Physical Sciences Grade 9 IEB June 2019 Question Paper

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Downloaded from hlayiso.com GRADE 9 PHYSICAL SCIENCES EXAM JUNE 2019 EXAMINER: Mrs M Greyling MARKS: 60 MODERATOR: Mrs I Evans and Mrs K Storm TIME: 60 Mins Name: _____________________________________________ CLASS: __________ You have been provided with a Data Sheet along with this exam paper, please make sure that you have one enclosed in your exam paper before you begin and that it is handed in along with your exam paper when the exam is completed. QUESTION 1: Highlight or circle the correct answer to each of the following questions. 1.1 Potential energy is measured in….. A Ohms B Watts C Volts D Joules 1.2 The law of conservation of charge states: A Charge can be created but not destroyed, and transferred from one substance to another. B Charge cannot be created or destroyed, only transferred from one substance to another. C Charge can be created, destroyed and transferred from one substance to another. D Charge cannot be created, but destroyed and transferred from one substance to another. 1.3 Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding mass and weight? A Weight is a force caused by gravity and mass is the amount of matter in a substance. B Mass is measured in Kilograms and weight is measured in Newtons. C The weight of an object on the moon will be the same as the weight of the object on Earth. D The weight of an object on the moon will be less than the weight of the object on Earth. Page 1 of 9

Downloaded from hlayiso.com 1.4 Consider the following two circuits: Circuit A Circuit B Which circuit has the lowest current flowing through it? A Circuit A B Circuit B C Both have the same current flowing through them D None of the above 1.5 A kettles element releases 4500J of heat in 3 seconds. What is the kettles power output? A 4500 W B 1500 J C 1500 W D 13500 W [5] QUESTION 2 Fill in the word needed to complete the following sentences. 2.1 _____________________ electricity involves electric charges which are stationary or at rest. 2.2 An object that has the same number of electrons as protons is said to be ______________. 2.3 A ________________________ is a material that allows electric charge to flow freely through it. 2.4 Energy is defined as the ability to do ____________________________. 2.5 The SI unit for power is the ____________________________. [5] Page 2 of 9

Downloaded from hlayiso.com QUESTION 3 A balloon becomes charged and the image below shows a lady’s hair being attracted to the charged balloon. Study the image and answer the questions that follow. 3.1 Describe how the balloon could become charged. _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (3) 3.2 What force, contact or non-contact, is being demonstrated in the picture? ________________________________________________________________ (1) 3.3 State the Law of Electrostatics. _____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ (1) [5] Page 3 of 9

Downloaded from hlayiso.com QUESTION 4 Study the circuit below and answer the questions that follow. 4.1 Draw a labelled circuit diagram to represent the above circuit. (5) 4.2 On your circuit diagram indicate the direction of CONVENTIONAL current. (1) Page 4 of 9

4.3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com If a resistor C is added in series to resistors A and B, what will happen to the reading on the voltmeter over resistor B? ___________________________________________________________________ (1) 4.4 Give a reason for your answer to Question 4.3. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ (2) 4.5 Give ONE factor that affects the resistance of a metal conductor. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ (1) [10] QUESTION 5 Consider the circuit shown below and answer the questions that follow. 5.1 How will the reading on A1 compare to the reading on A2? Will it be more than, equal to, or less than the reading on A2? _________________________________________________________________ (1) 5.2 If the resistance for R1 is 2Ω, calculate the total resistance in the circuit. _________________________________________________________________ (1) 5.3 Calculate the reading on A3. Round your answer off to 1 decimal place. (3) Page 5 of 9

5.4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Calculate the reading on V1. (3) 5.5 Calculate how much charge flows through the cell in 2 minutes. (3) [11] QUESTION 6 You have set up 1000 Christmas lights on your Christmas tree. When you plug them in you discover that 5 of the lights are not working. 6.1 Are the lights connected in series or parallel? _________________________________________________________________ [1] QUESTION 7 The diagrams below show the forces acting in four different situations, A - C. Study the diagrams and answer the questions that follow. A B C Page 6 of 9

7.1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Give the definition of a force. __________________________________________________________________ (1) 7.2 Calculate the net force and state the direction (left or right) of the net force in each of the diagrams B and C. (2) 7.3 Give the specific name of the force shown in diagram A. __________________________________________________________________ (1) 7.4 The diagram below shows all the forces acting on the go cart in diagram C. Provide the names of the specific forces labelled b and c. (b) ______________________________________________________________ (c)______________________________________________________________ (2) 7.5 Give TWO effects that a force can have on an object. __________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ (2) [8] Page 7 of 9

QUESTION 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Joanna the astronaut performs an experiment to determine the relationship between mass and weight on different planets in our solar system. She sets off in a space ship and measures her own weight on the different planets. The following table shows her results. Planet Weight (N) Mercury 192.5 Jupiter 1424.5 Earth 550 Moon 88 8.1 Using the information in the table, calculate the acceleration due to gravity (g) on Jupiter [4] QUESTION 9 A block with a weight of 1350 N is hoisted (lifted) vertically upwards from the ground by a chain winch and reaches a height of 2 m in 20 seconds. 1350N Page 8 of 9

9.1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Calculate the power of the winch. [6] QUESTION 10 A man who has a mass of 80 kg is running away from a pit bull at a velocity of 5 m.s-1 and wants to jump over the garden wall that is 2 m high. Using kinetic energy and potential energy calculations decide whether the man would be able to jump over the 2 m high wall. Round your answer off to 2 decimal places [5] GRAND TOTAL: 60 Page 9 of 9 Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)