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 591:

  0.5kg of water at 10ºC is completely converted to ice at 0ºC by extracting (88000) of heat from it. If the specific heat capacity of water is 4200jkg${}^1$ Cº. Calculate the specific latent heat of fusion of ice.

  Options:
  A) 9.0kjkg${}^{-1}$
  B) 84.0kjkg${}^{-1}$
  C) 134.0kjkg${}^{-1}$
  D) 168.0kjkg${}^{-1}$
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 592:

  If a body moves with a constant speed and at the same time undergoes an acceleration, its motion is said to be

  Options:
  A) oscillation
  B) circular
  C) rotational
  D) rectilinear
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 593:

  Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

  Options:
  A) momentum
  B) force
  C) temperature
  D) displacement
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 594: The coefficient of friction between two perfectly smooth surface is Options:
  A) infinity
  B) one
  C) half
  D) zero
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 595:

  A carstarts from rest and covers a distance of 40 m in 10 s. Calculatethe magnitude of its acceleration

  Options:
  A) 3.20 ms${}^{-2}$
  B) 0.25 ms${}^{-2}$
  C) 0.80 ms${}^{-2}$
  D) 4.00 ms${}^{-2}$
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 596:

  The resultant capacitance in the figure above is

  Options:
  A) 0.4μf
  B) 0.8μf
  C) 1.8μf
  D) 4.5μf
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 597: Which of these statements are TRUE of pressure in liquids? i. pressure acts equally in all direction. ii. pressure decreases with depth. iii. pressure at the same level of a liquid is the same. iv pressure is dependent on the cross-sectional area of the barometer tube Options:
  A) i, iii only
  B) i, ii, iii only
  C) i, iii, and iv only
  D) i, ii, iii and iv
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 598: A gas at a volume of V₀ in a container at pressure P₀ is compressed to one-fifth of its volume. What will be its pressure if the magnitude of its original temperature T is constant? Options:
  A) P₀/5
  B) 4P₀/5
  C) P₀
  D) 5P₀
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 599: A simple pendulum, 0.6m long, has a period of 1.5s. What is the period of a similar pendulum of 0.4m length in the same location? Options:
  A) $1.5\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$s
  B) $1.5\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$s
  C) 2.25s
  D) 1.00s
  E) 2.00s
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 600: An object which is 3cm high is placed vertically 10cm in front of a concave mirror. If this object produces an image 40cm from the mirror, the height of the image is Options:
  A) 0.75cm
  B) 4.00cm
  C) 8.00cm
  D) 12.00cm
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .