Waec 2001 Physics Past Questions And Answers
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
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
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
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
(a) Explain how a gas can be made to conduct electricity.
(b) Name the electric charge carriers in gases.
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. 32.0N
- B. 26.7N
- C. 16.0N
- D. 13.3N
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\(_{\text{max}} = \frac{u^2 \sin^2 \theta}{2g}\)
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
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
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