The Year 10 Science – Physics Exam is scheduled for  Friday the 22nd November 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