# Physical Sciences Grade 12 P1 NSC Supplementary 2013 QP > Grade 12 Physical Sciences Paper 1 question paper from the NSC Supplementary 2013 (English), 18 pages. Read online or download the free PDF. - Page: https://www.hlayiso.com/library/physical-sciences-p1-feb-march-2013-eng/2398c8a2-9e65-4eea-928f-0cd5fa2db1c5 - Updated: 2026-09-27 - Subject: Physical Sciences - Grade: Grade 12 - Document type: Question paper - Year: 2013 - Exam period: NSC Supplementary - Paper: 1 - Curriculum: CAPS - Pages: 18 Breadcrumbs: [Home](https://www.hlayiso.com/) › [Library](https://www.hlayiso.com/library) › [Grade 12](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12) › [Physical Sciences](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/grade-12/physical-sciences) › [Physical Sciences Grade 12 P1 NSC Supplementary 2013 QP](https://www.hlayiso.com/library/physical-sciences-p1-feb-march-2013-eng/2398c8a2-9e65-4eea-928f-0cd5fa2db1c5) ## About this document Physical Sciences · Grade 12 · NSC Supplementary · 2013. Question paper, 18 pages. Read online or download the PDF. Read it free online on the page above; download the PDF from there. ## Document text Text extracted from the PDF. Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 Downloaded from hlayiso.com NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE GRADE 12 PHYSICAL SCIENCES: PHYSICS (P1) FEBRUARY/MARCH 2013 MARKS: 150 TIME: 3 hours This question paper consists of 15 pages and 3 data sheets. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 2 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 2 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Write your centre number and examination number in the appropriate spaces on the ANSWER BOOK. 2. This question paper consists of TWO sections: SECTION A (25) SECTION B (125) 3. Answer ALL the questions in the ANSWER BOOK. 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. Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 3 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 3 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC SECTION A QUESTION 1: ONE-WORD ITEMS Give ONE word/term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the word/term next to the question number (1.1–1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK. 1.1 The type of electromagnetic radiation that is used to take pictures of the human skeleton (1) 1.2 The product of mass and velocity (1) 1.3 The principle which states that each point on a wave front acts as a source of secondary waves (1) 1.4 The unit of measurement equivalent to a coulomb per second (1) 1.5 The general term used to describe a system on which no external forces act (1) [5] QUESTION 2: 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 (2.1–2.10) in the ANSWER BOOK. 2.1 Power is defined as the rate … A of change of velocity. B at which work is done. C of change of momentum. D of change of displacement. (2) 2.2 Two cars, X and Y, are travelling in an easterly direction along a straight level road as shown in the diagram below. The velocity of car X is 10 m∙s-1 relative to the ground and the velocity of car Y is 5 m∙s-1 relative to the ground. X Y N 10 m∙s -1 5 m∙s -1 E The velocity of car X relative to car Y is … A 5 m∙s-1 east. B 5 m∙s-1 west. C 15 m∙s-1 east. D 15 m∙s-1 west. (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 4 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 4 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC 2.3 Which ONE of the following is an example of a contact force? A Frictional force B Magnetic force C Electrostatic force D Gravitational force (2) 2.4 A sound source approaches a stationary observer at constant velocity. Which ONE of the following describes how the observed frequency and wavelength differ from that of the sound source? Observed Observed wavelength frequency A Greater than Greater than B Less than Less than C Greater than Less than D Less than Greater than (2) 2.5 Two light sources of the same frequency maintain the same phase relationship with each other. This is an example of … A coherence. B Huygens' principle. C destructive interference. D constructive interference. (2) 2.6 Consider the three circuit components represented below. Which ONE of the options below best represents the names of the components in the correct sequence, from left to right? A Light bulb, resistor, cell B Resistor, light bulb, cell C Cell, light bulb, variable resistor D Cell, variable resistor, light bulb (2) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 5 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 5 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC 2.7 A positively charged metal sphere X on an insulated stand is brought into contact with an identical neutral metal sphere Y on an insulated stand. The two spheres are then separated. Which ONE of the following describes the charge on each sphere after they have been separated? Sphere X Sphere Y A Positive Neutral B Positive Positive C Neutral Positive D Neutral Neutral (2) 2.8 When the distance between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor is decreased, its capacitance … A increases. B decreases. C becomes zero. D remains unchanged. (2) 2.9 Consider the types of electromagnetic radiation below: (i) Gamma rays (ii) X-rays (iii) Infrared rays Which of the above radiations have wavelengths shorter than that of visible light? A (i), (ii) and (iii) B (i) and (ii) only C (i) and (iii) only D (ii) and (iii) only (2) 2.10 Which ONE of the following provides evidence that light behaves as particles? A Light can be diffracted. B Light is refracted by a triangular prism. C Light ejects electrons from a metal surface. D The speed of light decreases when it travels from air to glass. (2) [20] TOTAL SECTION A: 25 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 6 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 6 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC SECTION B INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION 1. Start EACH question on a NEW page. 2. Leave ONE line between two subquestions, for example between QUESTION 3.1 and QUESTION 3.2. 3. Show the formulae and substitutions in ALL calculations. 4. Round off your final numerical answers to a minimum of TWO decimal places. QUESTION 3 (Start on a new page.) A ball of mass 0,2 kg is dropped from a height of 0,8 m onto a hard floor. It bounces to a maximum height of 0,6 m. The floor exerts a force of 50 N on the ball. Ignore the effects of friction. 3.1 Write down the magnitude and direction of the force that the ball exerts on the floor. (2) 3.2 Calculate the: 3.2.1 Velocity at which the ball strikes the floor (4) 3.2.2 Time that the ball is in contact with the floor if it bounces off the floor at a speed of 3,43 m·s-1 (4) 3.3 The ball takes 0,404 s from the moment it is dropped until it strikes the floor. Sketch a graph (not to scale) of position versus time representing the entire motion of the ball. USE THE GROUND AS ZERO REFERENCE. Indicate the following on the graph: • Height from which the ball is dropped • Height reached by the ball after the bounce • Time at which the ball bounces off the floor (5) [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 7 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 7 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC QUESTION 4 (Start on a new page.) A bullet of mass 10 g, moving at a velocity of 300 m·s-1, strikes a wooden block of mass 1,99 kg resting on a flat horizontal surface as shown in the diagram below. The bullet becomes embedded in the block. Ignore the effects of air friction. BEFORE COLLISION AFTER COLLISION v = 300 m·s-1 1,99 kg m = 10 g wooden block block-bullet system 4.1 Write down in words the principle of conservation of linear momentum. (2) 4.2 Calculate the speed of the block-bullet system immediately after the collision. (4) 4.3 Is this collision elastic or inelastic? Give a reason for the answer. (2) The floor exerts a constant frictional force of 8 N on the block-bullet system as it comes to rest. 4.4 Calculate the distance that the block-bullet system moves after the collision. (4) [12] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 8 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 8 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC QUESTION 5 (Start on a new page.) The simplified diagram below shows a slide PQ at a playground. The slide is 3 m long and 1,5 m high. A boy of mass 40 kg and a girl of mass 22 kg stand at the top of the slide at P. The girl accelerates uniformly from rest down the slide. She experiences a constant frictional force of 1,9 N. The boy falls vertically down from the top of the slide through the height PR of 1,5 m. Ignore the effects of air friction. P 1,5 m 3m 30° R Q 5.1 Write down the principle of conservation of mechanical energy in words. (2) 5.2 Draw a labelled free-body diagram to show ALL the forces acting on the: 5.2.1 Boy while falling vertically downwards (1) 5.2.2 Girl as she slides down the slide (3) 5.3 Use the principle of CONSERVATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY to calculate the speed of the boy when he reaches the ground at R. (4) 5.4 Use the WORK-ENERGY THEOREM to calculate the speed of the girl when she reaches the end of the slide at Q. (5) 5.5 How would the velocity of the girl at Q compare to that of the boy at R if the slide exerts no frictional force on the girl? Write down only GREATER THAN, LESS THAN or EQUAL TO. (1) [16] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 9 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 9 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC QUESTION 6 (Start on a new page.) The siren of a stationary ambulance emits sound waves at a frequency of 850 Hz. An observer, travelling in a car at a constant speed in a straight line, begins measuring the frequency of the sound waves emitted by the siren when he is at a distance x from the ambulance. The observer continues measuring the frequency as he approaches, passes and moves away from the ambulance. The results obtained are shown in the graph below. frequency (Hz) 900 800 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 time (s) 6.1 The observed frequency suddenly changes at t = 6 s. Give a reason for this sudden change in observed frequency. (1) 6.2 Calculate the: 6.2.1 Speed of the car (Take the speed of sound in air as 340 m∙s-1.) (5) 6.2.2 Distance x between the car and the ambulance when the observer BEGINS measuring the frequency (3) [9] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 10 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 10 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC QUESTION 7 (Start on a new page.) A learner investigates the difference in patterns obtained on a screen when monochromatic red light passes through a single slit and through a double slit. The diagram below shows two patterns obtained during the investigation. x Shaded area: dark Unshaded area: red Pattern A Pattern B 7.1 Which pattern, A or B, is a diffraction pattern? (1) 7.2 Write down the name of the phenomenon that explains the formation of the red lines (unshaded area) in pattern A. (2) 7.3 The monochromatic red light used to obtain pattern B has a frequency of 4,54 x 1014 Hz. The broadness of the central band, x, is measured as 20 cm when the distance between the screen and the slit is 1,5 m. Calculate the: 7.3.1 Wavelength of the red light (3) 7.3.2 Width of the slit used (6) 7.4 How will the broadness of the central band, x, change if the monochromatic red light is replaced with monochromatic blue light? Write down only INCREASES, DECREASES or REMAINS THE SAME. (1) [13] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 11 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 11 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC QUESTION 8 (Start on a new page.) 8.1 Write down the main function of a capacitor in a circuit. (1) A high-resistance light bulb and an uncharged parallel plate capacitor are connected in series with a 12 V battery and a switch S, as shown below. The internal resistance of the battery and the resistance of the connecting wires should be ignored. ● ● S 12 V Switch S is now closed and the capacitor charges. 8.2 Describe how the brightness of the light bulb changes during the charging process. (1) The capacitor is NOW fully charged. 8.3 Write down the potential difference across the: 8.3.1 Light bulb (1) 8.3.2 Capacitor (1) 8.4 The distance between the plates of the capacitor is 5,4 mm. For the fully charged capacitor, calculate the magnitude of the: 8.4.1 Electric field between the plates (3) 8.4.2 Electrostatic force exerted on an electron between the plates (3) 8.5 An electron is positioned 3,8 mm from the positive plate of the capacitor. Calculate the: 8.5.1 Distance (in mm) between the electron and the negative plate (1) 8.5.2 Work that must be done to move the electron to the negative plate (Ignore the effects of gravitational force.) (4) [15] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 12 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 12 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC QUESTION 9 (Start on a new page.) 9.1 The circuit represented below is used to investigate the relationship between the current passing through and the potential difference across resistor P. S ● ● A P V The results obtained are used to draw the graph below. Graph of current versus potential difference 0,8 0,6 Current (A) 0,4 0,2 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 Potential difference (V) 9.1.1 Write down the independent variable. (1) 9.1.2 Write down the variable that must be controlled. (1) 9.1.3 Write down the conclusion that can be obtained from the graph. (2) 9.1.4 Using the gradient of the graph, calculate the resistance of resistor P. (4) Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 13 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 13 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC 9.2 In the circuit represented below, a battery of emf 30 V and unknown internal resistance r are connected to resistors, as shown. Ignore the resistance of the ammeter and the connecting wires. A r 5Ω 8Ω V 6Ω 10 Ω The current passing through the 10 Ω resistor is 0,6 A. Calculate the: 9.2.1 Equivalent resistance of the two resistors in parallel (3) 9.2.2 Current through the 8 Ω resistor (4) 9.2.3 Internal resistance of the battery (4) [19] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 14 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 14 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC QUESTION 10 (Start on a new page.) AC generators and DC generators differ in their construction and the type of current they deliver. The simplified sketch below represents a DC generator. N S P Q 10.1 Which component (P or Q) enables this generator to produce DC? (1) 10.2 What structural change must be made to this generator to change it to an AC generator? (1) 10.3 Briefly explain why Eskom prefers using AC instead of DC for the long- distance transmission of electricity. (2) 10.4 An AC generator delivers 240 V rms to a 60 W light bulb. The peak current in the light bulb is 0,35 A. Calculate the: 10.4.1 rms current in the light bulb (3) 10.4.2 Resistance of the light bulb (3) [10] Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 15 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 15 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC QUESTION 11 (Start on a new page.) Light shines onto the cathode of a photocell as shown below. The ammeter registers a reading. Light A 11.1 Define the term photon. (2) 11.2 Each photon of light has an energy of 6,9 x 10-19 J. The cathode has a work function of 6,4 x 10-19 J. Calculate the: 11.2.1 Wavelength of the light (5) 11.2.2 Kinetic energy of the photoelectrons (3) 11.3 How will the reading on the ammeter change if: 11.3.1 Light of the same frequency, but of higher intensity, is used Write down INCREASES, DECREASES or REMAINS THE SAME. Fully explain the answer. (3) 11.3.2 Light of the same intensity, but of higher frequency, is used Write down INCREASES, DECREASES or REMAINS THE SAME. Fully explain the answer. (3) [16] TOTAL SECTION B: 125 GRAND TOTAL: 150 Copyright reserved ### Page 16 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 1 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC 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 g 9,8 m·s-2 Swaartekragversnelling Speed of light in a vacuum c 3,0 x 108 m·s-1 Spoed van lig in 'n vakuum Planck's constant h 6,63 x 10-34 J·s Planck se konstante Coulomb's constant k 9,0 x 109 N·m2·C-2 Coulomb se konstante Charge on electron e -1,6 x 10-19 C Lading op elektron Electron mass me 9,11 x 10-31 kg Elektronmassa Permittivity of free space ε0 8,85 x 10-12 F·m-1 Permittiwiteit van vry ruimte Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 17 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 2 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC TABLE 2: FORMULAE/TABEL 2: FORMULES MOTION/BEWEGING v f = vi + a ∆t Δx = v i Δt + 21 a∆t 2 or/of Δy = v i Δt + 21 a∆t 2  v + vf   v + vf  v f = v i + 2a∆x or/of v f = v i + 2a∆y 2 2 2 2 Δx =  i  Δt or/of Δy =  i  Δt  2   2  FORCE/KRAG Fnet = ma p = mv Fnet ∆t = ∆p w = mg ∆p = mv f − mv i WORK, ENERGY AND POWER/ARBEID, ENERGIE EN DRYWING W = F∆x cos θ U = mgh or/of E P = mgh 1 1 Wnet = ∆K or/of Wnet = ∆Ek K = mv 2 or/of Ek = mv 2 2 2 ∆K = K f − K i or/of ∆Ek = Ekf − Eki W P= P = Fv ∆t WAVES, SOUND AND LIGHT/GOLWE, KLANK EN LIG 1 v=fλ T= f E = hf v ± vL v ± vL fL = fs or/of fL = fb c v ± vs v ± vb E= h λ E = Wo + Ek mλ where/waar sin θ = a 1 E = hf and/en W0 = hf0 and/en Ek = mv 2 2 Copyright reserved Please turn over ### Page 18 Downloaded from hlayiso.com Physical Sciences/P1 3 DBE/Feb.–Mar. 2013 NSC ELECTROSTATICS/ELEKTROSTATIKA kQ 1Q 2 kQ F= E= r2 r2 V F E= E= d q kQ Q W U= 1 2 V= r q Q ε A C= C= 0 V d ELECTRIC CIRCUITS/ELEKTRIESE STROOMBANE emf ( ε ) = I(R + r) V R= I emk ( ε ) = I(R + r) R s = R1 + R 2 + ... 1 1 1 q = I ∆t = + + ... 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