Physics Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Physics is the science that studies the nature and properties of matter and energy. It covers topics like motion, heat, light, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.

• Question 11: A bar of initial length /₀ is heated through a temperature change $\mathrm{\Delta }$t to a new length I. The linear expansivity, a, of the bar is Options:
  A) $\frac{/-{/}_o}{/\mathrm{\Delta }t}$
  B) $\frac{/-{/}_o}{{/}_o\mathrm{\Delta }t}$
  C) /_o(1 + $\mathrm{\Delta }$ t)
  D) $\frac{/-{/}_o}{/(1+\mathrm{\Delta }t)}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 12:

  A boat at anchor is rocked by waves whose crest are 100m apart and whose velocity is 25ms^-1. At what interval does the wave crest reach the boat?

  Options:
  A) 2500.00s
  B) 75.00s
  C) 4.00s
  D) 0.25s
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 13: Which of the following types of motion is/are exhibited by a cylindrical drum rolling down an incline plane? Options:
  A) Random and rotational
  B) Rotational and oscillatory
  C) Rotational only
  D) Translations only
  E) Translational and rotational
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 14:

  The near point of a patient's eye is 50.0 cm. What power (in diopters) must a corrective lens have to enable the eye to see clearly an object 25.0 cm away?

  Options:
  A) 2 diopters
  B) 2.5 diopters
  C) 0.5 diopters
  D) 3 diopters
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 15: I. for current amplification.II. for voltage stabilization. III. for power amplification.IV. as a switch.which of the above are the uses of transistor? Options:
  A) I,II,III and IV
  B) I,III, and IV only
  C) I, II and III only
  D) I,II and IV only
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 16: The terminal velocity of a ball-bearing falling through a viscous fluid reached when the Options:
  A) upthrust is equal to the weight of the ball
  B) ball accelerate uniformly
  C) upthrustis equal to the velocity of the ball
  D) velocity is uniform
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 17: A solid weights 5.0 N in air, 4.2 N in water and 4.4 N in liquid Y. Calculate the relative density of liquid Y. Options:
  A) 0.75
  B) 0.88
  C) 0.95
  D) 1.13
  E) 1.33
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 18: 1kg of copper is transferred quickly from boiling water to a block of ice. Calculate the mass of ice melted, neglecting heat loss. [specific heat capacity of copper 400Jkg^-1K^-1 and latent heat of fusion of ice 333 x 10³Jkg^-1] Options:
  A) 60g
  B) 67g
  C) 120g
  D) 133g
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 19:
  

  Three forces with magnitudes 16 N, 12 N and 21 N are shown in the diagram below. Determine the magnitude of their resultant force and angle with the x-axis

  Options:
  A) 7.63N,61°
  B) 8.71N,61°
  C) 7.63N,29°
  D) 8.71N,29°
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 20: The frequency of a body executing simple harmonic motion when left undisturbed is known as__________ frequency. Options:
  A) damped
  B) forced
  C) free
  D) natural
  E) sinusoidal
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  The correct answer is D .