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

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Sample ACT BSSS Year 12 Physics questions

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ACT BSSS Year 12 Physics Projectile motion hard projectile diagram

1. A projectile travels horizontally at 16 m/s for 2.5 s. What horizontal range is represented?

ACT 12 projectile range 16 m/s 40 m 2.5 s
Choices
  • 40 m
  • 18.5 m
  • 6.4 m
  • 80 m
Explanation:

Range is horizontal velocity multiplied by time: 16 x 2.5 = 40 m.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Physics Electric fields hard field diagram

2. An electron is placed between parallel plates where the field points from the positive plate to the negative plate. Which way is the electron forced?

ACT 12 electron force + - + plate - plate electron
Choices
  • Toward the positive plate
  • Toward the negative plate
  • Along the plates
  • No force
Explanation:

An electron has negative charge, so its force is opposite the electric field direction.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Physics Photoelectric effect hard photoelectric graph

3. The photoelectric graph crosses the frequency axis at 4.9 x 1014 Hz. What is the threshold frequency?

ACT 12 photoelectric intercept 4.9 x 10^14 Hz frequency max KE
Choices
  • 4.9 x 1014 Hz
  • 9.8 x 1014 Hz
  • 2.45 x 1014 Hz
  • 4.9 V
Explanation:

The threshold frequency is where maximum kinetic energy first reaches zero on the frequency axis.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Physics Standing waves hard standing-wave diagram

4. A standing wave has wavelength 0.68 m and wave speed 340 m/s. What frequency does the diagram support?

ACT 12 standing wave frequency 0.68 m 340 m/s f
Choices
  • 500 Hz
  • 231 Hz
  • 0.002 Hz
  • 340.68 Hz
Explanation:

Frequency is f = v / lambda = 340 / 0.68 = 500 Hz.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Physics Electromagnetic induction hard flux graph

5. The flux-time graph has one interval with a much larger gradient than the rest. What happens to induced emf magnitude there?

ACT 12 flux-change graph first later flux t
Choices
  • It is largest there
  • It is zero there
  • It is smallest there
  • It depends only on resistance
Explanation:

Induced emf magnitude depends on the rate of change of flux, so the largest gradient produces the largest magnitude.

ACT BSSS Year 12 Physics Transformers hard transformer diagram

6. A transformer has 200 primary turns and 50 secondary turns. With 240 V on the primary, what secondary voltage is ideal?

ACT 12 transformer ratio 200 turns 50 turns load
Choices
  • 60 V
  • 960 V
  • 240 V
  • 12.5 V
Explanation:

The turns ratio is 50 / 200 = 1/4, so Vs = 240 / 4 = 60 V.

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