TCE PhysicsPractice Examination 9

This paper covers

• Section A (Criterion 5): satellite orbits, geostationary altitude and weightlessness, with full working, units and directions.
• Section B (Criterion 6): Coulomb's law in a 2D arrangement of three charges, including at least one labelled field or force diagram.
• Section C (Criterion 7): wave graphs, v = fλ and travelling direction from two buoys, mixing calculation with a justified explanation.
• Section D (Criterion 8): fission reactor components and chain reaction energy, with a non-routine or real-world context.
• Original paper set at one fictional satellite ground station and energy briefing; every number is recomputed in Python (see exams-9-arith-check.json).

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.