STEM SCHOOLS EGYPT Physics – Second Year Secondary

Midterm Examination – second Semester – March 2015

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers correctly the question.

Use if needed:

- The mass of the Earth = 5.98×1024 kg

- The distance from the surface to the center of mass of the Earth is ≈ 6400 km
- The gravitational constant 6.67×10-11 N.m2/kg2

1- The universal gravitational law and Coulomb’s law are alike in that both …
a) find the force between celestial bodies
b) find only the attractive force between masses or charges
c) state that the force is inversely proportional to the square distance.
d) have the same proportionality constant

2- If the distance between two masses is tripled, the gravitational force between them is
a) Decreased by a factor of 3.
b) Decreased by a factor of 9.
c) Increased by a factor of 3.
d) Increased by a factor of 9.

3- How many times greater is the Earth’s gravitational force on the Moon than the Moon’s
gravitational force on the Earth?
a) 1/6 times
b) 6 times
c) 9.8 times
d) Exactly the same

4- What is the gravitational field strength on a planet where a 2kg mass has a weight of
16 Newton on the surface of the planet?
a) 8 N/kg
b) 9.8 N/kg
c) 16 N/kg
d) 32 N/kg
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5- Which statement is true about astronauts in a Space Shuttle orbiting Earth at an altitude
of 380 km?
a) The astronauts inside the Space Shuttle have zero weight.
b) The Earth's gravity is not pulling them toward the center of the Earth anymore.
c) The Space Shuttle is falling freely and remains at the same distance from the center
of the Earth
d) The acceleration due to gravity at that altitude is only 10% of that on the surface of
the Earth

Questions (6 – 7) decrease

Two identical satellites Y and Z orbit a planet at a

distance r and 2r respectively from its centre. Z
2r
6- Which satellite would be faster in its orbit?
a) Satellite Y would be faster by a factor of 2 Y r
b) Satellite Z would be faster by a factor of 2
c) Satellite Y would be faster by a factor of
d) They would orbit at the same speed

7- The gravitational field strength of the planet at the position of satellite Y to that at the
position of satellite Z is …
a) The same at both positions
b) greater by a factor of
c) greater by a factor of 2
d) greater by a factor of 4

8- Two planets X and Y have the same mean density. The radius of planet X is half that of
planet Y. The ratio of gravitational field at the surface of planet X to the gravitational
field at the surface of planet Y is
a) 2.8
b) 2.0
c) 1.4
d) 0.5
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9- The image below shows two sets of different celestial objects separated by the
distances indicated. The mass of the objects are indicated, too. Which set will have a
greater gravitational force of attraction?
Set (1) Set (2)
2M 2M
M M
x
2x
a) The gravitational force in set (2) is half that in set (1)
b) Both the sets will have the same gravitational force
c) The gravitational force in set (2) is double that in set (1)
d) The gravitational force in set (2) is four time greater than that in set (1)

10- If the mass of the Sun were to become half its current value, with Earth
maintaining its same orbit, the time interval of one Earth year would
a) decrease by a factor of
b) increase by a factor of
c) increase by a factor of 2
d) decrease by a factor of 2

11- When a magnet is in motion relative to a coil, the induced emf in the coil can be
increased by all the following, except …
a) Increasing the thickness of the coil wire
b) Increasing the pole strength of the magnet
c) Increasing the speed of magnet motion
d) Having a soft iron core in the coil

12- If the magnetic field (B) pointing out of the page suddenly drops to zero, what
happens in the metal loop is that …
a) A current is induced in a clockwise direction
b) A current is induced in a counter-clockwise direction
c) An AC current is induced
d) no current is induced

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13- If a coil is rotated by 90o in a magnetic field (B) pointing to the left, as shown,
what happens in the metal loop is that …
a) A current is induced in a clockwise direction
b) A current is induced in a counter-clockwise direction
c) An AC current is induced
d) no current is induced

14- Wire (X) of length (L) forms a one-turn loop, and a bar magnet is dropped
through. Wire (Y) of length (2L) forms a two-turn loop and the same magnet is dropped
through. Compare the magnitude of the induced currents in these two cases.
a) I1 = 2 I2
b) I2 = 2 I1
c) I1 = I2
d) I1 = I2 = 0

15- A rectangular wire loop is being pulled through a uniform magnetic field.
What is the direction of the induced current? X X X X X X X X X X X
a) Clockwise X X X X X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X X X X
b) Counter- clockwise
X X X X X X X X X X X
c) Downwards in both short sides X X X X X X X X X X X
d) No induced current X X X X X X X X X X X

16- There is a constant magnetic field directed into the page in the shaded region.
The field is zero outside the shaded region. A copper ring slides through the region. For
the indicated three positions of the ring, an induced current exists in the ring positions
a) In the position 2 only ❶
b) In positions 1 and 3 X X XX X X X
c) In positions 1, 2 and 3 X X X X X X X
d) No induced current exists in any. X X X X X X X
❷
X X XX X X X X
X X X X X X X
X X X X X X X X
❸
❸
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17- As the metal wire YZ is moved along the metal frame in the existence of a uniform
magnetic field as indicated in the figure.
Y
a) Terminal Y of the wire becomes positive
b) Terminal Z of the wire becomes positive
V β
c) Both terminals become positive
d) Both terminals remain at zero potential
Z

18- A wire loop is pulled away from a current-carrying wire. What is the direction of
the induced current in the loop?
a) Clockwise v
b) Counter- clockwise I
c) Downwards in both short sides
d) No induced current

Questions (19 – 20)

An aircraft is flying due North from central Africa to North Europe. Assume that the wings act
as continuous electrical conductors.

19- As the aircraft flies to North, tips of the wing become increasingly charged.
What statement represents the scientific reason?
a) Charges are transferred from clouds to the craft wings.
b) Low temperature makes free electrons accumulate at one tip.
c) Lines of Earth’s magnetic field gradually point to its surface.
d) Friction with wind makes charge stick to the craft wings.

20- The aircraft’s speed is 270 m s–1 and the wing span of the aircraft is 60 m. If the
Earth’s field at a point on flight acts at 70o to the horizontal with strength 1.7 x 10–4 T
The potential difference induced between the tips of the wings = ...
a) 0.94 Volt
b) 1.62 Volt
c) 2.59 Volt
d) 2.75 Volt

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Answer Key
Correct Webb’s
Item Answer
Learning Outcome (Cog Demand)
1. C BA

2. B BA

3. D BA

4. A BA

5. C BA

6. C ST

7. D ST

8. D ST

9. B ST

10. B ST

11. A BA

12. B BA

13. B BA

14. C ST

15. D BA

16. B ST

17. D BA

18. A ST

19. C BA

20. C ST

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Force and Motional EMF

� Pull conducting rod out of B field

� Current is clockwise. Why?

i= ε = BLv
R R
� Current within B field causes force

� Force opposes pull (RHR)

� Also follows from Lenz’s law

F = iLB = B2 L2 v
R
We must pull with this force to maintain constant
velocity