NAME: _________________

Canberra Grammar School

Science 2022
Semester 1 Test Physics and Biology Part 1

General Instructions This paper has 2 sections: Physics and Biology (A)
• Working time – 45 minutes
Physics
• Write using black or blue pen
• Draw diagrams using pencil 30 marks
• Attempt all questions
• Approved calculators may be used
• Use the Data Sheet provided
Biology
• Use the appropriate Multiple-Choice
Answer Sheet provided 15 marks
• Attempt all questions

Total marks – 45
Physics PART A – Multiple Choice
Total marks (10)
Attempt all questions Answer on the Multiple Choice Grid provided

Shade in the bubble for the letter A, B, C, or D that best answers each question on the Multiple
Choice answer sheet provided, not on this question booklet.

1 Sound travels in air at a speed of 340 m/s. This is equivalent to a speed of:
A 94 km/h
B 940 km/h
C 1132 km/h
D 1224 km/h

2 Inertia depends upon:

A the amount of matter in an object
B the speed of an object
C gravity
D all of the above

3 Which of the following statements about air resistance is CORRECT?

A Air resistance is negligible.
B Air resistance is greatest in a vacuum.
C Air resistance is a frictional force.
D Air resistance is at a minimum at terminal velocity.

4 Gloria has a mass of 55 kg. On Planet Zorg she weighs 539 N. The acceleration due to
gravity on Planet Zorg is:
A less than that on Earth
B. the same as that on Earth
C greater than that on Earth
D unable to be determined

5 A car travels at a constant velocity of 110 km/h on a road. Which statement below best
describes what is happening?
A The driving force of the engine is larger than the reaction force of the road.
B The driving force of the engine is larger than the size of the frictional forces acting
on the car.
C The driving force of the engine balances the reaction force of the road.
D The net force on the car is zero.

6 Which of the following best describes the energy changes occurring when an object is
dropped off the edge of a cliff?
A gravitational potential → kinetic → heat
B elastic potential → kinetic → heat
C gravitational potential → heat → kinetic
D elastic potential → heat → kinetic
7 A train travelling at 5 m/s accelerates to reach a speed of 8 m/s in 2.5 seconds. The average
acceleration of the train was:
A 1.2 m/s/s
B 2.0 m/s/s
C 3.2 m/s/s
D 7.5 m/s/s

8 A man exerts a force of 500 N on a 50 kg crate. The crate accelerates at 9 m/s2. What is the
friction force on the crate?
A 50 N
B 100 N
C 150 N
D 200 N

9 A car is moving from rest and moves with an increasing speed. Which distance time graph
best describes this?

10 Which is the speed‐time graph of a body moving from rest with a constant acceleration?
Physics PART B – Short Answer Student Name
Total marks (20)
Attempt all questions

Answer the questions in the spaces provided. For full marks, show all formulae and working.

1. The figure below shows the speed/time graph for a car travelling along a straight road.

The graph below shows how the speed of the car changes as the car passes through a small
town.

(a) Describe what happens to the speed of the car

(i) between A and B, .....................................................................................................

(ii) between B and C, .....................................................................................................

(iii)between C and D. .....................................................................................................

[3]
(b) Calculate the distance between the start of the town and the end of the town.

distance = ................................................
[3]

(c) Calculate the acceleration of the car between C and D.

acceleration = ................................................
[3]

(d) State how the graph shows that the deceleration of the car has the same numerical value
(magnitude) as its acceleration.

..........................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................
[1]

[Total: 10]
Physics PART B – Short Answer cont. Student Name
2. An athlete of mass 64 kg is bouncing up and down on a trampoline. At one moment, the
athlete is stationary on the stretched surface of the trampoline. The figure below shows
the athlete at this moment.

(a) State the form of energy stored due to the stretching of the surface of the trampoline.

...............................................................................................................................................[1]

(b) The stretched surface of the trampoline begins to contract. The athlete is pushed vertically
upwards and she accelerates. At time t, when her upwards velocity is 6.0 m/s, she loses
contact with the surface.

(i) Calculate her kinetic energy at time t.

kinetic energy = .........................................................

[2]

(ii) Write down the maximum gravitational potential energy when she reaches her maximum
height.

potential energy = .........................................................[1]

(iii) In practice, she has slightly less gravitational potential energy than the value in (ii). Suggest
why this is so.

..........................................................................................................................................

..........................................................................................................................................
[1]
[Total 5]

3. A car is being driven along a straight road. The diagrams, A, B and C, show the horizontal
forces acting on the moving car at three different points along the road. Describe the
motion of the car at each of the points, A, B and C.

[3]

4. A large crane has a mass of 8500 Kg. Calculate the weight of the crane.

weight = .................................................. [2]

Biology PART A – Multiple Choice
Total marks (10)
Attempt all questions. Answer on the Multiple Choice Grid provided

1. What is the primary function of DNA?

A) It controls the absorption of nutrients.

B) It controls the production of proteins.
C) It controls the rate of mutation.
D) It controls the rate of reproduction.

2. The diagram represents a model of DNA replication. The steps are NOT in the
correct order.

Which of the following is the correct order?

A) 1, 2, 3, 4
B) 2, 3, 4, 1
C) 2, 4, 3, 1
D) 4, 3, 2, 1

3. ___________ the set of observable characteristics and is/are the sum of genetic and
environmental effects.

A) The genotype is
B) The phenotype is
C) Both genotype and phenotype are
D) Neither genotype or phenotype are
4. A cell with 16 chromosomes divides twice by mitosis. How many chromosomes does each
of the resulting cells contain?

A) 4
B) 8
C) 16
D) 32

5. Cell division has the following functions.

1 asexual reproduction
2 growth
3 production of gametes
4 repair of damaged tissue
5 replacement of cells

Which functions are specific to mitosis?

A) 1, 2, 3 and 4
B) 1, 2, 4 and 5
C) 2, 3 and 4 only
D) 3, 4 and 5 only

6. Which scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering the structure of DNA

A) James Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins

B) Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and Francis Crick
C) Francis Crick, James Watson and Rosalind Franklin
D) James Watson, Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins

7. Which of the following are genetically identical?

A) brothers and sisters in the same family

B) unicellular organisms that divide
C) gametes from the same parent
D) seeds produced by the same tree
8. Which row shows the sex chromosomes when parents have a baby boy?

In the egg cell In the sperm cell In the baby

A) X X XX
B) X Y XY
C) Y X XY
D) Y Y YY

9. Which statement about the process of genetic engineering is NOT correct?

A) It’s use is limited by the natural genetic variation that exists within a species
B) It can be used to replace defective genes with functioning ones
C) It can be used to make important medical products such as insulin
D) It is used to introduce new favourable characteristics into agricultural crops.

10. The diagram shows some stages during the asexual reproduction of a single-celled
organism.

Which row correctly shows the relative amounts of DNA in each of the cells V, W, X, Y and
Z?

V W X Y Z
A) 1 1 1 2 2
B) 1 1 2 1 1
C) 1 2 2 1 1
D) 2 1 1 2 2
Biology PART B – Short Answer Student Name
Total marks (5)
Attempt all questions

1. Study the section of a DNA molcule drawn below.

3.

1.

4.
2.

a) Identify structures 1 – 4.

1: ____________________
2: ____________________
3: ____________________
4: ____________________
(4 marks)

b) Circle one nucleotide on the above diagram.

(1 mark)