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Sis Phy 9 75
Sis Phy 9 75
a. What are the upward forces at A and B if the girl is hanging in the
centre of a climbing frame.
b. Both children hang from the frame at a point 1 m from A. What are
the upwards forces at A and B? Show all your working.
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c. where both children have to be so that the upward force at B was at
its minimum?
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Q2. The table below shows the information about some of the planets in our
solar system.
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c. If the distance from the earth to the sun is 150 million kilometers,
calculate the distance of Saturn from the sun.
d. Assuming that the orbital path for Saturn is circular, calculate the
orbital speed in km/s. (Hint: Circumference = 2r).
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Q3. a. What is meant by the phrase a persons audible range is 20 Hz to
20000 Hz?
d. Sound waves are emitted from a source that is vibrating with large
amplitude, and from a source that is vibrating with small amplitude.
Explain, using diagrams, the difference in between the two sets of
sound waves.
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Q4. a. Explain the difference between a transverse wave and a longitudinal
wave.
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e. What is the period of this wave?
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Q5.
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d. Explain how doctors use optical fiber to see inside the body.
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Q6.
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b. When an aircraft lands it is important that it is earthed before it is
refueled.
i. Explain why the aircraft should be earthed?
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Q7. Bill set up the circuit shown below to investigate how the resistance of
a bulb changes
as the current flowing through it changes.
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Bill takes a series of readings. He measures the voltage across the bulb
and the current passing through it. He then plots the graph shown
below:
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