Physics Past Questions And Answers
Calculate the quantity charge flowing through a conductor if a current of 10A passes through the conductor for 10s.
- A. 100°C
- B. 20°C
- C. 15°C
- D. 10°C
A gas which obeys Charles’ law exactly has a volume of 283cm3 at 10°C. What is its volume at 30°C?
- A. 142cm3
- B. 293cm3
- C. 303cm3
- D. 566cm3
A ball of mass 0.8 kg is dropped from a height, H. Just before hitting the ground, its velocity is 5.0 m/s. Determine H. [g = 10 ms-2]
- A. 1.25m
- B. 4.00m
- C. 6.25m
- D. 1.60m
The anomalous expansion of water occurs in the range
- A. 0 °C to 100 °C
- B. 0 °C to 4 °C
- C. 4 °C to 100 °C
- D. -4 °C to 0 °C
The change of the direction of a wavefront as a result of a change in the velocity of the wave in another medium is called
- A. refraction
- B. reflection
- C. diffraction
- D. polarization
(a)(i) what is resonance?
(ii) State two eXwilples of resonance.
(iii) Differentiate between loudness and intensity of sound.
(b) When a ray is refracted through a rectangular glass prism, which of the following properties of the ray will change? Wavelength, frequency and speed.
(c)
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(i) Copy the diagram below in your answer booklet.
(iii) On the copied diagram, sketch the pattern of the waves immediately after passing through the opening.
(d) A diverging lens of focal length 18.0 in is used to view a shark that is 90.0 in away from the lens. If the image formed is 1.0 m long, calculate the:
(i) image distance;
(ii) length of the shark.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 THEORYThe main purpose of the transformer in an a.c radio set is to?
- A) increase power to the radio
- B) step up the voltage
- C) convert energy from a.c to d.c
- D) step down the voltage
Charges on a conductor are
- A. evenly distributed over a surface of any shape
- B. concentrate on the inner surface of the conductor
- C. concentrate at the outer flat surface of the conductor
- D. generally concentrated at sharply curved surface
A car of mass 800kg attains a speed of 25m/s in 20secs. The power developed in the engine is?
- A. 1.25 x 104W
- B. 2.50x4W
- C. 1.25 x6W
- D. 2.50 x6W
The Earth's magnetic equator passes through Jos in Nigeria. At Jos. the
- A. angle of variation is zero
- B. magnetic declination is 90°
- C. angle of dip is zero
- D. horizontal component of the Earth's magnetic field is zero


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