NAMIBIA SENIOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATE

PHYSICS ORDINARY LEVEL 6118/1

PAPER 1 Multiple Choice 45 minutes
Marks 40 2020

Additional Materials: Multiple choice answer sheet

Non-programmable calculator
Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES

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• Write in soft pencil.
• Make sure that you receive the multiple choice answer sheet with your examination number on it.

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• There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
• For each question, there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider

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correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate answer sheet.
• If you want to change an answer, thoroughly erase the one you wish to delete.

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• The Periodic Table is printed on page 16.

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• Read the instructions on the answer sheet carefully.

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• Each correct answer will score one mark.

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• Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
• All questions in this paper carry equal marks.

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• You may use a non-programmable calculator.

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This document consists of 16 printed pages.

Republic of Namibia
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE

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1 Which instrument measures the height of a classroom most accurately?
A measuring tape
B metre ruler
C ruler
D vernier calipers

2 Which quantity is a vector?

A energy
B mass
C power
D weight

3 What happens as a body falls at a terminal velocity?

A Air resistance is equal to the weight of a body.
B Air resistance is higher than the weight of the body.
C The weight of a body decreases.
D The weight of a body increases.

4 The speed time graph shows part of a journey.

30
speed /ms−1

15

0 10 20
time /s

What is the acceleration?

A −0.67 m/s2
B −1.5 m/s2
C 0.67 m/s2
D 1.5 m/s2

5 The mass of an empty bottle is 5.0 g. When the bottle is filled with 20 cm3 of cooking
oil, the mass is 23.0 g.
What is the density of the cooking oil?
A 0.25 g/cm3
B 0.90 g/cm3
C 1.2 g/cm3
D 1.4 g/cm3
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6 A ball of weight 1.5 N drops through the air at terminal velocity.

A sudden breeze of wind exerts a horizontal force of 0.7 N on the ball from the right.

Which diagram shows the resultant force? The diagrams are not to scale.

A B
0.7 N 0.7 N

1.5 N 1.5 N
resultant resultant
force force

C D
resultant
force

1.5 N 1.5 N

0.7 N
0.7 N
resultant
force 1.5 N

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7 The diagram shows a manometer containing water of density 1000 kg/m3 connected
to a gas tap. The diagram is not to scale.

Gas
supply

0.5 m

0.1 m

What is the excess pressure of the gas supply above atmospheric pressure?
A 1000 Pa
B 3000 Pa
C 4000 Pa
D 5000 Pa

8 Which row shows what happens to the volume and density of water when it is heated
from 1 °C to 3 °C?

volume density
A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C increases decreases
D increases increases

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9 Which graph shows how the pressure of a gas changes with volume at constant
temperature?
A B

pressure pressure

volume volume

C D

pressure pressure

volume volume

10 The normal body temperature of a person is 37 °C. What is this temperature in kelvin?
A 37
B 236
C 273
D 310

11 Which physical property is used in the measurement of temperature?

A momentum
B mass
C resistance
D weight

12 A liquid-in-glass thermometer has a large change in the length of the column for a
small rise in temperature. What describes the thermometer?
A accurate
B high range
C linear
D sensitive

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13 A copper rod has a mass of 2 kg.

What is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of the object by 1 kelvin?
A the heat capacity of the rod
B the latent heat of the rod
C the specific heat capacity of copper
D the specific latent heat of copper

14 The specific heat capacity of a material is 2000 J/(kg°C).

What is the amount of energy needed to change the temperature of 2 kg of the

material from −4 °C to −1 °C?
A 0.0030 J
B 3000 J
C 12 000 J
D 16 000 J

15 What is a wave pulse?

A A single disturbance.
B A continuous up and down motion.
C A continuous backward and forward motion.
D A line joining points that are in phase.

16 Which waves are longitudinal waves?

A light waves
B sound waves
C waves on water
D x -rays

17 The diagram shows the circular waves formed after a stone is dropped in water.

C
•D
B

•
•A

Which letter shows the wave front that is formed first?

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18 Which object is not luminous?
A a lit candle
B a lit bulb
C the Moon
D the Sun

19 Which property of light leads to the formation of an umbra in an eclipse?

A Light passes through transparent objects.
B Light refracts as it enters a denser medium.
C Light travels at a very high speed.
D Light travels in straight lines.

20 A ray of light enters a water surface at an angle of incidence of 50°. The refractive
index of water is 1.3.

What is the angle of refraction?

A 36°
B 38°
C 65°
D 85°

21 An object O is placed in front of a converging lens.

The diagram shows the image I that is formed.

I O

What is the characteristic of the image?

A inverted
B real
C smaller
D virtual

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22 Where is ultraviolet used?
A telephone communication
B intruder alarms
C remote controllers
D sterilising equipment

23 The amplitude of a sound wave increases and the frequency remains constant.

What happens to the pitch and loudness?

pitch loudness
A increases increases
B increases stays the same
C stays the same increases
D stays the same stays the same

24 The diagram shows a neutral piece of a metal.

− + − + −
+ − + − +
− + − + −
+ − + − +

What happens when the metal becomes negatively charged?

A it gains electrons
B it gains protons
C it loses electrons
D it loses protons

25 What is the unit for charge?

A ampere
B coulomb
C ohm
D volt

26 Which electrical quantity is calculated by dividing charge by time?

A current
B power
C resistance
D voltage

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27 What is the correct symbol of the unit for potential difference?
A A
B C
C J
D V

28 Which diagram shows the change in the resistance R of a metallic conductor against
its length, l.

A B

R R

l l

C D

R R

l l

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29 A learner wants to determine the resistance of a light bulb.

Which diagram shows the correct set up?

A • • B

V V

• •

C D

V A

• • • •

A V

30 The diagram shows an electric circuit.

5Ω 3Ω

4Ω

5Ω

12 V
What is the total current flowing through the ammeter (A)?
A 0.67 A
B 1.6 A
C 1.4 A
D 204 A

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31 Which electrical symbol represents a device used to change a.c into d.c?

A B

C D

32 A bar magnet is placed on a piece of wood and floats freely on water.

Assume that magnetic north is to the top of the page.

Which diagram shows the position of the bar magnet at rest?
N S

S N N S
S N
A B C D
33 The diagram shows a current carrying wire placed in a magnetic field.
B wire

S A × C N

D
The direction of current is into the page.
Which letter A, B, C and D shows the direction of the force exerted on the wire?

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34 The diagram shows a bar magnet moving into a solenoid.
X Y

N S

Which row describes the magnetic poles induced at X and Y because of the movement?

magnetic pole at X magnetic pole at Y

A north south
B north north
C south north
D south south

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35 The diagram shows the graph of voltage against time for a simple a.c generator.

output
voltage 0.5 time/s

The frequency of rotation doubles.

Which diagram shows the new graph of voltage against time.

output
A voltage 0 0.5 time/s

output
B voltage 0
0.5 time/s

output
C voltage 0 0.5 time/s

output
D voltage 0 time/s
0.5

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36 The diagram shows a transformer. The voltage on the primary is 16 V.
The secondary coil has 80 turns and there is a current of 4.0 A through the 2.0 Ω
resistor.
80 turns

4.0 A
A
2.0 Ω
16 V
output

How many turns are there on the primary coil?

A 40
B 160
C 320
D 640

37 Which particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?

A electrons and protons
B neutrons and protons
C neutrons only
D protons only

38 A wooden box is used to store radioactive sources.

Which material is used in the lining of the box to stop most of the radioactive particles
form escaping?
A aluminium
B iron
C lead
D paper

39 Which of the following has the most ionising effect?

A alpha - particle
B beta - particle
C gamma - ray
D x - ray

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40 When a nucleus emits a beta particle, the number of protons and neutrons change.

Which row shows this change?

number of neutrons number of protons

A decreases decreases
B decreases increases
C increases decreases
D increases increases

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The Periodic Table of the Elements

Group

I II III IV V VI VII 0

1 4
H He
Hydrogen Helium
1 2
7 9 11 12 14 16 19 20
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
23 24 27 28 31 32 35,5 40
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulfur Chlorine Argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
Potassium Calcium Scandium Titanium Vanadium Chromium Manganese Iron Cobalt Nickel Copper Zinc Gallium Germanium Arsenic Selenium Bromine Krypton
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
85 88 89 91 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
Rubidium Strontium Yttrium Zirconium Niobium Molybdenum Technetium Ruthenium Rhodium Palladium Silver Cadmium Indium Tin Antimony Tellurium Iodine Xenon

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37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209
Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Caesium Barium Lanthanum Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon

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55 56 57 * 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
226 227
Fr Ra Ac
Francium Radium Actinium
87 88 89 †
*58 - 71 Lanthanoid series 140 141 144 150 152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175
†90 - 103 Actinoid series Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
Key a a = relative atomic mass 232 238
X X = atomic symbol Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
b = proton (atomic) number Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium
b 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).