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Year 12 HSC Physics practice questions
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Practice motion, forces, energy, waves, electricity, fields, light, matter, data analysis, and scientific modelling.
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Sample HSC Year 12 Physics questions
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HSC Year 12PhysicsProjectile motionhardprojectile diagram
1. A projectile travels horizontally at 15 m/s and lands 45 m away. How long was it in the air?
Choices
3.0 s
0.33 s
30 s
675 s
Explanation:
Horizontal displacement equals horizontal velocity multiplied by time, so t = 45 / 15 = 3.0 s.
HSC Year 12PhysicsTransformershardtransformer diagram
2. An ideal transformer has ten times as many primary turns as secondary turns. If the primary is 240 V, what is the secondary voltage?
Choices
24 V
2400 V
120 V
10 V
Explanation:
The voltage ratio equals the turns ratio. With Ns / Np = 1 / 10, the secondary voltage is 240 / 10 = 24 V.
HSC Year 12PhysicsQuantum model of lighthardphotoelectric graph
3. The photoelectric graph has its frequency-axis intercept at 4.8 x 1014 Hz. Which value is the threshold frequency?
Choices
4.8 x 1014 Hz
9.6 x 1014 Hz
2.4 x 1014 Hz
4.8 V
Explanation:
The threshold frequency is read from the intercept where emitted electrons have zero maximum kinetic energy.
HSC Year 12PhysicsElectromagnetic inductionhardflux graph
4. Which section of the flux-time graph produces the greatest induced emf magnitude?
Choices
The steepest section
The flattest section
The section at zero flux only
Every section is the same
Explanation:
Induced emf magnitude is proportional to the rate of change of flux, so the steepest graph section produces the largest magnitude.
HSC Year 12PhysicsCircular motion in gravityhardorbit diagram
5. A satellite follows a near-circular orbit. Which direction is its acceleration at the marked point?
Choices
Toward Earth
Along the tangent
Away from Earth
In the direction of travel only
Explanation:
For circular orbital motion, the acceleration is centripetal and points toward the centre of Earth.
HSC Year 12PhysicsInterferencehardinterference diagram
6. In a double-slit experiment, the slit spacing is doubled while wavelength and screen distance stay fixed. What happens to fringe spacing?
Choices
It halves
It doubles
It becomes zero
It stays the same
Explanation:
Fringe spacing is inversely proportional to slit spacing, so doubling slit spacing halves the spacing.
For parents comparing HSC Year 12 Physics support
HSC Year 12 Physics practice should help students connect equations to visible evidence: motion graphs, fields, induction, wave interference, photoelectric data, and experimental graphs. These examples preview that visual reasoning before the no-login Physics demo.
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Year 12 · HSC Physics · Test mode · 15 questions · 10 min
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