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 951: A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 3ms^-2. its velocity after traveling a distance of 24m is Options:
  A) 12ms^-1
  B) 144ms^-1
  C) 72ms^-1
  D) 36ms^-1
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 952: 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 953: A motor vehicle is brought to rest from a speed of 15ms^-1 in 20 seconds. Calculate the retardation. Options:
  A) 0.75ms^-1
  B) 1.33ms^-2
  C) 5.00ms^-2
  D) 7.50ms^-2
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 954: The colours seen in the thin films of oil on the road and in soap bubbles are due to Options:
  A) reflection
  B) interference
  C) diffraction
  D) polarization
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 955: A rocket burns fuel at the rate of 10kgs^-1 and ejects it with velocity of 5 x 10³ms^-1. The thrust exerted by the gas on the rock is Options:
  A) 2.5 x 10⁷N
  B) 5.0 x 10⁴N
  C) 5.0 x 10²N
  D) 2.0 x 10^-3N
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 956:

  The velocities of light in air and glass are 3.0 x 10${}^8$ms${}^{-1}$ and 2.0 x 10${}^8$ms${}^{-1}$ respectively. If the angle of refraction is 30º, the sine of the angle of incidence is?

  Options:
  A) 0.33
  B) 0.50
  C) 0.67
  D) 0.75
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 957: A piece of wood of mass 40g and uniform cross-sectional area of 2cm² floats upright in water. The length of the wood immersed is Options:
  A) 30cm
  B) 40cm
  C) 20cm
  D) 2cm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 958: Heat losses to the surrounding is possible through the following except Options:
  A) Conduction
  B) Convection
  C) Radiation
  D) Expansion
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 959: What is the speed of a particle of mass 10^-27kg whose wavelength is 10^-8m.[h = 6.63 x 10^-34Js] Options:
  A) 6.63ms^-1
  B) 66.30ms^-1
  C) 663.00ms^-1
  D) 6630.00ms^-1
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 960:

  Which of the following characteristics of a wave is used in the measurement of the depth of the Sea?

  Options:
  A) diffraction
  B) interference
  C) refraction
  D) reflection
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  The correct answer is D .