WAEC - Physics (2019)

  • 1
    The time rate of increase in velocity is called
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    (C)
    acceleration
  • 2
    Which of the following quantities is a vector?
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    (B)
    Momentum
  • 3
    In an elastic collision, momentum is conserved as well as well as?
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    (B)
    kinetic energy
  • 4
    The induced current in a coil always flows in a direction so as to oppose the change that causes it. This statement is known as
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    (B)
    Lenz's law
  • 5
    Which of the following instruments can be used to compare the magnitudes of charges on two given bodies?
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    (C)
    Gold-leaf electroscope
  • 6
    A body of mass 2 kg is released from a point 100 m above the ground. Calculate its kinetic energy 80m  from the point of release.
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    (A)
    1600 J
  • 7
    Which of the following waves is not mechanical?
     
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    (C)
    Radio waves
  • 8
    A loaded spring is set in simple harmonic motion. The force that tends to restore the load to its equilibrium position is
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    (D)
    gravitational
  • 9
    Which of the following cases cannot produce total internal reflection? A light ray travelling from
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    (C)
    air to water
  • 10
    The vacuum in a thermoflask reduces heat loss resulting from
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    (B)
    conduction and convection only
  • 11

    The diagram above represents an experimental set-up for verifying?

     

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    (A)
    lens formula
  • 12
    Which of the following statements about a moving object is correct?
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    (C)
    At a steady velocity, the resultant force acting on it must be equal to zero
  • 13
    If the efficiency of a transformer is 100%, which of the following equations would be correct? 
     
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    (D)
    I\(_p\)E\(_s\) = I\(_s\)E\(_p\) 
  • 14
    A freshly demagnetized bar magnet is placed in the East-West direction to ensure that
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    (A)
    the molecular magnets remain randomly arranged. 
  • 15

     Which of the following graphs above of a charge Q against potential difference V across the capacitor is correct?

     

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    (B)
    B
  • 16

    A small amount of air is introduced into the vacuum above the mercury in a mercury barometer tube. The mercury level goes down because the air molecules

     

     

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    (B)
    increase the pressure above the mercury. 
  • 17

    Calculate the quantity of heat needed to change the temperature of 60g of ice at 0 °C to 80 °C. [specific latent heat of fusion of ice= 3.36 x 10\(^5\) Jkg\(^{-1}\) specific heat capacity of water 4.2 x 10\(^3\) J kg\(^{-1}\) K\(^{-1}\)]


     

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    (C)
    40.32 kJ
  • 18
    The wire of a platinum resistance thermometer has d resistance of 3.5\(\Omega\) at 0 °C and 10.52\(\Omega\) at 100°C. Calculate the temperature of the wire when its resistance is 7.5\(\Omega\).
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    (D)
    57 \(^o\)C
  • 19
    A transverse pulse of frequency 9 Hz traves 4.5m in 0.6 s. Calculate the wavelength of the pulse.
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    (C)
    0.83 m
  • 20
    In which of the following media is the speed of sound the least?
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    (A)
    Air
  • 21
    Which of the following characteristics of waves can a ripple tank be used to demonstrate?
    I. Reflection
    II. Refraction
    III. Diffraction
     
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    (A)
    I, II and Ill
  • 22

    Which of the following graphs gives the correct relationship between energy and mass when mass is converted to energy.

     

     

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    (B)
    B
  • 23
    An 800 kg car moving at 80 km hr\(^{-1}\) collides with a 1200 kg car moving at 40 km hr\(^{-1}\) in the same direction. If the cars stick together, calculate their common velocity.
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    (D)
    56 km hr\(^{-1}\)
  • 24
    The mass of a load is doubled while the force acting on it is halved. The resulting acceleration of the load is
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    (B)
    quartered
  • 25
    The maximum and minimum thermometer reads the
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    (D)
    the maximum temperature during the day and minimum temperature at night from the last reset
  • 26
    An a.c. the generator can be converted to a d.c. generator by replacing the
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    (D)
    slip rings with a commutator
  • 27
    Which of the following statements is the correct reason for using soft iron in making the armature or an electric bell?
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    (B)
    It loses its magnetism readily
  • 28

     

    The diagram above illustrates a meter bridge circuit underbalanced conditions. Determine the value of x.

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    (A)
    50.cm
  • 29
    Which of the following devices is used for storing electric charges?
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    (D)
    Capacitor
  • 30
    An electron of mass 9.1 x 10\(^{-31}\) kg moves with a speed of 2.0 x 10\(^6\) ms\(^{-1}\) round the nucleus of an atom in a Circular path of radius 6.1 x 10(^{11}\) m. Determine the angular speed of the electron.
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    (A)
    3.28 x 10\(^{16}\) rad s\(^{-1}\)
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    An electron of mass 9.1 x 10\(^{-31}\) kg moves with a speed of 2.0 x 10\(^6\) ms\(^{-1}\) round the nucleus of an atom in a Circular path of radius

    6.1 x 10\(^{11}\) m. Calculate the centripetal force acting on the electron.
     

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    (B)
    6.0 x 10\(^{-8}\)N
  • 32
    A device consumes 100 W of power when connected to a 120 V source. Calculate its resistance. 
     
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    (D)
    144\(\Omega\)
  • 33
    Which property of a wave remains constant when the wave travels from one medium into another?
     
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    (D)
    Frequency 
  • 34
    The anomalous expansion of water occurs in the range 
     
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    (B)
    0 °C to 4 °C
  • 35
    A ray of light traveling from a rectangular glass block of refractive index 1.5 into air strikes the block at an angle of incidence of 30. Calculate its angle of refraction.
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    (A)
    48.6°
  • 36
    A rectangular piece of iron measuring 4 cm by 3 cm at 20\(^o\)C is heated until its temperature increases by 100 C. Calculate the new area of the metal. [Linear expansivity of iron is 1.2x 10\(^{-5}\) K\(^{-1}\)]
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    (C)
    12.0288 cm\(^3\) 
  • 37
    Two bodies of masses 3.0 kg and 2.0 kg are separated by a distance of 50 cm. Calculate the force of attraction between them. [G = 6.67 x 10\(^{-11}\) Nm\(^2\) kg\(^2\)]
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    (A)
    1.6 x 10\(^{-9}\)N
  • 38

    The diagram above illustrates an object moving in a circular path at a constant speed. Which of the arrows indicates the direction of linear velocity?

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    (A)
    z
  • 39
    Which of the following thermometers is used to measure the temperature of the human body?
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    (B)
    Alcohol-in-glass thermometer
  • 40

     

     

    In the diagram above, the time taken to trace a wave between P and Q is?

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    (A)
    2 periods
  • 41
    Which of the following materials does not serve as a safety device in electrical circuits? 
     
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    (A)
    Connecting wires
  • 42
    Which of the following liquids has the highest surface tension?
     
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    (B)
    Cold water
  • 43
    The nucleon and proton numbers of a neutral atom of an element are 238 and 92 respectively. Determine the number of neutrons in the atom. 
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    (D)
    146
  • 44
    An instrument used to measure relative humidity is the?
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    (A)
    hygrometer
  • 45
    The area under a velocity-time graph represents
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    (D)
    distance