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

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Sample SACE Year 12 Physics questions

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SACE Year 12 Physics Projectile motion hard projectile diagram

1. A projectile's horizontal component is 14 m/s and the flight time is 3.0 s. What horizontal displacement is shown?

SACE 12 projectile displacement 14 m/s 42 m 3.0 s
Choices
  • 42 m
  • 17 m
  • 4.7 m
  • 84 m
Explanation:

Horizontal displacement is 14 x 3.0 = 42 m when horizontal velocity is constant.

SACE Year 12 Physics Induction hard flux graph

2. The flux-time graph is steepest over the first interval. Which statement about induced emf is best supported?

SACE 12 flux graph first later flux t
Choices
  • Its magnitude is greatest in the first interval
  • It is zero in the first interval
  • It depends only on coil area
  • It is greatest where flux is flat
Explanation:

The greatest rate of change of flux gives the greatest induced emf magnitude.

SACE Year 12 Physics Photoelectric effect hard photoelectric graph

3. A maximum kinetic energy graph has x-intercept 5.6 x 1014 Hz. What threshold frequency is shown?

SACE 12 photoelectric threshold 5.6 x 10^14 Hz frequency max KE
Choices
  • 5.6 x 1014 Hz
  • 2.8 x 1014 Hz
  • 1.12 x 1015 Hz
  • 5.6 eV
Explanation:

The x-intercept is the minimum frequency needed for electron emission.

SACE Year 12 Physics Transformers hard transformer diagram

4. A transformer has a 20:1 primary-to-secondary turns ratio. With 230 V on the primary, what secondary voltage is ideal?

SACE 12 low-voltage transformer 20 turns 1 turn load
Choices
  • 11.5 V
  • 230 V
  • 4600 V
  • 20 V
Explanation:

The secondary has 1/20 of the primary turns, so Vs = 230 / 20 = 11.5 V.

SACE Year 12 Physics Interference hard interference diagram

5. The screen is moved farther from a double-slit source while wavelength and slit spacing stay fixed. What happens to fringe spacing?

SACE 12 screen-distance fringes slits far screen bright
Choices
  • It increases
  • It decreases
  • It becomes zero
  • It must stay the same
Explanation:

Fringe spacing is proportional to screen distance, so moving the screen farther away increases the spacing.

SACE Year 12 Physics Gravitational fields hard orbit diagram

6. A spacecraft is shown beside a planet. Which way is the gravitational force on the spacecraft?

SACE 12 spacecraft gravity planet craft F
Choices
  • Toward the planet
  • Away from the planet
  • Along the orbit only
  • Zero because space is empty
Explanation:

The gravitational force is attractive, so it is directed toward the planet's centre.

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