DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes Track 2
Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2018

YEAR 11 PHYSICS MARKING SCHEME

SECTION A 80 MARKS
Question Answer Mark Additional Guidelines

cm cm

Tension
1. a) 2

Metal
block

Weight

b) bThey have magnitude and direction 1

c) c 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 4 − 2 = 2 cm 1
2 1
d) 0.45 kg = 2 cm ; 0.15 = = 0.67 cm
3
𝑛𝑒𝑤 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 = 2.0 + 0.67 = 2.67 𝑐𝑚 1
0.45 Deduct 1 mark for
e) 𝜌= = 2812.5 kg/m3 3
missing or incorrect units
0.08 × 0.05 × 0.04

f) the same as 1

Input energy: Electrical energy 1

2. a) a
Output energy: Kinetic energy 1
b) b 𝑊 = 𝑚𝑔 = 0.25 × 10 = 2.5 N 2
Deduct 1 mark for
c) c 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 = 𝐹 × 𝑠 = 2.5 × 1.5 = 3.75 J 2
missing or incorrect unit
𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 3.75
𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = = = 0.75 W Deduct 1 mark for
d) d 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 5 2
missing or incorrect unit
𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑝𝑢𝑡 0.75
e) e 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑦 = × 100 = × 100 = 50% 2
𝑖𝑛𝑝𝑢𝑡 1.5

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 𝑊𝑒𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 = 𝑚𝑔 = 60 × 10 = 600 N 1
3. a) a 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 = 𝐹 × 𝑑 = 600 × 5 = 3000 N m 2 Deduct 1 mark for missing
or incorrect units
b) 3000 N m 1
𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 3000
c) 𝐹= = = 2000 N 2
𝑑 1.5
1. Clockwise moments = anticlockwise moments 1
d) b 2. Upward forces = downward forces 1

𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑒 = ℎ𝜌𝑔 = 3.5 × 1000 × 10 = 35000 Pa 2

e) c

They do not have sufficient mass to have a

nearly round shape 1
4. a)
They have not cleared their neighbourhood around 1
their orbit
Smaller 1
b) The mass is directly proportional to gravitational
force 2

1 mark for each arrow

pointing in the correct
c) i) i 1 direction
1

As the meteor gets closer to the Earth the force of

ii) 2
gravity on it increases
iii) Point C 1

Since hot water is less dense, it rises and all the Accept ‘hot water rises by
5. a) 2
water will be heated convection currents’
Live wire - Brown colour 1 1 mark is awarded if both
b)
Neutral wire - Blue colour 1 name and colour are correct
c) Power = 𝑉 × 𝐼 = 230 × 8 = 1840 W 2
1840 W
= 1.84 kW 1
1000
d) 5
𝐸 = 𝑃𝑡 = 1.84 × = 0.153 kWh 1
60
For 1 week = 0.153 × 7 = 1.07 kWh
e) 1.07 kWh × 0.15 = 0.16 c 2

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 Arrow from + to – 1
6. a)
South 1
Increase Number of turns of coil OR
b) 1
Increase current
c) Repelled 1
d) i) 𝑆𝑡𝑒𝑝 𝑢𝑝 1
ii) Iron 1
𝑁2 6000
iii) 𝑉2 = × 𝑉1 = × 3 = 18 V 2
𝑁1 1000
iv) 𝑃 = 𝑉𝐼 = 18 × 0.015 = 0.27 W 2

7. a) i) Constant speed 1
ii) Stationary or at rest 1
b) CD ; greater distance covered per unit time 2 Steeper gradient is accepted
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 12 − 3 Deduct 1 mark for missing
c) 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = = = 2.25 m/s 3
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 12 − 8 or incorrect units

d) 12 m 1
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 12
e) 𝐴𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 = = 2
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 14
= 0.86 m/s

Protons = 88 1
8. a)
Neutrons = 226 − 88 = 138 1
Nuclei V and X 1
b)
They are called Isotopes 1

The time taken for half of the radioactive source

c) i) 2
to decay

It emits gamma radiation which is most 1 Accept ‘produces the least

ii) penetrating ionisation’
It has a very short half-life 1
10 10 10
64 × 10  32 × 10  16 × 10 
iii) 8 × 1010  4 × 1010 2 Accept other correct answers
4 half-lives = 28.8 × 4 = 115.2 years

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 SECTION B 45 MARKS
Question Answer Mark Additional Guidelines
fastest 1
9. a) i)
good 1
bad 1
ii)
longer 1
b) i) Sun 1
Find the rate at which heat is transferred by
5
heat energy
using P = . 1
time
1 Set up the apparatus as shown and record the
mass of the water.
ii) 2 Read the initial temperature of water, switch on 1
the lamp and start the timer.
4 Find the heat energy transferred to the lamp 1
using Heat Energy = mcΔθ.
3 Record temperature after five minutes and 1
switch off the lamp.
Stir the water before reading the temperature to
iii) 1 Accept other correct answers
ensure uniform temperature
iv) Δ 𝜃 = 38 − 20 = 18 °C 1
𝑄 = 𝑚𝑐 Δ𝜃
v) = 0.03 × 4200 × 18 1 Deduct 1 mark for missing or
= 2268 J 1 incorrect unit
𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 2268 1 Deduct 1 mark for missing or
vi) 𝑃𝑜𝑤𝑒𝑟 = = = 7.56 W 1 incorrect unit
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 300

Graph
10.  has correctly labelled and positioned axes 1
a) i)
 is drawn over at least 75% of graph paper 1
 is correctly plotted 1
 has the correct shape fitted through the points 1
6−0
𝑅 = 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 = 2 Deduct 1 mark for missing
ii) 0.8 − 0 or incorrect unit
R = 7.5 Ω
larger 1
iii) less 1

b) i) Arrow labelled I from A to B 1

ii) parallel 1
R1 R 2 12 × 8 1
R= =
iii) R1 + R 2 12 + 8
= 4.8 Ω 1 Accept 4.8
V = IR
iv) 9 = I × 4.8 1 Deduct 1 mark for missing
I = 1.875 A 1 or incorrect unit
Correct symbol for ammeter 1 Award mark only if both
v)
Correct position criteria are fulfilled

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 11. a) i) r
2

1
ii)

iii) 45° 1
iv) remains the same 1
b) i) longitudinal 1
ii) perpendicular 1
c) i) Correct drawing of rays 2
Arrows to show the direction of rays 1
real 1
ii) diminished 1
inverted 1
height of Image 2
iii) Magnification = = = 0.5 2
height of Object 4

Please Note: When marking questions that involve calculations, apply the ‘follow through’
rule. This means that if a student gives a wrong value for part (a) of a question and then uses
the value of (a) in the subsequent calculations, marks should be deducted for part (a) only.
The subsequent parts should be given full marks if these are correct.

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