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NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE EXAM
PHYSICAL SCIENCES: PHYSICS (P1)
GRADE 12
SEPTEMBER 2014
MARKS: 150
TIME: 3 HOURS
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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. Write your name on the ANSWER BOOK.
2. Answer ALL the questions in the ANSWER BOOK.
3. This question paper consists of TWO sections:
SECTION A: (20)
SECTION B: (130)
4. You may use a non-programmable calculator.
5. You may use appropriate mathematical instruments.
6. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
7. YOU ARE ADVISED TO USE THE ATTACHED DATA SHEETS.
8. Give brief motivations, discussions et cetera where required.
9. Round off your final numerical answers to a minimum of TWO decimal places.
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SECTION A
QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Four options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Each question
has only ONE correct answer. Write only the letter (A-D) next to the question number
(1.1-1.10) in the ANSWER BOOK.
1.1 A ball, mass m, moves towards a wall, collides inelastically with the wall and moves
back.
vi
vf
Which one of the following vector diagrams shows the correct relationship between
the initial momentum (pi) of the ball, the final momentum (pf) of the ball and the
change in momentum (∆p) the ball experiences?
pi pi
A pf pf
B
∆p ∆p
pi pi
C D pf
pf
∆p ∆p
(2)
1.2 Two asteroids, 1 000 km apart, experience an attractive gravitational force F
between each other. If the asteroids move away from each other until a distance of
2 000 km separates them, the magnitude of the new gravitational force will be…
1
A
4
1
B
2
C √2
D 4 (2)
1.3 A ball is thrown vertically downwards from a certain height above the floor. The
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ball bounces a few times from the floor. The velocity–time graph below represents
the motion of the bouncing ball from the moment it was thrown. Ignore the effects
of friction.
Velocity (m·s-1)
R
●
●P Time (s)
●S
Which point (P, Q, R or S) on the graph represents the coordinates of the
maximum height after the first bounce?
A P
B Q
C R
D S (2)
1.4 A constant force F applied to an object causes a change in position, ∆x. The
graph of force versus position for the object is given below. Assume that the force
F and the change in position are in the same direction.
Force
(N) F
x Position (m)
Which ONE of the following statements is correct?
A The gradient of the graph represents the net work done by the force.
B The gradient of the graph represents the change in kinetic energy.
C The area under the graph represents the work done by the force.
D The area under the graph represents the power dissapated by the force. (2)
1.5 The reason why the observed pitch of an ambulance decreases as the ambulance
moves away from a stationary observer, is because the
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A amplitude of the sound wave decreases.
B amplitude of the sound wave increases.
C wavelength of the sound wave decreases.
D wavelength of the sound wave increases. (2)
1.6 Two identical metal spheres X and Y, on isolated stands, have charges of +6 nC
and -2 nC respectively. Y is brought into contact with X. Y is then placed in its
original position again.
+6 nC -2 nC
X Y
The final charge on each sphere is:
X Y
A 0 nC 0 nC
B 3 nC -1 nC
C 2 nC 2 nC
D 4 nC 4 nC (2)
1.7 The internal resistance of the battery in the circuit diagram below is negligible.
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V • •
Switch S is closed. Which ONE of the following represents the change in the
voltmeter and ammeter readings?
Voltmeter reading Ammeter reading
A Increases Increases
B Increases Decreases
C Decreases Decreases
D Decreases Increases (2)
1.8 In the circuit diagram below, the power dissipated by the 3 Ω resistor is P. The
power dissipated by the 6 Ω resistor is…
3Ω
6Ω
A 1
4
B 1
2
C 2
D 4 (2)
1.9 An electric iron is rated 1 400 W ; 220 V. It takes 3 hours to iron a load of clothes.
The cost to iron these clothes, if the cost of electricity is R1,30 per kWh, is…
A R 1,82
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B R 5,46
C R 8,58
D R 18,20 (2)
1.10 Blue light of different intensities is shone onto the cathode of a photo-electric cell.
Photo-electrons are emitted from the cathode.
Which ONE of the following graphs represents the correct relationship between
the maximum kinetic energy of the emitted photo electrons and the intensity of the
incident light?
Ek Ek
Intensity Intensity
A B
Ek Ek
Intensity Intensity
C D (2)
TOTAL SECTION A: [20]
SECTION B
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Start each question on a new page.
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2. Leave one line open between two sub-questions, for example between
QUESTION 2.1 and 2.2.
3. Show the formulae and substitutions in ALL calculations.
4. Round off your final numerical answers to a minimum of two decimal places.
QUESTION 2 (Start on a new page.)
A light inelastic string connects two blocks of mass 1,5 kg and 2 kg respectively. A force
is applied at an angle of 20° on block A.
F
B A
20°
1,5 kg 2 kg
If a force F of 8,25 N is applied on block A, the blocks move at a CONSTANT VELOCITY on the
rough surface.
2.1 Calculate the horizontal component of the applied force F. (2)
2.2 Calculate the magnitude of the normal force acting on block A. (3)
2.3 Calculate the coefficient of kinetic friction between the blocks and the rough (4)
surface.
2.4 How will the frictional force on block A change if the angle of the force changes to
15°? Write down INCREASES, DECREASES or REMAINS THE SAME. (1)
[10]
QUESTION 3 (Start on a new page.)
A boy kicks a ball vertically upwards from a height of 0,6 m above the ground. The ball
moves past the top of a building, 21 m higher than the point from where he kicked the ball.
The ball hits the roof of the building 3,1 s after it was kicked. The ball bounces once off the
roof of the building and then comes to rest. Ignore all effects of air resistance.
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21 m
0,6 m
3.1 Write down the magnitude and direction of the acceleration of the ball at point X. (2)
3.2 Calculate the magnitude of the velocity with which the ball was kicked. (4)
3.3 Calculate the maximum height that the ball reaches above the ground. (4)
3.4 Refer to the sketch and state whether the collision of the ball on the roof is
ELASTIC or INELASTIC. Give a reason for the answer. (2)
3.5 Sketch a postion versus time graph for the complete motion of the ball, from the
moment it was kicked until it comes to rest. Use the roof of the building as the zero
of position.
Indicate the following on the graph:
• The position of the ball when the boy kicks it.
• The position at point X.
• The time when the ball hits the roof the first time.
(5)
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QUESTON 4 (Start on a new page)
A boy on roller blades with his hands on a fully loaded trolley, mass 18 kg, moves west at
5 m·s-1 over a frictionless surface as shown in the sketch. The boy now pushes the trolley
so that he moves at 1 m·s-1 east after this push. The mass of the boy and his roller blades
is 45 kg.
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5 m·s-1
18 kg
4.1 State the conservation principle that is applicable during the interaction between
the boy and the trolley. (2)
4.2 Calculate the velocity of the trolley directly after the boy pushed it. (4)
4.3 During the pushing motion of the boy on the trolley, the trolley experiences an
impulse. How does the magnitude of the impulse that the boy experiences
compare to that of the trolley? Write down INCREASES, DECREASES or
REMAINS THE SAME and explain your answer. (3)
4.4 If the force exerted on the trolley lasts 0,4 s, calculate the force that the boy exerts
on the trolley. (4)
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QUESTION 5 (Start on a new page)
A constant force F is applied to a crate of mass 25 kg to move it upwards along a frictionless
inclined plane. When it reaches point A, its speed is 12 m·s-1 and 10,8 m·s-1 when it reaches
point B which is 3,5 m further up the incline.
3,5 m
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B
-1
12 m·s F
A
30°
5.1 Draw a free force diagram showing ALL the forces acting on the crate while it is
moving up the incline. (3)
5.2 Is mechanical energy conserved during this motion? Write down YES or NO and
briefly explain the answer. (2)
5.3 Write down the NAME of the conservative force that acts on the crate. (1)
5.4 Give a reason why the normal force does no work on the crate during its motion up
the incline. (1)
5.5 In which direction does the net force act on the crate as it moves up the incline?
Write only FROM A TO B or FROM B TO A. (1)
5.6 Use ENERGY PRINCIPLES to calculate the magnitude of the force F. (6)
[14]
QUESTION 6 (Start on a new page)
A whale swims directly towards a stationary submarine at 8 m·s-1. The sonar system of the
submarine has a frequency of 23 000 Hz. Take the speed of the sonar wave in sea water
as 1 435 m·s-1.
8 m·s-1 Whale
Submarine
6.1 Define the Doppler effect. (2)
6.2 How does the frequency that the whale observes compare to the frequency sent
out by the submarine? Write down only HIGHER, LOWER or STAYS THE SAME. (1)
6.3 Calculate the frequency of the sound wave heard by the whale. (4)
The Doppler-effect is also used to monitor the movement of remote stars. During such a
study of a star it was observed that the absorption line of red light moved to 688 nm. On
the earth the absorption line of red light is observed at 653 nm.
6.4 Is the remote star moving NEARER TO or FURTHER AWAY from the earth?
Give a reason for your answer. (4)
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QUESTION 7 (Start on a new page.)
In the diagram below, a point charge, Q2, with a charge of -4 nC is placed 6 mm east of an
identical point charge Q1. Point X is a distance d east of Q2.
N
6 mm d
W E
● ● ●
Q1 Q2 X S
-4 nC -4 nC
7.1 Draw the net electric field pattern due to charges Q1 and Q2. (3)
7.2 The electric field at point X, due to ONLY Q1, is 4,44 x 105 N·C-1 west.
Calculate the distance d. (5)
A charge Q3 of -5 nC is now placed 10 mm due north of charge Q1.
-5 nC
● Q3
10 mm
Q1 Q2
● ●
6 mm
7.3 Write down Coulomb’s law in words. (2)
7.4 Calculate the magnitude of the net force that the charge Q1 will experience due to
the charges Q2 and Q3.
(6)
[16]
QUESTION 8 (Start on a new page.)
Learners investigate the conductivity of two metal wires P and Q that are made of different
materials. They connect one wire at a time in a circuit diagram as shown below.
•
• A
Wire
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V
The potential difference across each wire is increased by a constant amount and the
current is measured accordingly. The learners represent their observations in the following
sketch graph.
Wire P
Current (A)
Wire Q
Potential difference (V)
8.1 Write down the investigative question. (2)
8.2 State TWO variables that the learners had to keep constant in the investigation. (2)
8.3 With reference to the gradients of the graph, determine which one of the wires is
the better conductor. Write down P or Q and explain your answer. (3)
[7]
QUESTION 9 (Start on a new page.)
In the circuit diagram below the light bulb L has a resistance of 40 Ω and the battery has an
internal resistance of 3 Ω. The reading on the voltmeter decreases with 4,5 V when the
switch S is closed.
3Ω
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• V 30 Ω 20 Ω
S •
A
L
40 Ω
9.1 Explain why there is a decrease in the voltmeter reading when the switch S is
closed. (2)
9.2 The switch S is closed. Calculate the:
9.2.1 current in the battery. (3)
9.2.2 emf of the battery. (5)
9.2.3 reading on the ammeter. (3)
9.3 The 20 Ω resistor suddenly burns out. How will the power dissipated in the light
bulb change?
Write down INCREASES, DECREASES or REMAINS THE SAME and explain the
answer fully. (4)
[17]
QUESTION 10 (Start on a new page.)
The following simplified sketches represent an alternating current (AC) generator that is rotated
clockwise.
Sketch A Sketch B
N S N S
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X
Y
10.1 Write down the energy conversion that takes place in an AC generator. (1)
10.2 Write down the name of the component
10.2.1 labelled X (1)
10.2.2 labelled Y (1)
10.3 The maximum current output of this AC generator is 21 A. A graph of the
potential difference output of the generator against time is shown below.
400
Potential difference (V)
300
200
100
0
t1
-100 Time (s)
-200 (s)
-300
-400
10.3.1 Which ONE of the sketches (A or B) shows the position of the coil at the time t1 on
the graph? (1)
10.3.2 Calculate the average power generated by the generator. (5)
[9]
QUESTION 11 (Start on a new page.)
Light of different frequencies is irradiated onto the metal cathode R of a photo-cell. The
kinetic energy of the released photo-electrons is measured and shown in the graph below.
Ek (J)
R
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5,79 Frequency ( ×1014 Hz)
11.1 Explain why no photo-electrons are released when light of frequency P is used. (2)
11.2 The photo-cell is now replaced with one which contains a metal cathode S and is
irradiated with light of different frequencies. The metal cathode S has a higher
work function than metal cathode R.
Redraw the above graph in your answer book. Indicate the relationship between
the frequency and the kinetic energy of metal cathode S on the same axis. Label
the graphs very clearly as R and S. (2)
Ultraviolet light with a frequency of 1,5 × 1015 Hz is irradiated on the surface of metal
cathode R. Photo-electrons are released.
11.3 Calculate the energy of a photon of ultraviolet light. (3)
11.4 Calculate the maximum kinetic energy of the photo-electrons. (4)
[11]
QUESTION 12 (Start on a new page.)
The following table represents the different energy levels of the hydrogen atom as well as
the corresponding energy values, in joule (J) of each energy level.
ENERGY LEVEL ENERGY VALUE
n=4 E = -1,36 × 10-19 J
n=3 é E = -2,40 × 10-19 J
n=2 E = -5,44 × 10-19 J
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12.1 The colour of light and its corresponding wavelength is given in the table below.
COLOUR WAVE LENGTH (×10-9 m)
Red 650
Orange 590
Yellow 570
Green 510
Blue 475
Violet 400
Determine the colour of light emitted when an electron falls back from the third to
the second energy level. Show ALL calculations. (6)
[6]
TOTAL SECTION B: [130]
GRAND TOTAL: 150
DATA FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES GRADE 12
PAPER 1 (PHYSICS)
TABLE 1: PHYSICAL CONSTANTS
NAME SYMBOL VALUE
Acceleration due to gravity g 9,8 m·s-2
Universal gravitational constant G 6,67 × 10-11 N·m2·kg-2
Radius of Earth RE 6,38 × 106 m
Mass of Earth ME 5,98 × 1024 kg
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Speed of light in a vacuum c 3,0 x 108 m·s-1
Planck's constant h 6,63 x 10-34 J·s
Coulomb's constant k 9,0 x 109 N·m2·C-2
Charge on electron e -1,6 x 10-19 C
Electron mass me 9,11 x 10-31 kg
TABLE 2: FORMULAE
MOTION
v f = v i + a ∆t ∆x = v i ∆t + 21 a∆t 2 OR ∆y = v i ∆t + 21 a∆t 2
v +vf v + vf
2 2 2
v f = v i + 2a∆x OR v f = v i + 2a∆y
2
∆x = i ∆t OR ∆y = i ∆t
2 2
FORCE
Fnet = ma p = mv
Fnet ∆t = ∆p
∆p = mv f − mv i w = mg
Gm1 m2 Gm
F= g=
r2 r2
fs(max) = µsN fk = µkN
WORK, ENERGY AND POWER
W = F∆x cos θ U = mgh OR EP = mgh
1 1 Wnet = ∆K OR W net = ∆Ek
K = mv 2 OR Ek = mv 2
2 2
∆K = Kf – Ki OR ∆Ek = Ekf - Eki
W
Wnc = ∆K + ∆U OR W nc = ∆Ek + ∆Ep P=
∆t
Pavg = F·vavg
WAVES, SOUND AND LIGHT
1
v=fλ T=
f
v ± vL c
fL = fs E = hf OR E= h
v ± vs λ
E = W o + Kmax OR E = W o + Ek(max) with
1 1
E = hf en W o = hfo en Kmax = 2 mv2max OR Ek(max) = 2 mv2max
ELECTROSTATICS
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kQ1Q 2 kQ
F= E=
r 2
r2
F W
E= V=
q q
Q Q
n = e OF n = q
e
ELECTRIC CIRCUITS
V
R= emf (E) = I(R + r)
I
Rs = R1 + R2 + ...
1 1 1 q=I ∆t
= + + ...
R p R1 R 2
W = Vq W
P=
W = VI ∆ t ∆t
P = VI
W = I2R ∆ t
2
P = I 2R
V ∆t
W= V2
R P=
R
ALTERNATING CURRENT
Paverage = Vrms I rms
I
I rms = max
2
Paverage = I 2rmsR
Vmax
Vrms = 2
Vrms
2 Paverage =
R
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