WAEC Physics Past Questions & Answers - Page 177

882.

A positively charged glass rod is placed by near the cap of a positively charge electroscope. The divergence of the leaf is observed to

A.

decrease

B.

increase

C.

remain the same

D.

increase and collapse immediately

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

883.

Which of the following statement about force is correct ?

A.

electrostatic, gravitational and magnetic forces are always attractive

B.

electric, gravitational and magnetic field obeys inverse square law

C.

fields are real but their corresponding field lines are imaginary

D.

field lines and their corresponding fields are both real

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

884.

Which of the following features of an electrostatic line of force is not correct?

A.

it is an imaginary line which a positive charge will describe if it is free to move

B.

the tangent drawn at any point on a curved line of force shows the direction of the electric field intensity at that point

C.

it is sometimes curved

D.

it can cross another line of force in a region of intense electric field

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

885.

Which of the following instruments gives a pure note when sounded?

A.

talking drum

B.

siren

C.

turning fork

D.

guitar

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.