JAMES RUSE AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

2003

PHYSICS
General Instruct !ns" Reading Time 5 minutes Working Time 2 hours Board-approved calculators may be used Write using blue or black pen Dra diagrams using pencil ! Data "heet and #eriodic Table and $ormulae "heets are provided at the back o% this paper Total marks& '5 This paper has t o parts( #art ! and #art B

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"elect !( B( 1 or D as the best ans er in the multiple choice ans er sheet* )* The readings on the ammeter 2) and the voltmeter 22 ill be& a3 b3 c3 d3 2 amps and )2 volts -*5 amps and )2 volts )2 volts and 2 amps -*5 amps and ' volts

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The resistance o% a piece o% conducting material depends on a number o% %actors* Which o% the %ollo ing conductors ill have the lo est resistance4 a3 b3 c3 d3 2 metres o% hot thin steel ire 2 metres o% cool thin copper ire ) metre o% cool thick copper ire ) metre o% hot thick steel ire

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! charged particle o% mass ,*2 5 )- $%& coulomb is released %rom rest in an electric %ield* 6% the electric %ield is uni%orm and has a strength o% )--- 7e tons81oulomb( then the electric %orce on the charged particle ill be closest to& a3 b3 c3 d3 ,*2 5 )- $%& ,*2 5 )- $%' )*' 5 )- $%& ,*2 5 )- $%& 7e tons 7e tons 7e tons81oulomb 9oules

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Which o% the %ollo ing is an e5ample o% total internal re%lection4& a3 b3 c3 d3 signals %rom three satellites reaching a ;lobal #ositioning Receiver micro aves travelling bet een communication to ers in "ydney light striking a conve5 polished metal mirror light travelling through optical %ibres

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Which diagram correctly sho s the orientation o% the magnetic %ield4

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! T= repair person needs a )5 ohm resistor( but does not have one* There are lots o% )- ohm resistors available* Which one o% the %ollo ing )- ohm resistor combinations ill give a total resistance o% )5 ohms4 a3 b3 c3 d3 three )- ohm resistors in series t o )- ohm resistors in series( connected in series ith another t o resistors in parallel %ive )- ohm resistors in parallel one )- ohm resistor in series ith another t o resistors hich are in parallel

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?ur sun is currently considered to be& a3 b3 c3 d3 a supernova a main se.uence star a red giant a hite d ar%

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The correct de%inition %or po er is& a3 b3 c3 d3 the change in potential energy per unit charge the direction o% the %orce on a very small north magnetic pole the rate at hich energy is trans%ormed %rom one %orm to another the ratio o% voltage to current

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The intensity o% light( measured at a distance d is %ound to be I* !t a distance o% 4d the intensity ould be closest to& a3 b3 c3 d3 I 8 )'* I8> I8: I82

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Which o% the %ollo ing include models o% the solar system4 a3 b3 c3 d3 ;alileo@s model hereby planetary orbits are ellipses around the sun ! sun centred heliocentric model and an Aarth centred geocentric model ! 1opernican model here everything revolved in concentric circles around the earth Brahe@s model here all the planets revolved around the earth and the earth revolved around the sun

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! beam o% blue light ith avelength :*> 5 )- < m passes into a glass slab as sho n in the diagram* The angle o% re%raction in this situation is& a3 b3 c3 d3 <- degrees ': degrees 2- degrees 2' degrees

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The spectral classes o% %our di%%erent stars are given as %ollo s in an !stronomy handbook* Which o% the stars ould have the hottest sur%ace temperature4 Na(e "irius !lpha 1entauri Beta 1rucis #olaris a3 b3 c3 d3 "irius !lpha 1entauri Beta 1rucis #olaris page& : S)ectral Class !; -( B 5 B) $>

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The universe is believed to have begun %rom a single point here all the energy and matter o% the universe e5isted in one place* Which o% the %ollo ing ans ers gives the correct order C%rom early to most recent3 %or the events in the %ormation o% the universe( as e kno it no 4 a3 Dniverse cooled to )- 2* B( .uarks and electrons %ormed( protons and neutrons %ormed( temperature cooled to )- %0 B( thermonuclear %usion began( temperature cooled to ,--- B and radiation as %ree to move through the universe* Dniverse cooled to )- 2* B( protons and neutrons %ormed( .uarks and electrons %ormed( ( temperature cooled to )- %0 B( thermonuclear %usion began( temperature cooled to ,--- B and radiation as %ree to move through the universe* Dniverse cooled to )- 2* B( .uarks and electrons %ormed( radiation as %ree to move through the universe( protons and neutrons %ormed( temperature cooled to )- %0 B( thermonuclear %usion began( temperature cooled to ,--- B* Dniverse cooled to )- 2* B( .uarks and electrons %ormed( protons and neutrons %ormed( temperature cooled to )- %0 B( thermonuclear %usion began( temperature cooled to ,--- B* Which o% the %ollo ing is a correct statement %or the la o% re%lection4 a3 the speed o% a ave changes as it changes mediums( in proportion to the re%ractive inde5 b3 light aves ill al ays totally internally re%lect hen the re%ractive inde5 o% the second material is lo er than the %irst c3 the angle o% incidence e.uals the angle o% re%lection d3 aves spread out as they travel through a narro opening

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!ns er .uestions )' 2/ in the ans er space* "ho all relevant orking and calculations* )'* 1ircuit breakers and %uses are used to protect humans in their homes %rom the danger o% electric shock* a3 b3 What is one advantage that a circuit breaker has over a %use4 C ) mark 3

Discuss the di%%erent e%%ect !1 po er and D1 po er has on the muscles o% the body* C 2 marks 3 ?n the diagram in the ans er space sketch the electric %ield lines bet een the plates* C ) mark 3

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?utline one ay in hich magnetic %ields or magnets are used around the home*

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Dsing coal as an energy source has changed in the last t o hundred years* 1oal as originally used in %ires to heat the home* ;ive t+! ays in hich this has changed in the last 2-- years* C 2 marks 3

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!n electric heater rated at 2:-- atts is used %or )- hours* 6% electricity costs 25 cents per kilo att-hour( ho much ill this cost4 C 2 marks 3

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! student sets up this circuit* The voltage o% the battery is )2 volts and hen the s itch ") is closed( a current o% , amps %lo around the circuit* The student notes the brightness o% lamp E)* 1alculate the resistance o% lamp E)* C ) mark 3 1alculate the electrical po er used by lamp E)*C ) 3

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The student then changes the circuit* !ll lamps are identical to the lamp E)*

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" itch ") and "2 are closed* 1ompare the brightness o% each lamp to the brightness o% E) in the original circuit* C dimmer( same or brighter 3 4 C , marks 3 6denti%y the di%%erence bet een conductors and insulators* a3 b3 "ketch a FertGsprung Russell diagram and label the a5es* ?n your diagram indicate the regions o%& i3 main se.uence stars ii3 red giants iii3 hite d ar%s !lso on your diagram indicate the position o% our sun C ; 2 3 C 2 marks 3 C , marks 3 C , marks 3

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De%ine accretion and brie%ly sho ho it helps e5plain the %ormation o% stars and gala5ies*C 2 3 a3 Eist one o% the t o assumptions made by $riedmann about the universe* C ) mark 3

b3 $riedmann proposed a model to e5plain the %ate o% our universe* This Hclosed universe modelI is one o% three proposed possible e5planations* The other t o are the H%lat universe modelI and the Hopen universe modelI* 1hoose !ne o% these models and e5plain ho it orks* page& < C 2 marks 3

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Brie%ly name or describe one %orm o% evidence that supports the big bang theory* A5plain ho this evidence supports the big bang theory C 2 marks 3 Brie%ly name or describe a second %orm o% evidence that supports the big bang theory* A5plain ho this evidence supports the big bang theory C 2 marks 3 ! light ray travelling in a vacuum( has a avelength o% 5 5 )- ,* m* The ray enters a glass slab that has a re%ractive inde5 o% )*5* 1alculate the avelength o% the light in the glass* C 2 marks 3 !nother light ray travelling in a vacuum( has a avelength o% 5 5 )- ,* m* The ray enters a perspe5 slab that has a re%ractive inde5 o% )*,* 1alculate the avelength o% the light in the perspe5* C ) mark 3 1alculate the ratio o% the speed o% the light ray in the glass to the speed o% the light ray in the perspe5* C ) marks 3

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2odern communication methods rely on electromagnetic radiation and digital storage* a3 b3 6denti%y t o communication avebands ithin the electromagnetic spectrum* C 2 marks3 6denti%y t o types o% communication data that are stored in digital %orm* C 2 marks 3

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! ray o% light( travelling in air( is incident on a horiGontal glass sur%ace at an angle o% incidence o% ,- degrees* 6% the re%ractive inde5 o% the glass is )*5( %ind the angle o% re%raction o% the light ray in the glass* C 2 marks 3 0our task is to %ind the relationship bet een resistance and current( hen the voltage across a resistor is held constant( using the data given*

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;raph these results ith the independent variable C resistance 3 on the horiGontal a5is* C , marks 3 What does your graph suggest about the relationship bet een resistance and current4 Dsing graphical or algebraic means( support the suggestion( made in Cb3 above* What as the constant voltage used in this e5periment4 ------------------- En- ----------------C ) mark3 C 2 marks 3 C ) mark3

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