CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2007 (Specimen) · Paper 1

34 multiple-choice items from this paper. Open one to see it in full, then practise it on Quelpr and get it marked against the mark scheme.

1. Q11 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following pairs of units are SI base units?
2. Q21 mark · multiple choiceThe diagram shows two vectors P and Q. Which of the vector triangles shows the correct resultant R = P + Q
3. Q31 mark · multiple choiceItem 3 refers to the figure below showing how the displacement of a particle varies with time. Which of the following graphs correctly represents the dependance of velocity with time for this motion?
4. Q41 mark · multiple choiceItem 4 refers to the diagram below. A stone is thrown from a building at X and follows a parabolic path as shown above. The maximum height reached by the stone is P. The vertical component of acceleration of the stone…
5. Q51 mark · multiple choiceA wooden block of mass 0.80\text{ kg} is being pulled along a rough horizontal surface with or force of 20\text{ N} as shown above. The block experiences on acceleration of 5\text{ m s}^{-2}. What is magnitude of…
6. Q71 mark · multiple choiceA monkey of mass 20\text{ kg} rides on a 40\text{ kg} trolley moving with a steady speed of 8\text{ m s}^{-1} along a flat surface. The monkey jumps vertically to grab the overhanging branch of a tree. At what…
7. Q81 mark · multiple choiceWater is poured into a measuring cylinder until it reaches the 250\text{ cm}^3 mark on the scale. If a lump of ice weighing 50\text{ g} is floated in the water, what will the new reading be?
8. Q101 mark · multiple choiceTwo rocks are spun around in circular paths at the ends of strings of equal length. What quantity MUST be the same for both rocks if the tension in the strings are equal?
9. Q111 mark · multiple choiceAeroplane A is travelling at twice the speed of Aeroplane B. Plane A is half the mass of Aeroplane B. Which of the following statements is correct?
10. Q121 mark · multiple choiceAn object is rotated in a vertical circle with a constant angular velocity. Which of the following quantities remain constant as the object moves round its circular path? I. The tension in the string II. The…
11. Q131 mark · multiple choiceItem 13 refers to the diagram below showing thermal energy being transformed through an engine. What is the efficiency of the engine?
12. Q141 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following experimental techniques reduces the systematic error of the quantity being investigated?
13. Q151 mark · multiple choiceMarcia needs to find the mass of her dog but he will not stay on the bathroom scale. So first she weighs herself, getting 47 \pm 1\text{ kg}. Then she stands on the balance holding her dog and the reading becomes…
14. Q161 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following CANNOT be demonstrated in sound waves?
15. Q181 mark · multiple choiceThe displacement-time and displacement-distance graphs for a transverse wave are shown below. What is the wave speed?
16. Q191 mark · multiple choiceFor light passing from air to Material X, the refractive index is 1.3 and for light passing from air to Material Y, the refraction index is 1.5. Which of the following shows the speed of light in air, X and Y in…
17. Q201 mark · multiple choiceLight from a source is incident normally on a diffraction grating which has 2000\text{ lines per mm}. What is the wavelength of the light if the first order maximum makes an angle of 30^\circ with the zero order?
18. Q211 mark · multiple choiceA converging lens has a focal length of 12\text{ cm}. If an object is placed 20\text{ cm} from the lens the image would be
19. Q221 mark · multiple choiceThe value of a possible wavelength for radiation in the visible region in the electromagnetic spectrum is
20. Q231 mark · multiple choiceItems 23 refers to the following diagram. Two wave sources X and Y are positioned as shown 50\text{ mm} and 120\text{ mm} from a point P. The two sources produce waves which are in phase and which both have…
21. Q241 mark · multiple choiceThe magnitude of the threshold of hearing at 1\text{ kHz} is
22. Q251 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following is NOT a condition necessary for the formation of stationary waves from two progressive waves?
23. Q261 mark · multiple choiceA glass tube of effective length 0.60\text{ m} is closed at one end. Given that the speed of sound in air is 300\text{ m s}^{-1} the two LOWEST resonant frequencies are
24. Q271 mark · multiple choiceItem 27 refers to the following diagram. A microwave transmitter X sends radio waves to a metal sheet Y. A probe, P, between X and Y is moved from one node through 20 antinodes to a node 0.3\text{ m} away. What is…
25. Q281 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following quantites does NOT remain constant when a particle moves in simple harmonic motion?
26. Q291 mark · multiple choiceItem 29 refers to the following diagram. A mass, m, is attached to a vertical helical spring and displaced a distance "A" from equilibrium as shown in the diagram. The mass is released so that it oscillates with…
27. Q301 mark · multiple choiceItem 30 refers to the following diagram. A mass m, undergoes horizontal simple harmonic motion under the action of two springs as shown. Its equation of motion is a = -\frac{2k}{m}x and its amplitude is A. What…
28. Q321 mark · multiple choiceTwo bodies when in thermal equilibrium will have the same
29. Q331 mark · multiple choiceThe temperature of 50\text{ g} of liquid was raised by 60\text{ K} when it was used to cool a steel ball of mass 100\text{ g} from 150^\circ\text{C} to 70^\circ\text{C}. If the specific heat capacity of steel…
30. Q341 mark · multiple choiceItem 34 refers to the following diagram. A brick wall 10\text{ m} long by 4\text{ m} high is insulated with a material of thermal conductivity 0.70\text{ W m}^{-1}\text{ K}^{-1}. If the insulating material is…
31. Q351 mark · multiple choiceWhat is the SI base unit for specific heat capacity?
32. Q361 mark · multiple choiceWhat is the average kinetic energy of helium atoms at 27^\circ\text{C}?
33. Q371 mark · multiple choiceWhich of the following is NOT an assumption of the kinetic theory of gases?
34. Q391 mark · multiple choiceThe above P-V diagram represents a gas being taken through three processes, 1 to 2, 2 to 3 and 3 to 1 to complete the cycle. In which process(es) is work being done ON the gas?