Physics JAMB, WAEC, NECO AND NABTEB Official Past Questions

64

An object is said to undergo oscillatory motion when it moves

  • A. in an erratic manner
  • B. to and fro about a fixed point
  • C. in a circular path
  • D. along a continuous path from the starting point
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65

A solid body will float in a liquid if its

  • A. density is less than that of a liquid
  • B. mass is equal to that of the liquid
  • C. density is greater than that of the liquid
  • D. mass is less than that of the liquid
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66

A block of volume 3 x 105m3 and density 2.5 x 103 kg m-3 is suspended from a spring balance with \(\frac{2}{3}\) of its volume immersed in a liquid of density 900 kg m-3. Determine the reading of the spring balance [g = 10ms-2]

  • A. 0.18N
  • B. 0.57N
  • C. 0.75n
  • D. 0.93N
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67

Which of the following physical quantities are derived? i. Area ii. Thrust iii. Pressure iv. Mass

  • A. i, ii, iii and iv
  • B. i, ii and iii only
  • C. i, ii and iv only
  • D. i and iii only
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68

Which of the following phenomena causes capillary of liquids in tubes of narrow bore?

  • A. viscosity
  • B. surface tension
  • C. osmosis
  • D. brownian motion
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