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Physics mock exam
Higher School Certificate Examination - Physics. Sit it in one block, time yourself with the on-screen clock, then self-mark against the model answers.
Paper structure from the official NESA page.
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Paper at a glance
Reading time
5 min
Working time
180 min
Total marks
100
Sections
2
| Section | Questions | Marks | Recommended time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section I - Objective response | 20 | 20 | 35 min |
| Section II - Short answer and extended response | 20 | 80 | 145 min |
Before you start
What this mock covers
- Section I - Objective response: 20 multiple-choice questions, auto-marked when you submit.
- Section II - Short answer and extended response: 20 short-answer questions (80 marks), self-marked against a model answer.
18 syllabus dot points covered
Syllabus dot points examined in this paper:
- Bohr model and the Balmer-Rydberg formula: HSC Physics Module 8
- Charged particles in electric fields explained: HSC Physics Module 6
- Charges in magnetic fields explained: HSC Physics Module 6
- DC and AC motors: HSC Physics Module 6
- Electromagnetic induction: HSC Physics Module 6
- Evidence for special relativity: muons, GPS and particle physics, HSC Physics Module 7
- Force on current-carrying conductors: HSC Physics Module 6
- Magnetic flux and flux density: HSC Physics Module 6
- Mass-energy equivalence E = mc^2 and nuclear binding energy: HSC Physics Module 7
- Projectile motion explained: HSC Physics Module 5
- Quantum model of light and the photoelectric effect: HSC Physics Module 7
- Relativistic momentum and particle accelerators: HSC Physics Module 7
- Special relativity: postulates, time dilation and length contraction, HSC Physics Module 7
- Spectroscopy: emission, absorption and stellar spectra, HSC Physics Module 7
- Stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis: HSC Physics Module 8
- The electromagnetic spectrum and Maxwell's equations: HSC Physics Module 7
- Uniform circular motion explained: HSC Physics Module 5
- Wave model of light: diffraction, interference and polarisation, HSC Physics Module 7
Multiple-choice questions are drawn from the Advanced mechanics and electromagnetism (Modules 5 and 6), Exam-style practice (harder): Physics multiple choice, Nature of light and quantum mechanics (Modules 7 and 8) quizzes.
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