PHYSICAL SCIENCES P1 (PHYSICS)

COMMON TEST

MARKING GUIDELINE

JUNE 2019

NATIONAL SENIOR
CERTIFICATE

GRADE 10

MARKS: 100

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QUESTION 1

1.1 D üü (2)

1.2 C üü (2)

1.3 C üü (2)

1.4 Aüü (2)

1.5 Düü (2)

1.6 Büü (2)

1.7 Cüü (2)

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QUESTION 2

2.1.1 No of complete waves passing a fixed point in one sec.üü (2)

2.1.2
1
f= P
T
1
=
0,06 P
= 16,67Hz P
OR

3 waves in 0,18 s P
x waves in 1 s P
f = 16,67 s-1 P
(3)

2.1.3 Positive marking from 2.1.2

V =fx l P
= 16,67 x 0,21 P
= 3,50 m.s-1 P (3)

2.1.4 Halved P (1)

2.1.5 Negative Marking from 2.1.4

• Using v = f x l P
• If frequency is doubled then wavelength must be halved P
• In order to keep speed constant P (3)

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2.2.1 Sound with a frequency range of between 20 kHz to 100 kHz PP (2)

2.2.2 Part of the sound energy is absorbed by the sea bed. PP (2)

2.2.3
Δx
v = P
Δt
Δx
1510 =
1,5 P
Δx = 2265m
= 2,27 km P
(3)
OR

Δx
v = P
Δt
Δx
1510 = P
3
Dx = 4530
4530
Depth =
2
= 2265m
= 2,27km P

2.2.4 Bat P OR Dolphin P (1)

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QUESTION 3

3.1 (ANY ONE)

• Originate from accelerating electric charges P
• Propagate as electric and magnetic fields that are perpendicular to each
other P
• Can travel through a vacuum P
• Have a speed of 3 x 108 m.s-1- P (1)

3.2
• some of its behaviour is explained using a wave modelü
• while other aspects of its behaviour are explained using the particle
model.P (2)

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3.3.1 E = hf P
= (6,63 x 10-34)x(97,60x106) P
= 6,47x10-26J P (3)

3.3.2
OPTION 1
c =fx l P
P8 3
3x 10 = f x (1,50 x 10 ) P
f = 200 000Hz

f = 0,20 MHz P
≠ 2 MHz (4)

OPTION 2

Speed = f x l P
= 2 x 106 P x 1,5 x 103 P
= 3 x 109m.s-1
≠ 3 x 108 m.s-1 P

3.3.3 Increases P (1)

3.3.4 Negative marking from 3.3.3

1
• E a since (c) remains constant P
l
• When l decreases then (E) must increase.P (2)
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QUESTION 4

4.1 A region in space where a magnet/ferromagnetic material will experience a

force PP (2)

4.2.1 It is ferromagnetic P (1)

4.2.2
N S P (1)

4.2.3
• Repulsion P
• The north pole of A faces the north pole of B P (2)
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4.2.4 Positive marking from 4.2.1

• Shape P
• Direction P (2)

4.3 Region surrounding the earth in which charged particles are trapped. PP (2)

4.4 Streams of charged particles are given off by solar flares. PP (2)

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QUESTION 5

5.1.1 Certain materials become electrically charged after they come into contact
with different materials. PP (2)

5.1.2 ● electrons move P

● from the glass ball onto the cloth P (2)

5.1.3 Positively charged P (1)

5.1.4 To the left P (1)

5.2.1
Q
n= P
Qe
- 3 x 10 -6
= P
-1,6 x 10-19
= 1,88 x 10 13 P

(3)

5.2.2 The net charge on an isolated system remains constant PP (2)

5.2.3 OR
Q +Q Total charge = -1 µC P
Q= 1 2 2 P
P -3 µC P+Qy = -1 µC P
- 3 + Qy
- 0,5 = P Qy = 2 µC P
2
Qy = + 2µC P
(4)
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5.2.4 Gain P (1)

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QUESTION 6

6.1 As the number of resistors in series increases so will the current strength
decrease PP (2)

6.2 Current strength P (1)

6.3 Electrical energy converted to light/heat energy PP (2)

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QUESTION 7

7.1 emf P
Since no current is flowing through the batteryP (2)

7.2 8P (1)

7.3.1 4V P (1)

7.3.2 4V P (1)

7.4 0,67 A P (1)

7.5 2C P (1)

7.6
1 1 1
= + P
Rp R1 R2
1 1 1
= +
Rp 3 6 P
Rp = 2Ω P
RT = 12Ω P
(4)

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7.7
W
V= P
Q
4800
20 =
C P
Q = 240 C
Q = IDt P
240 = 2 x Δt P
Δt = 120 s
= 2 minutes P
(5)

7.8 Apply Negative Marking

• Decreases P
• total resistance will increase P
• causing total current to decrease P
• which causes V3 to decrease since V3 a IP (4)
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