Waec Physics Past Questions For Year 1988
Question 1
A ball of mass 0.5kg moving at 10ms-1 collides with another ball of equal mass at rest. If the two balls move off together after the impact, calculate their common velocity.
- A. 0.2ms-1
- B. 0.5ms-1
- C. 5.0ms-1
- D. 10.0ms-1
- E. 20.0ms-1
Question 2
When three coplanar and non-parallel forces are in equilibrium,
I. they can be represented in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle taken in order.
II. their lines of action meet at a point.
III. the magnitude of anyone equals the magnitude of the resultant of the other two.
IV. any one force is the equilibrant of the other two.
Which of the following statements above are correct?
- A. they can be represented in magnitude and direction by the three sides of a triangle taken in order.
- B. I & II only
- C. II & III only
- D. II, III & IV only
- E. I, II, III & IV
- F. I, III & IV only
Question 3
A man will exact the greatest pressure on a bench when he
- A. lies flat on his back
- B. lies flat on his belly
- C. stand on both feet
- D. stand on one foot only
- E. stand on toes of one foot
Question 4
The slope of a striaght line displacement time graph indicates the
- A. Distance travelled
- B. Uniform velocity
- C. Uniform acceleration
- D. Instantaneous acceleration
- E. Uniform speed
Question 5
Which of the units of the following physical quantities are derived? I. Area II. Thrust III. Pressure IV. Mass
- A. I, II, III & IV
- B. I, II, III only
- C. I, II, IV only
- D. I, & III only
- E. I & IV only
