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MOE‐OD‐EMSAT‐02 Version: 01 Issue date: 20/NOV/2016

EmSAT Physics Achieve

(Advanced Track) Total Time for Test: 1.5 hours EmSAT Physics Achieve (Advanced Track) is a computer‐based test

and has 5 major sections – Physics Foundations, Energy Transmission, Waves, Force and Motion‐

Objects, and ‐Atomic. Test sections, questions, and options are randomized. Sections and

subsections of the test are timed by the computer. Test takers can see how much time they have

throughout the test. Part 1: Physics Foundations ‐ Able to use basic trigonometric properties and vectors to solve problems

Solve sine, cosine, and tangent ratios Solve problems using linear combination of vectors

Use a trigonometric ratio to find a sidelength in a right triangle

Translate a vector

Use trigonometry to find distances Find the magnitude of a vector Use a trigonometric ration to find an

angle measure in a right triangle Calculate the magnitude and direction

of a vector Use trigonometry to find angles of

elevation or depression

Find the dot product

Use the Pythagorean Theorem to finda trigonometric ration

Find the angle between two vectors

Convert between degree and radian measure

Use the dot product to find perpendicular vectors

Convert between common angles and trigonometric functions

Find the components of a vector

Solve problems using scalar multiplication of vectors

Find the component of a vector along another vector


Part 2: Energy‐Transmission ‐ Describe transmission of various forms of energy

Understand all energy transfers are governed by the law of conservation of energy

Understand that energy may be converted among mechanical, electromagnetics, nuclear, and thermal forms

Know that potential energy is the energy an

object possesses by its position or condition

such as gravitational and elastic Know that kinetic energy is the energy an object possesses by its motion

Understand an ideal mechanical system is the sum of the macroscopic kinetic and potential energies is constant

Understand when work is done or by a system, there is change in the total energy of the system

Know that power is the time‐rate at which work is done or energy is expended

Know that moving electric charges produce magnetic fields

Understand all materials display a range of conductivity

Understand factors affecting resistance in a

conductor are length, cross‐sectional area,

temperature, and resistivity Understand a circuit is a closed path in which a current can exist

Know that circuit components may be connected in series or in parallel

Know that electrical power and electrical currents can be determined for electric circuits

Understand that work done against friction results in an increase in the internal energy of the system


Part: 2, Sample Question:1 Answer: D


Part: 2, Sample Question:2 Answer: C


Part: 2, Sample Question:3 Answer: D


Part: 2, Sample Question: 4 Answer: C


Part: 2, Sample Question: 5 Answer: 32.4


Part 3: Energy‐Waves ‐ Explain variations in wavelength and frequency in terms of the sources of the vibrations that produce them, e.g., molecules, electrons, and nuclear particles

Know that an oscillating system produces waves

Know that waves carry energy and information without transferring mass

Understand that waves incorporate the characteristics of amplitude, wavelength, frequency, period, wave speed, and phase

Know that mechanical waves require a material medium through which to travel

Understand that waves are categorized by the direction in which particles in a medium vibrate about position relative to the direction of propagation of the wave

Know that resonance occurs when energy is transferred to a system at its natural frequency

Know when a wave strikes a boundary between two media, reflection, transmission, and absorption occur

Know the absolute index of refractions is inversely proportional to the speed of a wave

Know all frequencies of electromagnetic radiation travel at the same speed in a vacuum

Know diffraction occurs when waves pass by obstacles or through openings

Understand when waves of similar nature meet, the resulting interference may be explained using the principle of superposition

Understand when a wave source and an observer are in relative motion, the observed frequency of the waves traveling between them is shifted


Part: 3, Sample Question:1 Answer: C


Part: 3, Sample Question:2 Answer: A


Part 4: Force and Motion‐Objects ‐ Explain and predict different patterns of motion of objects (e.g. linear and uniform circular motion, velocity and acceleration, momentum and inertia)

Understand that an object in linear motion may travel with a constant velocity or with acceleration

Understand that an object in free fall accelerates due to the force of gravity

Know the path of a projectile is the result of the simultaneous effect of the horizontal and vertical components of its motion

Understand that a projectile's time in flight is dependent upon the vertical components of its motion

Know the horizontal displacement of a projectile is dependent upon the horizontal components of its motion and its time of flight

Understand the inertia of an object is directly proportional to its mass (NFL)

Know when the net force on a system is zero, the system is in equilibrium

Understand an unbalanced force causes a mass to accelerate (NSL)

Know weight is the gravitational force with which a plant attracts a mass

Understand the elongation or compression

of a spring depends upon its spring

constant and the magnitude of the applied

force Know that centripetal forces are the net

force which produces centripetal acceleration

Know that kinetic friction is a force that opposes motion

Understand an impulse acting on an object causes a change in its momentum

Understand that forces occur in action/reaction pairs (NTL)

Know that momentum is conserved in a closed system

Understand field strength and direction are determined using a test particle

Know that gravitational forces are only attractive, whereas electrical and magnetic forces can be attractive and repulsive


Part: 4, Sample Question: 3 Answer: B


Part 5: Force and Motion‐Atomic ‐ Compare energy relationships within an atom’s nucleus to those outside the nucleus

Understand that states of matter and energy are restricted to discrete values Know what a charge is quantized on two levels (atomic and sub‐nuclear) Know at the atomic level, energy is emitted or absorbed in discrete packets called photons Know the energy of a photon is proportional to its frequency Know at the atomic level, energy and matter exhibit the characteristics of both waves and particles Understand that mass‐energy and charge are conserved at all levels

Understand the Standard Model of Particle Physics has evolved from attempts to explain the nature of the atom

Understand the behaviors and

characteristics of matter, from the

microscopic to the cosmic levels,

are manifestations of its atomic

structure Understand the total of the fundamental interactions is responsible for the appearance and behavior of the objects in the universe

Understand the fundamental source of all energy in the universe is the conversions of mass into energy

Part: 5, Sample Question: 1 Answer: A

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