2014 Prelim Physics Term 2 Exam (Plus Answers at End)

Girraween High School
2014
TERM 2 THEORY EXAM
PRELIMINARY PHYSICS
Total marks for this paper: 40
General Instructions This paper has three parts, Part A, Part B and
Part C
Reading time 2 minutes Part A Multiple Choice

Working time 50 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 World
Write your name and class on the Part communicates
A Multiple Choice Booklet and the Part Total marks: 15
B Response Booklet. Attempt all questions
Show ALL working for questions Allow about 20 minutes for this part
involving calculations.
Part C Written Response Moving about
Total marks: 15
Attempt all questions
Allow about 20 minutes for this part
Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics Term 2 theory exam

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Part A: Multiple Choice 10 marks
Attempt Questions 1 10
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
Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics half-yearly exam 2

1. The frequency of a wave is determined by:
(A) The stiffness or density of the medium in which the wave originates.
(B) The stiffness or density of the medium in which the wave is travelling.
(C) The oscillation frequency of the source of the wave.
(D) The amount of energy being transmitted by the wave.
2. Gamma rays are the result of which of the following processes?
(A) Outer shell electron transitions

(B) Nuclear processes
(C) Heating
(D) Oscillations of electrons in wires
3. A wave travels for 72 seconds and covers a distance of 24840 m. The most likely
wave/medium combination that could produce such a result would be
(A) Visible light travelling through empty space.

(B) Sound travelling in air.
(C) Sound travelling through empty space.
(D) Earthquake waves travelling through water.
4. The following graph shows two different waves which are in phase.
If these two waves were superimposed on each other, the resulting wave would a have
(A) Similar frequency and decreased amplitude.

(B) Similar frequency and increased amplitude.
(C) Decreased frequency and decreased amplitude.
(D) Increased frequency and Increased amplitude.

5. The following graph shows the trace of an electrical signal on the screen of a cathode ray
oscilloscope. The horizontal scale is 10 ms/division.
The frequency of the above wave is approximately
(A) .05 Hz
(B) .1 Hz
(C) 10Hz
(D) 50Hz
6. A scuba diver is motionless at a depth of 8.0 m below the surface.
Which statement below correctly describes the divers situation?
(A) There are no forces acting on the driver.

(B) The net force on the driver is zero.
(C) There is an overall downwards force on the driver to keep underwater.
(D) The divers weight is zero.
7. For which journey is the average velocity the greatest?
(A) A jet plane flies from Sydney to Brisbane (800 km one way) and returns to Sydney in 3
hours.
(B) A runner wins a 42 km marathon race, starting and finishing at the entrance of the
stadium, in 2 hours and 14 minutes.
(C) The Earth makes one complete revolution around the Sun in one year.
(D) A sailing boat sails from Sydney to Hobart (1200 km) in 8 days and 3 hours.

8. What does Newtons third law of motion state?
(A) For every action force on an object there is an equal reaction force in the opposite
direction on the object exerting the action force. .
(B) The acceleration of an object varies directly as the external unbalanced force applied to it
and inversely as its mass. The acceleration is the same direction as force.
(C) The forces acting on an object moving at a constant velocity are balanced.
(D) When energy changes from one form to another, no energy is lost
9. The following diagram shows the velocities of two ice-skaters, Katherine and Sarah.
Katherine Sarah
The velocity of Katherine relative to Sarah is best illustrated as
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
10. Below is a velocity time graph for a car.
During which section was the object travelling at a

constant velocity?
(A) Graph section A

(B) Graph Section B
(C) Graph Section C
(D) Graph Section D
END OF PART A

Solutions
1. (C)
2. (B)
3. (B)
4. (D)
5. (D)
6. (B)
7. (D)
8. (A)
9. (C)
Relative velocity of K to S
Vk Vs
- Sarah
Katherine
10. (B)

Student Name
Class/Teacher
Mark /
2014 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
Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics Term 2 exam Response sheet
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Student Name
Class/Teacher
Write your name and class at the top of this Part B Written Response Answer Sheet.
Part B (15 marks)
Attempt all questions
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
Question 11 (3 marks)
Transverse waveforms are sometimes used to show the parts of sound waves. Using labelled
diagrams, relate the compressions and rarefactions of a sound wave to the crests and troughs of its
transverse wave counterpart.
Draw a flow chart showing the energy transformations that occur when sending a text message on a
mobile phone.
Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics Half-yearly Exam Part B Response booklet 2
The image below is a photograph of a glass object placed in a tank of water. Plane waves are
incident upon the area containing the object.
(a) Indicate on the photograph the direction that the waves are travelling before they encounter
the object. (1 mark)
(b) Indicate on the photograph the directions that the waves are travelling after they encounter
the object. (1 mark)
(c) Account for the light and dark bands in the image. (1 mark)
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Outline, with the aid of a labelled diagram, how total internal reflection is used in optical fibres.
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Question 15 (1 mark)
Quartz has a refractive index of 1.54. Determine the critical angle for light going from quartz into
air.
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Question 16 (1 mark)
Describe one application of reflection for a convex surface.
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Discuss some of the underlying physical principals used in one application of physics related to
waves such as GPS, CD/DVD and the internet.
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END OF PART B
Marking guidelines and sample answers
Using labelled diagrams, relate compressions and rarefactions of sound waves to the crests and
troughs of transverse waves used to represent them.
Solution
Marking Guideline
Criteria Marks
Labels exist: compression,
rarefaction, x-axis is distance, y-axis
is pressure
Correspondence between the two 3
waves is correct (C lines up with C)
and
the wave representations are in phase
one label error AND
Correspondence between the two
waves is correct (C lines up with C) 2
AND
two label errors OR
Correspondence between the two
waves is correct (C lines up with C) 1
OR
Draw a flow chart showing the energy transformations that occur when sending a text message on
your mobile phone.
Solution
Kinetic energy electrical energyEMRelectrical energyEMRelectrical energyoptical
energy
Marking Guideline
Criteria Marks
correct sequence
correct technical names for each 2
form of energy used
non-technical names used 1
The image below is a photograph of a glass object placed in a tank of water. Plane waves are
incident upon the area containing the object.
(a) indicate on the photograph the direction that the waves are travelling before they encounter
the area where the object is. (1 mark)
(b) indicate on the photograph the directions that the waves are travelling after they encounter
the area where the object is. (1 mark)
(c) Account for the light and dark bands in the image (1 Mark)
Solution
(a) and (b) on the image below
c) The light and dark bands come from the varying depth of the water. Deeper is darker.
Marking Guideline
Criteria Marks
(a)
Label exists
1
Direction is correct
(b)
Label exists
1
Directions are correct
(c)
Correct explanation 1
Question 15 (2 Marks)
Outline, with the aid of a labelled diagram, how total internal reflection is used in optical fibres
Solution
e.g.
Marking Guidelines
Criteria Marks
Illustration is 2D in pencil
Labels
2
Ruler has been used
Core and cladding are indicated
correctly
One error 1
Question 16 (1 Mark)
Quartz has a refractive index of 1.54. Determine the critical angle for this material.
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Solution
1 1
= sin1 = sin1 = 40.49 = 40.5
1.54
Marking Guidelines
Criteria Marks
Correct calculation & value 1
Describe one application of reflection for each of the following:
Concave surfaces
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Solution
Plane surface: bathroom mirror
Concave mirror: makeup mirror
Convex mirror: parking mirror
Radio waves being reflected from the ionosphere: sky waves (high f, low wavelength)
Discuss some of the underlying physical principals used in one application of physics related to waves, such
as GPS, CD/DVD, the internet.
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Solution
Example Underlying physics principals

GPS Uses EMR to communicate with satellites in
space. Knowing the speed of the wave multiple
satellites can be used to triangulate GPS receiver
position.
CD/DVD Law of reflection
Light travels in straight lines
Burning holes in reflective surface to yield binary
The internet Fibre optic cables use TIR i.e. in when light ravels
from a more dense medium to less a dense
medium at an angle of incidence greater than
the critical angle it will not escape into the less
dense medium but remain trapped.
Marking Guidelines
Criteria Marks
Technology is identified clearly
Physical principals are described
correctly 3
How those principals are used is
explained in detail
As above, but
Physical principals are identified
correctly OR 2
explained briefly
Physical principals are identified
correctly AND
1
explained briefly
Student Name
Class/Teacher
Write your name and class at the top of this Part C Written Response Answer Sheet.
Part C Moving About (15 marks)
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
700 N 700 N
In a special three-way tug-of-war competition, three
teams pull on the ropes attached to a central mass of
1000 kg, resting on a frictionless surface, as shown 30 30
in the diagram.
90 1000 kg mass
Diagram not to scale
600 N
(a) Calculate the net force acting on the 1000 kg mass. (2 marks)
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(b) Hence calculate the acceleration of the 1000 kg mass. (2 marks)
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Girraween High School 2014Preliminary Physics Term 2 Exam Part C Response booklet 1
A car of mass 2000 kg is travelling at 40 km/hr. The driver suddenly notices a fallen tree 50 metres
on the road up ahead. The driver applies the breaks at the instance he notices the tree, which apply a
constant break force of 2500 N.
Does the car come to rest before the tree? Use relevant values and calculations to support your
answer.
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A car of mass 2500 kg is resting on an incline of 20 to the horizon as shown in the diagram below.
20
Calculate a value for the static friction keeping the car at rest on the incline.
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An ice hockey puck with an initial velocity of u m/s comes to rest in 3 seconds. In this time the
puck travelled 10 metres in a straight line. Calculate the initial velocity of the puck.
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A race car driver drove his car around a circular track as shown in
the following diagram (top view). He starts at marker A, drives
clockwise and finishes at marker D. Each of the markers is placed at
a mark round the track. The radius of the circular track is 880 m.
D B
Is there a force acting on the car if it travels at a constant speed around the circular track? Explain
your answer.
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END OF PART C
Marking guidelines and sample answers
In a special three-way tug-of-war competition, three teams pull on the ropes attached to a central
mass of 100 kg, resting on a frictionless surface, as shown from above in the diagram.
700 N 700 N
North
30 30
90 1000 kg mass
600 N Diagram not to Scale
(a) Calculate the net force acting on the 1000 kg mass. (2 marks)
Marking Criteria Marks

Net force calculated correctly with correct units and direction provided 2
Correct value for net force calculated 1
OR
Incorrect Answer with correct working out
OR
Single error in calculation
Sample answer
700Sin30 + 700Sin30 600
700 600
= 100 N North
(b) Hence calculate the acceleration of the 1000 kg mass. (2 marks)

Correct value calculated 2
Incorrect Answer with correct working out 1
OR
Sample answer
F = ma
100 = 1000a
a = 100/1000 = 0.1 m/s2 north
A race car driver drove his car around a circular track as shown in the following diagram (top view).
He starts at marker A and finishes at marker D, each of the markers are placed at mark. The
radius of the circular track is 880 m.
D B
C Diagram not to Scale
(a) Is there force acting on the car if it travels at a constant speed around the circular track?
Explain your answer. (3 marks)

Identifies that the car has a change in velocity regardless of constant 3
speed
Clearly explains how the object is accelerating
Relates this acceleration to a force acting on the car
Identifies that the car has a change in velocity 2

OR
Identifies car accelerates
Attempts to relate either change in velocity OR acceleration to force 1

Sample Answer
Even though the car has a constant speed , the velocity of the car is changing (direction is changing). In a
given time period the a = v/ t , if the object is accelerating there is a force acting on the car from F = ma
acting towards the centre of the circle.
(b) Calculate the average speed of the car if he took 75 seconds to go from start (Marker A)
to finish (Marker D). (2 marks)
OR
Single error in calculation e.g incorrect distance used
Sample answer
Diatance travelled from A to D = (2R)

= ( 2 880)
= 4146.902303
S = d/t = 4146.902303 / 75
= 55.29 m/s
(c) Calculate the kinetic energy of the car while moving if it has a mass of 470 kg. (1 mark)

Correct value calculated with units 1
Sample answer
Ek = m v2
= 470 55.292
= 718391.2635 J
An object travels 5 metres from point P to Q East, then 7 metres from point Q to Z West as shown
in the diagram below.
P Q Diagram not to Scale

Z
Explain how the values for distance and displacement can have different values.

Correctly explains difference in Displacement (vector) and distance 2
(Scalar)
Uses values from question to support answer
Only correctly identifies either displacement or distance 1
OR
Correctly explains difference in Displacement (vector) and distance
(Scalar) without uses of values
Sample answer:
Distance is a scalar value and can be thought of as the total length of the path an object follows. In
the case mentioned in the question, the object has travelled 12 metres. Displacement is a vector
quantity and can be thought of how far has the object moved from its original position, this requires
both a magnitude and direction. In the above case the objects displacement is 2 metres west.
Due to the difference definitions of distance and displacement both can have different values
describing the same situation and are correct in their own right.
A car of mass 2000 kg is travelling at 40 km/hr. The driver suddenly notices a fallen tree 50 metres
on the road up ahead. The driver applies the breaks at the instance he notices the tree, which apply a
constant break force of 2500 N.
Does the car come to rest before the tree? Use relevant values and calculations to support your
answer.

Provides correct response to question based on correct values and 4
calculations
Only calculates correct value without answering the question 3
OR
Correct working out with incorrect answer AND answers the question
OR
Correct method with single error in calculation AND answers the
question
Correct working out with incorrect answer 2
OR
Correct method with two errors in calculation
And
Attempts to answer question
Attempts to link change in energy to work done 1
OR
Correctly calculates Ek
Sample Answer
Change in Ek = work done on the object
mv2 1/2mu2 = Fs
v=0
1/2mu2 = -Fs negative force as it is applying against direction of motion
1/2mu2 / F = s
2000 (40/3.6)2 / 2500
s = 49.38271605 metres
The car comes to rest in 49.38m, 0.62 m before the fallen tree and would avoid impact.
A car of mass 2500 kg is resting on an incline of 20 as shown in the diagram below. Calculate a
value for the static friction keeping the car at rest on the incline.
Diagram not to Scale

20

OR
Sample Answer:
W = mg
= 2500 X 9.8
= 24500N
Force acting down slope = frictional forces
There for F = Wsin20 component of weight force acting down the incline
Frictional force = 8379.49N up the hill
An ice hockey puck with initial speed of u m/s comes to rest in 3 seconds. In this time the puck
travelled 10 metres. Calculate the initial speed of the puck.

Correct value calculated with units 2
OR
Correct value no units
OR
OR
Correctly equates U+ V / 2 = d/t
Sample Answer:
(U+ V) / 2 = d/t , v = 0
u/2 = 10/3
u = 2 * (10/3)
= 6.6 m/s

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TERM 2 THEORY EXAM

Total marks for this paper: 40

Reading time 2 minutes Part A Multiple Choice

Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics Term 2 theory exam

Use the multiple choice answer sheet.

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

Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics half-yearly exam 2

2. Gamma rays are the result of which of the following processes?

(A) Outer shell electron transitions

(A) Visible light travelling through empty space.

(A) Similar frequency and decreased amplitude.

Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics half-yearly exam 3

The frequency of the above wave is approximately

6. A scuba diver is motionless at a depth of 8.0 m below the surface.

Which statement below correctly describes the divers situation?

(A) There are no forces acting on the driver.

7. For which journey is the average velocity the greatest?

Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics half-yearly exam 4

The velocity of Katherine relative to Sarah is best illustrated as

10. Below is a velocity time graph for a car.

During which section was the object travelling at a

(A) Graph section A

Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics half-yearly exam 5

Girraween High School 2014 Preliminary Physics half-yearly exam 6

2014 PRELIMINARY PHYSICS Term 2 Exam

Describe one application of reflection for a convex surface.

Describe one application of reflection for each of the following:

Plane surface: bathroom mirror

Concave mirror: makeup mirror

Convex mirror: parking mirror

Example Underlying physics principals

Diagram not to scale

(b) Hence calculate the acceleration of the 1000 kg mass. (2 marks)

Diagram not to scale

Diagram not to scale

600 N Diagram not to Scale

Marking Criteria Marks

(b) Hence calculate the acceleration of the 1000 kg mass. (2 marks)

Marking Criteria Marks

C Diagram not to Scale

Marking Criteria Marks

Identifies that the car has a change in velocity 2

Attempts to relate either change in velocity OR acceleration to force 1

Diatance travelled from A to D = (2R)

Marking Criteria Marks

P Q Diagram not to Scale

Marking Criteria Marks

Marking Criteria Marks

Diagram not to Scale

Marking Criteria Marks

Frictional force = 8379.49N up the hill

Marking Criteria Marks

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