Trial Examination 2012 - VCE Physics Unit 2 - Written Examination - Question and Answer Booklet

Sep 20, 2026

Trial Examination 2012 VCE Physics Unit 2 is a written examination question-and-answer booklet covering core areas such as Motion and wave-like properties of light, plus detailed studies including astronomy, astrophysics, nuclear energy, flight and sustainable energy investigations, and medical physics. It specifies examination structure, student permitted materials and restrictions, and clear answer instructions. Section A requires responses to multiple questions including vector versus scalar explanations, calculations of speed, velocity, acceleration, work, gravitational energy, friction, and power, with additional impulse, force-time graph, and collision energy questions.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages40

Reading Time1 h 41 min

AccessFree to download

Structure of Booklet

Section A – Core

Area of study 1 – Motion

Area of study 2 – Wave-like properties of light

Detailed studies

Trial Examination 2012 VCE Physics Unit 2 Written Examination Question and Answer Booklet Reading time: 15 minutes Writing time: 1 hour 30 minutes Student’s Name: Teacher’s Name: Structure of Booklet | | Section | Number of questions | Number of questions to be answered | Number of
marks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | A | Core – Areas of study | | | | | 1. | Motion | 19 | 19 | 38 | | 2. | Wave-like properties of light | 14 | 14 | 28 | | B | Detailed studies | | | | | 1. | Astronomy OR | 12 | 12 | 24 | | 2. | Astrophysics OR | 12 | 12 | 24 | | 3. | Energy from the nucleus OR | 12 | 12 | 24 | | 4. | Investigations: Flight OR | 12 | 12 | 24 | | 5. | Investigations: Sustainable energy sources OR | 12 | 12 | 24 | | 6. | Medical physics | 12 | 12 | 24 Total 90 | | Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, up to two pages (one A4 sheet) of pre-written notes (typed or handwritten) and one scientific calculator.
Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank pieces of paper and/or white out liquid/tape.
Materials supplied
Question and answer booklet of 40 pages.
Answer sheet for multiple-choice questions.
Formula sheet.
Instructions
Please ensure that you write your name and your teacher’s name in the space provided on this booklet and on the answer sheet for multiple-choice questions.
Always show your working where space is provided.
Where an answer box has a unit printed in it, give your answer in that unit.
All written responses must be in English. | | | | | | Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. | | | | | | | | | | | Neap Trial Exams are licensed to be photocopied or placed on the school intranet and used only within the confines of the school purchasing them, for the purpose of examining that school’s students only. They may not be otherwise reproduced or distributed. The copyright of Neap Trial Exams remains with Neap. No Neap Trial Exam or any part thereof is to be issued or passed on by any person to any party inclusive of other schools, non-practising teachers, coaching colleges, tutors, parents, students, publishing agencies or websites without the express written consent of Neap. Copyright © 2012 Neap ABN 49910906643 96–106 Pelham St Carlton VIC 3053 Tel: (03) 8341 8341 Fax: (03) 8341 8300 TEVPHYU2_QA_2012.FM SECTION A – CORE Instructions for Section A Answer all questions for both Areas of study in this section of the paper. Where an answer box has a unit printed in it, give your answer in that unit. You should take the value of g to be 10 m s –2 . In questions where more than one mark is available, appropriate working should be shown. Areas of study Page Motion ............................................................................... 3 Wave-like properties of light ............................................................. 10 Area of study 1 – Motion The following information relates to Questions 1 to 5. Ming and Matt are together running laps ofthe local football oval. After three laps they have a rest. Ming says,“We’ve run three laps of 400 m each – that adds up to 1200 m. Not bad!” But Matt replies,“No way. We are back where we started so we haven’t moved at all!” Question 1 Explain why both Ming and Matt are correct. In your answer you must refer to both vectors and scalars. | | | --- | | | | | 2 marks It took Ming and Matt ten minutes to run three laps ofthe oval. Question 2 What was Matt and Ming’s average speed while running their laps in m s–1? m s–1 2 marks Question 3 What was their velocity in m s–1? m s–1 1 mark Below is a graph representation of Ming doing a 100 m sprint. Ming’s 100 m sprint 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 time (s) Figure 1 Question 4 Ming continues to run at full spe

FAQs

What is required for Section A answers in this booklet?

Answer all questions for both areas of study in Section A. Where an answer box shows a unit, provide the answer in that unit, and show working where appropriate.

What materials are students permitted to bring into the examination room?

Students may bring pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, up to two pages of pre-written notes (one A4 sheet), and one scientific calculator.

What is the student guidance about written responses?

All written responses must be in English, students must write their name and teacher’s name in the spaces provided, and they must show working where space is provided.

Sep 20, 2026

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