Answer Key

Answers

to past U of S High School Physics Competitions

Below are the answers to past University of Saskatchewan High School Physics Competitions. If you are using these as practice for the competition we strongly suggest you do not look at these answers until you have had a chance to work through the questions yourselves and discussed your answers with your teachers and other students.

2019 Exam:

Question
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Answer
 E A C C D D C A E E
Question 11
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Answer C C C B A C D B E D
Question 21
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Answer D D C D B C D D C C
Question 31 32
Answer C B

2018 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 E B C D C C D B E C
Question 11
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Answer A E D B B D C D A D
Question 21
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Answer B C B E E B A B E A
Question 31 32
Answer B E

2017 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 D B D B C A D D E B
Question 11
 12
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Answer B F C D B B E B E E
Question 21
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Answer B A A C C A A E E A
Question 31
Answer B

2016 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 B C E B D A D D C C
Question 11
 12
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Answer D B F B C E C A C B
Question 21
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Answer D E C E C D D B D A

2015 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 C D D C D E D A B B
Question 11
 12
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Answer E E B A C C C B C B
Question 21
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Answer B D A E C C D B A C
Question 31 32
Answer E A

2014 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 D C E B D E E B A B
Question 11
 12
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Answer D C A C E C A B C E
Question 21
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Answer C D E C D C C A E A
Question 31 32
Answer A A

2013 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 C D D A D E C B E C
Question 11
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Answer E A A E D E C B D A
Question 21
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Answer C B A E D C D A B B
Question 31
Answer C

2012 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 C D D C A E C D E* D
Question 11
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Answer E B D C D B B A C A
Question 21
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Answer D B C A A E D D D C
Question 31
Answer D
* Note: There was an error in the diagram for this question. This question was not used in calculating the score for the 2012 exam.

2011 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 C B A D D B C A D C
Question 11
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Answer D D A B D D A A B C
Question 21
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Answer D C C A E E E C A C
Question 31 32 33 34
Answer D C C D

2010 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 A D E B D C B A C A
Question 11
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Answer C B B C E A D C D C
Question 21
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Answer A C C D C A D B E C
Question 31 32
Answer B C

2009 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 C B D D A C C B D D
Question 11
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Answer E A D A B E B B D C
Question 21
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Answer A C C D A C E C B C

2008 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 A B C B B C B E A E
Question 11
 12
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Answer B C D E C E B D D E
Question 21
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Answer C A A E C E D D C E
Question 31
Answer D

2007 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 E C C D D A D C D B
Question 11
 12
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Answer D A E E D B A E B D
Question 21
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Answer A C B A E D C A E C

2006 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 C B D C A D C A D C
Question 11
 12
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Answer C A B D D E E A D C
Question 21
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Answer D D A A C A E B B D

2005 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 A E B B D B C A B A
Question 11
 12
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Answer C C E D C B B D B A
Question 21
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Answer D E E C C B B

2004 Exam:

Question
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10
Answer
 A C D D A B D C A B
Question 11
 12
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Answer C B A C C B B B C C
Question 21
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Answer B C E D C A A B

2003 Exam:

Question
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 3
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10
Answer
 D B D B C E B D D B
Question 11
 12
 13
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 15
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Answer D A D E A E D C B E
Question 21
 22
 23
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Answer B A B D E D A C

2002 Exam:

Question
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
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 8
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10
Answer
 C E A A D D B D E B
Question 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
 18
 19
 20
Answer D A E B B D C D E C
Question 21
 22
 23
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 25
 26
 27


Answer D C B B A D E

2001 Exam:

Question
 1
 2
 3
 4
 5
 6
 7
 8
 9
10
Answer
 C B B C A C D D E B
Question 11
 12
 13
 14
 15
 16
 17
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 19
 20
Answer E D A D C C C B A D
Question 21
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 23
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 27
 28

Answer A E C C D D A C