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Physics mock exam
Victorian Certificate of Education - Physics Examination. Sit it in one block, time yourself with the on-screen clock, then self-mark against the model answers.
Paper structure from the official VCAA page.
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Paper at a glance
Reading time
15 min
Working time
150 min
Total marks
120
Sections
2
| Section | Questions | Marks | Recommended time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Section A - Multiple choice | 20 | 20 | 25 min |
| Section B - Short and extended response | 28 | 100 | 125 min |
Before you start
What this mock covers
- Section A - Multiple choice: 20 multiple-choice questions, auto-marked when you submit.
- Section B - Short and extended response: 28 short-answer questions (100 marks), self-marked against a model answer.
18 syllabus dot points covered
Syllabus dot points examined in this paper:
- Atomic energy levels and emission spectra: VCE Physics Unit 4
- Banked tracks and the banking angle: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Electric fields, Coulomb's law and parallel plates: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Electromagnetic induction: flux, Faraday and Lenz: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Electromagnetic waves and the electromagnetic spectrum: VCE Physics Unit 4
- Generators, transformers and AC power transmission: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Gravitational fields and Newton's law of universal gravitation: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Magnetic fields and the Lorentz force on charges: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Magnetic force on a current and the DC motor: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Matter waves and the de Broglie wavelength: VCE Physics Unit 4
- Newton's laws, momentum and impulse: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Photoelectric effect and the photon model of light: VCE Physics Unit 4
- Polarisation and Malus's law: extension topic (VCE Physics)
- Projectile motion in two dimensions: VCE Physics Unit 3
- Refraction, Snell's law and dispersion: longer treatment (VCE Physics Unit 1 content)
- Uniform circular motion (horizontal and vertical): VCE Physics Unit 3
- Wave model of light and interference: VCE Physics Unit 4
- Wave-particle duality: VCE Physics Unit 4
Multiple-choice questions are drawn from the VCE Physics practical investigation structure, VCE Physics worked exam problems by Area of Study quizzes.
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