Physics Paper
CGHS Physics Trial HSC Examination 2008
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Student number ……………………….. Teacher ……………………………………..
Cheltenham Girls High School
2008
Higher School Certificate Trial examination
Physics
TASK WEIGHTING: 35% General Instructions • Reading time – 5 minutes • Working time – 3 hours • Write using black or blue pen • Draw diagrams using pencil • Board-approved calculators may be used • A data-sheet, formulae sheets and Periodic Table are provided at the back of this paper Total marks – 100 Section I Pages 2 – 19 75 marks This section has two parts, Part A and Part B Part A – 15 marks • Attempt Questions 1 – 15 • Allow about 30 minutes for this part Part B – 60 marks • Attempt questions 16 – 27 • Allow about 1 hour and 45 minutes for this part
Section II Pages 20 – 23 25 marks • Attempt ONE question i.e. Question 28 • Allow about 45 minutes for this section
CGHS Physics Trial HSC Examination 2008
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Section I - 60 marks Part A Multiple Choice questions
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15 marks
Attempt all questions 1 to 15. Allow about 30 minutes to complete this Part. Select the alternative A, B, C or D, that best answers the question and indicate your choice by clearly marking your answer in the appropriate place on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet provided.
Section I
75 marks Part A – 15 marks Attempt Questions 1–15 Allow about 30 minutes for this part Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1–15. 1 When the Apollo Moon Missions returned to Earth, the capsules re-entered the atmosphere at angles between 5.5° and 7.5°. Why was re-entry angle greater than 7.5° considered dangerous? A B C D 2 The capsule might have ‘bounced off’ the atmosphere. The deceleration caused by atmospheric drag would have been too small. The deceleration caused by atmospheric drag would have been too great. The acceleration due to gravity would have increased too quickly.
A car drives horizontally off the edge of a 30 m high cliff. What can we predict about the car’s
Page 1
Student number ……………………….. Teacher ……………………………………..
Cheltenham Girls High School
2008
Higher School Certificate Trial examination
Physics
TASK WEIGHTING: 35% General Instructions • Reading time – 5 minutes • Working time – 3 hours • Write using black or blue pen • Draw diagrams using pencil • Board-approved calculators may be used • A data-sheet, formulae sheets and Periodic Table are provided at the back of this paper Total marks – 100 Section I Pages 2 – 19 75 marks This section has two parts, Part A and Part B Part A – 15 marks • Attempt Questions 1 – 15 • Allow about 30 minutes for this part Part B – 60 marks • Attempt questions 16 – 27 • Allow about 1 hour and 45 minutes for this part
Section II Pages 20 – 23 25 marks • Attempt ONE question i.e. Question 28 • Allow about 45 minutes for this section
CGHS Physics Trial HSC Examination 2008
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Section I - 60 marks Part A Multiple Choice questions
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15 marks
Attempt all questions 1 to 15. Allow about 30 minutes to complete this Part. Select the alternative A, B, C or D, that best answers the question and indicate your choice by clearly marking your answer in the appropriate place on the Multiple Choice Answer Sheet provided.
Section I
75 marks Part A – 15 marks Attempt Questions 1–15 Allow about 30 minutes for this part Use the multiple-choice answer sheet for Questions 1–15. 1 When the Apollo Moon Missions returned to Earth, the capsules re-entered the atmosphere at angles between 5.5° and 7.5°. Why was re-entry angle greater than 7.5° considered dangerous? A B C D 2 The capsule might have ‘bounced off’ the atmosphere. The deceleration caused by atmospheric drag would have been too small. The deceleration caused by atmospheric drag would have been too great. The acceleration due to gravity would have increased too quickly.
A car drives horizontally off the edge of a 30 m high cliff. What can we predict about the car’s