Characteristics/Properties - Jamb Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

If the time of flight is 96seconds, calculate the horizontal range through the point of projection.

A. 84400m
B. 69000m
C. 61440m
D. 24000m

Question 2:

• JAMB 1978

The boys are communicating with each other by stretching a string passing through a hole punched in the bottom of each of two tin cans. The physical principle employed is that sound travels

A. Mainly through air
B. Fainter in stretched string
C. Faster through gases than in solids and liquids
D. With greater ease through a string than in air
E. None of the above is correct

Question 3:

• JAMB 1982

The combination of sound waves with different frequencies is known as

A. Interference
B. Diffraction
C. Superposition
D. Forced vibration
E. Resonance

Question 4:

• JAMB 1988

Which of the following properties is/are common to all waves? i. Diffraction ii. Refraction iii. Interference

A. I only
B. Ii only
C. Ii and iii
D. I, ii, and iii

Question 5:

• JAMB 1992

Which of the following characteristics of a wave is used in the measurement of the depth of the sea?

A. Diffraction
B. Interference
C. Refraction
D. Reflection