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PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Date : 3 March 2022

Marks : 50

Time : 08:00 – 09:00

Duration : 1 hours

Lecturer : Ngwenya PT

This question paper consists of 6 pages

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

1. Write your surname and names in your ANSWER BOOK.

2. This question paper consists of FOUR questions. Answer ALL the questions
in the ANSWER BOOK.

3. Start EACH question on a NEW page in the ANSWER BOOK.

4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in

this question paper.

5. Leave ONE line between two sub-questions, for example between

QUESTION 2.1 and QUESTION 2.2.

6. You may use a non-programmable calculator.

7. You may use appropriate mathematical instruments.

8. You are advised to use the attached DATA SHEETS (Page 8).

9. Show ALL formulae and substitutions in ALL calculations.

10. Round off your final numerical answers to a minimum of TWO decimal
places.

11. Give brief motivations, discussions, et cetera where required.

12. Write neatly and legibly.

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QUESTION 1

Four options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Each
question has only ONE correct answer. Choose the answer and write down only the
letter A, B, C or D next to the question number (1.1 – 1.11) in your ANSWER BOOK.

1.1 Safety belts in cars are designed to reduce the extent of injuries to
passengers during accidents. Which ONE of Newton’s laws of motion best
explains the tendency of a passenger’s body to move forward during a head-
on collision?

A. Law of Universal gravitation

B. First Law

C. Second Law

D. Third Law (2)

1.2 A force F is applied to push a block across a rough horizontal surface at a

CONSTANT speed v. The force diagram below shows the forces acting on
the block whilst moving across the surface.

N
F

i
f

Which one of the following represents the correct relationship between the
magnitudes of the given forces?

A. F = f and N = W

B. F > f and N < W

C. F > f and N > W

D. F > f and N = W (2)

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1.3 A person stands on a bathroom scale that is fixed to the floor of a lift, as
shown in the diagram below.

Lift cable

Lift

Scale

The reading on the scale is zero when the lift moves ...

A. upwards at a constant speed.

B. downwards at a constant speed.

C. upwards at a increasing speed.

D. downwards at a increasing speed. (2)

1.4 An object of mass m rests on a flat table. If the action force of the Earth on
this object is mg, which ONE of the statements given below is INCORRECT
to describe this situation?

A. The table is pushing up on the object with force mg.

B. The object is pushing down on the table with force mg.

C. The object is pulling upward on the Earth with force mg.

D. The table is pushing down on the floor with force mg. (2)

1.5 The gravitational acceleration on the surface of a planet of radius R is g. The

gravitational acceleration at a height of 2R above the surface of the same
planet is ...

g
A. 9
g
B. 4
C. 4g

D. 9g (2)

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QUESTION 2 [15]

Block P, of mass 2 kg, is connected to block Q, of mass 3 kg, by a light inextensible

string. Both blocks are on a plane inclined at an angle of 30° to the horizontal.

Block Q is pulled by a constant force of 40 N at an angle of 25° to the incline.

Block P moves on a rough section, AB, of the incline, while block Q moves on a
frictionless section, BC, of the incline. See diagram below.

40 N

25° C

3 kg

B
2 kg

A 30°

An average constant frictional force of 2,5 N acts on block P as it moves from A to

B up the incline.

2.1 State Newton’s Second Law in words. (2)

2.2 Draw a labelled free-body diagram for block P. (4)

2.3 Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration of block P while block P is

moving on section AB. (7)

2.4 If block P has now passed point B, how will its acceleration compare to that
calculated in QUESTION 2.3? Choose from GREATER THAN, SMALLER
THAN or EQUAL TO.

Give a reason for the answer. (2)

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QUESTION 3 [15]

A block, of mass 8 kg, is placed on a rough horizontal surface. The 8 kg block,

which is connected to a 2 kg block by means of a light inextensible string passing
over a light frictionless pulley, starts sliding from point A, as shown below.

15°
8 kg

A B C
2 kg

3.1 State Newton’s Second Law in words. (2)

3.2 Draw a labelled free-body diagram for the 8 kg block. (2)

3.3 When the 8 kg block reaches point B, the angle between the string and the
horizontal is 15° and the acceleration of the system is 1.32 m·s-2 .

3.3.1 Give a reason why the system is NOT in equilibrium. (1)

3.3.2 Use the 2 kg mass to calculate the tension in the string. (3)

3.3.3 Calculate the kinetic frictional force between the 8 kg block and the
horizontal surface. (4)

3.4 As the 8 kg block moves from B to C, the kinetic frictional force between the
8 kg block and the horizontal surface is not constant.

Give a reason for this statement. (1)

The horizontal surface on which the 8 kg block is moving, is replaced by another

horizontal surface made from a different material.

3.5 Will the kinetic frictional force, calculated in QUESTION 3.3.3 above, change?

Choose from: YES or NO. Give a reason for the answer. (2)

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QUESTION 4 [10]

A research satellite has a mass of 3, 4 # 10 3 kg. It orbits the Earth at a distance of

2, 32 # 106 m from the centre of the Earth, which has a mass of 5, 98 # 10 24 kg.

4.1 Calculate the gravitational force that the Earth exerts on the satellite. (4)

4.2 Name and state the law that is applicable to this situation. (3)

4.3 Another satellite of mass half that of the research satellite orbits at a distance
half that of the research satellite from the centre of the Earth.

Calculate the magnitude of the force of attraction between the Earth and this
satellite. (3)

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DATA FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES GRADE 12 - PAPER 1 (PHYSICS) WORK, ENERGY AND POWER

TABLE 1: PHYSICAL CONSTANTS WF = FDx cos i EP = mgh W

P= or Pave = Fvave
Dt
NAME SYMBOL VALUE 1 Wnet = DEK Wnc = DEP + DEK
EK = 2 mv 2
Acceleration due to gravity g 9, 8 m·s -2

Universal gravitational constant G 6, 67 # 10-11 N·m 2 ·kg-2 WAVES, SOUND AND LIGHT
Speed of light in a vacuum c 3 # 108 m·s-1
v = fm 1
Planck's constant h T= f
6, 63 # 10-34 J·s
Coulomb's constant k v!v hc
9, 0 # 109 N·m 2 ·C-2 fL = v ! v L fS E = hf or E =
m
S
Charge on electron e - 1, 6 # 10-19 C
1 2
Electron mass me -31 E = Wo + EK (max) ; Where E = hf and Wo = hfo and EK (max) = 2 me vmax
9, 11 # 10 kg
Mass of the Earth ME 5, 98 # 10 24 kg ELECTROSTATICS
Radius of the Earth RE 6, 38 # 10 m 6
kQ1 Q 2 kQ Q
F= E= n= e
TABLE 2: FORMULAE r2 r2
F W Q
FORCES E= q V= q n= q
e

Fnet = ma W = mg
ELECTRIC CIRCUITS
f smax = n s N fk = nk N
p = mv Dp = mv f - mvi W = Vq W = VIDt W = I 2 RDt V 2 Dt
W= R
Fnet Dt = Dp m A v Ai + mB vBi = m A v Af + mB vBf
W P = VI P = I2 R V2
Gm1 m 2 GM P= P= R
F= g= 2 Dt
r2 r
ALTERNATING CURRENT
MOTION
Imax vmax v2
v f = vi + aDt v 2f = vi2 + 2aDx Irms = vrms = Paverage = max
2 2 R
Dx = c m Dt
1 vi + v f
Dx = vi Dt + 2 aDt 2 Paverage = Vrms Irms 2
2 Paverage = Irms R