Physics Formative Assessment

Name: Date:
Subject: Teacher:
Criterion: A Level: ……./8

Global Context: Identities and relationships Key concept: Systems

Related concept: Form
Statement of inquiry: Determining the form of objects
can help us to understand how they behave.

Criterion A: Knowing and understanding

Maximum: 8
At the end of year 4, students should be able to:
i. explain scientific knowledge
ii. apply scientific knowledge and understanding to solve problems set in familiar and
unfamiliar situations
iii. analyze and evaluate information to make scientifically supported judgments.
Question 1 (level 1-2):

1. Find the gravitational force of attraction between the moon and the Earth if the mass of the
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moon is times the mass of the Earth. Radius of the moon orbit is 3.58∗105 km. Mass of Earth
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¿ M E =6∗1024 kg .

2. The supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is believed to have a mass of
8.2∗1036 kg. Calculate the radius of its event horizon.
3. What are the factors affecting the perception of time?

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Question 2 (level 3-4):

1. Outline the definition of Time dilation.

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2. Label the following:

3. The distance from planet Earth is 2.5∗107, and the gravitational force is
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3.82∗10 N. Mass of the planet and earth are 5.98∗10 kg. Calculate the universal
gravitational constant.