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 731: A thin wire with heavy weights attached to both ends is hung over a block of ice resting on two supports. If the wire cuts through the ice block while the block remains solid behind the wire, the process is called Options:
  A) condensation
  B) sublimation
  C) regelation
  D) fusion
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 732:

  The height at which the atmosphere cases to exist is about 80km. If the atmospheric pressure on the ground level is 760mmHg, the pressure at a height of 20km above the ground level is

  (ρm = 13.6g/cm${}^3$ ρ = 0.00013g/cm${}^3$ )

  Options:
  A) 380mmHg
  B) 570mmHg
  C) 190mmHg
  D) 480mmHg
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 733: Two objects, one having three times the mass of the other, are dropped at the same time from a tall building. When they are above the ground, the two objects will have the same Options:
  A) Momentum
  B) Kinetic energy
  C) Potential energy
  D) Acceleration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 734:

  Aluminium is sometimes used as the leaf of an electroscope because it

  Options:
  A) is a light material
  B) is a good conductor
  C) is a good insulator
  D) can be converted into thin sheets
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 735:

  T(oC)	0	5	10	15	20	40	60
  S.V.P (mmHg)	4.58	6.51	8.94	12.67	17.50	55.10	149.00

  The table above shows the saturation vapour pressure against temperature in a certain town. If the vapour pressure in this town at 20^oC is 10mmHg, what is the relative humidity?

  Options:
  A) 170.0%
  B) 57.0%
  C) 17.5%
  D) 10.0%
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 736:

  I. Wavelength

  II. Medium of propagation

  III. Wave velocity

  IV. Frequency

  V. Energy

  Which of the above are used for characterizing waves?

  Options:
  A) I, II and V
  B) I and IV
  C) I, III and IV
  D) III, IV and V
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 737: A cube of sides 0.1m hangs freely from a string. What is the upthrust on the cube when totally immersed in water? [density of water is 1000kgm^-2, g = 10ms^-2] Options:
  A) 1000 N
  B) 700 N
  C) 110 N
  D) 10 N
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 738: The time it will take a certain radioactive material with a half-life of 50 days to reduce to 1/32of its original number is Options:
  A) 250days
  B) 150days
  C) 300days
  D) 200days
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 739:

  A metal sphere is placed on an insulating stand. A negatively charged rod is brought close to it. If the sphere is earthed and the rod is taken away, what will be the charge on the sphere?

  Options:
  A) The sphere will remain neutral.
  B) The sphere will have a net negative charge.
  C) The sphere will have a net positive charge.
  D) The sphere will become polarized
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 740: A man stands on a spring scale placed in a lift. The lift descends at constant velocity. As a result, the scale reads a weight Options:
  A) greater than the weight of the man
  B) the same as the weight of the man
  C) of zero
  D) less than the weight of the man
  E) greater than the weight of the man by 1kg
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  The correct answer is B .