NATIONAL SENIOR CERTIFICATE

BOHLABELA DISTRICT

GRADE 11

PHYSICAL SCIENCES
CONTROL TEST
26 MARCH 2025
Marking guidelines

MARKS: 100
TIME: 2 HOURS

This MARKING GUIDELINE consists of 9 pages

Physical sciences/Grade 11/MG 2 MDE/ March 2025
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QUESTION 1
1.1 B ✓✓

1.2 B ✓✓
1.3 D ✓✓
1.4 A ✓✓
1.5 C ✓✓
1.6 B ✓✓
1.7 C ✓✓
1.8 A ✓✓
1.9 B ✓✓
1.10 D ✓✓ [20]
Physical sciences/Grade 11/MG 3 MDE/ March 2025
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QUESTION 2
2.1.1 the vector sum of two or more vectors ✓✓
OR
a single vector having the same effect as two or more vectors together. (2)

2.1.2 Option 1 Option 2

Criteria for marking Marks

Represent all the horizontal forces on ✓
the cartesian plane
Represent all the verticsl forces on the ✓
cartesian plane
Tail-to-head / head-to- tail method to ✓✓
show the resultant force (4)

2.2.1 FCy = 15 sin 10° ✓

=2,60 N ✓ (2)

2.2.2 FBx = 46 cos 65° ✓

= 19,44 N ✓
(2)
2.2.3 Fx net = 20 - 15 cos 10° + 19,44 N ✓
=24,67 N right. ✓

Fy net = - 41,69-2,60 ✓
=- 44,29 N
=44,29 N left. ✓

Fnet = √24,672 + (-44,29)2 ✓

=50,70 N ✓
(6)
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Physical sciences/Grade 11/MG 4 MDE/ March 2025
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QUESTION 3

3.1 A body will remain in its state of rest or motion at constant/uniform

velocityunless a non-zero resultant/net force acts on it. ✓✓ (2)

3.2

(3)
Notes: Accepted Labels Mark
w Weight/ FG/Fg 
T Tension 
F blades F of the blades/f/Air friction/Downward force of the blades 

3.3 There is an extra downward force (on the container created by the blades
of the helicopter) (2)
3.4 w = mg
1 960 = m(9,8) 
m = 200 kg  (2)

3.5 POSITIVE MARKING FROM 3.4

Option 1 Option 2
Fnet = ma Fnet = ma
T-Fg-Fblades = ma T – 2 100 = ma
T – 1 960 – 140 = (200)(0,13)  T – 2 100 = (200)(0,13)
T = 2 126 N  T = 2 126 N (4)
3.6 2 100 N  (1)
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Physical sciences/Grade 11/MG 5 MDE/ March 2025
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QUESTION 4

4.1 When a resultant/net force acts on an object, the object will accelerate in the direction
of the force ✓ at an acceleration directly proportional to the force and inversely
proportional to the mass of the object. ✓ (2)
4.2

Accepted Labels Marks

w Fg/Fw/force of Earth on block/weight/39,2 N/mg/gravitational force ✓

N FN/Fnormal/normal force ✓

T Tension/FT ✓

fk fkinetic friction/ Ff /kinetic friction ✓

(4)

4.3 1. The force that opposes the motion of an object, and which acts parallel to the
surface. ✓✓ (2)
4.3.2 fk = μkN ✓
fk = (0,2)(4)(9,8)cos40° ✓
fk = 6,01 N ✓ up the slope ✓ (4)

4.4 POSITIVE MARKING FROM 4.3.2

OPTION 1:
Fnet = ma ✓
Either ONE ✓
For the 8 kg box: For the 4 kg box:
T – f = ma Fg∥ - T – f – ma
T – (0,2)(8)(9,8) ✓ = 8a 4(9,8)sin40° - T - 6,01 ✓ = 4a
T = 8a + 15,68 ….(1) 19,19 – T = 4a
19,19 – 4a = T ….(2)
Equating equations (1) and (2):
19,19 – 4a = 8a + 15,68 ✓
a = 0,29 m∙s-2 ✓
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OPTION 2:
Fnet = ma ✓
Either ONE ✓
For the 8 kg box: For the 4 kg box:

T – f = ma Fg∥ - T – f = ma
T – (0,2)(8)(9,8) ✓ = 8a 4(9,8)sin40° - T - 6,01 ✓= 4a
T – 15,68 = 8a ….(1) 19,19 – T = 4a ….(2)

adding equations (1) and (2):

T – 15,68 = 8a
19,19 – T = 4a ✓
a = 0,29 m∙s-2 ✓

OPTION 3:
Fnet = ma ✓
Either ONE ✓
For the 8 kg box: For the 4 kg box:

T – f = ma Fg∥ - T – f – ma
T – (0,2)(8)(9,8) ✓ = 8a 4(9,8)sin40° - T - 6,01 ✓ =
4a
T = 8a + 15,68 ….(1) 19,19 – T = 4a ….(2)

Substituting equation (1) into (2):

19,19 – (8a + 15,68) = 4a ✓
a = 0,29 m∙s-2 ✓ (6)
4.5 GREATER THAN 
The component parallel to the slope increases ✓
The tension in the rope stays the same ✓
The net force increases ✓
Or explain using calculation
For the 8 kg box: For the 4 kg box:
8(9,8) sin 40º – (0,2)(8)(9,8) cos 40º - T = 8a  T – 0,2(4)(9,8) = 4a 
50,39 – 12,01 – T = 8a …(1) T – 7,84 = 4a …(2)
50,39 – 12,01 – 8a = 4a + 7,84
. -2
a = 2,545 m s  (4)
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Physical sciences/Grade 11/MG 7 MDE/ March 2025
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QUESTION 5
5.1 Each particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a gravitational force
that is directly proportional to the product of their masses ✓ and inversely
proportional to the square of the distance between their centres. ✓ (2)
5.2 M1 M2
F=G ✓
r2

(5,98 × 1024 )(3800) ✓

= 6,67 × 10−11
(6,38 × 106 + 25 × 106 ) 2 ✓
= 1 539,23N ✓ (4)
5.3 OPTION 1
Greater than 
the mass is greater 
and for the same force the distance must also be greater 
(because the product of the masses is directly proportional to the square of the
distance between the centres.)
OPTION 2
POSITIVE MARKING FROM 5.3
Greater than 
M1 M2
F=G ✓
r2
24
-11 (5,98×10 )(3800) ✓
1 539,23=6,67×10 2
R ✓
R=3,41×107 m ✓
Distance above the surface of the Earth
D= 3,41 ×10 7- 6,38 ×106
= 2,78 ×10 7m (or 27 768 214,93 m) (4)
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Physical sciences/Grade 11/MG 8 MDE/ March 2025
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QUESTION 6
6.1.1 The magnitude of the electrostatic force exerted by one point charge (Q1) on another
point charge (Q2) ✓is directly proportional to the product of the magnitudes of the
charges and inversely proportional to the square of the distance (r) between them ✓ (2)
6.1.2 Q1 Q2
F=k ✓
r2

(9x109 )(5 x 10-6 )(6 x 10-6 )

F3 on 1 = 2 ✓ = 3 N to the left
(0,3)

(9x109 )(5 x 10-6 )(3 x 10-6 )

F3 on 2 = 2 ✓ = 13,5 N downwards
(0,1)

FR2 = F312 + F322

2 2
FR = √(3) + (13,5) ✓= 13,83 N

13,5
θ = tan-1 ( ) ✓ = 77,47°
3

OR
3 Can use any trigonometric ratio
θ = tan-1 (13,5) ✓ = 12,53°

∴ Net force = 13,83 N ✓in direction 192,53° / 77,47° S of W / 12,53° W of S ✓ (7)

6.2.1

Criteria for sketch:

Correct direction of field lines 
Shape of the electric field 
No field lines crossing each other  (3)
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6.2.2 𝑄
E=k ✓
𝑟2
4 𝑥 10−6
E4 = (9 x 109) ✓
(0,3)2

E4 = 4 x 105 N∙C-1 to the right

3 𝑥 10−6
E-3 = (9 x 109) ✓
(0,1)2

E-3= 2,7 x 106 N∙C-1 to the left

EP = E 4 + E 3
EP = (4 x 105) – (2,7 x 106) ✓
= 2,3 x 106 N∙C-1 ✓ to the left ✓
(6)
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Total 100