Q1 MCQ Drill: 2023 Physical Sciences P1 (2023 September Provincial Preparatory (Trial) Examination)

Physical Sciences Past Paper Question 1 Drill Level 1: Knowledge & Recall

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3 multiple-choice questions taken verbatim from Section A of the official 2023 September Provincial Preparatory (Trial) Examination Physical Sciences Paper 1, auto-marked against the official marking guideline. Questions that rely on diagrams or graphs are excluded - see the full paper for those.

Question 1 of 3 2 Marks

Which ONE of the following quantities is a measure of the inertia of a body?

A. Acceleration

B. Energy

C. Velocity

D. Mass

Question 2 of 3 2 Marks

4 PHYSICAL SCIENCES P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2023) An object is projected vertically upwards from the ground and reaches a maximum height h. Which ONE of the following statements regarding the movement of the object from the ground to height h is correct? Ignore the effects of air friction.

A. The mechanical energy of the object at height h is zero.

B. The change in kinetic energy of the object is zero.

C. The loss in the object’s kinetic energy is equal to the gain in the object’s gravitational potential energy.

D. The work done on the object is equal to zero.

Question 3 of 3 2 Marks

4 PHYSICAL SCIENCES P1 (EC/SEPTEMBER 2023) The force on gravitational attraction on the earth is 6 times greater than on the moon. The reason for this is:

A. The moon has no water on its surface.

B. The mass and the radius of the earth is greater than that of the moon.

C. Only the mass of the earth is greater than the mass of the moon.

D. Only the radius of the earth is greater than the radius of the moon.

Q1 MCQ Drill: 2023 Physical Sciences P1 (2023 September Provincial Preparatory (Trial) Examination)

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