TCE PhysicsPractice Examination 5

This paper covers

• Section A (Criterion 5): impulse from a force–time graph and mass-flow thrust (a hose or jet), with full working, units and directions.
• Section B (Criterion 6): Millikan's oil-drop balance and uniform electric fields, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.
• Section C (Criterion 7): open and closed pipe resonance with end effects, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Section D (Criterion 8): mass defect, binding energy per nucleon and fusion in stars, with a non-routine or real-world context.
• Scenario: a fictional Huon Valley volunteer fire brigade tests its equipment at a school while the school band rehearses in the hall.
• Section question counts 7 + 6 + 5 + 6; marks 45 per section; every part shows its marks.

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.