Downloaded from Stanmorephysics.com KWAZULU-NATAL PROVINCE EDUCATION REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE TIME: 1.5 hours MARKS: 75 This question paper consists of 11 pages and 2 data sheets. Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPhysicdenewelsaded from Stanmoreph: ‘ics.com 2025 June Examination INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES 8. 9. 10. 1 Write your name on the ANSWER BOOK. This question paper consists of SIX questions. Answer ALL the questions in the ANSWER BOOK. Start EACH question on a NEW page in the ANSWER BOOK. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this question QUESTION 2.1 and QUES’ You may use a non-pr tor. You may use appropriate mathematical instruments. You are advised to use the attached DATA SHEETS. ‘Show ALL formulae and substitutions in ALL calculations. Round off your final numerical answers to a minimum of TWO decimal places. Give brief motivations, discussions, et cetera where required. Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPhysicdenewelsaded from Stanmorephysics.com 2025 June Examination QUESTION 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE Four options are provided as possible answers to the following questions, Each question has only ONE correct answer. Write only the letter (A - D) next to the question number (1.1 — 1.5) in the ANSWER BOOK, for example 1.6E. 14 Two forces P and Q, can be represented by a single force of magnitude 42.Ncif the magnitude of force P is 5 N, which one of the following is a possible magnitude of force Q? A 20N B 14N Cc 6N D 5N (2) Which of the following st strates the concept of inertia? ST ee A Aball moving through a vacuum in space. B_—_ Anobject comes to rest after the force acting on it is removed. C The driver of a car moves in a forward direction when the car suddenly stops. D __Aball striking the ground and bouncing back up. 2) An object of mass m is pulled UP a rough incline ata CONSTANT VELOCITY as shown inthe diagram belo whi ect for the relationship between the A FcosA + f= mg sind Bs mgsinO + fk FoosA = 0 C — FoosA -f+mg sin@ = 0 D —_FcosA = mg sino (2) Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPrysicdeswtleaded from Stanmorephysics.com 2025 June Examination NS 1.4 Tworcharged objects repel each other with a force F when they are separated by.a distance d. The distance between the same two charges is reduced to % d. The new force, in terms of F, will now be AL %F BMF Cc 2F Dar (2) 1.5 The diagram below shows two light bulbs, P and Q, connected in series toa battery. | If bulb P glows brighter than bulb Q, then the ... A resistance of bulb P is greater than that of bulb Q. B resistance of bulb P is smaller than that of bulb Q. C current through bulb P is smaller than that through bulb Q. D current through bulb P is greater than that through bulb Q. (2) [10] Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPhysicdenewelsaded from Stanmorephysics.com 2025 June Examination QUESTION 2 An object with a mass of 2,5 kg hangs from a string that is attached to the ceiling at point P. A force F of magnitude 50 N, acting horizontally from point Q on the string, pulls the string to the left, as shown in the diagram below. The forces acting at point Q are in equilibrium. 2.1 Write down a conclusion that can be made from the underlined statement above. (1) 2.2 Calculate the magnitude of the tension T in the string (4) (5) Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPrysicdoswelsaded from Stanmorephysics.com 2025 June Examination QUESTION 3 A student conducts an experiment to investigate the relationship between the resultant force on an object, and acceleration. The experiment is set up using a trolley on an inclined runway, and a ticker timer that makes 50 dots every second. vibrating pin carbon paper "OPP paper ticker-tape SSS ZZ Y) ramp angle 3.1. Calculate the period of (2) When the trolley is released from the top of the runway, it moves down the slope and the following ticker tape is produced: Direction of motio 3.2. Briefly explain why the dots on the tape are initially f @) The slope of the runway is adjusted so that : 3.3. Was the ramp angle INCREASED or DECREASED? (1) 3.4. What is the magnitude of the resultant force now acting on the trolley? (1) Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPrysicdoswelsaded from Stanmorephysics.com 2025 June Examination 3.5 The trolley is now accelerated by first using one rubber band, then two rubber bands and finally three rubber bands. The rubber bands are stretched to the same extent each time. 3.5.1 Which graph represents the results when THREE rubber bands were used? Choose from A or B. Give a reason for the answer. (2) 3.5.2. Sketch a graph to show the relationship between the acceleration of the trolley and the force (in rubber bands units) acting on the trolley. (2) [10] Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPhysicdenewelsaded from Stanmorephysics. com 2025 June Examination QUESTION 4 4.1 The sketch below shows a tow-truck of mass 2500 kg 800 kg up a rough inclined surface which makes af horizontal. The co-efficient of kinetic friction between the car and the surface is 0,25.The net force acting on the truck is 1520 N, and the tension in the cable is T. Ignore the rotational effects of the wheels. 4.1.1 State Newton's Second Law of motion in words. (2) 4.1.2 Drawa labelled free body diagram showing all the forces acting on the car. (4) 4.1.3 Calculate the kinetic frictional force that the car experiences as it moves up the surface. (3) 4.1.4 Caloulate the tension T in the cable . (5) 4.2 Aspaceship, with its engines switched off, is moving towards Earth. The mass of the spaceship is 1250 kg. 4.2.1 State Newton's Law of universal gravitation in words. (2) 4.2.2 Calculate the distance between the spaceship and the centre of Earth when Earth exerts a force of 2458 N on the spaceship. (4) [20] Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPhysicdenewelsaded from Stanmoreph) ‘ics.com 2025 June Examination QUESTION 5 5. Two small, identical positively charged spheres, A and B, are suspended from the ceiling at point C by non-conducting threads as shown below c of ttiangle showing all the forces acting on 5.1.1 Drawa labelled sphere A. Include TWO. angles in the triangle. (4) 5.1.2 Ifthe mass of each sphere is 1,5 g,calculate the magnitude of the electrostatic force acting on sphere A. (3) 5.1.3 Calculate the magnitude of the electric field at sphere A due to sphere B if the charge on each sphere is 4,80 nC. (3) Please Turn Over Copyright ReservedPhysicdenewelsaded from Stanmorephysics. com 2025 June Examination 5.2 A square coil with sides of length 0,25 m contains 200 tums and is positioned perpendicular to a uniform magnetic field of magnitude 0.75 T. The coil is then quickly pulled from the field in 0.20 s, moving perpendicular to the magnetic field, to a region where there is no magnetic field. Square coil with 200 turns 5.2.1 State Faradays Law of electromagnetic induction in words. (2) 5.2.2 Calculate the emf induced across the coil. (8) 17] Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPrysicddauweleaded from Stanmorephysics. com 2025 June Examination QUESTION 6 6.1. State Ohm's Law in words. 2) ‘A battery with an internal resistance of 0,5 Q and an unknown emf (e) is connected to four resistors and a switch as shown in the circuit below. A high-resistance voltmeter (V) is connected across the battery. A: and Az are ammeters of negligible resistance. 8a With switch S closed, the current passing through the 8 0 resistor is 0,6 A, and resistor R delivers 12 W of power. 62 Calculate: 6.2.1 The reading on ammeter Ai @) 6.2.2. The reading on ammeter Az (6) 6.2.3. The emfof the battery (e) ) [13] TOTALMARKS: — [75] Copyright ReservedPhysicdenewelsaded from Stanmorephaysics. com 2025 June Examination DATA SHEET PHYSICS : TABLE 1: PHYSICAL CONSTANTS NAME SYMBOL VALUE ‘Acceleration due to gravity Q 9,8 m-s? Universal gravitational Radius of the Earth G 6,67 x 10° N-m*-kg® fe 6,38 x 10°m Mass of the Earth ke 5,98 x 10% kg ‘Coulomb's constant 9,0 x 10°N-m?-C? Charge on electron e -1,6x10%C Electron mass Me 9,11 x 10" kg TABLE 2: FORMULAE MOTION vp =Vj tat Ax =vAt+taat® or Ay =v,At+itaAt® Ax -(% ays Jat or Ay “(a z FORCE Faq =ma p=mv fo =p.N f. =HN Fig At = p= me my, ae FeGme or FG TEE a-c% or a-cM Copyright Reserved Please Turn OverPhysicdenewelsaded from Stanmorephysics. com 2025 June Examination ELECTROSTATICS rAtOGe vo neo a Sor =BA cos® emf(e)=(R+1) q=lat Copyright ReservedDownloaded from Stanmorephysics.com Education KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA NB: This marking guideline consists of 6 pages. Copyright reserved Please turn overpiaewsleased from Stanmorephysics.com —_sune 2025 common Test NSC QUESTION ONE 11 Byy 120 Cv¥e 13° BY 14 Dvy 15 Ave 5x2= [10] QUESTION TWO 24 sy is zero. vv (2 0r0) (2) 2.2 °@) 6 QUESTION 3 34 1 T=> 7 aiv 50 =0,02 sv @ 3.2 The trolley is starting from rest .. Initially very small distances are covered (per time period). (2) 3.3 Decreasedv’ a 34 Zero/ONY a 3.5.1 Av Ithas e latgest acceleration. ~ (2) 3.5.2 Copyright reserved Please turn overpiaewsleaded from Stanmorephysics.com tune 2025 common Test NSC Marking Rubric : Graph Mark allocation ‘Straight line graph with a 1 mark positive gradient (2) Line passing through the origin | 1 mark [10] QUESTION 4 4.1.4. When a netiresultant an object, the object accelerates in the direction of the T eration is directly proportional t (2) the force ¥ and in 412 413 fc= NY = (0,25)(800(9,8)c0s30°) ¥ = 1697.41 NV 4.4.4 Fuer=ma ‘| vA ma [7 fnvone) (800)(9,8)sin30°) ¥ = 800(0,608) ¥ Copyright reserved (4) (3) (5) Please turn overpiaewsleased from Stanmorephysics.com —_sune 2025 common Test NSC 42 4.2.1. Every body in the universe attracts every other body with a gravitational {force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses“ and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between their centres. v (Marks must only be awarded if the definition is in context with the gravitational law) (2) 4.2.2 (4) [20] 5.14 Any two angles correctly shown 4) 5.1.2 OR tan 30° = Fe =,1.47 x 10° tan 30 Fe='8,49 x109 NY (3) 5.1.3. Positive marking from Question 5.1.2 E=Fiqv¥ 3 8,49x 10° 4,8 «10° (3) = 1,77 x10°N-C1W Copyright reserved Please turn overpiaewsleased from Stanmorephysics.com —_sune 2025 common Test NSC 5.2.1 The induced emf in a conductor is directly proportional to the rate of change of the magnetic flux linkage through the conductor. v ¥ (2) 5.22 A=sxs = 0,25 x 0,25 =~ 200(4,69x107-0) ¥ 0,20 = 46,9 VW (Ignore the negative sign) (5) 17] QUESTION 6 (2) (3) Copyright reserved Please turn overpitewnloaded from Stanmorephysics.com NSC = 2,666 0 P=vIV, 12=221¥ ln2= 0,55AY¥ 65 e=IR+Ir¥ = 22 + (1,5 +0,55)(0,5) = 23,025 VW Copyright reserved June 2025 Common Test (5) (3) [13] TOTAL : 75 MARKS. Please turn over