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WAEC Physics Past Questions & Answers - Page 163

811.

Which of the following simple machines is a second class lever?

A.

wheel barrow

B.

crowbar

C.

claw hammer

D.

seesae

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

812.

A body of mass 25kg, moving at 3ms-1 on a rough horizontal floor is at rest after sliding through a distance of 2.50m on the floor. Calculate the co-efficient of sliding friction. [g = 10.0ms-2]

A.

0.09

B.

0.18

C.

0.36

D.

0.54

Correct answer is B

a = v2+u22s=02+322×2.5 = 1.8m/s2

F = ma = 25 x 1.8 = 45N

N = mg = 25 x 10 = 250 

but μ=FR=4525×10=0.18

813.

The friction which exists between two layers of liquid in relative motion is called

A.

capillarity

B.

surface tension

C.

viscosity

D.

cohesion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

814.

Which of the following statements about a spring balance and/or a chemical balance is not correct?

A.

the chemical balance operates on the principle of moments

B.

the spring balance operates on Hooke's law

C.

either may be used to measure the weight of a substance

D.

the reading of a spring balance changes over the surface of the earth, while that of the chemical balance remains constant

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

815.

Each of the following physical quantities is classified as a vector or a scalar quantity. Which of the classifications is correct?

A.

electric potential (Vector)

B.

momentum (scalar)

C.

gravitational field intensity (scalar)

D.

magnetic flux density (vector)

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.