Grade 11 Physics - Exam Review
Questions and Answers Updated
2027
DifferenceBbetweenBScalerBandBVectorB-BAnswerBVectorsBneedBdirection
DifferenceBbetweenBVavg,BVi,BVfB-
BAnswerBVfB=BfinalBvelocity,BViB=BinitialBvelocity,BVfB=BfinalBvelocity
(PROJECTILES)BABballBrollsBwithBaBspeedBofB2.0Bm/sBacrossBaBlevelBtableBthatBisB1.0B
mBaboveBtheBfloor.BUponBreachingBtheBedgeBofBtheBtable,BitBfollowsBaBparabolicBpat
hBtoBtheBfloor.BHowBfarBalongBtheBfloorBisBtheBlandingBspotBfromBtheBtable?B-
BAnswerB0.90m
AnBastronautBstandsBonBtheBedgeBofBaBlunarBcraterBandBthrowsBaBhalf-eaten
Twinkie™BhorizontallyBwithBaBvelocityBofB5.00Bm/s.BTheBfloorBofBtheBcraterBis
100.0BmBbelowBtheBastronaut.BWhatBhorizontalBdistanceBwillBtheBTwinkie™
travelBbeforeBhittingBtheBfloorBofBtheBcrater?B(TheBaccelerationBofBgravityBon
theBmoonBisB1/6BthBthatBofBtheBEarth).B-BAnswerB55.3m
VelocityBdistanceBtimeBtriangleB-BAnswerBd=vt,Bv=d/t,Bt=d/v
Newton'sBfirstBlawBofBmotionB-
BAnswerB(Inertia)BAnBobjectBatBrestBstaysBatBrestBandBanBobjectBinBmotionBstaysBinB
motionBwithBtheBsameBspeedBandBinBtheBsameBdirectionBunlessBactedBuponBbyBanB
unbalancedBforce.
Newton'sBSecondBLawBofBMotionB-
BAnswerBTheBaccelerationBofBanBobjectBdependsBonBtheBmassBofBtheBobjectBandBth
eBamountBofBforceBapplied.
,Newton'sBThirdBLawB-
BAnswerBForBeveryBactionBthereBisBanBequalBandBoppositeBreaction
WhatBisBaBforce?B-BAnswerBaBpushBorBpullBonBanBobject
4BfundamentalBforcesBinBorderBfromBweakestBtoBstrongestB-
BAnswerBGravitational,BweakBnuclear,Belectromagnetic,BstrongBnuclear
WhatBisBfrictionalBforce?B-BAnswerBForceBofBfrictionBopposesBmotionBwhenBone
surfaceBmovesBoverBanother.
StaticBFrictionBvsBKineticBFrictionB-
BAnswerBIfBtwoBsystemsBareBinBcontactBandBstationaryBrelativeBtoBoneBanother,Bthen
BtheBfrictionBbetweenBthemBisBcalledBstaticBfriction.BIfBtwoBsystemsBareBinBcontactBa
ndBmovingBrelativeBtoBoneBanother,BthenBtheBfrictionBbetweenBthemBisBcalledBkinetic
Bfriction
WhatBisBmaximumBstaticBfriction?B-
BAnswerBForceBrequiredBtoBaccelerateBanBobjectBfromBrest
UniversalBGravityB-
BAnswerBAllBobjectsBareBattractedBtoBeachBotherBthroughBgravity.BGB=BgravitationalBc
onstant,BrB=BdistanceBbetweenBtheBcentreBofBtheBmasses
(Dynamics)BWhatBisBtheBforceBofBattractionBbetweenBaB650BkgBmassBandBaB1250Bkg
BmassBifBtheBdistanceBbetweenBtheirBcentresBisB1.2Bm?B-BAnswerB3.8*10^-5
(ElevatorBProblem)BAB75BkgBmanBstandsBinBanBelevator.BWhatBwillBbeBtheBforceBthe
BelevatorBexertsBonBhimBwhen
a)BtheBelevatorBisBatBrest
b)BtheBelevatorBisBmovingBupBwithBaBuniformBaccelerationBofB2.0Bm/s2.
, c)BtheBelevatorBisBmovingBdownBwithBaBuniformBaccelerationBofB2.0Bm/s2.B-
BAnswerBa)B735NBb)B885NBc)B585N
(Dynamics)BABjetBplaneBpilotBdecidesBtoBaccelerateBhorizontally.BIfBtheBthrustBofBtheB
enginesBisBincreasedBtoB5.0BxB104BNBatBaBtimeBwhenBtheBairBresistanceB(orBdrag)Ba
ctingBonBtheB4.0BxB103BkgBplaneBamountsBtoB3.0BxB104BN,BwhatBwillBbeBtheBplane'
sBacceleration?B-BAnswerB5.0m/s2
ForceBofBTensionB(Ft)B-
BAnswerBAlwaysBaBpullingBforceBthroughBaBropeBorBstring,Betc.
(Dynamics)BHowBmuchBappliedBforceBisBneededBtoBaccelerateBaB20.0BkgBblockBofBwo
odBatB4.0Bm/s2BalongBaBroughBtable,BagainstBaB30.0BNBforceBofBfriction?B-
BAnswerB110N
EnergyB-BAnswerBTheBabilityBtoBdoBworkBmeasuredBinBJoulesBwhereB1BJB=B1BNm
WorkB-
BAnswerBABforceBappliedBacrossBaBdistance,BorBwhenBaBforceBisBappliedBtoBchangeBt
heBenergyBofBanBobject.BEqualBtoBchangeBinBenergy
YouBpullBanBobjectBinBaBstraightBlineBwithBaBforceBofB12N.BItBmovesB5.0m.BHowBmu
chBworkBdidByouBdo?B-BAnswerB-57J
KineticBEnergyB-BAnswerBTheBenergyBofBaBmassBinBmotion
AnBelephantBfallsBoutBofBaBtree.BIfBitBhasBaBkineticBenergyBofB900kJBandBaBmassBof
B4000kg,BwhatBisBitsBvelocity?B-BAnswerBv=20m/s
gravitationalBpotentialBenergyB-
BAnswerBTheBenergyBofBmassBbecauseBofBitsBheightBinBaBgravitationalBfield.BPotential
Questions and Answers Updated
2027
DifferenceBbetweenBScalerBandBVectorB-BAnswerBVectorsBneedBdirection
DifferenceBbetweenBVavg,BVi,BVfB-
BAnswerBVfB=BfinalBvelocity,BViB=BinitialBvelocity,BVfB=BfinalBvelocity
(PROJECTILES)BABballBrollsBwithBaBspeedBofB2.0Bm/sBacrossBaBlevelBtableBthatBisB1.0B
mBaboveBtheBfloor.BUponBreachingBtheBedgeBofBtheBtable,BitBfollowsBaBparabolicBpat
hBtoBtheBfloor.BHowBfarBalongBtheBfloorBisBtheBlandingBspotBfromBtheBtable?B-
BAnswerB0.90m
AnBastronautBstandsBonBtheBedgeBofBaBlunarBcraterBandBthrowsBaBhalf-eaten
Twinkie™BhorizontallyBwithBaBvelocityBofB5.00Bm/s.BTheBfloorBofBtheBcraterBis
100.0BmBbelowBtheBastronaut.BWhatBhorizontalBdistanceBwillBtheBTwinkie™
travelBbeforeBhittingBtheBfloorBofBtheBcrater?B(TheBaccelerationBofBgravityBon
theBmoonBisB1/6BthBthatBofBtheBEarth).B-BAnswerB55.3m
VelocityBdistanceBtimeBtriangleB-BAnswerBd=vt,Bv=d/t,Bt=d/v
Newton'sBfirstBlawBofBmotionB-
BAnswerB(Inertia)BAnBobjectBatBrestBstaysBatBrestBandBanBobjectBinBmotionBstaysBinB
motionBwithBtheBsameBspeedBandBinBtheBsameBdirectionBunlessBactedBuponBbyBanB
unbalancedBforce.
Newton'sBSecondBLawBofBMotionB-
BAnswerBTheBaccelerationBofBanBobjectBdependsBonBtheBmassBofBtheBobjectBandBth
eBamountBofBforceBapplied.
,Newton'sBThirdBLawB-
BAnswerBForBeveryBactionBthereBisBanBequalBandBoppositeBreaction
WhatBisBaBforce?B-BAnswerBaBpushBorBpullBonBanBobject
4BfundamentalBforcesBinBorderBfromBweakestBtoBstrongestB-
BAnswerBGravitational,BweakBnuclear,Belectromagnetic,BstrongBnuclear
WhatBisBfrictionalBforce?B-BAnswerBForceBofBfrictionBopposesBmotionBwhenBone
surfaceBmovesBoverBanother.
StaticBFrictionBvsBKineticBFrictionB-
BAnswerBIfBtwoBsystemsBareBinBcontactBandBstationaryBrelativeBtoBoneBanother,Bthen
BtheBfrictionBbetweenBthemBisBcalledBstaticBfriction.BIfBtwoBsystemsBareBinBcontactBa
ndBmovingBrelativeBtoBoneBanother,BthenBtheBfrictionBbetweenBthemBisBcalledBkinetic
Bfriction
WhatBisBmaximumBstaticBfriction?B-
BAnswerBForceBrequiredBtoBaccelerateBanBobjectBfromBrest
UniversalBGravityB-
BAnswerBAllBobjectsBareBattractedBtoBeachBotherBthroughBgravity.BGB=BgravitationalBc
onstant,BrB=BdistanceBbetweenBtheBcentreBofBtheBmasses
(Dynamics)BWhatBisBtheBforceBofBattractionBbetweenBaB650BkgBmassBandBaB1250Bkg
BmassBifBtheBdistanceBbetweenBtheirBcentresBisB1.2Bm?B-BAnswerB3.8*10^-5
(ElevatorBProblem)BAB75BkgBmanBstandsBinBanBelevator.BWhatBwillBbeBtheBforceBthe
BelevatorBexertsBonBhimBwhen
a)BtheBelevatorBisBatBrest
b)BtheBelevatorBisBmovingBupBwithBaBuniformBaccelerationBofB2.0Bm/s2.
, c)BtheBelevatorBisBmovingBdownBwithBaBuniformBaccelerationBofB2.0Bm/s2.B-
BAnswerBa)B735NBb)B885NBc)B585N
(Dynamics)BABjetBplaneBpilotBdecidesBtoBaccelerateBhorizontally.BIfBtheBthrustBofBtheB
enginesBisBincreasedBtoB5.0BxB104BNBatBaBtimeBwhenBtheBairBresistanceB(orBdrag)Ba
ctingBonBtheB4.0BxB103BkgBplaneBamountsBtoB3.0BxB104BN,BwhatBwillBbeBtheBplane'
sBacceleration?B-BAnswerB5.0m/s2
ForceBofBTensionB(Ft)B-
BAnswerBAlwaysBaBpullingBforceBthroughBaBropeBorBstring,Betc.
(Dynamics)BHowBmuchBappliedBforceBisBneededBtoBaccelerateBaB20.0BkgBblockBofBwo
odBatB4.0Bm/s2BalongBaBroughBtable,BagainstBaB30.0BNBforceBofBfriction?B-
BAnswerB110N
EnergyB-BAnswerBTheBabilityBtoBdoBworkBmeasuredBinBJoulesBwhereB1BJB=B1BNm
WorkB-
BAnswerBABforceBappliedBacrossBaBdistance,BorBwhenBaBforceBisBappliedBtoBchangeBt
heBenergyBofBanBobject.BEqualBtoBchangeBinBenergy
YouBpullBanBobjectBinBaBstraightBlineBwithBaBforceBofB12N.BItBmovesB5.0m.BHowBmu
chBworkBdidByouBdo?B-BAnswerB-57J
KineticBEnergyB-BAnswerBTheBenergyBofBaBmassBinBmotion
AnBelephantBfallsBoutBofBaBtree.BIfBitBhasBaBkineticBenergyBofB900kJBandBaBmassBof
B4000kg,BwhatBisBitsBvelocity?B-BAnswerBv=20m/s
gravitationalBpotentialBenergyB-
BAnswerBTheBenergyBofBmassBbecauseBofBitsBheightBinBaBgravitationalBfield.BPotential