1994 JAMB UTME Physics Past Questions

1994

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

1994

When an atom loses or gains a charge, it becomes an

1994

Which of the following is TRUE of a particle moving in a horizontal circle with constant angular velocity?

1994

A motor vehicle is brought to rest from a speed of 15ms-1 in 20 seconds. Calculate the retardation.

1994

An object is projected with a velocity of 80ms-1 at an angle of 30o to the horizontal.The maximum height reached is

1994

A boat travels due east at a speed 40ms-1s across a river flow due south at 30ms-1s. What is the resultant speed of the boat?

1994

If it takes 5.0 hrs to drain a container of 540.0cm3 of water, what is the flow rate of water from the container in kg-1? [Density of water = 1000kgm-3]

1994

A force of 15N stretches a spring to a total length of 30cm. An additional force of 10N stretches the spring 5cm further. Find the natural length of the spring

1994

Calculate the velocity ratio of a screw jack of pitch 0.3cm if the length of the tommy bar is 21cm

1994

Calculate the magnitude of the force required to just move a 20kg object along a horizontal surface if the coefficient of friction is 0.2. [g = 10ms-2]

1994

A cone in an unstable equilibrium has its potential energy

1994

An object of mass 50kg is released from a height of 2m.Find the kinetic energy just before it strikes the ground

1994

A Motor Tyre is inflated to pressure of 2.0 x 105Nm-2 when the temperature of air is 27oC. What will be the pressure in it at 87oC assuming that the volume of the Tyre does not change?

1994

The melting point of naphthalene is 78oC. What is this temperature in kelvin

1994

If a solid X floats in liquids P of relative density 2.0 and in liquid Q of relative density 1.5, it can be inferred that the

1994

The mass of a specific gravity bottle is 15.2g when it is empty. it is 24.8g when filled with kerosene and 27.2g when filled with distilled water. Calculate the relative density of kerosene

1994

Which of these statements are TRUE of pressure in liquids? i. pressure acts equally in all direction. ii. pressure decreases with depth. iii. pressure at the same level of a liquid is the same. iv pressure is dependent o…

1994

The equation of transverse wave traveling along a string is given by Y = 0.3 sin(0.5x - 50t) where Y and X are in cm and t is in seconds.Find the maximum displacement of the particles from the equilibrium position

1994

Two similar kettles containing equal masses of boiling water are placed on a table. If the surface of one is highly polished and the surface of the other is covered with soot, Which of the following observations is corre…

1994 JAMB UTME Physics Past Questions

Which of the following is a scalar quantity?

When an atom loses or gains a charge, it becomes an

Which of the following is TRUE of a particle moving in a horizontal circle with constant angular velocity?

A motor vehicle is brought to rest from a speed of 15ms-1 in 20 seconds. Calculate the retardation.

An object is projected with a velocity of 80ms-1 at an angle of 30o to the horizontal.The maximum height reached is

A boat travels due east at a speed 40ms-1s across a river flow due south at 30ms-1s. What is the resultant speed of the boat?

If it takes 5.0 hrs to drain a container of 540.0cm3 of water, what is the flow rate of water from the container in kg-1? [Density of water = 1000kgm-3]

A force of 15N stretches a spring to a total length of 30cm. An additional force of 10N stretches the spring 5cm further. Find the natural length of the spring

Calculate the velocity ratio of a screw jack of pitch 0.3cm if the length of the tommy bar is 21cm

Calculate the magnitude of the force required to just move a 20kg object along a horizontal surface if the coefficient of friction is 0.2. [g = 10ms-2]

A cone in an unstable equilibrium has its potential energy

An object of mass 50kg is released from a height of 2m.Find the kinetic energy just before it strikes the ground

A Motor Tyre is inflated to pressure of 2.0 x 105Nm-2 when the temperature of air is 27oC. What will be the pressure in it at 87oC assuming that the volume of the Tyre does not change?

The melting point of naphthalene is 78oC. What is this temperature in kelvin

If a solid X floats in liquids P of relative density 2.0 and in liquid Q of relative density 1.5, it can be inferred that the

The mass of a specific gravity bottle is 15.2g when it is empty. it is 24.8g when filled with kerosene and 27.2g when filled with distilled water. Calculate the relative density of kerosene

Which of these statements are TRUE of pressure in liquids? i. pressure acts equally in all direction. ii. pressure decreases with depth. iii. pressure at the same level of a liquid is the same. iv pressure is dependent o…

The equation of transverse wave traveling along a string is given by Y = 0.3 sin(0.5x - 50t) where Y and X are in cm and t is in seconds.Find the maximum displacement of the particles from the equilibrium position

Two similar kettles containing equal masses of boiling water are placed on a table. If the surface of one is highly polished and the surface of the other is covered with soot, Which of the following observations is corre…

If a room is saturated with water vapour, the temperature of the room must be