WAEC Physics Past Questions & Answers - Page 260

1,296.

A rocket is launched from the surface of the earth. If the radius of the earth is 6.4 x 106m and the acceleration of free fall due to gravity is 1Oms-1 calculate the escape velocity of the rocket.

A.

2.53 x 104ms-1

B.

1.13 x 104ms

C.

8.00 x 103ms-1

D.

4.23 x 103ms-1

E.

6.41 x 104ms-1

Correct answer is B

V = √2gR
V = √2 x 10 x 6.4 x 102
1.13 x 104ms

1,297.

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.

Correct answer is A

Impulse = Ft = mu - (-mu)
= mu + mu = 2mu = 2 x 5 x 2 = 20kgms-1

1,298.

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

Correct answer is D

Distance of A = 1/2 x (10 + 20) x 5
= 1/2 x 30 x 5 = 75m. Distance of B = 20 x 5 = 100m
Distance of C = 1/2 x 5 x 20 = 50/225
∴ Total distance is 225m

1,299.

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

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,300.

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

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.