PHYSICAL SCIENCES BASELINE ASSESSMENT

(EXEMPLAR ACTIVITY )
GRADE 12

WEEK 1 : MOMENTUM AND IMPULSE

QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE

Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions. Each question has
only ONE correct answer. Choose the answer and write only the letter
(A–D) next to the question number (1.1–1.2) in the FOLIO PAPER, for example 1.6 E.

1.1 In the following diagram, the same net force is applied to both objects A and B.

𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡 𝐹𝑛𝑒𝑡
A B

The observed accelerations are not the same; object A has an acceleration three times
that of object B.
Which one of the following is correct?

A Object A has three times the mass of object B.

B Object A has one-third the mass of object B.

C Object A has is heavier than object B

D Object A experience more friction than object B.

(2)
1.2 Consider the vector diagram given below.

Which ONE of the following CORRECTLY describes the relationship between vectors A, B
and C?
A A+B+C=0

B A+B=C

C A+C=B

D B+C=A

(2)

QUESTION 2

2.1 Convert the following units

2.1.1 200𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑘𝑔
(1)
2.1.2 126𝑘𝑚 ∙ ℎ−1 𝑡𝑜 𝑚 ∙ 𝑠 −1
(1)
2.2 A toy car of mass 2 kg moves past point A, which is 30 m above the ground. Point B is on
the ground.
2.2.1 Write down a term for the following definition:
“The sum of kinetic energy and potential energy of a body.”
2.2.2 The table shown below gives the kinetic energy values and the corresponding
heights of the toy car (1)

Use the values in the table and the supplied graph paper to draw a graph of height
versus kinetic energy (3)

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