WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 2867

14,331.

Which of the illustrated graphs above represents a body moving with uniform retardation?

A.

A

B.

B

C.

C

D.

D

Correct answer is D

If a body moves with uniform retardation, the velocity-time graph is a straight line.

14,332.

Suppose three identical steel balls Q, R, and S, are placed on an undulating ground as illustrated in the diagram above. Which of the balls is/are in neutral equilibrium?

A.

S only

B.

Q only

C.

R only

D.

Q and S only

Correct answer is A

A system is in neutral equilibrium if its equilibrium is independent of displacements from its original position. A marble S on a flat horizontal surface is an example.

14,333.

The linear expansivity, \(\alpha\), and cubic expansivity, \(\gamma\), of a material are related by the equation?

A.

\(\gamma\)=a

B.

\(\gamma\)=3\(\alpha\)

C.

\(\gamma\)=2a

D.

\(\gamma\)=\(\frac{1}{3} \alpha \)

Correct answer is B

cubic and linear expansivity are related by this equation. γ=3α.

14,334.

The length of a simple pendulum is increased by a factor of four. By what factor is its period increase?

A.

0.5\(\pi\)

B.

2

C.

2\(\pi\)

D.

4

Correct answer is B

The period of a simple pendulum is doubled, when its length is made four times.

14,335.

From the principle of flotation, a body sinks in a fluid until it displace a quantity equal to its own?

A.

density

B.

mass

C.

weight

D.

volume

Correct answer is C

Archimede's Principle states that a body immersed in a fluid experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced, and this is fundamental to the equilibrium of a body floating in still water.