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 931:

  A ball of mass 0.15kg is kicked against a rigid vertical wall with a horizontal velocity of 50ms^-1. If it rebounced with a horizontal velocity of 30ms^-1, calculate the impulse of the ball on the ball.

  Options:
  A) 3.0Ns
  B) 4.5Ns
  C) 7.5Ns
  D) 12.0Ns
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 932:

  A charge of $4.6\times {10}^{-5}$C is placed in an electric field of intensity $3.2\times {10}^4$$V{m}^{-1}$. What is the force acting on the electron?

  Options:
  A) 1.5 N
  B) 3.7 N
  C) 4.2 N
  D) 2.5 N
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 933: What type of reaction is represented by the following scheme? ${}_1^{2}X$ + ${}_1^{2}Y$ + ${}_2^{3}Z$ + ${}_0^{1}n$ + energy Options:
  A) Fusion reaction
  B) Fission reaction
  C) Chain reaction
  D) Radioactive decay
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 934: The major difference between a pure semiconductor and a pure metal is that Options:
  A) metals are harder than semiconductor
  B) while resistance of metals decrease with temperature , the reverse is the case for semiconductor
  C) the resistance of metals increases with temperature, while for semiconductors, it is the reverse
  D) metals have forbidden gaps while semiconductors have not
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 935: A travelling wave moving from left to right has an amplitude of 0.15m, a frequency of 550Hz and a wavelength of 0.01m. The equation describing the wave is Options:
  A) y = 0.15 sin 200π(x - 5.5t)
  B) y = 0.15 sin π(0.01x - 5.5t)
  C) y = 0.15 sin 5.5π(x - 200t)
  D) y = 0.15 sin π(550x - 0.01t)
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 936: Which of the following properties is/are common to all waves? i. Diffraction ii. Refraction iii. Interference Options:
  A) i only
  B) ii only
  C) ii and iii
  D) i, ii, and iii
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 937: A boy on looking into a mirror observed that his face appeared to have grown bigger. The boy must have been looking at a Options:
  A) convex mirror with his face at the focus
  B) concave mirror with his face between the focus and the mirror
  C) concave mirror with his face at the focus
  D) convex mirror with his face between the focus and the mirror
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 938:

  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 939:

  

  The diagram above represents a transverse electromagnetic wave travelling with speed 3.0 x 10⁸ms^-1. What is the frequency of the wave.

  Options:
  A) 3.0 x 10⁷Hz
  B) 9.0 x 10⁷Hz
  C) 1.0 x 10⁹Hz
  D) 3.0 x 10⁹Hz
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 940: An object placed on the principle axis of a convex lens of focal length 10m produces a real image of double magnification. The image distance from the lens is Options:
  A) 30cm
  B) 25cm
  C) 20cm
  D) 15cm
  E) 10cm
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  The correct answer is A .