CSEC PHYSICS

JULY 2022
SECTION A QUIZ
INSTRUCTIONS;
ANSWER ALL THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BELOW, TAKE YOUR TIME AND
READ. DO NOT USE YOUR BOOK, THE ANSWER SHEET WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU
AFTER AS A REVISION PAPER.
IN ALL QUESTIONS, PRESENT A FORMULA WHERE NEEDED, ESPECIALLY
DEFINITIONS!

(1) WHO IS GALILEO AND WHAT ARE HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO PHYSICS? (3MKS)
(2) WHAT IS A SIMPLE PENDULUM? (2 MKS)
(3) STATE 3 FACTORS THAT AFFECT THE OSCILLATION OF A PENDULUM (3 MKS)
(4) LIST THE 7 REQUIREMENTS FOR PLOTTING A GRAPH. (7MKS)
(5) WHAT IS MEASUREMENT (1 MK)
(6) STATE THE TWO TYPES OF ERRORS AND AN EXAMPLE FOR EACH. (4 MKS)
(7) LIST THE SEVEN BASE QUANTITIES (7 MKS)
(8) STATE THE FORMULAS FOR 5 DERIVED QUANTITIES (5 MKS)
(9) LIST A COMMON LABORATORY INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE (4 MKS)
(10)WHAT IS DENSITY? STATE ITS FORMULA (3 MKS)
(11)WHAT IS RELATIVE DENSITY (1 MK)
(12)DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN SCALARS AND VECTORS (2MKS)
(13)WHAT IS A RESULTANT FORCE AND HOW IS IT CALCULATED? (3MKS)
(14)WHAT IS A FORCE? (2MKS)
(15)STATE 4 TYPES OF FORCES (4MKS)
(16)DEFINE WEIGHT (2 MKS)
(17)WHAT IS THE MOMENT OF A FORCE? (2 MKS)
(18)STATE THE PRINCIPLE OF MOMENTS (2 MKS)
(19) WHAT IS A LEVER? STATE AN EXAMPLE (2 MKS)
(20)DEFINE THE CENTRE OF GRAVITY OF A BODY AND STATE THE THREE TYPES OF EQUILIBRIUM.
(5MKS)
(21)STATE HOOKES LAW (2MKS)
(22)STATE NEWTONS LAWS OF MOTION. (6MKS)
(23)WHAT IS MOMENTUM? STATE THE LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MOMENTUM. (4 MKS)
(24)STATE ARCHIMEDES’ PRINCIPLE (2MKS)
(25)STATE TWO EXAMPLES OF ENERGY FORMS AND TWO EXAMPLES OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
SOURCES THAT MAY BE USED TO COMBAT THE NEGATIVE EFFECT OF GLOBAL WARNING ON
SMALL CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES. (2 MKS)
(26) EXPLAIN HOW PRESSURE ACTS ON; (6 MKS)
 SOLIDS-
 LIQUIDS-
 GASES-
(27) DEFINE THE FOLLOWING (14 MKS)
 ENERGY-
 WORK DONE-
 POWER-
 POTENTIAL ENERGY-
 KINETIC ENERGY-
 EFFICIENCY-
 PRESSURE-

TOTAL= 100 MARKS

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