2004 Litt L Hubttple chore LIST OF PHYSICAL, NSTANTS Universal gravitational consta Accéleration due to gravity Radius of the Earth Mass of the Earth Mass of the Moon 1 Atmosphere Boltzmann's constant Density of water Specific heat capacity of water Specific latent heat of fusion of ice Specific latent heat of vaporization of water ‘Avogadro's number Molar gas constant Stefan-Boitzmann constan: Speed of light in va~ Me Mu Atm Na 6.67 x 10°! Nm? kg? 9.81 ms? 6380 km, 5.98 x 10% kg 735x107 kg 1.00 x 10° Nm? 138x107 7K4 1.00x 10° kg m3 A200 5 kg! Kt 3.34x 10° Skgt 2.26 x 10° kg! 6.02. x 10° per mole 831 5K! mot 5.67 x 10° Wm? K+ 30x10 mstae Which S.f. unit could be used to express the power of alight bulb? (A) kgm’s? (B) kgm's? © kgm’s? (0) kgs? tem 2 refers to the follows. Coplana forces with magnitudes 7 N,24N and X are in equilibriura, What is the value of X? (oN @) 24N © 2N (@) 3IN 3. Which ofthe following graphs applies toa body inmotion but with zero acceleration? ] ts (A) ts (cy a xan, By aha, (D)-4- A body of constant mass will have unito: acceleration if the resultant force acting on (A) decreases uniformly with time Foren with # (8) increases» (© isconstant (D) __ is proportional to the displacement froma fixed point A body moves in a circle of radius r with centripetal acceleration, a. Its velocity is v, and angular fretuency is @, Which of the following equations for a are correct? gee IL a=P@ W. asve (A) Gand It B) [and Ifonly (©) Tand Monly (D) Hand Iifonly A constant force acts on a mass m, which is initially at rest. The velocity acquired fora given displacements proportional to A) vm ® m oO +c m 4 A racing carismoving round acireutar track ata constant speed of 60m s. The radius ,. of the track is S00 m. What is -he ratio of the centripetal force to the waigiit of the car? (A) 0.02 B) 07 (C) 12 @) 719 A body of 2.5 kg initially at rest isacted on by anet force directed along the x-axis whict ~aries as shown in the graph below. A Force /N 2 10 12 3 4 Sgimer ‘The magnitude of the momentum obtained would be (A) ONs ®) — S0Ns (©) 70Ns @) —140Ns Which velocity - time graph BEST represents the motion ofa falling spherical body from restthrough glycerine? @ ®) @)10. u. ‘Two parallel forces act on a rigid body as shown in the diagram above. The size of the torque on the body by these forces is (A) Fd @ & © 2d @) 2x A parachutist of mass 80 kg descends vertically at @ constant velocity of 3.0ms?, Whatis the resultant downward force acting on her? (A) 800N (B) 560N (C) 240N (D) ON 13. A stone is thrown from A to D. follows parabolic path such that point reached is B. C ise point just before it lands at D. The vertical component of acceleration of the stone is {A) the leastiat B (B) thesameat Cand B (©) maximumatA (D) _— greatestatD A slingshots achild’s toy that converts the strain energy of the stretched material into themoving energy of the propelled object, A boy pulls on his slingshot witha force of 20N and it extends by 7 cm. At what velocity does the 20 g stone fly off? (A) 84ms" (8) 70ms* © 6.7 ms? ©) 26ms"+6- The true value of a quantity is x,, This quantity is measured a large number of times and the number n, of particular values of x, is plotted aga: plotted against a. ‘Which graph below represents measurements. of poor accuracy but high precision? (a A on ” o 4 Pibroneeseaceetenene 15. 16. ‘Two spheres, one of massm and the other of m mass are moving towards each other with velocity, v ‘The spheres have an elastic collision. Which one of the following statements is correct? (A) The total kinetic energy after impact is Amv. (B) _ Thespheres stick together on impact. (C)_Thetotal kinetic energy after impact iszero. (D) —Themagnitude ofthe total momentum before impact is yymv. tem 16 refers to the following graph showing two oscillations. Displacement What is the phase difference between the (A) mrad (B) warad (©) Yanrad (D) waradae 18. 19. -7- Item 17 refers to the vibrator below which produces stationary waves on a stretched cable. Vibrator ‘The frequency of the vibrator is 50 Hz. What isthe speed of the wave? (A) 250mst ® 500ms* (© 750ms" (D) 330ms' Which of the following observations indicates that sound waves are longitudinal? * Sound waves are diffracted around {A} comers. (B) Sound waves cannot be polarised. (C) Sound waves obey the laws of reflection. (D) Sound waves are refracted as they pass from cool air ta warm air. For a particle oscillating with simple harmonic motion in a vertical plane, which of the following statements is NOT true? (A). The velocity of the particle is miminum at the centre of motion of the particle. (B) _Thetotal energy is constant. {C) The acceleration of the particle is directed towards a fixed point. ‘Fhe restoring force is maximum at "the extremities of the motion. (D) 20. au 22. A. Young’s double-slit exper... performed with white light incident on the slits, The fret bright a ody maximum isa (A) green fringe (B) : © (D) blue fringe “Which of the following can correct the condition known as long sight? (A) Plano-concave fens B) Cylindrical lens (C) Diverging meniscus lens (D) Converging meniscus lens ‘Two sources of sound, X and Y, that are in phase are positioned as shown in the diagram. They both produce waves with wavelength 2 m and amplitude A, What would be the amplitude of the sound observed at point P? (A) 4A @® 24 © o @ A23. 24, A sound wave of intensity 1,. has an _ amplitude of 30 mm, Another wave of the same frequency but of intensity I, has an amplitude of 10 mm. Whatis the value of iy ay 3 G2 © 7 Dy) Bkw An air column in atube which is closed at one end vibrates in its fundamental mode. ‘The amplitude of the vibrations of the air can be represented in magnitude and direction at various points by arrows with a dot indicating a very small amplitude. Which diagram BEST represents the oscillation of the air molecules? 25. 26. Which of the fotlowing is NOT a condition necessary for two-source destructive interference of sound waves to be observed? (A) Sources must be coherent. (B) Amplitudes of the waves must be similar. (C) Waves overlapping must havea path difference of one wavelength. (D) Waves overlapping must be out of phase by 7 radians. -. Anobjectis placed 5 cm in front of adiverging lens of focal length 20cm. The image is (A) 4cm from the lens on the same side as the object (8) 6.7 cm from the lens on the same side as the object (©) 4cm from the lens on the opposite side of the object : ©) — 6.7¢m from the lens on the opposite side of the object A motorbike emits an 80 dB noise. The intensity of the sound from the motorbike is (A) 10°? Wm? (B) 10* Wm* «C) 104 Wm? «D) 10 Wm?33. 35. -W- A spherical blackbody of surface area A is at an absolute temperature T,. {tis suspended + atthe centre ofa container whose wails are at temperaoure T,. The NET rate of loss of heat by radiation from the body is given by (A) =o ATS (8B) P=o AT; (C) P=oc A(T,-TY (D) -.P=cAT!-T) Whats the unit of heat capacity? A) TkgtKt (By) Tkg? © IJK @ J 16 x 107m? of a gas at a pressure of 1750 kPa is coniained in a cylinder. The gas is expanded at constant pressure until the volume becomes 140 x 10°m?. How much work is done by the gas? (A) 217K. (B) | 24515 © 273K ©) 47d An adult at rest has a blood pressure of 130/85. Thisis measured in mm of mercury. ‘What would this reading be in Pa? (Density cofmercury = 13600kg m?,) (A) (B) (C) (1.73 1.13} 108 (D) — (1.73/1.13)x 10" 36. Which of the following options has the materials CORRECTLY categorized? 1 { CRYSTALLINE | AMORPHOUS | SOLED SOLID (A)_| glass rubber (B)_| copper diamond i (©) | diamond glass (D)__| rubber copper . A double layer giass wall has a layer of air trapped between it as shown in the diagram below. Air ‘Glass Which method of heat transfer is SIGNIFICANTLY reduced by the air layer? (A) ‘Conduction (B) Convection (©) Evaporation (D) Radiation-ihe Which of the following isNOT an assumption used in the Kinetic Theory of gases? (A) The volume of the molecules is negligible. (B) The attraction between the molecules is negligible. (©) The molecules accelerate between collisions. (D) The duration of collision between molecules is negligible. In which of the following graphs does the shaded area show the energy lost during the londinganduneading proces ofa polymeric material? FN¢, a 7 P emm (B) FN. 1 A @ eam © i R emm ®) "| S emm 40. 41. The average kinetic energ, ,- sample of argon gasis 8x 10°. What. temperature of the gas? (A) 13K (B) 386K ©) 597K (D) 870K { P * Lis v u PA v i PA v Vv PA : v ‘The above P-V diagrams represent ideal gas eycles. Which pair of diagrams corresponds, to NET work being done bythe gas? (A) Land I only (B) _ tandIVonly (©) Mand Hf only (D) Hand iVonly43. Arle Calculate the volume occupied by one atom of copper if it has a molar mass of 0.0635 kg and adensity of 8920 kgm”. {A) 118 x 10? m (B) 7.12 x 10% m? (C) 2.33 x 10"? m? (D) 941 x 10" m? The diagram above shows a U-tube containing two.immiscible liquids, Which statement about the arrangement is TRUE? (A) The kerogene oxests a greater pressure at X than*the pressure exerted by the water at Y, (B) The water exerts a greater pressure at than the pressure exerted by the water at X. (C) ‘The pressure at X and Y is equal to atmospheric pressure. (D) The pressure at X is equal to the pressure atY. 44, 45. Analloy is made of'a mixture of two metals, Metal A has a density of 8900 kg m” and Metal B has adensity of 7800kgm?, What isthe density of the alloy if Metal A has three times the volume of Metal B? (A) 8350kg me? (B) 8625 kgm" (©) 8075kgm* (DB) 7950kgm* A spring with spring constant 4, has an extension x, when amass m, is attached to it, Another spring identical to the first is hung parallel to the first and the same mass m is hung across both. Which option gives the correct values of extension and spring constant of the combination? Extension Spring constant (A) wd k2 (B) x2 2k 2x 2 3 3 2x 2k IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 02138010/C 2007AWE Wat + Hulrple Chet ce LIST OF PHYSICAL CONSTANT. Universal gravitational constant G Acceleration due to gravity & 1 Atmosphere Atm Boltzmann’s constant k Density of water Specific heat capacity of water Specific latent heat of fusion of ice Specific latent heat of vaporization of water Avogadro’s number Na Molar gas constant R Stefan-Boltzmann constant o Speed of light in vacuum ¢ 02138010/CAPE 2008 6.67 «107! Nm? ke? 981 ms? 1,00 x 10° Nm? 1.38 x 107 5 Kt 1,00 x 10° kg m? 4200 J kg"! Kt 3.34x 10° Jkg! 2.26 x 10° Skg? 6.02 x 107 per mole 315K mokt 5.67 x 10° Wm? K+ 3.0.x 10° ms? GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEere inthe relationship C=PQ, Cisaconstant. 4. An object of mass, m, is moving with kinetic. Which graph represents the relationship energy E. Which of the following has the between Q and P? same base units as its momentum? (a) Q A Ame (B) mE (C) mE* » &£ m ®) © © Two velocity vectors of magnitude 20 km fr! and 40 km hr are to be subtracted, Which of the following isNOT a possible value forthe answer? (@)—10kmh* (8); 20knht © (©) 30kmh" () 40kmb! ‘The base SI units of specific heat capacity are (A) ® © @) ‘Taking upwaras as positive, which of the following graphs BEST describes a ball that was thrown upwards and then came back down to the same height? @ KP RP ‘\ 8) 1p mistK! o kgm?sK"! mS Ke kgm?K" ‘K 73 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEae A tennis ball isgiven ahorizontal velocityof 9: A hammer thrower makes 4 complete 8 ms" when it ig hit at a height of 1.8 m evolutions in 3.2s. The distance between above the ground. (tis inthe aie for the hasnmer and the throwers [.5 m., What is the centripetal acceleration of the (A) 0375 hammer? ®) 061s : © 295s @® 0375 ms* @) 889s ®) 29° ms? © 58 ms? ©) 925 mst Item 7 refers to the following diagram. , v oer =. 40, Which of the following equations (a) represents the gravitational field strength ofa point a distance h from the surface of before after the Barth where r is the radius of the Barth? An object of mass M travelling with a velocity (A) g’ u collides with a stationary object of mass 2M. After collision the twa masses stick together and move with a common velocity Bg =(Ctbry v. The magnitude of vis equal to e as ‘I ray & (A) © e-5s (8) ou © w : @) w3 Oo g “eh 8 An object moving at constant speed in a circle of radius r turns through an angle @ =U, Ahot-airballoon moving upwards has atotal (toeasured in cadians) in atimet, The velocity weight of 200 N and a volume of 20 m’, valong the tangentis given by Assuming the deusity of the air outside the balloon is 1-2 kg m®, the NET upwand force CG) v=2nrert on the balloon is then approximately B v6 ) 24N 2nt ®) 40N © v8 © 76N t ©) 240N @) v-é tt GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE.Item 12 refers t0 the diagram below. \ round 12. Arnarblerolls off the horizontal surface of ¢ table and falls to the groind. Which graph shows how the resultant vertical force acting on the marble varies with time before it hits the ground? 7 (a) F @ - p>" @ ft 02138010/CAPE2008 13. Adee is pushed by a wind of constant force from rest for a fixed distance. ‘The kinetic energy acquired by the bee of mass, m is (A) proportionalto fm (B) proportional tom. 1 (©) _ proportional to a () __independentofm 14, Which ofthe following graphs represents the velocity-time graph of a brass ball-bearing when released in acolumn of glycerine? @ ¥. t ® | t oO | t @) ] _ t V0 ON TO THE NEXT PAGE16. 7. ar A car travelling at a coristant velocity is provided with 15 kW of useful power. The driving force on the car is 600 N. What is the velocity ofthe car? “ ®) © @) mast st wee 10 mst 25 ms* Ina simple harmonic motion with amplitude A and period T, the maximum velocity is A) AT (B) AQT (C) WAT (D) 2nA/T A particle moves with simple harmonic motion in a straight line. Which of the following graphs BEST represents the way in which the force F acting on the particle depends on the displacement?’ Fh (a) ® FA © cane GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE18, pp. 20. 21. ‘A mass of 250 g hanging at the end of aspring of spring constant, k, makes 21 oscillations in U seconds. What would be the period ifthe system were taken to a planet where gravity was of that on Earth? 1 ) a 1L(2u _ B) 3[2))s aL O Fs o (ys Achild’s swing ofmass 10kg is oscillating with simple harmonic motion where the maximum height reached is 0.5 m above the equilibrium position. The following table shows pairs of energy values during the oscillation. Which pair is NOT possible? PE [_ KES (a) [70 49 @) 18 31 c) 38 13 @) 49 0 Elastic waves in a solid are (A) transverse (B) longitudinal {C) either transverse or longitudinal (D) neither transverse nor longitudinal ‘The refractive index of water is 1.33. What will be the speed of light in water? (A) 3.0x108mst ®) 226 x10'ms! (© 40x10ms! @) 133x10mst 02138010/CAPE2008 22. 23, Trem 22 refers to the following diagram. VNTV/\ 0} a What is the phase difference between ‘Waves | and 2? - ae (a) F radians ®) $ radians © F radians () nradians Tem 23 refers to the following diagram. Give the wavelength of the stationary wave in terms of L if the distance between points E&Fis4L. (A) 4b ® 24 4 @ 41 EL @ bh GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE-8- The distance between a node and a neighbouring antinode of a stationary wave (A) the wavelength (B) one quarter of wavelength (©) twice the wavelength (D) _halfof the wavelength Item 25 refers to the following vibrations of four air columns ofequal length. a os x = The ratio of the frequencies f,:f,:,: fxs 26. (A) @) © (D) Vem 26 refers to the following diagram. Smm mm KI | | pated 's 345 In a Young’s two-slit experiment, the separation between the first and fifth bright fringe is 2.5 mm when the wavelength used is6.2x 10’ m. The distance from the slits to the screen is 0.8 m, then the separation of the two slits is 2 2 t (A) 02mm (B). 05mm (© 08mm (0) LOmm When monochromatic light of wavelength 6.0.x 107 mis incident nocmally on aplane diffraction grating, the angle between the two second order diffraction lines formed is 40°. What is the number of lines per millimetre ofthe grating? @ 17 B25 © 30 ©) 536 ‘Two sound-waves have intensities 0.1 Wm? and 5 W m?, Whatis the difference in their intensity levels? A L74B ®) 5 dB © 17 B @) 50 4B3. -9- ‘Two sound waves of the same frequency having amplitudes of 3 cm and 1 cm respectively are moving towards each other inthe same straight linc. The resu! produced will vary in loudness. The ratio of ‘the maximum to minimum intensity is “a a ® 97 oO ©. ‘The inability of the eye to focus clearly on near objects is called (A) _ presbyopia (B) Astigmatism (© myopia () _bypermetropia A geologist needs to know how the temperature of the soil 20 m below the earth’s surfaces changes throughout the day. The thermometer he selects for this job is the (A) liquidinglass (B) constant volume gas (©) resistance (P) thermocouple “The readings.on a resistance thermometer are as follows ice point 27.52 steam point 73.82. unknown point 41.2.0 ‘On the scale of the resistance thermometer the unknown temperature is (A) 296°C (B) 42.0°C © 558°C ) — 39.0°C 33. 35. Whatis the name given to the amountof heat energy needed to caise the temperature of | kgofsubstance through | degree or | kelvin? (A) Heat capacity (B) Latent heat (C) Specific heat capacity (D) Specific fatent heat A solar furnace has a concave mirror of collecting area 0.80? and the average thermal radiation from the sun reaching the earth is about 750 Wm. A small object with heat capacity of 1000 J Kis heated by the furnace from 10°C to 40°C. The time taken for the heatingis A 30s ®) 50s © 6s @) 00s Item 35 cefers to the diagram below showing the change in temperature of'substance Q with time. What section of the graph represents the change from liquid to solid? ay oA ® 8 © ¢ (DB) D36. A composite bar of 3 materials of thermal conductivities k, 2k and 3k. The sides of the bar are lagged and heat is transferred from leftto right as shown in the diagram below. Each layer has thickness a and es temperature distribution is t, > t,> Which of the following diagrams Best describes the temperature gradient of the composite wall? temp A ty o ty ty position @) ta} | ts) © @) Fa | alaceee ace Saaca cast ‘position 02138010/CAPE2008 37. 38. 39. Which statemeni BEST explains the occurrence of convection currents? (A) Hot molecules exert greater forces than cold ones. @) Be etohe in constant motion. (©) Heatdecreases the density of fluids through expansion so they mustrise. @) The movement of bubbles due to the process of boiling. A container of fixed volume contains 5.0 mol of gas at a pressure of 3.5 x 10° Pa. An extra 4.0 mol of gas is pumped into the container and the container is allowed to retum to ifs orginal temperature. What is the final pressure of the gas? (A) 3.5x105Pa B) 44x 10°Pa (©) 63x10°Pa (D) 14x 10°Pa Which ofthe following equations represents the TOTAL kinetic energy of one mole ofa monatomic gas? @ B= 2er @ a-dRr © &= 3 kT © &= 2 3R GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE40. Cate eRe “A boiler contains water at atmospheric pressure. Use the data below to calculate the work done by the system in producing I kg of steam (water vapour) at atmospheric pressure. Data: | kg of water at 100 °C occupies 1.0x 10m? I kg of steam at 100 °C and at atmospheric pressure occupies 7m “ os ®) 1600.5 (C) 100x107 @O) 17K 0T 41. Which of the following statements about an isothermal process in an ideal gas are true? 1, The energy added by heating. Q, is co : 1 Thechange in internal energy, AU, iszero II. Thework done by the gas, W, equals the change in internal energy. (A) fonly ®) — Wonly (©) Land Ulonly (D) HandItfonly {tem 42 refers to the diagram above showing a hydrometer, a device that measures relative density. _ Liquid X of density p 42. Whatisthedensity p ofliquid X? @ 1.3 kgm? ®) —300kgm? © — 1000kgm ) 1300kgm? 0213801 0/CAPE 2008 GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE44, Acchild drinks orange juice of density, p , using a straw held vertically. The atmospheric pressure is P, and the child can lower the ofthe str 20%, ofthe straw by 20%, ‘The MAXIMUM length of straw that would allow the child to drink the juice is 2Pe A og B ® 66 RK © bs Olas Stem 44 refers to the following diagram. F 1 1 1 ' 1 ee ‘The diagram shows the force extension graph, for an elastic material. What does the shaded region under the graph represent? (A) The Young’s modulus of the material (B) The tensile stress of the material (©) Thetensile strain of the material (D) The strain energy of the material -2- 45. Which one of the. statements about deformation of solids is NOT true? (A) A solid behaves elastically if no permanent deformation takes place after the force has been removed. (B) —Stressisthe extension perunitlength of the material. Ithas no units. (© All solids are elastic when small forces are attached to them. (©) _ In stretching a material, the work done is stored as strain cnergy, once Hooke’s Law applies. IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 02138010/CAPE 20082004 Untl Mulifle Chscce 1. Arubberballofweight, W,issuspendedfiom 3. Which of the choices below gives the a support and is being displaced laterally at an dimensions of the universal gravitationat angle, 0°, ftom the vertical by a wind of constant G?. constant force (H). The ball isin equiibrium and the tension in the string is T. (A) ket ms? () mst Pee () kgm?s* ) kets! ‘9 ' i 4. The numberof moles of carbon 12 atoms i Tension (1) in0.060 kgis 1 1 (@ 0s | 1 ball © wv _ Wind (H) Which of the following equationsis correct? 5. If x=3 mg and y=9kg then (A) T= (A) y=3x 10x () T=H B) y=3x10x (© T=Wieos 8 © y=3xlOr @) T=Hlcos 6 (D) y=3x 10x 2. Indetermining the density ofa cube, a student records the following measurements: Length of side, /=3.0+0.1.cm Mass of cube, m= 12.540.5 g The student then uses the equation p =“ PB to determine the density of the cube. The percentage error in the calculated value of p. is A 06% @) 7% © 14% ©) 40% GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02138010/CAPE2009-4- ‘Item refers to the diagram and information below. = a P Atrolley is travelling at a uniform velocity, v,alonga horizontal path. A lump of plasticine is released froma point directly above a point P on its path. 6. The plasticine travels a vertical distance, b, and acquires a speed v (equal to that of the trolley) before it lands directly on top of the troliey and sticks on it. ‘What is the distance of the trolley from the point P when the plasticine begins to fall? (A) 2h ®) V2h © # @) GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE O713R8A10/CAPR2000-5- ‘Aman throws a ball with velocity, y, through the air towards his friend who is 60. m away. Which of the following graphs represents the vertical component of the velocity of the ball whilst itis in motion? Velocity @) y iH time B -v Velocity, © ’ 7 time B D ” :138010/CAPE2009 Velocity ®) » time ° B D Velocity, ) , a time B -y GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEae A light spring is permanently connected between two blocks of wood ona frictionless surface as in the diagram below. 2kg [USOT sig The masses of the blocks are 2.0 kg and 5.0 kg-and they can move freely along a straight horizontal track. The spring is compressed and the blocks are released simultaneously fromrest. « When the acceleration of the heavier block is 1Oms~, the acceleration of the lighter block willbe (A) Sms? ®) 10ms* © 220ms? @) 25ms* The following statements refer to an INELASTIC COLLISION: 1. The total amount of momentum is NOT conserved. I Thetotal amount ofkinetic energy is NOT conserved, TI. Thetotal amount ofa momentum is conserved. Which of the above statements is/are TRUE foran INELASTIC COLLISION? (A) Tonly @®) only (© IandIMonly (D) Wand MTonly 02138010/CAPE2009 10. i. ‘Two satellites S, and S, are orbiting around a planet of radius R. S, moves just above the surface and 5, is an orbit of radius 4R. The value of the ratio Orbital speed ofS, Orbital speed ofS, @ 1 4 @ ft © 2 MO) 4 Which of the statements below BEST _ describes the motion of a geostationary satellite? (A) Itmoves with the same velocity as the earth. (B) _Its geographical location changes as the earth rotates. (©) - Rsacceleration is zero. (D) _lisangular velocity is equal to that of the earth. GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEaa 32. The plank shown below ig in equilibrium when acted on by the forces shown. Which statements is/are true? L T+P=¥ I. P@+ty)=Wy WW. Px=1y (A) Tonly (B) —_ [andTonly (©) andilloniy @) 1, Mandi 13, Arockis thrown vertically upwards from the ground, Neglecting air resistance, the graph that BEST shows the relationship between the kinetic energy, £, of the rock and its height, his: A) E ®E b b OE OME h a GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02138010/CAPE 2009-8- 14. Avanhasmassm. The van’s engine hasa 16. A mass banging from a spring with force maximum power output of P. Tae LEAST constant & oscillates vertically with an time for the van to be accelerated from rest amplitude 4, toa speed, v, is my a mv a mp. 7 © ; nae o + 15, — Astudent of weight 500N is planning a trip to the peak of Blue Mountain. From ber “The MAXIMUM velocity on the mass during, starting point, this will involve an increase in this simple harmonic motion is altitude of 1 800m, She buys “high calorie” enérgy bars which release 1 000 kJ of energy when digested. Assurning her body to be 10% (a) is 4 efficient, how many bars will she need to eat for the necessary gain in altitude? a : MA (A) 1 oO » in © % Im 4 ©) 90 ot & & of 17. The displacement of a particle undergoing simaple harmonic motion is given by x=8 sin 04107 ‘The frequency of oscillation of the particle is (A) 02H ®) 04Hz © Ss Hz @) 8 Hz GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02138010/C APE 2000-9- 418. A system made up ofa light helical spring to which a small mass is attached, is forced to oscillate different frequencies, /, in air. The response is shown in the diagram below. amplitude ' ' ' t % frequency If the experiment were done in an evacuated chamber, which graph BEST represents the result? a A | ®) I amp. z oO A i @) 1 amp, amp. fy frequency fy frequency 19. Stationary waves are produced by superimposing progressive waves of frequency 500 Hz. Successive nodes are separated by a distance of 2m. Whats the speed of the progressive waves? (A) 125ms* ®) —-250ms* © 1000ms! @) 2000ms' GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02138010/CAPE2009-10- 20. The diagram below shows an instantaneous position of a transverse wave travelling from left to right along string. wave direction Which of the following correctly describes the subsequent motion, if any, of the points R and Son the string? Point R Points (A) stationary downwards. (B) downwards upwards stationary ©) upwards downwards 21. ‘Twosources of water waves X and ¥ generate waves which are out of phase by 180°. Ifthe waves from Xare of amplitude 5 mand the waves from ¥ are of amplitude 3 m, which of the following graphs correctly describes the oscillation of a particle which is equidistant from BOTH X and ¥? displacementin dispiacementim 2 “ © ae displacementhm 8 ® ©) pra GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE 02138010/CAPE 200922. 23. -U- The intensity of sound is directly proportional to the (A) amplitude of the oscillation (B) square of the amplitude of the oscillation (C)__ wavelength of the oscillation (D) square of the wavelength of oscillation A standing wave is set up ona stretched string X¥ as shown in the diagram below. : CS : Which of the following statements is correct? (A) Oscillations of Points Pand Q are out of phase with each other. (B) Particle at Xarrives at Point R one period later. (©) Oscillations at Points X and Q are exactly in phase with each other. (D) Oscillations at Points Q and S are exactly in phase with each other. item 24 refers to the following diagram which shows a stationary wave on a string at one instant in time. Amplitude Where on this stationary wave does an antinode exist? (A) Pony @) — Qonly © Sonly GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE 12138010/CAPE 200925. 26. 27. A liquid X floats in a container on top of 28. another liquid ¥. Light whose velocity is ¥. strikes the boundary with an angie of incidence 6, In Liquid X the angle of refraction is 8, and the velocity is V.. Which pair of statements is TRUE if the wavelength DECREASES as the light crosses. the boundary? A 48> ®) 8>8, © >8 OM 6>8 WSS SS vevevey SSS In a Young's two-slit experiment, light of wavelength 500 nm produces fringes 2 mm apart on a screen. If light of wavelength 250 nm is used and the slit separation is doubled, how far apart would the fringes be? 31. (A) 4 mm () 05mm © 1 mm @) 2 mm X-rays differ from microwaves in that they (A) cannot be refracted (B) __aredeviated by anelectric field (©) __ havea shorter wavelength (D) cannotbe polarized 02138010/CAPE2009 ww. ‘What is the ratio of the intensity of two sounds: if one is 8.0 dB louder than the other? (A) 063 (B) 63 © 2% ©) 16 Accommodation in the buman eye refers to {A) _ thedilation of the pupil to allow more light to enter the eye (B) the adjustment of the lens to focus ‘on objects according to their distance (©) changing the shape of the eye so that the image fits on the retina (D) the use of lenses to correct defects invision ‘The near point of a defective eye is 30 cm from the eye. If the normal near point is 25 cm from the eye, the focal length of lens needed to correct this defectis (A) Sem ®) 25cm © 30cm @) 150em Which of the following’ types of thermometers bas the WIDEST temperature measuring range? (A) _ Platinumresistance (B) Mercury in glass (©) Constant volume gas (D) Alcohol in glass GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGEbe, Te ‘The length of the liquid column ina mercury thermometer atice pointis 15mm and at the steam point is 220 mm. When placed in a cup of tea the length of the mercury columa is 195 mm. What is the temperature of the tea, as measured on the centigrade scale of this thermometer? (A) 76.6°C (B) 878°C © — 88.1°C (DP) 102.4°C ‘An immersion heater rated at 150 W is fitted into a large block of ice at 0°C. The specific latent heat of fusion of the ice is 3x 10° Ske. How long does it take to melt 10 g of ice? Ge ® 5s © 2s ©) 150s Which of the following statements is/are TRUE? I. Whilst a substance is melting its temperature remains constant. I. The triple point ofa substance has a constant value. Ill. The boiling point of liquid doesnot depend on the pressure of the (A) Tonly (B) Land only (©) Mand Ilonly (D) 1 Mand 1 02138010/CAPE2009 35. 36. 37. Water falls from a height of 500 m. Whatis the rise in temperature of the water at the bottom if all the energy gained is converted to internal energy in the water? 019K 024K 049K LI7K @) @) © @) ‘Aninsulated composite metal rod consists of 30 cm of Metal A with a conductivity of 300 W m" K and 30 cm of Metal B with a conductivity of 200 W ar? K. PSS Aa insulated rod of Metal 4 of length L conducts heat at the same rate as the composite bar when it has the same temperatures 0, and, atitsends. Z is equal () 40cm ®) 50cm © 60cm ©) 75cm A large metal cube has dimensions 1.2m X 1.2mX 1.2m. Itisheated in a furnace until the blackened cube is at a temperature of 780°C. What is the rate of energy transfer from the surfuce? (A) 363kW @®) 120 kw © 181 kw @) 602 kW GO ONTO THE NEXT PAGE-14- 38. Which graph BEST represents pressure ‘P” ofa gas as a function of its mass when the gas is pumped into a container of fixed volume and the temperature remains constant? @ P - @) oP mass mass Oo PF | @ P Tass mass 39. Which of the following statements is NOT 40. What is the pressure of a gas of density one of the basic assumptions of the kinetic 0.09 kg m’? and root-mean-square velocity theory of gases? of 1 900m s"'? (A) The attractive forces between the (A) 131Pa ‘gas molecules are negligible. (®) 57.0Pa (B) The collisions between the gas (C) 1.08 105 Pa molecules are inelastic. (D) 1.2 10Pa () The size of the gas molecules are negligible compared to their separation. 41. The first law of thermodynamics may be (D) The duration of a collision is written as AU= + W. negligible compared with the time between collisions. For an isothermal process this equation becomes (A) AU=Q ®) AU=7 © @) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 02138010/CAPE 2009“15 ‘Item 42 refers to the following diagram. eee eee eee 42, ‘The material shown has length, /, and cross sectional area A, When a force, F, is applied to the material itcauses an extension, ¢, in the material. Which of the following expressions can be used to determine the Young miodulus of the material? FL a 4 (B) 3 Bla oe a @) 43. Which of the following statements about the molecular model of liquids are TRUE? I. Their molecules are packed closely together. H, —_ Neighbouring molecules cluster together and there is constant transfer of molecules between clusters. I. The forces between inolecules are very strong. IV. Thepattern of molecules is NOT fixed. (A) Hand IV only @) ‘WandIVonly © > LWandHTonly @) | Mand{Vonly GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE. 02138010/CAPE2009Se Which of the quantities below are dimensionless? L Relative density IL Force WL. Length IV. Refractive index (A) Tand-tl only (B) Wand Il only (C) Land IV only (D) Hand IV only In determining the density of a cube a student records the following measurements: Length of side, /=3.0£ 0.1 cm Mass of cube, m~ 12.5 + 0.5g The student then uses the equation p => to determine the density of the cube. The percentage error in the calculated value of p is 0.6% (A) B) % (14% (D) 40% Given'that the following quantities have the ‘pase units Sow Pkg m? Q kg ms* R: kg?m?s? What quantity does 22 cepresent? Distance Speed ‘Acceleration Force (A) ®) © () 4. POIO Ut + Multiple Case ‘The molar mass of aluminium is 27 g and its density is 2700 kg m?. The number of aluminium atoms ina piece of aluminiuin with a volume of 1.0 m’ is approainiaiely (A) 6x 105 (B) 6x 10 (©) 6107 @) 6x10" If the average velocity of a particle is zero, then the distance it has travelled (A) ‘must be zero (B) cannot be zero (©) isnegative (D) may or may not be zero ‘A tennis ball is given a horizontal velocity of 8 mvs when itis hit at a height 1.8 m above the ground. Itis in the air for (A) 037s (B) 061s ©) 298s () 8.89 GOON TO THE NEXT PAGE-4- Item 7 refers to the following information. Two identical masses are attached by a string, which passes over a frictionless pulley. oh Alll the graphs below are drawn to the same scale. 1. Which pair of graphs below represents the acceleration of Body P and the acceleration of Body Q? z "Le tLe KM. eA. a = a4 @) an oncre rie srewT DACE-5- Which of the following pairs ofconditionsis 10. A man of mass 50 kg stands on a bathroom true for an inelastic collision? scale (balance) in an elevator. Ifthe elevator accelerates upwards to 2ms?, What is the Energy | Momentum | reading on the scale conserved (A) 100N (B) [not conserved conserved 8) 390N © [conserved not conserved ee () 590 (©) [not conserved not conserved], Li. Which of the statements below BEST describes the motion of a geostationary Which of the following equations gives the sit correct relationship between impulse and satelite? 2 Leticia {A) __ Itmoves with the same velocity as . the earth (A) Tmpulse= momentum iH 5 iss See (B) _ its geographical location changes as piss abepmacs the earth rotates. pee (C) Its acceleration is zero. (©) Impulse=change in momentum ¢ bain u (D) Its angular velocity is equal to that ©) Impulse = (momentum)? of the’earth. ‘Aman witha parachute jumps from a plane. He opens his parachute after 2.5 seconds. Which of the graphs below BEST represents how his vertical acceleration a, could vary with time t, during the first 6 seconds of his fall? @ * | 8) © ah (@) GOON TOTHE NEXT PAGE,15. Cee A body falls from a cliff 80 m above the ground. Hf it loses 25% of its energy overcoming friction, what is its velocity on impact with the ground? [g =9.8N kg] (A) 198mst (B) 280ms* (©) ¥43ms! (D)* 396ms! If m is the mass of an object and E its kinetic energy, then its linear momentum is (A) mE ) mE ( VmE (Dp) V2mE A student of weight 500 N is planning a trip up to the peak of Blue Mountain. From her starting point, this will involve an increase in altitude of 1800 m. She buys “high calorie” energy bars which contain 1000J of energy. Assuming her body to be 10 % efficient, how many baré will she need to eat for the necessary gain in altitude? (A) ®) © @) Sete When a particle oscillates ina straight line with simple harmonic motion, the period of the oscillation is (A) directly proportional to the displacement of the particle from the origin : (B) directly proportional to the acceleration of the particle (C)__ independent of the frequency of oscillation (D) _ independent of the amplitude of ‘oscillation ‘The displacement of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion is given by x=8sin0.4a¢ The frequency of oscillation of the particle is (A) 02k ®) 04k © — SHz () — 8Hz19, Item 18 refers to the following diagram. ai The diagram shows a Barton pendulum system used to demonstrate resonance. Which pendulum would swing with the GREATEST amplitude when the driver O is pulled aside and released’? Item 19 refers to the diagram below which shows a snapshot of a rope as a transverse wave passes along it from left to right. xX fe Y a Which of the following correctly shows the directions of the motion of points X, Y and Z on therope? x Y'Z Qt so ® +t (Cy ta teat: ® »~<«3 20. 21, 22. Which of the following events is associated with transverse waves but NOT longitudinal waves? (A) _ Interference (B) Polarisation (© Reflection (D) Refraction Sound waves with a frequency of 200 Hz travel through a medium with a speed of 400 m s'. What is the phase difference between two points which are 3 m apart in the direction of the wave? (A) 2 rads 4 @) Frads* © =xrads ©) zrads ‘The following displacement-position graph ‘epresents a stationary wave at two different instants of time. Displacement LPN ONS YN Position ‘What does the distance PQ represent? (A) Halfthe velocity (B) __Halfthe period (©) Halfthe wavelength @) — Halftheamplitude23. -8- Awave of amplitude 10 cm has intensity 1,, 26. Another similar wave has an amplitude of Sem and intensity f,. What is the value of i came 1 (A) @®) © (D) SBan Item 24 refers to the following graph which ‘shows a stationary wave on a string. Amplitude 24. 25. Distance Where on this stationary wave does an antinode exist? 28. (A) Ponly ®) Qonly © — Sonly (D) PandRonly ‘Two light sources are said to be coherent. The waves from them must therefore have (A) the same frequency and a constant phase difference (B) the same amplitude and a constant phase difference (© the same wavelength and no phase difference () _‘thesame velocity and a constant path difference 27. As light travelling in air emers a medium its speed changes to 2.4 x 10°m s". The refractive index of the medium is (A) 0.60 (By 0.80 (C) 125 (D) 1.50 Fora double slit interference patiern using light, the separation of fringes will increase if I. Bluelight is used instead of red. I Thescreen is moved away from the slits. I, Theslits are brought closer together. (A) Tonly (B) —_‘TandIoniy (C) Hand Ilonly (D) Land Tt Anobjectis placed 3 cmin front ofa diverging lens of focal length 5 cm. Where will the image be found? (A) About 2 cm in front of the lens (B) About 2 cm behind the lens (©) About fem in front of the lens (D) About om behind the lens CAANTA TUR NEYT PACER29. 30. 31. ae Which of the following statements regarding lenses is/are correct? I. Aconverging fens always forms an image bigger than the object. I, Am object placed in front of a converging lens can forma virtual image. UI. A diverging lens can form a real image of an object placed in front ofit (A) Tonly (B) Wonly (©) Iandiifonly (D) Mand only The near point of a defective eye is 30 cm from the eye. The normal near point is 25 em from the eye. The focal length of the ens needed to correct this defect is @ Som ®) 25cm (©) 30cr (D) 150em Which instrument is MOST suitable for measuring rapidly changing temperature? (A) The resistance thermometer (PD) Thealcohol-in-glass thermometer 32. 33. item 32 refers to the following graph. Length/em 4 34.0 0 100 Temp/°C ‘The graph shows how the length of the mercury in a thermometer changes with temperature. The temperature which corresponds toa length of 10.0 cmis @ 18° @®) 20°C (25°C (@) 30°C. Whats the name given to the amount of heat energy needed to change | kg of water at 100°C into steam at 100°C? (A) Molar heat capacity (B) Specific latent heat of fusion (C) Specific heat capacity (D) Specific latent heat of vaporisation GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE34. 35. In an electrical method for determining the specific heat capacity of ametal, the following readings were obtained mass of metal 2kg supply voltage 240V current 3A time for which heat supplied 20s. temperature rise of metal 10°C What is the specific heat capacity of metal? 240x3x6) O sa0x20 © BeBe! © a © er Water falls from a height of 500m. What is the rise in temperature of water at the bottom if all of the energy gained is converted to internal energy in the water? (A) LI7K ®) 019K © | 024K (@) 049K A composite conductor with materials of thermal conductivities k, 4/2, h/3 has insulated sides. Heat is transferred through it from left ioright as show in the diagram below. Insulation -<~ Insulation Each material has the same thickness. Which of the following diagrams BEST describes the temperature gradient of the composite wall? @ @) GoaoNTO., XT PAGE37. 38. 39. “ie A contractor builds an office window of height 150 cm and width 200 cm with a glass pane of thickness 0.5 cm. The temperature difference across the glass is 15 K and the thermal conductivity of the glass is 0.65W m'K", Calculate the heat energy per second conducted through the window. (A) 1.63 kW ®) —-5.85kW © 163kw (D) 585kW A small black sphere has an absolute temperature T,. It is hung in the centre of an enclosure whose walls are at a higher absolute teqaperature T,. The netrate of gain of thermal energy by the sphere is proportional to “@ ay ®) a) © ay-ayr @) ,-Ty Avogadro’s number is the number of moleculesin (A) one litre of gas at N.TP. (8) onemole ofa gas (©) * one gram ofa gas one kilogram ofa gas 40. 4i. 42. A gas contains N molecules. The speeds of the molecules are C1, C2.... Cy. Which of the following equations can be used to determine the .m.s speed of the molecules? (A) (@®) © @) N What is the total pressure on the base of a container of cross-sectional area 5.0 m?, ifit is filled with ethylene gylcol of density 1120kg mr" up toa depth of 3.0 m? ‘Atm. press = 1.0 x 10° Pa] (A) 33x 10*Pa cf (B) 6.7 10*Pa (©) 10x 10°Pa (@) 1.33 x 10Pa Item 42 refers to the following diagram, Se. aR reeeeeaeeeenrrere: ‘The material shown has length, /, and cross- sectional area A. When a force F, is applied to the material it causes an extension e, in the material. Which of the following expressions can be used to determine the Young modulus of the material? w = @ “4 o *” » 2 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE-12+ 43. Fou different liquids are poured into identical measuring cylinders. The diagrams show the heights of the liquids and their densities. Which liquid exerts the LARGEST pressure on the base of its measuring cylinder? 78) 2 efem? ®B) 1.6 giem3 20m Fee Wom FS tC) @) 0.7 g/cm? 40cm Ttem 44 refers to the following graph. ‘Item 45 refers to the following diagram. Stress IN Loading 60} ~---------5 d ‘Unloading : Strain 1 2 as: 44. This graph is MOST likely to apply to 45, The figure above shows the force-extension graph of a wire. How much work is done in {A) steel stretching the wire from an extension of Lmm (B) glass fibre to2mm? (C) — anelastic band {(D) polythene sheet (A) 0.0153 @) 0.030) (C) 0.0455 (@) 0.0605 IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. 02138010/CAPE 2010Arubber ball of weigiit, W, is suspended from a support and is being displaced laterally at an angle, @ °, from the vertical by a wind of constant force, H. The ball is in equilibrium and the tension in the string is T. LLL \ \\q Tension (T) \ 1 i Ay . Ball a Which of the following equations.is correct’? (A) T=W (B) T=H (Cc) T= Wicos 0 (D) T = H/cos Mary is on her way to New York and wants to ensure that her suitcase does NOT exceed the 50 kg limit. She stands on the scale and finds her mass is 55 kg + Ikg. She next lifts her suitcase and the mass changes to 104 kg + 1kg. What is the mass of her suit- case’? : (A) 49kg+ Leg (B) 49 kg +2 ke (C) 50kg+1 kg (D) Sikgt2kg w item 3 refers to the following quantities with their base units. : P: kgm? Q: kg ms? I: kg? mst What quantity does PO yepresent? RK (A) Speed (B) Force (C) Distance iD) Acceleration The number of moles of carbon —12 ators in 0.060 kg is (A) (B) ©) Mm) 1 Raus Ifthe average velocity of a particle is zero, then the distance it has travelled (A) is negative (B) must be zero (C) cannot be zero (D) may or may not be zeroWhat is the gravitational field strength of a planet whose mass is one-third that of the Earth's and whose radius is one-half that of the Earth’s? (The gravitational field strength of Earth is g.) a Be ; 3 By (B) 48 a , tes = (C) 32 () fe Item 7 refers to the following graph which shows the motion of a ball as it falls from a height bh, and bounces once. Vins") 20 15 10 |. ie 02 04 OW O8 7) 12 14 16 18 yy 2224 2628 49 323% 38 4p 42 44 = Time(s) “10 ; What is the height from which the ball was released? (A) 10m (B) 20m (C) 21m () 40m$. ho. n18 refers to the following information. A light spring is permanently connected between two blocks of wood ona frictionless surface as shown ia the diagram below. ee The masses of the blocks are 2.0 kg and 5.0 kg and they can move freely along a straight horizontal track. The spring is compressed and the blocks are released simultaneously from rest. When the acceleration of the heavier block is 10 ms”, the acceleration of the lighter block will be (A) Sms? (B) 10 ms (Cc) 20ms? (D) 25ms? A rocket in gravity-free space is burning 5.0 x 10? kg of fuel per second. The exhaust gases are expelled at 8.0.x 10' ms" relative to the rocket, whose mass is 2.0 x 10° ka at that time. What is its acceleration? (A) 10 ms? (B) 20 m s* (C) 400s? (D) 2500 m s? Which of the following statements is NOT true about an object floating in a fluid? (A) — The resultant force on the object is zero. (B) The weight of the object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. ce) The upthrust is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.- «D) The upthrust is greater than the weight of the object Li. A truck moves off from rest on a straight horizontal road. The resultant force acting on the truck remains constant. Which of the following graphs shows the variation of the momentum of the truck with distance? ‘B me estes) a 5s g zB I a £ B g a (B) g z ae ec Distance See (Cc) & a 8 5 = — EE Distance 8 7 (D) g a 8 / 5 va cme Distance44. 6 ltem 12 refers to the followi forces P, T and W. Ve x —_> |< y => diagram which shows a plank in equilibrium when acted on by the From the diagrain above which of the following statements is/are true? Lo T+P=W IL P(x+y)= Wy UL Px=Ty (A) Lonly (B) and Il enly (C) Wand I only (D) 1, and a If p is the momeritum of an object of mass, 15. m, then the expression P_ has the same unit as m (A) energy (B) force (Cc) impulse (D) acceleration If m is the mass of an object and E its kinetic energy, then its linear momentum is (A) mfE @) 2Wme ( YmE @) . VE , A student of weight 500 N is planning a trip to the peak of Blue Mountain. From her starting point, this will involve an increase in altitude of 1800 m. She buys “high calorie” energy bars which release 1000 kJ ofenergy when digested. Assuming her body to be 10% efficient, how many bars will she need to eat for the necessary gain in altitude? (A) 1 (B) 9 (C) 90 (D) 90016 17. Which of the following graphs BEST represents the relationship between total energy, E., potential energy, E,, kinetic energy, E,, aud displacement of a particle moving in a straight line with simple harmonic motion? wa o Energy 4 . Energy 4 ie aeee aga Ky - Eases | oe \ pee L be thin eee Ex ee ae Displacement Dispiacem ent Energy «By Energy oy = Displacement Displxenm ent The displacement of a particle undergoing simple harmonic motion is given by x = 8 sin (0.4 x0) where x is in metres ands in seconds. The frequency of uscillation of the particle is (A) 0.2 Hz (B) 0.4Hz (C) 5Hz (D) 8 HzItem 18 refers to the following information A system made up of a light helical spring to which a small mass is attached, is forced to oscillate at different frequencies, f, in air. The response is shown in the diagram helow. Amplitude ae o aes esses eee sei sous % Frequency 18 If the experiment were done in an evacuated chamber, which graph BEST represents the result? (A) | (B) | oN / | i g \ I a = eet ee {0 Frequency (c) ©) A | | af g é < | < a —— —— fy Frequency { Frequency210- The principle of superposition of waves states that when two or more waves meet at a point, the resultant displacement is the (A) difference: of the displacements of the individual waves (B) product of the displacements of the individual waves (C) sum of the displacements of the individual waves (D) square of the displacements of the individual waves Which of the following statements concerning sound and light waves is correct’? (A) Both sound and light waves in air are Jongitudinal. (B) Both sound and light waves in air are transverse. (C) Sound waves in air are transverse and light waves are longitudinal (D) Sound waves in air are longitudinal and light waves are transverse. A communications satellite sends information to Earth in the form of electromagnetic waves in bursts of 5 ms duration. If the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves is 2 x 10 m, the number of wavelengths in EACH pulse is approximately (A) 7.5.x 108 (B) 7.5 x10" (CC) 3x10" (D) 3x10" Item 24 refers to the following diagram which shows a stationary wave on a string at one instant in time. Amplitude ‘ R ——— PS a Q cee Distance eee peat P Where on this stationary wave does an antinode exist? (A) P only (B) — Qonly (C) Sonly (D) — Pand Ronly