XX PHYSICS 4023/1 PAPER 1 Multiple Choice ZIMBABWE SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level NOVEMBER 2021 SESSION L hour Additional materials: Multiple Choice answer sheet Soft clean eraser Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended.) Electronic calculator TIME 1 hour INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Donot open this booklet until you are told to do so. Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the answer sheet in the spaces provided unless this has already been done for you. ‘There are forty questions in this paper. Answer alll questions. For cach question, there are four possible answers, A,B, Cand D. Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate answer sheet. Read very carefully the instructions on the answer sheet. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer. Any rough working should be done in this booklet. This question paper consists of 17 printed pages and 3 blank page: Copyright: Zimbabwe School Examinations Council, N2021 ezimsge Neat [Turn over zyWhatiis the ST unit of length? A centimetre B metre © kilometre D millimetre The diagram shows a micrometer screw gauge used to measure the diameter of @ ‘tungsten wire. tungsten wire ob FB, 30 What is the diameter of the tungsten wire? A 350mm B 380mm C 332mm D 382mm avast N20013 The diagram shows a tape from a ticker tape timer vibrating 50 dots per second. 0.48 m ——____—_ What is the average speed of motion? A 032 m/s B 0.33 m/s C 2.00 m/s D 3.00 m/s 4 Which one is not true when a falling object speeds up? A. Air resistance increases. B Acceleration of object is reduced. C Acceleration of object is increased. D_ Airresistance and weight of object are not equal. 5 An object of mass 0.20 kg moves with a uniform velocity of 2 m/s. ‘What is its momentum? A 0.04 kgm/s B 0.10 kgm/s C 0.40 kgm/s D 4.00 kgm/s q co 60 suzanne [turn overA longer spanner handle gives a smaller turning effect. 3 a larger tuning effect. a less inertia. s more inertia. The diagram shows the velocity-time graph of a particle. selocity/ms" 4 3 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 af 50 35 60 65 #0 timels ‘What is the total time taken by the particle whilst in motion? 1s 60s A B C 35s D 45s ors 2001Pressure is force per unit A density. B volume. © mass. D_ area, Which quantity remains constant when an orange falls freely? ‘A. displacement B acceleration © velocity D speed “The diagrams show four different shaped toys, A, B, C and D, lying on the ground. A B 4 Ground THAN ANTMTM NM IT c D Ground TATA UNMUH MHA MM Which toy is most likely to topple when slightly displaced? aon 2001 {urn overu 12 13 ‘The diagram shows a crowbar being used to lift a load. 150m [= poem L The velocity ratio is, A 02. B 08. © 13. D 5.0. ‘Which one has the largest strength to mass ratio? A. Hshaped beam B triangular hollow beam C rectangular hollow beam D truss Permanent joints in metals are achieved by using A screws. B_ hinges. C rivets. D bolts and nuts. eo 20214 15 ‘The Kariba Dam is A anearth dam. B a concrete dam. C astraight dam. D agravity dam. ‘The diagram shows a baboon of mass 56 kg at the base of a gentle slope and a lost Jamb of mass 10 kg at a distance of 100 m away. The baboon runs towards the lamb. Lamb INTTTTTITITTI How much work does the baboon do to get to the lamb? A 030K B 168KI C 5.60KI D S56KI dons W202 [fun over16 17 18 Which row is correct about the effect of impurities and pressure on the boiling point of water? pressure impurities A. increases increases B_ increases decreases C decreases increases D decreases decreases ‘The advantage of alcohol over mercury in. liquid in glass thermometer is that it A. docs not wet the glass. B_ isa better conductor of heat. C_ does not vaporise. D_ hasa greater expansitivity. ‘Which physical property varies with temperature for a thermocouple . thermometer? ‘A. pressure B_ volume C voltage D length sons N202119 20 a ‘What is the approximate range of audible frequencies for a human with normal hearing? A 1Hzto 20Hz B_20Hz to 20KHz C 20KHz to 200 KH D_ 100KHz to 20 000 KHz A'1 000 cm’ of gas at 20 °C is heated to 90 °C at constant pressure. ‘What is the new volume of the gas? A 22cm’ B 807 om" € 4500cm? D 1239cm* ‘The convection currents in a heated fluid is due to parts of the fluid having different A. kinetic energies. B pressures. C densities. D_ masses. oz w20at (turn over10 22 The diagram shows a graph of the variation of pressure with distance at an instant along a sound wave. Which point, A, B, C or D, represents a rarefaction? pressure ‘snce 23 The diagram shows a heating curve of a solid. temperature 1 ) 1 ' ‘Which section A, B, C or D represents latent heat of fusion? 47a 20216 u Drinks cooled in ice at 0°C were colder than those cooled in water at 0°C because A. melting ice temperature remains constant. B_ temperature of water decreases. C ice melts quickly, D_ water evaporates slowly. The splitting of visible light into its components is called A. magnification. B. dispersion. C reflection. D tefraction. Which diagram, A, B, C, or D is correct for a light ray moving from glass to air when the angle of incidence is equal to the critical angle,c? 1 \ no air : glass i ' c i Dy 1 1 f ' cia air glass glass 8 cy 1 1 ' 1 san Nao [urn over27 28 29 12 When a body is charged positively, it A gains electrons. B_ loses electrons. C gains positive charges. D_ loses positive charges. ‘A stronger magnet has A. alarger size. B closer field lines. C many poles. D ‘larger mass Inan electric field, which of the following is incorrect? A. an clectric charge experiences a force B field lines begin from positive and end on negative charges C direction of field lines give direction of force on a negative charge DD electrons are negative charges aoa yao30 3 ‘The diagram shows an electromagnet. q soft «iron nail apy ea = S pHa. __Wssesess -metal paper clips ‘What change can be made on the electromagnet to lift more paper clips? A. separate the turns on the coil B_ use a longer nail CC. increase the resistance on the variable resistor D_ add another cell in series conn yaet [Yarn overw 32 The diagram shows a combination of logic gates. p>o ‘Which single logic gato is equivalent to the combination shown? A AND B NAND Cc OR D NOR The main function of a transformer in a cellphone charger is to A decrease charge. B decrease resistance. C decrease current. D decrease voltage. ‘Which material is used for shielding sensitive electronic equi nt agai: be ena equipment against A. aluminium B copper polythene D softiron aoa N2035 15 Which statoment correctly describes how the resistance and voltage of an LDR. vary with light intensity? A decreases. As the light intensity increases, resistance decreases and voltage 1p Asthe light intensity decreases, resistance decreases and voltage decreases. C As the light intensity increase, resistance increases and voltage decreases. p As the light intensity decreases, resistance decreases and voltage increases, ‘The diagram shows an electronic component. Which electronic component is shown in the diagram? A LED B_ reed switch C transformer D relay oan nat36 37 38 39 16 ‘The advantage of high-voltage transmission is that A. more current is produced. B_ power loss is reduced. C thicker cables can be used, D_ itis fast. Ina circuit breaker, a coil is wound on a soft iron core to ‘A. increase the current flowing in the coil. B_ increase the strength of the magnetic field. C reduce the current flowing in the coil. D_ reduce the strength of the magnetic field. The table shows part of the colour code for resistors. igure B B 4 ‘olour [Black [Brown [Red yrange [Yellow [Blue ‘iolet, ‘What is the colour code for a 27 K® resistor? red; violet, orange red; violet; black orange; violet; red var > black; violet; red How many nucleons are in a 2857/ atom? A 92 B 143 c 235 D 327 soaaii 20217 40 Which graph represents the decay process for a radioactive isotope? A B activity activity time ‘ime’ c D. activity activity time ‘time sonia [Turn over