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 121:

  The temperature gradient across a copper rod of thickness 0.02m, maintained at two temperature junctions of 20º and 80ºC respectively is?

  Options:
  A) 3.0 x 10${}^2$km${}^{-1}$
  B) 3.0 x 10${}^3$km${}^{-1}$
  C) 5.0 x 10${}^3$km${}^{-1}$
  D) 3.0 x 10${}^4$km${}^{-1}$
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 122:

  

  The diagram above represents the field pattern obtained by bringing the poles of two magnets together.The poles must be

  Options:
  A) S-S poles
  B) S-N poles
  C) N-S poles
  D) N-N poles
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 123: The accurate measurement of the relative density of substances in powder or granular form can be done using a beam balance and a Options:
  A) pipette
  B) burette
  C) measuring cylinder
  D) density
  E) bottle
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 124: Which of the following representations is correct for an atom X with 28 electrons and 30 neutrons? Options:
  A) ${}_{28}^{30}X$
  B) ${}_{30}^{28}X$
  C) ${}_{30}^{58}X$
  D) ${}_{28}^{58}X$
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 125: A piece of wire gauze can be made to lie on water because Options:
  A) the wire guaze is less dense than water
  B) the water molecules repels the wire guaze upwards
  C) the water surface has the effect of an elastic thin skin
  D) of the cohensive forces between the water and the wire guaze molecules
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 126:

  

  A block of mass m is held in equilibrium against a vertical wall by a horizontal force. If the coefficient of friction between the wall and the block is µ, the minimum value of the horizontal force is

  Options:
  A) µmg
  B) (1-µ)mg
  C) (1+µ)mg
  D) mg/µ
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 127:

  The surface temperature of a swimming pool on a warm day is 25ºC and the temperature at the bottom is 15ºC. If the swimming pool has a surface area of 620 $m^2$ and a depth of 1.5m. Find the rate at which energy is transferred by conduction from the surface to the bottom of the swimming pool.

  [Thermal conductivity of water (k) = 0.6071 Wm-1K-1]

  Options:
  A) 2.5kw
  B) 250kw
  C) 300kw
  D) 3.0kw
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 128: Which of the following are found in the receiver but not in the microphone of a telephone handset? i. Diaphragm. ii. soft iron pole pieces. iii. permanent magnet. iv.carbon blocks Options:
  A) i and ii
  B) i and iv
  C) ii and iii
  D) iii and iv
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 129:

  Any line or section taken through an advancing wave in which all the particles are in the same phase is called the

  Options:
  A) wavelength
  B) wave coast
  C) wave trough
  D) wave front
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 130: The amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 10kg of copper by 1k is its Options:
  A) specific heat capacity
  B) heat capacity
  C) latent heat
  D) internal energy
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  The correct answer is B .