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Revising test - Grade 12

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 3hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which subatomic particles contribute the most to the mass of an atom?
a)
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
b)
Protons only
c)
Protons and Electrons
d)
Protons and Neutrons
2.
Electric charges that are different _______ each other.
a)
Attract
b)
Repel
3.

Two charges of equal magnitudes and at a distance r exert a force F on each other. If the charges are halved and distance between them is doubled, then the new force acting on each charge is

a)

F / 8

b)

F / 4

c)

4F

d)

F/16

4.

Approximately how much force would be generated by two charged objects held 2 m apart, if q1 has a charge of 3.0 C and q2 has a charge of 4.0 C?

a)

0.5 N

b)

1.5 N

c)

3 N

d)

6 N

5.
At which point is the electric field the weakest?
a)
A because it is the furthest away
b)
A because the field lines are further apart
c)
C because the field lines are further apart
d)
C  because it is the furthest away
6.
A point charge Q is far from all other charges. At a distance of 2 m from Q, the electric field is 20 N/C. What is the force a charge of 5 Coulombs feels?
a)
4 N
b)
100 N
c)
40 N
d)
10 N
7.

Label the charges respectively:

a)

+; +

b)

+; -

c)

-; -

d)

-; +

8.

A helium atom accelerates through large potential difference. The accelerating voltage might be  10×10610\times10^6 V. Find the kinetic energy. 
For helium nucleus: m= 4*1.67*10^-27 kg
q = 2*1.6*10^-19 C

a)

1*10^-5

b)

3.2*10^-12

c)

5*10^-8

d)

12*10^-12

9.

What is the value of capacitance of a capacitor which has a voltage of 4V and has 16C of charge?

a)

2F

b)

4F

c)

6F

d)

8F

10.

Two capacitors X and Y of capacitances 2 F and 4 F respectively are connected in series with

a 12 battery. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?

a)

The effective capacitance is 6 F.

b)

Capacitors have the same charge of 36 C.

c)

The potential difference across the capacitor X is 8 V.

d)

The potential difference across the capacitors Y is 12 V.

11.

Three capacitors 1.0 μ\mu   F, 1.5  μ\mu  F and 2.0  μ\mu  F are connected in series. What is the equivalent
capacitance of the capacitors? 

a)

4.50  μ\mu  F

b)

2.17  μ\mu  F

c)

0.46  μ\mu  F

d)

0.25  μ\mu  F

12.

What is the unit of measurement for resistance?

a)

Voltage

b)

Ampere

c)

Watts

d)

Ohms

13.

What is the equivalent or total resistance (Re) across this circuit?

a)

3 kΩ

b)

10 kΩ

c)

13 kΩ

d)

18 kΩ

14.

What is the equivalent resistance of the resistor network in the picture?

a)

11 ohms

b)

41 ohm

c)

18 ohm

d)

20 ohm

15.
The length of a certain conductor of resistance 100 is doubled and its cross-sectional area is halved. Its new resistance is 
a)
100
b)
50
c)
200
d)
400
16.

Find the value of I1, I2 and I3.

a)

-0.566A, 1.29A, -1.91A

b)

-1.29A, -0.566A, 1.91A

c)

1.29A, -0.566A, -1.91A

d)

1.91A, 0.566A, 1.29A

17.

Calculate Vth for the given circuit.

a)

5.54 V

b)

3.33 V

c)

6.67 V

d)

3.67V

18.

What would happen is a north pole of a magnet came close to a north pole of another magnet?

a)

they would be attracted to each other

b)

they would be repelled from each other

19.
This is a picture of a simple electromagnet. How can the electromagnet be made stronger?
a)
Add more coils of wire to the nail.
b)
Use a smaller battery.
c)
Reverse the poles of the magnet.
d)
Remove all the coils and the nail.
20.

Are the magnetic field lines in the picture correct?

a)

Yes, because they point from north to south.

b)

No, because they point from north to south (they're supposed to go the other way).

c)

Yes, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures.

d)

No, because the North pole is on the left in all pictures (it's supposed to be on the right).

21.
What is the direction of the current in the wire?
a)
up
b)
down
c)
left
d)
right
22.

Using the right hand grip rule, A represents the direction of the

a)

current

b)

magnetic field

23.

A positive charge is moving to the left through a magnetic field that is going into the page. What is the direction of the force on the charge?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Into the page

d)

Out of the page

e)

No Force

24.

A proton moving at a speed of 2.0 ×107m s1\times10^7m\ s^{-1} enters a uniform magnetic field perpendicular to the field. If the magnetic flux density is 2.5 Tesla, what is the magnetic force acting on the proton?

a)

3.2 ×1012N\times10^{-12}N  

b)

4.0 \times10^{-12}N  

c)

7.5 \times10^{-12}N  

d)

8.0 \times10^{-12}N  

25.

A straight wire carrying a 9.0 A current is in a uniform magnetic field oriented at right angles to the wire. When 75 cm of wire is in the field, the force on the wire is 1.2 N. What is the strength of the magnetic field (B)?

a)

= 0.18 N

b)

= 0.18 T

c)

= 0.18 Cm

d)

= 0.18

26.

1) A solenoid with 500 turns, 0.10 m long, carrying a current of 4.0 A and with a radius of 102 m will have what strength magnetic field at its center?

a)

31 x 10 – 4 T

b)

62 x 10 – 4 T

c)

125 x 10 – 4 T

d)

250 x 10 – 4 T

27.

1) A superconducting wire carries a current of 10^4 A. Find the magnetic field at a distance of 1.0 m from the wire.

a)

2 x 10^-3 T

b)

8 x 10^-3 T

c)

1.6 x 10^-2 T

d)

3.2 x 10^-2 T

28.

A uniform 4.5 T magnetic field passes perpendicularly through the plane of wire loop 0.10 m2 in area. What flux passes through the loop?

a)

5.00 Tm2

b)

0.450 Tm2

c)

0.250 Tm2

d)

0.135 Tm2

29.

A student moves a magnet into a coil of wire as shown in the diagram. The coil of wire is connected to a sensitive ammeter.

a)

increasing the number of turns on the coil

b)

increasing the speed of the magnet

c)

increasing the strength of the magnet

d)

all of the above

30.

According to Lenz’s law the direction of an induced current in a conductor will be that which tends to produce which of the following effects?

a)

enhance the effect which produces it

b)

produce a greater heating effect

c)

produce the greatest voltage

d)

oppose the effect which produces it

31.

The transformer is a device used to .......... the value of a voltage.

a)

steady

b)

resist

c)

change

d)

anchor

32.

If a transformer reduces voltage, it is called a....................... transformer.

a)

step left

b)

step right

c)

step up

d)

step down

33.

A transformer has 100 turns in the primary coil and 25 turns in the secondary coil. When a 120 V is applied to the primary coil, what is the voltage in the secondary coil?

a)

480V

b)

30V

c)

20V

d)

450V

34.

A rectangular coil with resistance 6 Ω, having a length L=40cm, and width w=15 cm, as shown in figure. The coil moves into a uniform magnetic field Bin=0.8T with a constant velocity V=0.5m/s. The magnitude and the direction of current induced in the coil as the coil enters the magnetic field is

a)

0.03 A counterclockwise

b)

0.03 clockwise

c)

0.01 A counterclockwise

d)

0.01 A clockwise

35.
What is the atomic number?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
36.
What is the mass number defined as?
a)
the number of protons
b)
the number of protons and neutrons
c)
the number of neutrons
d)
the number of protons and electrons
37.
What is an isotope? 
a)
A charged atom
b)
An atom with different amounts of neutrons
c)
An atom with different amounts of protons
d)
A neutral atom
38.

As the binding energy of a nucleus increases, the

energy required to separate the nucleus into

nucleons _____.

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

d)

becomes negative to positive

39.

The atom 714𝑁

has a mass of 14.0031 𝑢.

The mass defect equals ______.

a)

0.1089 u

b)

0.2026 u

c)

0.2341 u

d)

0.0003 u

40.

Choose the underlined part that needs correction

He bought a lot of books, none of them he has ever read.

a)

bought

b)

none of

c)

them

d)

has ever read

41.
An alpha particle can penetrate
a)
a sheet of paper.
b)
a thin layer of cloth.
c)
a sheet of aluminum.
d)
none of the above
42.
Identify the missing substance in each of the following nuclear reactions.
 _____→137 56 Ba + 0 −1
a)
13755Ba
b)
13757La
c)
13856Ba
d)
137 55Cs
43.
Which nuclear emission involves the release of helium nuclei?
a)
alpha
b)
gamma
c)
positron
d)
beta
44.
Which of the following nuclear emissions has the greatest penetrating power?
a)
alpha
b)
gamma
c)
beta
d)
positron
45.
 For the following nuclear reaction, what was the beginning radionuclide (X)?
      X     86Rn222 + 2He
a)
Radium-222
b)
Radon-222
c)
Radon-226
d)
Radium-226
46.
The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...
a)
era
b)
age
c)
half-life
d)
eon
47.
Barium-122 has a half-life of 2 minutes. A fresh sample weighing 80 g was obtained. If it takes 10 minutes to set up an experiment using barium-122, how much barium-122 will be left when the experiment begins?
a)
0.25g
b)
2.5g
c)
25g
d)
80g
48.

Cobalt 60 has a half-life of 5.25 years (1.66 * 108). Given 1 mg of the substance, find

The number of atoms in the sample.

a)

1019

b)

1020

c)

1021

d)

1022

49.

Cobalt 60 has a half-life of 5.25 years (1.66 * 108). Given 1 mg of the substance, find The decay constant.

a)

4*10-9

b)

3*10-9

c)

2*10-9

d)

1*10-9

50.

The number of disintegrations per second if N= 1019 atoms and λ= 4*109

a)

1*1010

b)

2*1010

c)

3*1010

d)

4*1010

51.
Takes two small nuclei and combines them into a larger nucleus
a)
fission
b)
fusion
52.
The splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei is
a)
fusion
b)
fission
c)
half-life
d)
gamma radiation
53.
How do nuclear power-plants work?
a)
Fusion
b)
Half-life
c)
Fission
d)
Fusion or fission
54.
Where does fusion occur naturally?
a)
Underwater
b)
All around us
c)
In the radioactive waste
d)
On the sun
55.
Which atoms combine together during fusion reaction on the sun?
a)
Helium and Hydrogen atoms
b)
Hydrogen atoms
c)
Hydrogen and Lithium atoms
d)
Hydrogen and Carbon atoms
56.
Requires temperatures of millions of degrees?
a)
Fission
b)
Fusion
57.

What is the major drawback to fission power?

a)

Radioactive Waste

b)

CO2 Emissions

c)

SO2 Emissions

d)

All of the Above

58.

The nuclear energy is measured as........

a)

MeV

b)

MW

c)

Curie

d)

None of the above

59.
In nuclear fusion, two positively charged nuclei must touch and bind together. This requires that the nuclei approach each other at.....
a)
low temperatures and low velocity
b)
low temperatures and high velocity
c)
high temperatures and high velocity
d)
high temperatures and low velocity
60.
The half life of iodine-131 is 8.040 days. What percentage of an iodine-131 sample will remain after 40.20 days?
a)
312.5%
b)
31.25%
c)
.3125%
d)
3.125%
61.

How did you find this year's physics class? I'm all ears to listen!

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