Girraween High School

2016

Term 2 Theory Exam

PRELIMINARY PHYSICS

Total marks for this paper: 44

General Instructions This paper has two parts, Part A and Part B

Reading time 2 minutes Part A Multiple Choice

Working time 45 minutes Total marks: 10
Write using black or blue pen Attempt all questions
Draw diagrams using pencil Allow about 10 minutes for this part
Board-approved calculators may be
used Part B Written Response
Write your name and class on the Part
A Multiple Choice Booklet and the Part Total marks: 34
B Response Booklet during the working Attempt all questions
time Allow about 35 minutes for this part
Show ALL working for questions
involving calculations.

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Part A: Multiple Choice 10 marks
Attempt Questions 1 10
Allow about 12 minutes for this part

Use the multiple choice answer sheet.

Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question. Fill in the response circle
completely.

Sample 2+4= (A) 2 (B) 6 (C) 8 (D) 9

A B C D

If you think you have made a mistake, put a cross through the incorrect answer and fill in the new
answer.

A B C D

If you change your mind and have crossed out what you consider to be the correct answer, then
indicate this by writing the word correct and drawing an arrow as follows:

correct

A B C D

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1. A person's weight on Earth is 980 N. The acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is about 1/6
that on Earth.

What would be the mass of the person, in kg, on the Moon?

(A) 17
(B) 100
(C) 163
(D) 980

2. In a drag race the cars accelerate over a distance of 100 m, starting from zero velocity. One
car travels 100 m with a constant acceleration of 9 ms-2.

What is the time taken by the car to cover 100 m from the start?

(A) 0.47s
(B) 4.7 s
(C) 9.0 s
(D) 90.0 s

3. A car rolls freely down a hill with an increasing speed. What is the largest single force acting
on the car?

(A) All forces are in equilibrium

(B) Friction
(C) The driving force
(D) Weight

4. Select the correct definition of the term phase.

(A) Two waves are in phase if their wavelengths are equal.

(B) Two waves are in phase if their amplitudes are equal.
(C) Two waves are in phase if the disturbances of the medium in each wave are
synchronised.
(D) Two waves are in phase if their frequencies are equal.

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 The following information refers to question 5 and 6.

5. A car and a truck, of mass 1000 kg and 4000 kg respectively, collide at time t. The graph
below shows the momentum of both vehicles before the collision. The momentum of the car
after the collision is also shown.

Momentum ( X1000) Ns

The momentum of the truck after the collision would therefore be:
(A) zero
(B) I0Ns
(C) --10 000 Ns
(D) --20 000 Ns

6. The speed of the car after the collision is:

(A) 5 m/s
(B) 20 m/s
(C) 5 km/h
(D) 20 km/h

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7. A truck is travelling with constant speed up an incline as shown. The angle of the incline is .

Ignoring friction, which diagram best represents the forces (not shown on the diagram) acting
on the truck?

8. The velocity of a mechanical wave is due to which of the following?

(A) The chemical composition of the medium through which the wave travels.
(B) The colour of the medium through which the wave travels.
(C) The density of the medium through which the wave travels.
(D) The size of the medium through which the wave travels.

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9. A gun is fired in air (Vsound in air = 345 m/s) and the echo is heard 5.5 seconds later. How far
away from the source is the reflecting surface?

(A) 9.48 m
(B) 94.8 m
(C) 948 m
(D) 1897.5 m

10. Which of the following lists are all compression waves?

(A) gravity waves, earthquake waves, microwaves

(B) light waves, radio waves, x-rays
(C) waves in a spring, shock waves from explosions, sound waves
(D) water waves, sound waves, light waves.

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 Student Name
Class/Teacher
Mark /

2016 PRELIMINARY PHYSICS Term 2 Exam

Write your name and class/teacher at the top of this Part A Response Sheet.

Select the alternative A, B, C or D that best answers the question and fill in the response circle
completely. Use ink for your answers.

1. A B C D

2. A B C D

3. A B C D

4. A B C D

5. A B C D

6. A B C D

7. A B C D

8. A B C D

9. A B C D

10. A B C D

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 Student Name
Class/Teacher

Write your name and class at the top of this Part B Written Response Answer Sheet.
2016 PRELIMINARY PHYSICS Term 2 Examination.
Part B (34 marks)
Questions (11-20)
Attempt all questions
Allow about 35 minutes for this part
Answer the questions in the spaces provided

Question 11 (3 marks)

1. The diagram below represents the motion of a car starting from rest and uniformly
accelerating along a straight line.(2 marks)

(a) Calculate the average velocity of the car during the third second? (1 mark)

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(b) After 3 seconds the car begins to travel at a constant velocity. Draw the external forces acting
on the car after 3 seconds. (1 mark)

(c) Identify the difference in the net external force acting on the car in the first 3 seconds of the
trip and during its journey at constant velocity.(1 mark)

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Question 12 (6 marks)

A ball is released from rest and rolls down an inclined plane with a constant acceleration of 5 ms 2,
for 4 s. It then rolls across a frictionless horizontal table for 2s. It then rolls up a second inclined
plane and comes to rest in 2s.

(a) Draw a velocity versus time graph for the motion of the ball. (4 marks)

(b) State the Newton's Law which explains the motion of the ball as it rolls across the frictionless
surface. (2 marks)
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Question 13 (4 marks)
A F1 vehicle of mass 650 kg staring from rest accelerates at 35.5 ms-2 for the first 5s.It then
continues travelling at a speed of 224 kmh-1 when it encounters a curve in the road with a radius
of 45 m.

(a) Calculate the magnitude and direction of the centripetal acceleration that the vehicle
experiences while negotiating this bend. (2 marks)

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(b) If the frictional force acting between the tyres of the car and the roadway is 60,000N, explain
whether the car will safely negotiate the curve. (2 marks)

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Question 14 (3 marks)

A boat with velocity of 12.5 km h1 relative to water is travelling at a right angle to a river flowing at 5
kmh1 relative to the river bank.

(a) Draw a labelled vector diagram for the boat travelling in water relative to the river bank. (1
mark).

(b) Calculate the boats velocity and direction of travel relative to the river bank? (2 marks)

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Question 15 (2 marks)

The graph below shows the force versus time graph for an experiment carried out in class.

The object involved has a mass of 3.2 kg and was initially at rest.

Force (Newtons)

Time (seconds)

(a) Calculate the impulse for the object over the 10s period shown. Show all working.(1 mark)

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(b) Calculate the final velocity of the object after 10s. Show all working.(1 mark)

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Question 16 (3 marks)

Using a flow chart, describe the energy transformations that occur in one of the following:
sending a text message on a mobile phone
OR
sending a message using a fax machine
OR
when information is broadcasted on a television or radio

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Question 17 (1 mark)

The following image depicts a Cathode Ray Oscilloscope trace of an electrical signal. The time base
is 5 m/s per division. Determine the frequency of this signal.

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Question 18 (4 marks)

In the space below, draw a fully labelled and scaled diagram showing how a water wave refracts as
it crosses a boundary between two media, A & B. The speed of the wave increases by a factor of
two as it crosses from A to B. The angle of incidence is 20 and the angle of refraction is 43 .

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Question 19 (5 marks)

The following graph depicts data showing road deaths per 100, 000 population in NSW from 1908
to 2013.

Assess the impacts of the introduction of compulsory seatbelts and low speed zones monitored by
speed cameras upon road safety in NSW.
Include relevant laws of Physics, in your response.
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Question 20 (3 marks)

Compare transverse and longitudinal waves.

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End of Part B

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