JAMES RUSE AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL

2010

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION

ASSESSMENT TASK 2

TERM 1

PHYSICS

Theory

Total marks – 37

General Instructions
 Reading time – 5 minutes
 Working time – 50 minutes
 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
 Write your Student Number at the top of page 7.

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 SECTION 1 Pages 2 – 6

Part A – 11 marks
Attempt Questions 1-11

1. Identify the correct part and function in an electric motor.

Part Function
(A) Armature Provide external magnetic field
(B) Brushes Allow current direction to change within the motor
(C) Commutator Provides electric contact without tangling wires
(D) Magnet Field to interact with current-carrying wires to produce the motor
effect

2. P, Q, R and S are four long, straight conducting wires perpendicular to the plane of the page
carrying currents of equal magnitude. W, X, Y and Z are four small plotting compasses.

P Q

S R

Which of the following arrangements gives the direction of the currents flowing in the four
wires?

Current flows downwards into the Current flows upwards out of the plane of
plane of the page the page

(A) Wires P and S Wires Q and R

(B) Wires P and Q Wires Q and S

(C) Wires P and R Wires Q and S

(D) Wires Q and S Wires P and R

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3. 50 kW of power are to be transmitted through transmission wires which have a resistance of 1.8 Ω at
300 V.

What is the power loss in the wires?

(A) 50 kW
(B) 5 kW
(C) 5 W
(D) 0 W

4. A cathode ray tube is used to manipulate a stream of charged particles onto a fluorescent
screen inside a CRT television set.
The equation that could be used to estimate the velocity of the charged particles moving
between the coils of the television is given by

(A) KE = ½ mv2
(B) v = F / Bl
(C) v = F/qB
(D) V = Ed

5. Which of the following observations about cathode ray experiments fitted the wave model?

(A) They were deflected by electric fields.

(B) They travelled in straight lines.
(C) They travelled at the speed of light.
(D) Magnetic fields had no effect on cathode rays.

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6. When the switch is closed, what happens in the induction coil?

(A) Current momentarily flows clockwise through the galvanometer from B to A

(B) Current momentarily flows anticlockwise through the galvanometer from A to B
(C) A steady current will flow clockwise through the galvanometer from B to A
(D) A steady current will flow anticlockwise through the galvanometer from A to B

7. A soft iron bar is introduced inside a current carrying solenoid. What will happen to the
magnetic field inside the solenoid?

(A) It will decrease

(B) It will increase
(C) It will remain unaffected
(D) It will become zero

8. The diagram shows a compass near a rectangular coil of wire.

A direct current flows in the coil creating a magnetic field. The field has caused the compass
to be deflected away from the north and towards the east. The angle of deflection is about 45 o.
The current in the coil is now doubled.

What is the approximate value of the new angle of deflection?

(A) 20o
(B) 60 o
(C) 90 o
(D) 135 o

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9. A 100-turn thin coil of cross-sectional area 2.0 x 10-3 m2 is perpendicular to a
magnetic field which increases uniformly from zero to 1.5 x 10-2 T in a time of 5 s.

Which correctly describes the e.m.f. which is induced in the coil?

(A) the e.m.f. increases uniformly from zero to 0.6 mV in the 5 s.

(B) the e.m.f. decreases uniformly from 0.6 mV to zero in 5 s.
(C) the e.m.f. decreases uniformly from 6 mV to zero in the 5 s.
(D) the e.m.f. is constant and equal to 0.6 mV in the 5 s.

10. The iron cores of transformers are usually laminated, that is, the iron core is constructed of
thin strips.
What is the principal purpose of this lamination?

(A) to reduce eddy currents in the core.

(B) to increase the permeability of the core.
(C) to reduce the electrical resistance of the core.
(D) to improve the flux linkage of the two coils through the core.

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11. The diagram shows an aluminium plate about to be dropped between the poles of a

magnet. Eddy currents are caused in the plate as it passes between the poles.

Which of the following describes the direction of the force on the plate, due to the magnet as it
passes between the poles?

(A) in the direction labelled A.

(B) in the direction labelled B.
(C) in the direction labelled C.
(D) in the direction labelled D.

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Section I Mark ----- /11

Part A

Multiple Choice Answer Sheet

1. A B C D

2. A B C D

3. A B C D

4. A B C D

5. A B C D

6. A B C D

7. A B C D

8. A B C D

9. A B C D

10. A B C D

11. A B C D

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Part B – 26 marks
Attempt Questions 12 - 16

Question 12 (6 marks)

A 15-turn square coil of dimensions 0.08 m x 0.08 m is moved in a horizontal plane through a
uniform vertical magnetic field of strength 20 mT at a steady speed of 0.25 ms-1 as shown in
the diagram. The width of the field is 0.25 m.

(a) Calculate the maximum magnetic flux through the coil. (1 mark)

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(b) Sketch a graph to show how the magnetic flux through the coil varies with time from
when the coil passes from position A through to E. Label it X. (3 marks)

(c) On the same graph sketch a graph showing how the induced emf in the coil varies with
time. Label it Y. (2 marks)

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 Question 13 (9 marks)

A horse-shoe magnet is placed on the top of an electronic pan balance, as shown. With no
current in the wire, the balance reads 74.87 g.

A current is passed through the wire. The wire passes along the axis exactly, and parallel to, the
poles of the magnet as shown in the plan view above. As this current is varied the following values
for the balance reading balance, mass, m and current, I, are recorded:

Current 0 1.1 2.2 3.0 4.3 - 1.8

I (A)
Mass 74.87 75.02 75.17 75.29 75.46 74.63
m (g)

(a) On the figure above complete a suitable circuit diagram, connected to the wire shown,
for performing this experiment (show polarity). (2 marks)

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(b) Show on the diagram the direction of current flowing in the conductor. (1 mark)

(c) Use the data in the table to plot a suitable graph to test the relationship between the
current and the magnetic force. (4 marks)

(d) The length of the wire in the magnetic field is 2.0 cm. Use the gradient of the graph to
determine the magnetic field strength between the poles of the magnet. (2 marks)
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Question 14 (5 marks)

An electron enters a uniform electric field region at right angles.

(a) Clear label the direction of electric field on the diagram below. (1 mark)

(b) Show the direction of the electron’s motion in this field on the above diagram.
(1 mark)

(c) Another negatively charged body of mass m kg carrying a charge q coulomb is fired
horizontally between the plates and keeps moving in a straight line. The potential
difference between the plates is 200 V and the plates are 2 x 10-2 m apart.

Determine the q/m ratio for this body. (3 marks)

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 Question 15 (3 marks)

With the aid of a labelled diagram, describe an experiment in detail you could perform that could
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Question 16 (3 marks)

Explain why an induction stove will heat a metal pan but not a glass container.

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