QCE PhysicsPractice Examination 2

This paper covers

• Special relativity (Lorentz factor, time dilation, length contraction, simultaneity, relativistic momentum/energy, mass-energy equivalence) anchored to a 0.85c interstellar voyage to Alpha Centauri
• Unit 3 Gravity and Electromagnetism: uniform circular motion, Newton's law of universal gravitation, gravitational field strength, Kepler's three laws, orbital/satellite mechanics
• Unit 3 electromagnetism: Coulomb's law, electric fields, work on charges, the motor effect (F=BIL and F=qvB), electromagnetic induction (Faraday/Lenz), AC generators, transformers and power transmission
• Unit 4 quantum theory: Planck's hypothesis, the photoelectric effect, de Broglie wave-particle duality, the Bohr hydrogen model
• Unit 4 Standard Model: quark/lepton classification, baryons and mesons, antiparticles, four fundamental forces and exchange bosons, conservation laws, Feynman diagrams
• QCAA EA format and cognition: Paper 1 (Section A 20 MCQ + Section B short response 28 marks), Paper 2 (Section C 49 marks), Assessment Objectives 1-4 with evaluate/justify/deduce/compare reasoning chains for Band A

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.