Final Physics OL Revision Sheet

1- The time of a race is calculated by six stopwatches and the results are as follows:
10.5, 10.6, 10.4, 10.3, 10.6, 10.6sec.

a- Which time to use for the race? [2]

b- Why? [1]

2- Draw the Directly proportional and The Inversely proportional relation? And describe each
graph? [4]

3- What is the name of this device? What is the reading? Its maximum range?[3]

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4- How to measure the thickness of a sheet of paper/ foil using a ruler? [4]

5- How to measure the periodic time of an oscillating Piston? [4]

6- How to measure the Volume of a Statue? [3] How to check its material?[3]

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7- Define Mass, Volume, Density? What is the relation between Density and Volume? [1]

8- What is the effect of heating on the Volume? On the density? On the Mass?[3]

9- What is the difference between a Vector and a scalar? Give examples of each?[4]

10- a) a car travelling from point A to point D of a total distance 120 Km, the highest speed
reached by the car is 100 km/hr and the lowest speed reached by the car is 60 km/hr. Find the
average speed of the trip that took 80 mins?[2]

b) Another car travels the same distance with average speed of 50 km/hr, how long will it
take to finish the trip?[2]

11- A bicycle accelerates from rest to 12m/s in 2 mins.

i- Calculate its acceleration? What is meant by acceleration? What is meant by
deceleration? [3]

ii- Calculate the distance moved. [2]

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12- a) What is the rule relating Force with Acceleration?

b) Force and acceleration are ……………………… for constant ………………………………

Mass and acceleration are ……………………… for constant ……………………………….
13- A car of mass 60 kg moving forward find its acceleration in the following cases: [4]
a- It has a forward force of 300N and backward force of 60N
b- It has a forward force of 60N and backward force of 300N
c- It has a forward force of 200N and backward force of 200N
d- What is the name given to the state of the last case?
e- Draw Speed – Time graph for the 3 cases [3]

f- Why the forward force should change continuously in case (a) to keep the car moving
with constant acceleration? [2]

14- What is meant by equilibrium? Then state its conditions? [4]

15- Calculate the acceleration for each stage then describe the motion in each of the following
cases? And draw Speed-time graph for each case.
Speed m/s 0 10 20 30 40
Time/s 0 4 8 12 16

Speed m/s 20 20 20 20 20
Time/s 0 4 8 12 16

Speed m/s 0 10 18 24 28
Time/s 0 4 8 12 16

Speed m/s 90 80 70 60 50
Time/s 0 4 8 12 16

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16- A cyclist moving along a track shows the following graph while he finishes it:

i- Describe the motion of the cyclist during the trip? [4]

ii- Calculate the rate of change in speed at t= 5 sec. [2]
iii- Calculate the distance moved from 20-50 sec. [4]

17- The graph shows a car moving along a track:

i- Describe the motion. [1]

ii- Calculate the acceleration at 2 sec. [3]
iii- Calculate the distance moved during the whole trip. [3]

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a- Describe the motion from A to E?

b- For how long the car stayed at rest?
c- Calculate the speed at t= 10 sec?
d- Another car moves from A to B at higher speed, draw its path on the graph (label “M”).
e- During which stages the car is in equilibrium?

19- A plane with thrust force of 1500N towards the North and the Wind is acting on it by
1200N North-West at angle 20° from the west. Find the resultant force acting on the plane and
its direction. [5]

• What if you are given the resultant force (45N upwards) and one of the two main forces
(20 N to the right), and asked to get the magnitude of the missing force? [5]

20- Find the weight of 60g block on Earth? What will happen to its mass and weight if it is on
another planet with gravitational acceleration less than Earth?

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21- What are the factors affecting Air resistance/ Drag Force?

Free Fall
22- Describe the Free Fall in Vacuum and draw its Speed-Time and Acceleration-Time graphs?

23- Describe the Free Fall in Air and draw its Speed-Time graph? [5]

iv- What will happen if a parachute is opened? [2]

Centripetal Force
Any object moving in a circle or any curved path will experience a force towards the center of
the path that is called centripetal force… even if the speed is constant there will be
acceleration.
24- Explain why? Is there a change in KE or Momentum?

25- What are the factors that will increase the centripetal force needed?

26- State different cases where centripetal force occurs and state the source of the force in
each case?

27- Why a car drifting in a race might get out of the track while taking a round? Describe its
path after it leaves the track?

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 Springs

Load/N A Length/mm B Length/mm C Length/mm

0 150 200 220
15 160 240 240

28- Find the spring constant of Springs A, B and C? Draw their Force-extension graph.

29- State the un-extended length of Spring C?[1]

30- Find the length of Spring C if an object of mass 3.5kg is attached to it?[2]

31- Why might be the answer to Question 30 incorrect? [2]

32- State Hooke’s law, use a graph.[2]

33- Find the extension of spring C in case two similar springs are connected in parallel to carry
the 15 N load? Or in series? [2]

34-What is meant by the term “Moment”? Vector or Scalar?

35-The following meter rule is balanced. Mass of P = 6kg, Mass of ruler = 1.5 kg, object Q at
the 90 cm mark.

a- Draw an arrow indicating the weight of the ruler? How far is it from the pivot?
b- Calculate the mass of Q ?

c- Calculate the force of the pivot acting on the ruler and state its direction?

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36- What are the factors affecting the stability of the object? When does the object topple?
And WHY?

37- Two Trucks are moving in the same direction as shown in the figure with Initial Velocities
V1 and V2. After Collision the Speed of the 30 kg truck is 15 m/s (to the left).

a) Find the total momentum before collision [2]

b) Find the Speed and direction of the 22 kg truck after collision [3]

c) Find the impulse of the 22 kg Truck [2]

d) If the Collision takes 0.05 Seconds.

i- Find the Force exerted by the 30 kg truck on the 22 kg truck [2]

ii- Find the acceleration of the 22kg truck [2]
iii- What is the effect of adding springs on the rear side of the 22 kg truck. [2]

38- A rock of mass 5 kg falls from a building of height 150m.

a- Find the speed of the rock just before it reaches the ground. Ignoring air resistance. [3]
b- Why this calculated value is much less in reality?[2]
c- Find the speed of the rock just before it reaches the ground if the air resistance makes
upward force of 12N on the ball as it falls. [important]
d- State the law of conservation of energy. And how it applies to question (c).

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39- State all the Renewable sources of electricity and all the nonrenewable sources. Then
describe one of each category with a drawing?
Fossil and Nuclear Fuels: Solar, Wind, Water, Geothermal:

40- Define: Kinetic energy, GPE, Chemical energy, internal energy, Work Done and Power.

41- A fountain propels water of mass 5kg in 20 sec to a vertical height of 7 m in the air. The
input power of the fountain motor is 5000 j/min.
a- Find the work done by the fountain motor.
b- Find its power output
c- Find its efficiency

42- The following box is filled with water of density 1000 kg/m3.

a- Find the pressure at the base due to water. [3]

b- Find the force acting on the base due to water.[3]
c- Why this value of force is not the total force acting on
the base? [1]

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 Barometer Vs Manometer

43- a) Why water gives higher level

than mercury for the same pressure? 44- Pressure of gas B = 60 kpa.
b) What if we get a narrower tube for Find Pressure of Gas A?
the mercury barometer?

Unit 2 (Heat and States of Matter)

45- Compare between Solids, Liquids and Gases:

Spacing, Compressibility, Motion of particles, Shape, Volume, Forces of

attraction and Volume.
Heating Vs Cooling:

46- Draw the heating and cooling curves, and write down the states of matter during each
stage?

47- Why the temperature stays constant during melting although the object is still being
heated?
48- Describe Thermal expansion of solids? State an advantage of it?
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49- Describe Thermal expansion of liquids or gases? State an advantage of it?

50- What is meant by Evaporation? Its effect on Temperature? Why?

51- How to increase the rate of evaporation?

52- Describe what is seen in Brownian Motion? What are the deductions of this experiment?

53- Explain the Relation between the following:

Temp. and Volume of a gas? At constant Pressure
Temp. and Pressure of a gas? At constant Volume
Pressure and Volume of a gas? At constant Temperature

54- a)A gas balloon with volume of 20 cm3 in atmospheric pressure of 100,000 pascal. What is
the decrease in volume if it is held in pressure of 150,000 pascal?

Hint: we calculate V2-V1 in case it is asked to get ( the decrease in volume, the escaped gas, or
the number of balls or balloons to be filled from a cylinder).

b) What if we have to fill soccer balls with air from a sealed gas cylinder of internal pressure
200kpa and volume 500 cm3, the volume of the ball is 50 cm3 and its pressure when filled
with air is 20kpa. How many balls can be filled with this gas cylinder?

55- Explain the four main properties of the thermometer? And the factors affecting each of
them?

56- Draw a Thermocouple? What are the advantages of it?

57- How heat is transferred by conduction in Metals? In Non-metals?

58- Describe the process of convection?

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59- What are the factors affecting radiation absorption?

60- Define Thermal capacity? Specific Thermal capacity?

61- a) A block of mass 3 kg and thermal capacity of 5800 j/kg.°C. is heated by a heater of
power source with potential difference 50V and current of 10A for 15 mins. Calculate the
change in temperature of the block?

b) Calculate the thermal capacity of the block.

c) If the block is replaced by another material with higher thermal capacity what would be
the change in temperature?

d) If the same block starts melting… how long will it take to completely melt if its latent
heat is 6000 j/Kg?

Unit 3
Electricity and Magnetism
62- a) what is meant by Electricity?
b) Why Metals are good electric conductors while Non-metals are not?
63- Describe the process of Electrostatic Charging?

64- Describe the process of induction charging of a Metal sphere with a drawing? And how to
make the sphere to gain even positive charge? Use a drawing.

65- What is meant by electric Field? Draw the electric field of a positive and negative charge?
What do the arrows of the electric field indicate?

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66- Define: Current Intensity, Electromotive Force (of 12V), Potential Difference, Resistance.

b)

Calculate:
i) The emf. [1]
ii) Voltmeter reading. [3]
iii) Ammeter reading. [2]
iv) Total resistance. [3]
v) The amount of charge passing through the lamp in 1.5 hours = …………… [2]
vi) The power of the lamp. [2]
vii) The energy consumed by the lamp in 2 hrs. [2]
viii) If the filament in the lamp is replaced by another one of the same material, half the
length and double the radius. Find its new value of resistance.[3]

67- Draw the V-I Graph for: The Fixed Resistor and the Filament Lamp. (Important)

68- Draw the symbol of the Fuse? State how does it work?
69- Draw the Mains electricity connections of a washing machine with a metal casing?
70- Differentiate between DC and AC power sources?
71- Draw the symbol of the Diode and LED? State how does it work?
72- Draw the current- time graph of an AC source connected to a Diode.

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73- a)Differentiate between Variable resistor and Potential divider ?

74- What happens to the voltmeter reading as the brightness increases?

75- a) Name component B? And State its function?

b) Name component D? what is the effect of increasing the light brightness on the lamp in
series to component D?

76- State four Magnetic / Ferrous materials.

77- Draw the Magnetic Field of a bar magnet, and what does the direction of the arrow of the
field indicate.

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78- How to determine the poles of a magnet?

79- State one difference between Iron and Steel in Magnetism?

80- Draw the magnetic field of this wire? How to increase its magnetic field?

81- Draw the Magnetic field of this solenoid? How to

increase its magnetic field?

82- Compare between Electromagnet and Permanent magnet.

83- How to magnetize? And how to demagnetize? (In details)

84- Explain Fleming Theories (Left and Right)

M+ I = F M+F=I
85- State the direction of motion of the following cases:

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86- Draw a d.c. motor showing the main components? How to increase its speed?

87- What is the function of the commutator (Split Rings)? What happens to the coil at the
instant when there is no current?

88- What is meant by Electromagnetic Induction? Use a diagram, and Explain Lenz’s law.

89- a) Draw a.c. generator showing the main components?

b) Why it produces A.c. not D.c.? How to increase the emf produced ?

90- Explain how the transformer works? [4]

91- Draw a step up transformer, showing the main components and materials.

92- The input voltage of a transformer is 240V, needed to operate a device of potential
difference = 15V and current = 50A. NP = 960 turns. Find the number of turns in the secondary
coil, and the input current of this Transformer.
- What is the assumption in your calculations?

93- Why we transfer Electricity at high Voltage? What is the rule used in power loss?

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94- Logic Gates:
a) State the name of each of these
logic gates and draw the truth
table of each of them.

b) State the conditions of A and B

when the Bell will ring?

c) Why a relay is needed for the bell to work?

d) If A is connected to Temperature Sensor and B is connected to Pressure Sensor, state one

condition of temperature and pressure when the bell will ring.

e) How to use the NAND or the NOR as an inverter (NOT)?

Unit 4 (Waves)
95- Compare between Mechanical waves and Electromagnetic Waves? with Examples of each?
96- Compare between Transverse Waves and Longitudinal Waves? Using a diagram? with
Examples of each?
97- What is the difference between Compressions and Rarefactions?

98- Define Wavelength, Amplitude, Frequency, Periodic Time?

99- A wave of speed 5 km/hr and frequency of 20 khz, find its wavelength?

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100- Draw the image of this object (O)? What are the properties of this image formed by a
plane mirror?

101- Draw the reflection of these circular waves?

102- Describe the process of refraction with a drawing? And state which wave properties
change in each case?
i-From Shallow to Deep (Slow to fast)
ii-From Deep to Shallow (Fast to slow)
103- Why the wave changes direction during refraction? What happens to the wavefronts? [3]
104- State the condition where the refracted ray doesn’t change its direction during
refraction?

105- Complete the

diagrams:

106- Complete the Diffraction process, with a

diagram? How to increase diffraction of a wave?

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107- Describe the Dispersion process, with a diagram? Which color is most refracted? Why?

108- State the seven electromagnetic spectrum radiations? How the speed, wavelength and
frequency change among them? State one use for each radiation?
109-Calculate the refractive index of the glass?
i = 25°
a- The speed of light in the glass?
b- The wavelength of light in air? r’ = 40°
c- The critical angle of this glass?
λ in glass = 15 mm
d- What is meant by total internal reflection?
e- State and explain its uses?
f- How optical fibers are used in 1) Medicine , 2) Tele-communication

110- Draw the rays coming out of the object until they meet to form the image.

Case 3

Refraction in Convex lens:

Case 5

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111- Describe the image that appears in magnifying lenses?
112- What do Amplitude and frequency show about the sound wave?
113- State the speed of sound in Steel? Water? And in air?
114- What is the audible range of frequencies? What are the names for those beyond the
limits? Their speed in air?
- Why sound spreads around the corners more than light?
115- Describe an experiment to calculate the speed of sound in air?
116- Calculate the timings of the sounds heard by persons A and B after shooting the gun if the
speed of sound in air = 350m/s.

Unit 5
Radioactivity
117- Compare between Proton, electron and Neutron?

118- What is meant by atomic number, Nucleon number? Isotopes? Radioactivity?

119- State the nature of the Alpha, Beta and Gamma and how to stop each emission?
120- Element X with 50 protons and 60 neutrons, show its Nuclide Notation?
Show an equation for each of the following:
i- Alpha Decay of element X?
ii- Beta Decay of element X?
iii-Gamma Decay?
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121- How to check if the object emits Alpha or Beta or Gamma? Name the device used?

122- A piece of Uranium of Half Life time = 3 years, with current radioactivity rate of 600
counts/sec. Find its rate after 9 year from now ? [2] And before 9 years? [2]

123- A piece of Thorium of mass 480 grams, after 90 years 420 g of thorium decays, calculate
its half life? [4]

124- Applications of Radioactive emissions? Explain how the microstructure of Gold sheet can
be checked using Alpha particles?

125- What is meant by Background radiations? And why it is not a fixed number?

126- Safety precautions of using radioactivity?

127- List some economic, Social and environmental impacts of having Nuclear Reactor in the
city?

128- Find the Half Life time of the

radioactive object with the following graph:

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