Waec 2001 Physics Past Questions And Answers

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1

A simple machine with an efficiency of 75% lifts a load of 5000N when a force of 500N is applied to it. Calculate the velocity ratio of the machine

  • A. 10.0
  • B. 13.3
  • C. 17.5
  • D. 25.0
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2

Surface waves travelling in deep water at 15ms-1 are incident at a shallow water boundary. If the angles of incidence and refraction are 45o and 30o respectively. Calculate the speed of the waves in shallow water

  • A. 8.1ms-1
  • B. 10.0ms-1
  • C. 10.6ms-1
  • D. 22.5ms-1
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3

A screw jack with a Tommy bar of length 12cm is used to raise a car through a vertical height of 25cm by turning the Tommy bar through 50 revolutions. Calculate the approximate velocity ratio of the jack [π=3.142]

  • A. 21
  • B. 38
  • C. 48
  • D. 151
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4

The amount of heat given out or absorbed when a substance changes its state at a constant temperature is known as

  • A. latent heat
  • B. heat capacity
  • C. specific latent heat
  • D. specific heat capacity
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5

(a) Explain how a gas can be made to conduct electricity.

(b) Name the electric charge carriers in gases.

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6

A beam PQ pivoted at P carries a load of 80N as shown above. Calculate the effort E, required to keep it horizontal. [neglect the weight of the beam]

A beam PQ pivoted at P carries a load of 80N as shown above. Calculate
  • A. 32.0N
  • B. 26.7N
  • C. 16.0N
  • D. 13.3N
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7

A lead shot is projected from tha ground level with a velocity u at an angle \(\theta\) to the horizontal. Given the time, t for the lead shot to reach its maximum height as; t = \(\frac{u \sin \theta}{g}\) where "g" is the acceleration of free fall due to gravity, show that the greatest height reached by the body is h\(_{\text{max}} = \frac{u^2 \sin^2 \theta}{2g}\)

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8

A given mass of an ideal gas has a pressure of 500Nm-2 at -13oC. If its volume remains constant. Calculate its pressure at 247oC.

  • A. 25Nm-2
  • B. 50Nm-2
  • C. 500Nm-2
  • D. 1000Nm-2
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9

Three identical lamps each power 100W are connected in parallel across a potential difference of 250V. Calculate the current in the circuit

  • A. 7.5A
  • B. 2.5A
  • C. 1.2A
  • D. 0.8A
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10

The amplitude of the motion of a body performing simple harmonic motion decreases with time because

  • A. friction force dissipate the energy of motion
  • B. the frequency of oscillation varies with time
  • C. the period of oscillation varies with time
  • D. energy is supplied by some external agency
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