ENJABULWENI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

GRADE 12 PHYSICS PORTIFOLIO TEST

22nd March 2019

ELECTRICITY
Marks: 50 Time: 1 hour
EXAMINER: R. WAIRE MODERATOR: G. CHISHALA
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY
1. This question paper consists of 6 printed pages, an answer grid,
answer paper and a data sheet of 2 pages (i-ii). Please make sure
your paper is complete.
2. Answer ALL the questions.
3. Read the questions carefully.
4. Use the data and formulae whenever necessary.
5. Start each question on a new page.
6. Show your working in all calculations.
7. Units need not be included in the working of calculations but,
appropriate units should be shown in the answer.
8. Where appropriate express answers to TWO decimal places.
9. It is in your own interest to write legibly and to present your work
neatly.
QUESTION 1:
Answer questions 1.1 – 1.10 on the multiple choice answer grid provided.
Make a cross on the answer that you consider to be most correct.
1.1 A box lies stationary on a flat table. If the force exerted by the table
on the box is F, the the force exerted by the earth on the box is:
A. F
B. –F
C. 2F
D. -2F
(2)

1.2

1.3 A ball of mass m travelling due east hits a wall with velocity 2v and
bounces back with a velocity 3v. The change in momentum is:
A. mv due east
B. mv due west
C. 5mv due east
D. 5mv due west
(2)

1.4 An object moves in a straight line under the influence of a constant

force. Which of the following graphs shows how the of momentum
changes with time?
A. P B. P

t
t

C. P P

t
t

1.5 Which of the following statements is incorrect?

 A. Air bags reduce the risk of injury to a passenger in a motor car
by increasing the time taken to change the momentum of a
passenger.
B. A longer cannon will impact a greater impulse to a cannonball
than a short cannon because a force acts over a longer time.
C. When catching a ball, a cricketer pulls his hands back to reduce
a change in momentum of the ball.
D. Change in momentum can be measured in N.s

1.6
QUESTION 2:
2.1 State Newton’s second law in words.
(3)

2.2 A block, with a mass of 4 kg, against an inclined plane, is

connected to a mass piece of 3 kg by a light string over a
frictionless pulley. The block experiences an acceleration 0, 75 m.s -
2
upwards and parallel to the plane. The inclined plane is at an
angle of 25o to the horizontal and exerts a frictional force on the
block.

a = 0, 75 m.s-2

4 kg
block 3 kg
mass piece

2.2.1 Calculate the weight of the mass piece.

(2)

2.2.2 Calculate the component of the block’s weight parallel to the

inclined plane. (3)

2.2.3 Draw separate free-body diagrams of all the forces acting on

the block and the mass piece. (4,2 =
6)

2.2.4 Calculate the frictional force exerted by the inclined plane on

the block.
(6)
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QUESTION 3:
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GRADE 12 PORTFOLIO TEST 2019
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GRADE: 12 DATE: 22nd March 2019

PHYSICAL SCIENCES: PAPER I (PHYSICS)

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