QCE PhysicsPractice Examination 1

This paper covers

• Unit 3 Gravity and Electromagnetism: uniform circular motion and centripetal dynamics, Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation, gravitational field strength, Kepler's three laws, orbital speed and satellite mechanics (geostationary orbit above Queensland), Coulomb's Law and electric fields, work on charges, the motor effect, electromagnetic induction (Faraday/Lenz), transformers and power transmission
• Unit 4 Revolutions in Modern Physics: special relativity (postulates, simultaneity, time dilation, length contraction, mass-energy equivalence), quantum theory (Planck, photoelectric effect, de Broglie duality, Bohr hydrogen model), Standard Model (quarks, leptons, baryons, mesons, antiparticles, fundamental forces and exchange bosons, conservation laws, Feynman diagrams)
• QCAA EA format: Paper 1 (Section A 20 MCQ = 20 marks; Section B short/extended response = 28 marks) and Paper 2 (Section C stimulus-based short/extended response = 49 marks); grand total 97 marks
• Assessment Objectives 1-4 only: describe/explain, apply, analyse evidence, interpret evidence; higher-mark differentiation via evaluate, justify, deduce, compare with full evidence-principle-conclusion reasoning chains
• Band A standard: correct QCAA Formula and Data Book formula, substitution with units, step-by-step algebra, final answer with correct SI unit and significant figures; precise terminology; follow-through marking

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.