Name School Name Class/Section: Physics October 2015

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES,
TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

MAURITIUS EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT AT FORM III
NAME
SCHOOLNAME
CLASS/SECTION
PHYSICS
October 2015
1 hour
Students answer on the Question Paper.

The use of calculators is not allowed in this Question Paper.
Additional Materials: Mathematical set
Ruler
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your name, the name of your school and your class/section in the spaces provided above.
Write in dark blue or black ink.
You may use a soft pencil for any diagram, graph or rough working.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
Do not use correction fluid.
There are 8 questions in this paper. Answer all the questions.
All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
Show all your workings.
Diagrams are not drawn to scale.
Give all your answers using appropriate units wherever applicable.
You may assume g = 10 m/s2.
You may also assume that 1 kg weighs 10 N.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each part question.
The total of the marks for this paper is 50.
Check that this document consists of 11 printed pages and 1 blank page.
Any discrepancy in the document must be immediately notified to the responsible officer in your
school.
MoE&HR,TE&SR&MES2015
Question 1 (5 marks)
For each item below, there is only ONE correct answer.
Draw a circle around the letter which shows the correct answer.
(a)
(b)
(c)
What form of energy is stored in a candle?

A
Light
Heat
Sound
Chemical
Acceleration is a vector quantity. It has

A
magnitude only.
direction only.
both magnitude and direction.
neither magnitude nor direction.
Kenny uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of some water.

Fig. 1.1 below shows part of the measuring cylinder he uses.
Fig. 1.1
What is the volume of water shown in Fig. 1.1?
A
46.5 cm3
46.0 cm3
45.5 cm3
45.0 cm3
Pleaseturnoverthispage
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(d)
(e)
According to the laws of reflection, the angle of incidence is

A
equal to the angle of reflection.
less than the angle of reflection.
greater than the angle of reflection.
twice the angle of reflection.
The potential difference across a component in a circuit relates to the

A
rate of flow of charges in the component.
amount of energy used by the component.
resistance to the flow of charges in the component.
amount of energy supplied by the cell to the component.
Two students conduct an experiment to measure the average speed of the toy cars shown in
Fig. 2.1.
Fig. 2.1
Complete the table below to indicate:
1. two quantities the students need to measure to be able to find the speed of the toy cars;
2. which instrument they could use to measure each of these quantities.
Quantity
Instrument
1. ____________________________
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
[4]
4
Kevin holds a card with the word TALL written on it in front of a plane mirror as shown in
Fig. 3.1.
back of the mirror
Fig. 3.1
(a)
Which one of the following images of the word TALL will Kevin see in the mirror? Encircle the
correct image.
[1]
(b)
State one characteristic of an image formed by a plane mirror which is specifically illustrated in
part (a).
_________________________________________________________________________ [1]
(c)
Give one application of the characteristic you mentioned in part (b).

____________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________ [1]
5
Adil sets up circuit 1 using the components P, Q, R, S and T as shown in Fig. 4.1.
T
circuit 1
A Q
Fig. 4.1
(a)
In the table below, name the circuit components P, Q, R, S and T.

circuit component
name
P
Q
R and S
T
[4]
(b)
Components R and S in circuit 1 have resistances 2 and 3 respectively.

Calculate the combined resistance of components R and S in circuit 1.
combined resistance = ___________________ [2]

(c)
Jay uses the same circuit components as Adil to set up circuit 2.

However, Jay arranges components R and S in parallel.
Calculate the combined resistance of components R and S in circuit 2.
combined resistance = ___________________ [3]
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(a)
To find the diameter of a steel ball, Neel arranges three identical steel balls along a graduated
ruler as shown in Fig. 5.1.
steel balls
Diagram is not drawn to scale.
wooden
block
Fig. 5.1
(i)
Use Fig. 5.1 to calculate the diameter of one steel ball. Show all your workings.
diameter of one steel ball = ______________________ [2]
(ii)
Suggest a reason why Neel uses wooden blocks in the measurement.

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ [1]
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(b)
Gary uses a vernier caliper to measure the diameter of a rubber ball as shown in Fig. 5.2.
Diagram is not drawn to scale.
Fig. 5.2
(i) What is the diameter of the ball which Gary measures?
diameter of ball = ____________________ [3]

(ii)
State two precautions which have to be taken to get an accurate measurement of the
diameter of the rubber ball.
Precaution 1: ____________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Precaution 2: ____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________ [2]
8
A train has an initial speed of 20 m/s.
It accelerates uniformly at 0.5 m/s2 for 30 s. At t = 30 s, it reaches speed v. It then moves at this
speed for an additional 15 s.
(a)
Calculate speed v of the train at time t = 30 s.
speed v = __________________ [3]
(b)
On Fig. 6.1, draw a speed-time graph to illustrate the motion of the train.
speed/(m/s)
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
10
20
30
40
50
60
time/s
Fig. 6.1
[3]
9
Nita has a mass of 40 kg. She is at the top of a water slide as shown in Fig. 7.1.
The height of the water slide is 12 m.
Nita takes 3 s to slide from point A to point C.
A
12 m
B
C
6m
Fig. 7.1
(a)
Calculate the gravitational potential energy of Nita at point A.
gravitational potential energy at point A = ______________ [3]

(b)
(i)
Assuming the frictional forces acting are negligible, state the kinetic energy that Nita has at
point B.
kinetic energy at point B = _____________ [1]

(ii) Explain your reasoning.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ [2]
(c)
What is the rate at which Nita loses potential energy while falling from point A to point C?
rate of energy loss = _________________ [3]

10
Poka and Ogu go fishing in a river as shown in Fig. 8.1.
Poka
Ogu
Fig. 8.1
(a)
(i)
Using your understanding of refraction of light, state who is more likely to hit the fish, Poka
or Ogu?
________________________
(ii)
[1]
Explain why.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________ [2]
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(b)
Draw a ray diagram in Fig. 8.2 to illustrate your answer to part (a). Your diagram should
include the eye of the observer, arrows to indicate the direction of travel of light and the real
and apparent positions of the fish. Label your diagram clearly.
air
water
Fig. 8.2
[3]
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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES,

TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Students answer on the Question Paper.

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

What form of energy is stored in a candle?

Acceleration is a vector quantity. It has

both magnitude and direction.

neither magnitude nor direction.

Kenny uses a measuring cylinder to measure the volume of some water.

According to the laws of reflection, the angle of incidence is

equal to the angle of reflection.

less than the angle of reflection.

greater than the angle of reflection.

twice the angle of reflection.

The potential difference across a component in a circuit relates to the

rate of flow of charges in the component.

amount of energy used by the component.

resistance to the flow of charges in the component.

amount of energy supplied by the cell to the component.

back of the mirror

Give one application of the characteristic you mentioned in part (b).

In the table below, name the circuit components P, Q, R, S and T.

Components R and S in circuit 1 have resistances 2 and 3 respectively.

combined resistance = ___________________ [2]

Jay uses the same circuit components as Adil to set up circuit 2.

combined resistance = ___________________ [3]

Diagram is not drawn to scale.

diameter of one steel ball = ______________________ [2]

Suggest a reason why Neel uses wooden blocks in the measurement.

diameter of ball = ____________________ [3]

Calculate speed v of the train at time t = 30 s.

speed v = __________________ [3]

Calculate the gravitational potential energy of Nita at point A.

gravitational potential energy at point A = ______________ [3]

kinetic energy at point B = _____________ [1]

rate of energy loss = _________________ [3]

End of question paper.

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