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 1331:

  A car moving at 20m/s with its horn blowing (f = 1200Hz) is chasing another car going at 15m/s. What is the apparent frequency of the horn as heard by the driver being chased?

  Options:
  A) 1.22KHz
  B) 2.40KHz
  C) 8.12KHz
  D) 1.22Hz
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1332:

  Which of the following thermometers measures temperature from the thermal radiation emitted by objects?

  Options:
  A) Pyrometer thermometer
  B) Platinum resistance thermometer
  C) Thermocouple thermometer
  D) Constant pressure gas thermometer
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1333: Which of the following is common to evaporation and boiling? They Options:
  A) take place at any temperature
  B) are surface phenomena
  C) involve change of state
  D) take place at a definite pressure
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1334: When a positively charged rod is brought nearer the cap of a positively charged electroscope, the leaves divergence will Options:
  A) be induced
  B) converge
  C) diverge
  D) remain constant
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1335: A simple pendulum of length 0.4m has a period of 2s. What is the period a similar pendulum of length 0.8m at the same place? Options:
  A) 8s
  B) 4s
  C) 2$\sqrt{2}s$
  D) $\sqrt{2}s$
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1336: 200g of water at 90^oC is mixed with 100g of water at 30^oC. What is the final temperature? Options:
  A) 50^oC
  B) 60^oC
  C) 70^oC
  D) 80^oC
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1337:

  

  The figure above shows two similar bulbs X and Y connected to suitable power supply with F as an appropriate fuse rating, if the filament of X breaks then the

  Options:
  A) Brightness Of Y will reduce
  B) Brightness Of Y will remain constant
  C) Brightness Of Y will increase
  D) fuse F will blow
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1338:

  In the formation of sea breeze, wind blows from?

  Options:
  A) sky to land
  B) sea to sky
  C) land to sea
  D) sea to land
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1339: In the study of physics, temperature and heat are often confused with each other. Which of the following statements correctly defines these two element? Options:
  A) temperature is a measure of the average kinetic energy of the molecules of a substance
  B) heat is a measure of the total kinetic energy of the molecules in a system
  C) different materials require different amounts of heat to cause a given change in temperature
  D) all of the above
  E) A and B only
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1340:

  The gravitational pull on the moon is $\frac{1}{6}$ that of the earth. If a body weighs 6.0 N on the moon,what will be the weight on the earth?

  Options:
  A) 6.0 N
  B) 5.0 N
  C) 12.0 N
  D) 36.0 N
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  The correct answer is D .