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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 12 Physics questions

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HSC Year 12 Physics Projectile motion hard projectile diagram

1. A projectile travels horizontally at 15 m/s and lands 45 m away. How long was it in the air?

HSC 12 projectile range 15 m/s 45 m t
Choices
  • 3.0 s
  • 0.33 s
  • 30 s
  • 675 s
Explanation:

Horizontal displacement equals horizontal velocity multiplied by time, so t = 45 / 15 = 3.0 s.

HSC Year 12 Physics Transformers hard transformer diagram

2. An ideal transformer has ten times as many primary turns as secondary turns. If the primary is 240 V, what is the secondary voltage?

HSC 12 step-down transformer Np Ns load
Choices
  • 24 V
  • 2400 V
  • 120 V
  • 10 V
Explanation:

The voltage ratio equals the turns ratio. With Ns / Np = 1 / 10, the secondary voltage is 240 / 10 = 24 V.

HSC Year 12 Physics Quantum model of light hard photoelectric graph

3. The photoelectric graph has its frequency-axis intercept at 4.8 x 1014 Hz. Which value is the threshold frequency?

HSC 12 photoelectric threshold 4.8 x 10^14 Hz frequency max KE
Choices
  • 4.8 x 1014 Hz
  • 9.6 x 1014 Hz
  • 2.4 x 1014 Hz
  • 4.8 V
Explanation:

The threshold frequency is read from the intercept where emitted electrons have zero maximum kinetic energy.

HSC Year 12 Physics Electromagnetic induction hard flux graph

4. Which section of the flux-time graph produces the greatest induced emf magnitude?

HSC 12 flux-time sections early later flux t
Choices
  • The steepest section
  • The flattest section
  • The section at zero flux only
  • Every section is the same
Explanation:

Induced emf magnitude is proportional to the rate of change of flux, so the steepest graph section produces the largest magnitude.

HSC Year 12 Physics Circular motion in gravity hard orbit diagram

5. A satellite follows a near-circular orbit. Which direction is its acceleration at the marked point?

HSC 12 satellite acceleration Earth satellite a
Choices
  • Toward Earth
  • Along the tangent
  • Away from Earth
  • In the direction of travel only
Explanation:

For circular orbital motion, the acceleration is centripetal and points toward the centre of Earth.

HSC Year 12 Physics Interference hard interference diagram

6. In a double-slit experiment, the slit spacing is doubled while wavelength and screen distance stay fixed. What happens to fringe spacing?

HSC 12 double-slit spacing 2d screen fringes
Choices
  • It halves
  • It doubles
  • It becomes zero
  • It stays the same
Explanation:

Fringe spacing is inversely proportional to slit spacing, so doubling slit spacing halves the spacing.

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