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SAC 5B – Matrices Short Answer Test
Students are permitted to bring their summary book, a scientific calculator and their TI-Nspire CAS CX calculator.
Year 10 Physics – Electricity Topic Test
- Thursday the 6th August
- Period 2 (10:10am – 11:08am)
- Room 6, Kildare Campus, Lavalla Catholic Colleg
Students are allowed to bring a single sided A4 summary sheet, as well as a scientific calculator. Students will be provided with a resistor colour chart and a list of SI prefixes.
Network & Decision Mathematics – Multiple Choice Topic test.
Students are permitted their summary book, a scientific calculator and TI-Nspire CAS CX calculator.
5 minutes reading time and 50 minutes writing time.
Network & Decision Mathematics – Short Answer Topic test.
Students are permitted their summary book, a scientific calculator and TI-Nspire CAS CX calculator.
5 minutes reading time and 50 minutes writing time.
Year 10 Motion Physics Test
- Wednesday the 14th of November
- Period 4
- Room 6
Students are permitted to bring:
- A single sided A4 summary sheet
- Pens, pencils, ruler & eraser
The test will cover all of the Motion Topic from Notes 10.2.1 to Notes 10.2.6
Year 10 Electricity Topic Test
- Wednesday the 20th of March, 2018
- Room 6
- Period 3
- Written test – multiple choice & short answer
- 50 minutes duration
- single sided A4 summary sheet is allowed
This test will assess the content covered in the Electricity topic. It will cover content up to and including Ohm’s Law. Effectively Notes 10.1.1 to Notes 10.1.6 inclusive.
Year 10 Electricity Topic Test
- Wednesday the 19th of June, 2019
- Room 6
- Period 3
- Written test – short answer format
- 50 minutes duration
- single sided A4 summary sheet is allowed
This test will assess the content covered in the Motion topic. It will cover content covered in Notes 10.2.1 to Notes 10.2.6 inclusive. Topics include:
- Distance and displacement
- Position-Time graphs
- Velocity-Time graphs
- Unit conversions from m/s to km/h and vice versa
- Average speed and average velocity
- Average acceleration
- Basic ticker timer calculations
- Equations of constant acceleration
- Energy forms
- Energy conversions
The Year 10 Science – Physics Exam is scheduled for Tuesday the 25th June in the Kildare Hall commencing at 8:50am and finishing at 10:30am. Details as follows:
Allowed materials
- A4 summary sheet (double sided) – hand written/typed/photocopied
- A scientific calculator
- Pens, pencils, highlighters and erasers
- Ruler
Material provided
- Exam question & answer booklet
- Exam formula & data sheet
- Exam front cover
Topic 1 Electricity (Notes 10.1.1 – Notes 10.1.7)
- Definitions of voltage and current
- Scientific notation (mA, kV, MΩ)
- Series & parallel circuits; calculations of voltage and current
- Measuring voltage and current using analog meters
- Calculation of effective resistance
- Resistance colour coding; determining the resistance of an unknown resistance
- Ohm’s Law; graph analysis and equation calculation
- Electrical power; P=VI & E=Pt, calculation of the cost of power consumption
Topic 2 Motion (Notes 10.2.1 – Notes 10.2.6)
- Distance and displacement
- Position-Time graphs; calculation of velocity and displacement
- Velocity-Time graphs; calculation of acceleration and displacement
- Unit conversions from m/s to km/h and vice versa
- Average speed and average velocity
- Average acceleration
- Basic ticker timer calculations; calculation of velocity
- Equations of constant acceleration
- Energy forms; kinetic energy, gravitational potential energy & strain potential energy
- Energy conversions
Year 12 Further Maths, Unit 4, SAC#1
- Monday the 12th of August
- Area of Study 1 “Matrices”
- 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
- Written test (Multiple Choice) format
Students are permitted to bring a bound summary book, a scientific calculator, a CAS calculator and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.
Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:
- Handouts 4.1.1 – 4.1.
- Studyclix exam questions
- Edrolo Chapter Check 7.1
- Edrolo Chapter Check 7.2
- Reviewing any VCAA Physics exam papers and examination reports
Year 12 Further Maths, Unit 4, SAC#1B
- Monday the 12th of August
- Area of Study 1 “Matrices”
- 5 minutes reading & 50 minutes writing
- Written test (Short Answer) format
Students are permitted to bring a bound summary book, a scientific calculator, a CAS calculator and the typical pens, pencils, erasers etc.
Students are encouraged to prepare for this SAC by completing the following tasks:
- Handouts 4.1.1 – 4.1.
- Studyclix exam questions
- Edrolo Chapter Check 7.1
- Edrolo Chapter Check 7.2
- Reviewing any VCAA Physics exam papers and examination reports