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PHYSICAL SCIENCES P1
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Physical Sciences Grade 12 P1 Eastern Cape June 2021 QP
Grade 12 Physical Sciences Paper 1 question paper from the Eastern Cape June 2021 (English), 13 pages. Read online or download the free PDF.
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2 PHYSICAL SCIENCES P1 (EC/JUNE 2021)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of 10 questions.
2. Answer ALL the questions.
3. You may use a non-programmable calculator.
4. You may use appropriate mathematical instruments.
5. Number the questions correctly according to the numbering system used in
this question paper.
6. You are advised to use the attached DATA SHEETS.
7. The formulae and substitutions must be shown in ALL calculations.
8. Give brief motivations, discussions, etc. where required.
9. Round off your final numerical answers to a minimum of TWO decimal
places.
10. Start EACH question on a NEW page.
11. All diagrams are not necessarily drawn according to scale.
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QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
Four possible options are provided as answers to the following questions. Choose
the answer and write down (A–D) next to the question numbers (1.1–1.10) in your
ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.11 D.
1.1 Safety belts in cars are designed to reduce the extent of injuries to passengers
during accidents. Which ONE of Newton’s laws of motion best explains the
tendency of a passenger’s body to move forward during a head-on collision?
A Law of Universal gravitation
B First Law
C Second Law
D Third Law (2)
1.2 An object of mass m rests on a flat table. If the action force of the Earth on this
object is mg, which ONE of the statements given below best describes the
reaction force?
A The table pushing up on the object with force mg
B The object pushing down on the table with force mg
C The object pulling upward on the Earth with force mg
D The table pushing down on the floor with force mg (2)
1.3 A constant net force, F, acts on a box which moves along a frictionless
horizontal surface. Which ONE of the following quantities remains constant
while the net force F acts on the box?
A Change in momentum
B Work done on the box
C Rate of change of velocity
D Change in gravitational potential energy (2)
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1.4 A ball is dropped from a hot air balloon that is moving upwards at a constant
velocity. Take UPWARDS as the POSITIVE direction. The correct velocity
versus time graph for the motion of the ball and the balloon is:
(2)
1.5 Two forces, each of magnitude 200 N, are simultaneously applied to a toolbox
of mass 25 kg resting on a horizontal surface as shown in the diagram below.
Ignore the effects of friction.
200 N
200 N 30°
25 kg
Work will be done by the net force on the toolbox because it will …
A accelerate to the left.
B accelerate to the right.
C be lifted off the surface.
D remain at rest. (2)
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1.6 While a helicopter is moving vertically upwards with constant velocity, a camera
is dropped from it. The camera lands on the ground after t1 seconds. The sketch
graph below represents the velocity-time relationship of the camera’s motion.
Downward direction is positive.
v (m.s-1)
t1 t (s)
The shaded area under the graph represents the:
A Total distance the camera has travelled
B Speed with which the camera strikes the ground below
C Maximum height of the camera above the ground
D Magnitude of the displacement of the camera (2)
1.7 The work done by the car’s engine to increase its velocity from 0 to v is W.
What work should be done by the engine to increase its velocity from v to 2v ?
A 4W
B 3W
C 2W
D W (2)
1.8 An ambulance moving at constant velocity, producing a sound, approaches a
stationary listener, passes the listener and moves away. Which ONE of the
following graphs best represents the change in observed frequency versus
time?
A B
f (Hz) f (Hz)
t (s) t (s)
C D
f (Hz) f (Hz)
t (s) t (s) (2)
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1.9 Two identical metal spheres, each carrying a charge Q, are at a distance r
apart. Which ONE of the following pairs of changes, that are made
simultaneously, will DOUBLE the electrostatic force that one charged sphere
exerts on the other?
DISTANCE BETWEEN MAGNITUDE OF CHARGES
CENTRES OF SPHERES
r Q
A Decrease distance to Reduce the charges on both spheres to
2 2
r
B Decrease distance to Double the charges on both spheres
2
r
C Decrease distance to Double the charges on both spheres
2
r Q
D Decrease distance to Reduce the charge on one sphere to
2 2 (2)
1.10 Two objects experience an INELASTIC collision in an isolated system.
Which ONE of the following combinations regarding the total momentum and
total kinetic energy is correct?
Total momentum is … Total kinetic energy is …
A not conserved conserved
B conserved not conserved
C not conserved not conserved
D conserved conserved (2)
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QUESTION 2 (Start on a NEW page.)
Two blocks, A and B, are placed on an inclined rough surface that makes an angle
of 35° with the horizontal. Nceba is applying a force F on block A to push the system
up the incline. Block B experiences a frictional force of 15 N.
25 kg
10 kg
2.1 State Newton’s Third law of motion in words. (2)
2.2 Draw a labelled free-body diagram of all the forces acting on block B. (4)
2.3 If the system accelerates at 1,5 m.s-2 up the incline, calculate the force exerted
by block B on block A. (6)
2.4 If block A experiences a frictional force of 4,5 N when the system was
accelerating at 1,5 m.s-2, calculate the magnitude of the force applied by
Nceba. (4)
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QUESTION 3 (Start on a NEW page.)
Two boxes of mass m and 15 kg, are connected by a light inextensible string
passing over a frictionless pulley. A force of 500 N is applied, at an angle of 40° to
the horizontal, on the box of mass m as shown in the diagram below. The box of
mass m experiences a frictional force of 115 N and a normal force, FN, of 623,3 N.
FApplied = 500 N
a
m 40°
15 kg
3.1 State Newton’s Second Law of motion in words. (2)
3.2 Calculate the value of m in the diagram above. (5)
3.3 Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of the system as it moves
towards the direction indicated on the diagram. (7)
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QUESTION 4 (Start on a NEW page.)
Two balls A and B, are thrown simultaneously from different positions of the
balcony overlooking the street. Ball A is thrown vertically upwards with a velocity of
5 m·s-1 from the top of a balcony and ball B is thrown vertically upwards with a
velocity of 8 m.s-1 from the bottom of the balcony. Ignore effects of air resistance.
4.1 Define the term projectile. (2)
4.2 Calculate the magnitude of the displacement above the balcony of ball A. (3)
4.3 If the height of the balcony is 5 m, show by calculations whether or not ball B
reached the maximum height reached by ball A. (5)
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4.4 Calculate the speed at which ball B was moving when ball A reached its
maximum height. (4)
4.5 At what time (in minutes) will the speed of the two balls be equal? (5)
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QUESTION 5 (Start on a NEW page.)
A car of mass 1 140 kg, moving towards the east with a velocity of 30 m.s-1, collides
with an oncoming delivery van of mass 1 650 kg. After collision, the van continues
moving towards its original direction at 12 m.s-1 whilst the car moves at 10 m.s-1.
The system is isolated.
5.1 What is meant by isolated system? (2)
5.2 Determine the magnitude of the initial momentum of the car. (3)
5.3 Calculate the velocity of the van before collision. (5)
5.4 Name and state the principle used to answer QUESTION 5.3. (3)
5.5 Calculate the change in momentum of the van. (3)
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QUESTION 6 (Start on a NEW page.)
A car with a mass of 1 125 kg travelling at a constant velocity of 25 m.s-1 collided
with a tree and rebounds with a velocity of 6 m.s-1.
The car was in contact with the tree for 3,5 s.
6.1 State Newton’s Second Law of motion in terms of momentum in words. (2)
6.2 Calculate the total initial kinetic energy of the system. (4)
6.3 Calculate the impulse of the tree during the collision. (4)
6.4 Calculate the average force experienced by the car. (3)
6.5 Discuss by using the principles of physics, how the airbags of the car reduce
the extent of injuries suffered by the driver. (2)
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6.6 If the car did not rebound from the tree but the time interval remained 3,5 s,
how will the magnitude of the force exerted on the car be influenced?
Write only INCREASE, DECREASE or REMAIN THE SAME. Explain the
answer. (4)
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QUESTION 7 (Start on a NEW page.)
A research satellite has a mass of 3,4 x 103 kg. It orbits the Earth at a distance of
2,32 x 106 m from the centre of the Earth, which has a mass of 5,98 x 1024 kg.
7.1 Calculate the gravitational force that the Earth exerts on the satellite. (4)
7.2 Name and state the law that is applicable to this situation. (3)
7.3 Another satellite of mass half that of the research satellite orbits at a distance
half that of the research satellite from the centre of the Earth.
Calculate the magnitude of the force of attraction between the Earth and this
satellite. (3)
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QUESTION 8 (Start on a NEW page.)
8.1 A crate of mass 8 kg was resting at point A on an inclined rough surface that
makes an angle of 30° with the horizontal. Two forces F1 and F2, of 20 N and
100 N respectively, were simultaneously applied on the crate and it moved
through a displacement of 20 m, as shown in the diagram below.
100 N
B
20 m
8 kg
20 N
A
30°
8.1.1 State the work-energy theorem in words. (2)
8.1.2 If the frictional force experienced by the crate is 8,5 N, calculate the
net work done in moving the crate to point B. (4)
8.1.3 Use energy principles to calculate the velocity of the box as it passes
point B. (4)
8.2 A race car with a mass of 1 500 kg can reach a speed of 26 m.s-1 from
0 m.s-1 in 4 s. Calculate the average power output of the car’s engine. (5)
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QUESTION 9 (Start on a NEW page.)
9.1 A hospital staff member moves away from an ambulance. The siren of the
ambulance produces a sound of an unkown frequency. The staff member
hears 0,85 times the frequency of the siren as he moves away from the
ambulance. The speed of sound in the air is 340 m.s-1.
9.1.1 Define Doppler effect. (2)
9.1.2 Calculate the velocity of the staff member as he moves away from the
ambulance. (4)
9.1.3 Why is the frequency perceived by the listener moving away from the
source lower than the actual frequency produced by the siren? (2)
9.1.4 If the staff member decided to get inside the ambulance, how would
the frequency heard by the staff member compare, to that emitted by
the ambulance?
Write only GREATER THAN, SMALLER THAN or EQUAL TO. (2)
9.1.5 If the frequency of the source was 190 Hz, what will be the magnitude
of the frequency registered by the staff member as he was moving
away from the ambulance? (2)
9.2 Name TWO applications of the Doppler effect in Medical Science. (2)
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QUESTION 10 (Start on a NEW page.)
The diagram below shows three point charges, A carrying a charge of -4 nC, B
carrying a charge of +8 nC and N carrying a charge of +2 nC. These point charges
are placed at distance apart from one another as shown in the diagram below.
N A B
+ – +
14 mm 35 mm
10.1 State Coulomb’s law in words. (2)
10.2 Calculate the magnitude and direction of the net force around point charge
N due to the presence of both point charges A and B. (5)
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DATA FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES GRADE 12
PAPER 1 (PHYSICS)
GEGEWENS VIR FISIESE WETENSKAPPE GRAAD 12
VRAESTEL 1 (FISIKA)
TABLE 1: PHYSICAL CONSTANTS/TABEL 1: FISIESE KONSTANTES
NAME/NAAM SYMBOL/SIMBOOL VALUE/WAARDE
Acceleration due to gravity
Swaartekragversnelling
g 9,8 m•s-2
Universal gravitational constant
Universelegravitasiekonstant G 6,67 x 10-11 N•m2•kg-2
Speed of light in a vacuum
Spoed van lig in ʼn vakuum c 3,0 x 108 m•s-1
Planck's constant
Planck se konstante h 6,63 x 10-34 J•s
Coulomb's constant
Coulomb se konstante k 9,0 x 109 N•m2•C-2
Charge on electron
Lading op elektron e -1,6 x 10-19 C
Electron mass
Elektronmassa
me 9,11 x 10-31 kg
Mass of earth
Massa op aarde
M 5,98 x 1024 kg
Radius of earth
Radius van aarde
RE 6,38 x 103 km
TABLE 2: FORMULAE/TABEL 2: FORMULES
MOTION/BEWEGING
vf vi a t Δx v i Δt 1
2 a t 2 or/of Δy v i Δt 1
2 a t2
2 2 2 2 vi vf vi vf
vf vi 2a x or/of v f vi 2a y Δx Δt or/of Δy Δt
2 2
FORCE/KRAG
p mv
Fnet ma
fk = µkN
fsmax = µsN
Fnet t p
w mg
p mv f mv i
Gm 1 m2 M
F g = G d2
d2
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WORK, ENERGY AND POWER/ARBEID, ENERGIE EN DRYWING
W F x cos U mgh or/of EP mgh
Wnet K or/of Wnet Ek
1 1
K mv 2 or/of Ek mv 2
2 2 K Kf Ki or/of Ek Ekf Eki
W
Wnc K U or/of Wnc Ek Ep P
t
Pav Fv
WAVES, SOUND AND LIGHT/GOLWE, KLANK EN LIG
1
v f T
f
v vL v vL c
fL f s fL fb E hf or/of E h
v vs v vb
E W o E k where/waar
1 1
E hf and/en W0 hf0 and/en Ek mv 2 K max 2
mv max
2 or/ of 2
ELECTROSTATICS/ELEKTROSTATIKA
kQ 1Q 2 V W kQ F Q
F E V E E n=
r2 d q r2 q qe
ELECTRIC CIRCUITS/ELEKTRIESE STROOMBANE
emf ( ε ) = I(R + r)
V
R
I
emk ( ε ) = I(R + r)
1 1 1
Rs R1 R2 ... ... q I t
Rp R1 R 2
2 W
W = Vq W = VI t W= I2R t W= V Δt P
Δt
P = VI
P = I2R P
V2
R R
ALTERNATING CURRENT/WISSELSTROOM
Pav erage Vrms I rms / Pgemiddeld Vwgk I wgk
I max Imaks
I rms / I wgk
2 2 2
Pav erage I rmsR / Pgemiddeld I 2wgk R
Vmax Vmaks
Vrms / Vwgk 2
2
Vwgk
2 2 Vrms Pgemiddeld
Pav erage /
R R
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