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    This document provides a physical sciences control test with 5 questions and 36 total marks. Question 1 has 4 multiple choice questions about parallel plate capacitors. Question 2 has 1 true/false statement about electric field strength. Question 3 asks for a 1 word answer describing the total energy provided by a cell or battery per unit of charge. Question 4 gives values for a parallel plate capacitor and asks to calculate potential difference and surface area. Question 5 provides a circuit diagram and asks about current, resistance, emf, and how readings would change if one lamp filament burned out.

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    Grade 11

    PHYSICAL SCIENCES - CONTROL TEST


    Time: 1 hours Marks: 50

    QUESTION 1

    There are four possible options for each answer in the following questions. Each question has
    only ONE correct answer. Choose the correct answer and write only A, B, C or D next to the
    question number.

    1.1 Which of the following statements is true for a parallel plate capacitor?

    A The unit of capacitance is always given as nanoFarad (nF).


    B A 50 nF parallel plate capacitor can only store 50 C of charge.
    C The capacitance is dependent on the area of the plates.
    D The potential difference applied to the capacitor is inversely proportional to the
    amount of charge stored.

    (3)

    [3]

    QUESTION 2

    Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE. Write only ‘True’ or ‘False’ next
    to the question number. If the statement is FALSE, write down the correct statement.

    2.1 Electric field strength is a scalar quantity.

    (2)

    [2]

    QUESTION 3

    Give one word or term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the word or term next to
    the question number.

    3.1 The total energy provided by a cell or battery per unit of charge

    (1)

    [1]
    QUESTION 4

    A parallel plate capacitor has a capacitance of 500 nF (5  10–7 F) and a charge of 0,2 μC on
    each plate. The plates are 0,2 mm apart. Assume that there is a vacuum between the plates.

    4.1 Calculate the potential difference between the plates.

    (4)

    4.2 Calculate the surface area of each plate.

    (4)

    [8]

    QUESTION 5

    The lamps in the following circuit are all identical. The reading on ammeter A1 is 2 A and the
    reading on voltmeter V is 4,5 V. The battery has an internal resistance of 1 Ω.

    5.1 Explain why the reading on A2 is 3 A.

    (3)

    5.2 Calculate the resistance of lamp L2.

    (4)

    5.3 Calculate the emf of the battery.

    (9)

    5.4 The filament in L3 burns out. State which of the following REMAINS THE SAME,
    BECOMES ZERO, INCREASES NOTICEABLY or DECREASES NOTICEABLY (but not
    to zero).

    2
    a) the effective resistance of the whole circuit

    (2)
    b) the reading on ammeter A2

    (2)
    c) the reading on voltmeter V

    (2)

    [22]

    [TOTAL: 36 marks]

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