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 721: The main reason for making the cover of a vacuum flask airtight is to prevent heat loss by Options:
  A) convection
  B) conduction
  C) radiation
  D) evaporation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 722:

  A thermocouple thermometer is connected to a millivoltmeter which can read up to 10mV. When one junction is in ice at 0°C and the other is steam at 100°C, the millivoltmeter reads 4mV. What is the maximum temperature which this arrangement can measure

  Options:
  A) 100${}^o$C
  B) 248${}^o$C
  C) 250${}^o$C
  D) 350${}^o$C
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 723: Three cells each of e.m.f. 1.5v and an internal resistance of 1.0$\mathrm{\Omega }$ are connected in parallel across a load resistance of 2.67$\mathrm{\Omega }$. Calculate the current in the load? Options:
  A) 0.26A
  B) 0.41A
  C) 0.50A
  D) 0.79A
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 724: An element and its isotope only differ in the number of Options:
  A) protons
  B) electrons
  C) ions
  D) neutrons
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 725:

  The earth's gravitational field intensity at its surface is about

  (G = 6.7 × 10${}^{-11}$Nm${}^2$/kg${}^2$, mass of the earth is 6 × 10${}^{24}$kg, radius of the earth is 6.4 × 10${}^6$m, g on the earth = 9.8m/s${}^2$)

  Options:
  A) 6.7N/kg
  B) 7.9N/kg
  C) 8.0N/kg
  D) 9.8N/kg
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 726: A spring of length 25cm is extended to 30cm by a load of 150N attached to one of its end, what is the energy stored in the spring? Options:
  A) 3750J
  B) 2500J
  C) 3.75J
  D) 2.50J
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 727:

  Which of the units of the following physical quantities are derived?

  I. Area
  II. Thrust
  III. Pressure
  IV. Mass

  Options:
  A) I, II, III and IV
  B) I, II, and III only
  C) I, II, and IV only
  D) I and IV only
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 728: If the stress on a wire is 10⁷NM^-2 and the wire is stretched from its original length of 10.00 cm to 10.05 cm. The young's modulus of the wire is Options:
  A) 5 . 0 x 10⁴ Nm^-2
  B) 5 . 0 x 10⁵ Nm^-2
  C) 2 . 0 x 10⁸ Nm^-2
  D) 2 . 0 x 10⁹ Nm^-2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 729:

  Natural radioactivity consists of emission?

  Options:
  A) $\alpha$-particles and $\beta$-rays
  B) $\alpha$-particles and X-rays
  C) $\gamma$-ray and X-rays
  D) $\alpha$-particles and $\beta$-rays and $\gamma$-rays
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 730: A calibrated potentiometer is used to measure the e.m.f. of a cell because the Options:
  A) internal resistance of a cell is small compared with that of the potentiometer
  B) potentiometer has a linear scale
  C) potentiometer takes no current from the cell
  D) resistance of the potentiometer is less than that of a voltmeter
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  The correct answer is C .