Waec Physics Past Questions For Year 1996
Question 1
A ball of mass 5.0kg hits a smooth vertical wall normally with a speed of 2ms-1 and rebounds with the same speed. Determine the impulse experienced by the ball
- A. 20.0kg ms-1
- B. 10.0kg ms-1
- C. 5.0kg ms-1
- D. 1.3kg ms-1
- E. 0.0kg ms-1.
Question 2
The diagram above illustrates the velocity-time graph of the motion of a body. Calculate the total distance covered by the body
- A. 50m
- B. 65m
- C. 175m
- D. 225m
- E. 300m
Question 3
A loaded test-tube which floats upright in water is carefully and slightly depressed and then released. Which of the following best describes the sub-sequent motion of the test-tube?
- A. Circular
- B. Rotational
- C. Random
- D. Oscillatory
- E. Translational
Question 4
The diagram above represents a portion of a micrometer screw gauge in which the horizontal scale is in millimetres. What is the reading on the instrument?
- A. 3.72mm
- B. 3.50mm
- C. 3.30mm
- D. 3.28mm
- E. 3.22mm
Question 5
A body of mass 4.2kg moving with velocity 10ms-1 due east, hits a stationary body of mass 2.8kg. If they stick together after collision and move with velocity V due east, calculate the value of V
- A. 3ms-1
- B. 6ms-1
- C. 7ms-1
- D. 15ms-1
- E. 17ms-1
