JAMES RUSE AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL

2014

HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE

ASSESSMENT TASK 2

TERM 1

PHYSICS

Theory Task

Total marks – 40

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 with this paper
 Write your student number at the top of the Answer Booklet on page 5
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SECTION A: – 10 Multiple Choice Questions 10 marks.

Attempt all questions

1. An ideal transformer is represented in the diagram below.

What is the purpose of this transformer?

(A) to increase the current while the voltage remains constant in the secondary coil
(B) to decrease the current while the voltage remains constant in the secondary coil
(C) to increase the current and voltage in the secondary coil
(D) to decrease the current and increase the voltage in the secondary coil

2. A permanent magnet near a coil causes a current to flow in the coil as shown in the diagram
below:

Which of the following is correct?

(A) X could be a south pole when the magnet moves away from the coil.
(B) X could be a south pole when the magnet is stationary.
(C) X could be a north pole when the magnet moves away from the coil.
(D) X could be a north pole when the magnet is stationary.

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3. A simple DC electric motor has a single loop, positioned horizontally initially, as shown.

When the motor is started, when viewed from A, which alternative is correct?
(A) The coil will rotate anti-clockwise with the torque a maximum.
(B) The coil will rotate clockwise with the torque a maximum.
(C) The coil will rotate anti-clockwise with the torque a minimum.
(D) The coil will rotate clockwise with the torque a minimum.

4. When the speed of a DC motor drops because of an increased load, there is also a drop in one
other quantity. Which quantity also decreases?
(A) battery voltage
(B) current
(C) back emf
(D) armature resistance

5. An ideal transformer has 100 turns in its primary winding and 300 turns in its secondary. If
the power input to the transformer is 60 W, calculate the power output of the transformer.
(A) 20 W
(B) 60 W
(C) 180 W
(D) 540 W

6. What advantage does an AC induction motor have over a DC motor?

(A) An AC induction motor has fewer moving parts.
(B) An AC induction motor produces greater torque at lower speeds.
(C) An AC induction motor can rotate faster than a DC motor.
(D) An AC induction motor has fewer parts to wear out.

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7. In the construction of high power transmission lines which of the following is NOT a
necessary precaution?
(A) insulating the wires from supporting structures
(B) protecting the main wires from lightning strikes
(C) separating the wires by a minimum safe distance
(D) keeping the current in adjacent wires out of phase

8. Which is a correct statement about how Michael Faraday linked electricity and magnetism?
(A) He showed that the same amount of electric charge, when passed through a salt solution,
deposited the same amount of material.
(B) He showed that the motion of a magnet near a conducting loop produced a current in the
loop.
(C) He showed that a current in a loop produced a magnetic field inside the loop.
(D) He showed that moving a magnet in and out through the plane of a loop produced a
steady current.

9. Which strategy will NOT improve the efficiency of a transformer?

(A) using thick wire
(B) laminating the core
(C) using high resistance windings
(D) using a core made of special iron alloys which are easily magnetised

10. A horizontal straight wire of length 40 mm is in an east-west direction as shown in the

diagram. A uniform external magnetic field of flux density 50 mT is directed downwards into
the plane of the diagram.

magnetic field directed into the page

When a current of 5.0 A passes through the wire from west to east, a force acts on the wire.
What is the correct magnitude and direction of this force?

magnitude (mN) direction

(A) 0.01 north
(B) 10 north
(C) 0.01 south
(D) 10 south

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Student Number:

ANSWER BOOKLET

Mark: / 40

Multiple Choice Answer Sheet for Section A

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SECTION B 9 Questions 30 marks.

Question 11 (2 marks)
The total magnetic flux, Φ, threading a circular loop is 2.65 x 10-1 Wb. The magnetic field strength,
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B, is 3.47 x 10-2 T.
Use Φ = B A to calculate the radius of the loop.

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Question 12 (3 marks)
In essence, a generator is simply a coil rotating in a uniform magnetic field.

(a) How can an AC generator be converted to a DC generator? 1

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(b) Sketch the emf versus time waveform produced by a DC generator for one complete 2
revolution of the coil.
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Question 13 (4 marks)
An experiment was conducted to investigate the factors that influence the force between two
current-carrying wires. The diagram shows the orientation of the wires and the direction of the
currents used throughout the experiment.
I1
d
I2
l
After conducting several experiments, the results obtained show that:
I1 I2
F∝ l where:
d
• F is the force between the wires;
• I1 and I2 are the respective currents in the wires;
• l is the common length of wire; and
• d is the perpendicular distance between the wires.

(a) Sketch a graph that could have appeared in the experimental results which would confirm 1
the relationship between F and d shown above, when I1, I2 and l are kept constant.

(b) Using an appropriate diagram and your knowledge of Physics, account for the force acting on
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one of the wires.

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Question 14 (4 marks)
A bar magnet is suspended from the free end of a helical spring, as shown below.

One pole of the magnet is situated in a coil of wire. The coil is connected in series with a switch
which is initially open.
The magnet is displaced vertically and then released. As the magnet passes through its rest position,
a timer is started. Some time later, the switch is closed.
The variation of the vertical displacement of the magnet from its rest position, y, with time t is
shown below.

(a) Use the graph to determine when the switch was closed. 1

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Question 14 (continued)
(b) Explain why the vertical displacement y of the magnet decreases in the latter part of the graph.
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Question 15 (2 marks)
Explain the advantage of having a radial external magnetic field in a galvanometer. 2

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Question 16 (5 marks)
With the aid of a labelled diagram, explain how induction cooktops work. 5

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Question 17 (2 marks)
A charged particle (+ 1.6 x 10 – 19 C) moving with velocity 3.0 x 107 ms-1 enters a magnetic field of
1.5 T perpendicular to the field. Neglect the effects of gravity.
If the particle moves in a circular path of diameter 10 cm, determine the mass of the particle? 2

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Question 18 (6 marks)
Modern societies rely heavily on the use of transformers. 6
Explain the need for transformers in the generation and consumption of electrical energy and
discuss their impact on society.

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Question 19 (2 marks)
A metal rod HJ is moved with a velocity, v, as shown in the diagram. 2

v
J

magnetic field directed down the page

Explain any emf induced across the metal rod HJ.

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