WAEC Past Questions and Answers - Page 3455

17,271.

Which of the following components is used for storing electric charges?

A.

inductor

B.

resistor

C.

capacitor

D.

electrometer

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,272.

Which of the following statements is correct about resonance? Resonance occurs when a body

A.

vibrates with its natural frequency

B.

is forced to vibrate on its own natural frequency by another body at the same vibration

C.

vibrates at the frquency of the body causing the vibration

D.

vibrates with an irregular frequency

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,273.

A dry plastic comb used in combing hair was found to attract pieces of paper and dust. The most probable explanation for this phenomenon is that the comb has been given

A.

magnetization by induction

B.

electric charges by induction

C.

electric charges by conduction

D.

electric charges by friction

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,274.

Which of the following statements about sound wave is not correct? Sound waves can be

A.

reflected

B.

refracted

C.

diffracted

D.

polarized

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

17,275.

A sounding tuning fork is brought near the open end of a pipe containing air and the loudness of the sound is observed to increase. This observation is due to

A.

an echo

B.

resonance

C.

interference

D.

reverberation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.