TCE PhysicsPractice Examination 12

This paper covers

• Section A (Criterion 5): helicopter or drone rotor thrust from momentum change per second, with full working, units and directions.
• Section B (Criterion 6): electric fields near sharp points and lightning, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.
• Section C (Criterion 7): standing waves on a guitar string: harmonics and overtones, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Section D (Criterion 8): the photoelectric effect at a metal surface and threshold frequency, with a non-routine or real-world context.
• Whole paper: a storm-season emergency services exercise — rescue drones and supply drops, lightning and storm cells, flood-water optics and fire-station sensors.

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.