. A glass rod is rubbed with a piece of silk and

becomes positively charged. The glass rod
became charged by
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

gaining protons
losing protons
gaining electrons
losing electrons

40.

Which of the following diagrams represents the electric field existing between two
oppositely charged point charges?

42.

Which of the following could NOT be a unit of

current?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

W V-1
V -1
Cs-1
Cs

43. Which of the following equations CANNOT be used to

determine the power dissipated in a resistor?
(A) . P = I 2 R
( B)

P = V/ R2

( C)

P = VI

(D)

P= R/ V2

44. The refractive index of a transparent medium with a

critical angle, c, for light travelling from the
medium to air is

The graph above shows the variation of

alternating current with time. The value
frequency of this current is
(A)

t1

(B)

1 /t 1

( C)

I1

(D)

1 /I 1

(A)

1
c

(B)

90 0
sin c

(C)

sin 90
sin c

((D)

sin c

45. In domestic installation systems, which of the

following should be placed in the live wire?
I.
II.
III.

Switches
Circuit breakers
Fuses

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

I only
III only
II and III only
I, II and III

46.

In which of the following diagrams are resistors

P and Q in series with each other and parallel
with R?

48.

A simple experiment was conducted using the

circuit diagrams shown above. The same
components were used and the bulb was lit to
normal brightness in each case.
Which of the following statements would be
correct?

47. When a large current passes through a fuse.

which of the following is the sequence of
events?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Wire gets hot > wire melts -->

current is cut off
Wire gets hot > current is cut off >wire melts
Wire melts -> current is cut off --->
wire gets hot
Wire melts > wire gets hot --->
current is cut off

I.
II.
III.

The bulb is defective.

The battery is defective.
The diode is defective.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

I only
III only
I and II only
II and III only

49.

Two light, aluminium spheres A and B are

suspended by insulating threads. If they come to
rest as shown in the diagram, the force keeping
them apart is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

gravitational
electrostatic
magnetic
centripetal

50.

51.

The diagrams below show the magnetic field

lines plotted by a student.

Which of the circuits below could produce the

trace on the oscilloscope screen shown in the
diagram above when the ends of the resistor are
connected to the Y plates?

Which of the following are correct?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

I and II only
I and III only
II and III only
I, II and III

52.

Which of the following statements about alternating current

55.
is true?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

It can be changed into direct cur-rent by a

transformer.
It can be rectified by using a semi-conductor diode.
It can be used to recharge a battery.
It is used to transmit electrical energy because of
its high frequency.

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

53. A wire carrying a current in a magnetic field may experience a

56.
force. Which of the following devices does NOT depend on
this force?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

The Rutherford model of the atom suggests that

an atom consists of a

The number of neutrons present in the nucleus

of the nuclide 222 Rn 86 is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Loudspeaker
Electric motor
Moving coil galvanometer
Electromagnet
57.

Item 54 refers to the following diagram.

5 4 , The parts labelled X in the diagram are known as

the
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

brushes
commutator
armature
coil

Marie Curie
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
J. J. Thompson

Which of the following CANNOT be deflected by

a magnetic field?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

60.

Alpha particle
Beta particle
Neutron
Electron

Which of the following scientists discovered

radium?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

59.

86
136
222
308

Which of the following is NOT affected by an

electric field?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

58.

solid mass of protons and electrons

nucleus of protons only with orbiting
electrons
nucleus of equal numbers of neutrons
and electrons with orbiting protons
nucleus of protons and neutrons
with orbiting electrons

Alpha particles
Beta particles
Gamma rays
Electrons

Which of the following scientists would you

associate with nuclear energy?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Thompson
Bohr
Chadwick
Einstein

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