Jamb Physics 2014 Past Questions and Answers

Question 6:

• JAMB 2014

A car accelerates uniformly from rest at 3ms^-2. its velocity after traveling a distance of 24m is

A. 12ms^-1
B. 144ms^-1
C. 72ms^-1
D. 36ms^-1

Question 7:

• JAMB 2014

Calculate the escape velocity of a satellite launched from the earth's surface if the radius of the earth is 6.4x10⁶m

A. 25.3kms^-1
B. 4.2kms^-1
C. 4.0kms^-1
D. 11.3kms^-1

Question 8:

• JAMB 2014

An object of weight 80kg on earth is taken to a planet where acceleration due to gravity is one-third of its value on earth. The weight of the object on the planet is

A. 48N
B. 12N
C. 27N
D. 36N

Question 9:

• JAMB 2014

One of the conditions necessary for an object to be in equilibrium when acted upon by a number of parallel forces is that the vector sum of the forces is

A. Average
B. Zero
C. Negative
D. Positive

Question 10:

• JAMB 2014

What happens when three coplanar non-parallel forces are in equilibrium?

A. Their lines of action are parallel.
B. They are represented in magnitude only
C. They are represented in direction only
D. Their lines of action meet at a point