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Practice motion, forces, energy, waves, electricity, fields, light, matter, data analysis, and scientific modelling.

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Sample HSC Year 11 Physics questions

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HSC Year 11 Physics Motion graphs hard velocity-time graph

1. A velocity-time graph rises from 0 m/s to 8 m/s in 4.0 s, then stays at 8 m/s until 6.0 s. What displacement is represented?

HSC 11 velocity-time area 0-4 s 8 m/s 6 s t v
Choices
  • 32 m
  • 16 m
  • 48 m
  • 8 m
Explanation:

Area under the graph gives displacement. The triangle is 0.5 x 4.0 x 8 = 16 m and the rectangle is 2.0 x 8 = 16 m, giving 32 m.

HSC Year 11 Physics Electric circuits hard circuit diagram

2. A 12 V supply is connected to a 6 ohm resistor. What current should the circuit diagram show?

HSC 11 resistor circuit 12 V 6 ohm I
Choices
  • 2.0 A
  • 0.5 A
  • 18 A
  • 72 A
Explanation:

Ohm's law gives I = V / R = 12 / 6 = 2.0 A.

HSC Year 11 Physics Waves in media hard standing-wave diagram

3. The standing-wave diagram shows three half-wavelengths along a 1.20 m string. What is the wavelength?

HSC 11 standing-wave length 1.20 m 3 halves lambda
Choices
  • 0.80 m
  • 0.40 m
  • 1.20 m
  • 3.60 m
Explanation:

One half-wavelength is 1.20 / 3 = 0.40 m, so the full wavelength is 0.80 m.

HSC Year 11 Physics Refraction hard refraction diagram

4. A ray travels from air into glass. Which path is consistent with the ray slowing at the boundary?

HSC 11 refraction boundary air glass normal
Choices
  • It bends toward the normal
  • It bends away from the normal
  • It travels along the boundary
  • It must reverse direction
Explanation:

Entering a slower medium makes the ray bend toward the normal while its frequency remains the same.

HSC Year 11 Physics Radioactive decay hard decay graph

5. A count rate falls from 80 counts/s to 10 counts/s in 9 hours. What half-life is consistent with the decay graph?

HSC 11 count-rate decay 80 10 9 h
Choices
  • 3 hours
  • 4.5 hours
  • 9 hours
  • 30 hours
Explanation:

80 to 10 is three halvings: 80, 40, 20, 10. Three half-lives take 9 hours, so one half-life is 3 hours.

HSC Year 11 Physics Electric fields hard field diagram

6. A positive test charge is placed in a uniform electric field between charged plates. What direction is its force?

HSC 11 uniform field force + - + plate - plate E
Choices
  • In the direction of the field
  • Opposite the field
  • Perpendicular to the plates only
  • Zero because it is a test charge
Explanation:

A positive charge experiences force in the same direction as the electric field.

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