School of Indiana Alem Bank Branch

Department of Natural Sciences Physics Unit

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2 Semester 3 Quarter Physics Final Exam for Grade 10 Students in 2016 E.C

Time allowed: 90 mins Date: Miazia 2016/Apr 2024

Directions:
Print your name and write the correct answers for each part in the separate answer sheet.
Also, detach the answer sheet from the question paper and submit only the answer sheet pages
5 and 6 (including the workout part)

Use the following constant if necessary: 𝝁𝟎 = 𝟒𝝅 𝒙 𝟏𝟎−𝟕 𝑻𝒎/𝑨, g = 10 m/s2, sin600 0.9,
sin530 = 0.8, sin450 = 0.7, sin 300 = 0.5
I. Write the most simplified answer [6 pts]

1. The magnitude of the magnetic field at a point 2 m from a long, thin conductor carrying a current of 4 A is:
2. The magnetic force on a 2 C of charged paricle travelling, which is perpendicular to the magnetic field, at a
speed of 2 × 10 6 m/s in a uniform magnetic field of 5 T is:
2. A 50 cm long straight wire carrying a current of 2A is placed in a 5 T magnetic field. The angle between
the field and the wire is 300. The magnitude of the magnetic force exerted on the wire by the field is:
4. Two wires A and B of circular cross section are made of the same metal and have equal lengths, but the
resistance of wire A is four times greater than that of wire B. The ratio of the radius of wire A to wire B is:
5. The potential difference between two points is 200 V. If a particle with a charge of 10 C is transported from
one of these points to the other, the magnitude of the work done is:
6. When a potential difference of 40 V is applied across the ends of the rod, the rod carries a current of 200 A.
The resistance of the rod is:
II. Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE otherwise [6 pts]
7. Two parallel wires carrying currents in the same direction attract each other.
8. A proton moving along the positive x-axis perpendicular to a magnetic field experiences a magnetic deflection
in the negative y-direction. The direction of the magnetic field is into the page.
9. An electron travels due south through a vacuum in a region of uniform magnetic field B that is also directed
due south. It will speed up.
10. A battery supplies energy to an electric circuit by converting chemical energy to electric potential energy.
11. Non-ohmic materials are satisfied the condition that relationship between current and voltage is directly
proportional.
12. The shape of the Earth’s magnetic field, is similar to that of a huge bar magnet tilted about 11o from the
Earth’s geographic North and South poles.
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III. Choose the best options from the given alternatives [20 pts]

13. the magnetic forcbetween the phase and neutral lines hung from power poles is:
A. attractive C. either attractive or repulsive
B. repulsive D. neither attractive nor repulsive

14. A 70 cm long straight wire carrying a current of 2A is placed in a 0.5T magnetic field. The angle between the
field and the wire is 30 degrees. What is the magnitude of the magnetic force exerted on the wire by the field?
A. 35 N C. 0.35 N
B. 3.5 N D. 0.035 N
15. A magnetic field exerts a force on a charged particle:
A. always
B. if the particle is at rest
C. if the particle is moving across the field lines
D. if the particle is moving along the field lines
16. Three resistors: R1 = 5 Ω, R2 = 3 Ω, and R3 = 4 Ω are connected in series to each other. A voltmeter connected
in parallel to resistor R2 measures voltage of 6 V. What is the net voltage in the circuit?
A. 12 V C. 20 V
B. 16 V D. 24 V
17. Of the following, the copper conductor that has the greatest resistance is:
A. thin, long and hot C. thick, short and cool
B. thick, long and hot D. thin, short and cool

18. Two copper conductors have equal length. The cross-sectional area of one conductor is four times that of the
other. If the conductor having smaller cross-sectional area has a resistance of 40 ohms the resistance of other
conductor will be
A. 160 ohms C. 20 ohms
B. 80 ohms D. 10 ohms
19. What is the cause of electric charges to flow through the conductor?
A. Electric current C. Resistance
B. Potential difference D. Load
20. Four wires of same material, the same cross-sectional area and the same length when connected in parallel
give a resistance of 0.25 Q. If the same four wires are connected is series the effective resistance will be
A. Q C. 3Q
B. 2Q D. 4Q

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21. Which one of the following circuit components that supplies energy to an electric circuit by converting
chemical energy to electric potential energy?
A. Fuse C. Load
B. Battery D. Switch

22. All of the following wires are made of the same material but are different sizes. Identify the
wire with the lowest resistance.

23. Two resistors R1 = 6 Ω and R2 = 12 Ω are connected in parallel to each other and in series to R3 = 2 Ω. An ammeter
measures an electric current of 3 A flowing though resistor R3. What is the current in 12 Ω resistor?
A. 6A C. 3A
B. 5A D. 1A
24. In the diagram, the current in the 3 Ω resistor is 4 A. The potential difference between points 1 and 2 is:

A. 0.75 V C. 1.25 V
B. 12 V D. 20
25. A current of 0.5 A exists in a 60-ohm lamp. The applied potential difference is:
A. 15 V C. 60 V
B. 30 V D. 120 V
26. Which of the following graphs best represents the current-voltage relationship for a device that obeys Ohm’s
law?
A. B. C. D.

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27. If the potential difference across a resistor is doubled:
A. only the current is doubled C. only the resistance is halved
B. only the current is halved D. only the resistance is doubled
28. Conduction electrons move to the right in a certain wire. This indicates that the:
A. current points right C. the current direction is unknown
B. current points left D. the current points left and right
29. The diagram shows a straight wire carrying current i in a uniform magnetic field. The magnetic
force on the wire is indicated by an arrow but the magnetic field is not shown. Of the following
possibilities, the direction of the magnetic field is:
A. opposite the direction of F
B. in the direction of F
C. into the page
D. out of the page
30. Lines of the magnetic field produced by a long straight wire carrying a current are:
A. in the direction of the current
B. opposite to the direction of the current
C. radially outward from the wire
D. circles that are concentric with the wire
31. The magnetic field a distance 2 cm from a long straight current-carrying wire is 2 × 10−5 T. The current in the
wire is:
A. 0.16 A C. 2.0 A
B. 1.0 A D. 4.0 A
32. The SI unit of magnetic field strength is:
A. Coulomb C. Henry
B. Ampere D. Tesla
33. The magnetic force exerted on a current carrying conductor in a uniform magnetic field is the greatest if the
angle between the magnetic field and the current will be:
A. 600 C. 450
B. 530 D. 300
34. Which one of the following symbols represent a device that used to monitor the rate flow of electric charge?
A. C.

B. D.

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Here, detach the answer sheet from the question paper!
Physics Answer Sheet for Grade 10 Students
Name _______________________________________ Section: ________
I. Short Answer Item II. True-False Item III. Multiple Choice Item
1. _____________ 7. _____________ 13. _____ 19. _____ 25. _____ 31. ____
2. _____________ 8. _____________ 14. _____ 20. _____ 26. _____ 32. ____
3. _____________ 9. _____________ 15. _____ 21. _____ 27. _____ 33. ____
4. _____________ 10. _____________ 16. _____ 22. _____ 28. _____ 34. ____
5. _____________ 11. _____________ 17. _____ 23. _____ 29. _____
6. _____________ 12. _____________ 18. _____ 24. _____ 30. _____

V. Workout the following the question by showing all the necessary steps clearly [6 pts]
35. Calculate the current in the circuit and the current across each resistor, as shown in Figure below. (2 pts)

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36. A wire of length L = 1 m and mass m = 0.05 kg is suspended by a pair of flexible leads in a uniform magnetic
field B = 0.5 T pointing into the plane. What are the magnitude and direction of the current required to remove
the tension in the supporting leads? (2pts)

37. The current in a loop circuit that has a resistance of R1 is 4 A. The current is reduced to 2 A when an
additional resistor R2 = 6 Ω is added in series with R1. What is the value of R1? [ (2 pts)

Best of Luck!
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