Motion - Jamb Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 161:

• JAMB 2015

The property of a body to remain at rest or to continue to move in a straight line is known as

A. Force
B. Impulse
C. Energy
D. Inertia

Question 162:

• JAMB 2016

What force has to be exerted on a mass 60kg to give it an acceleration of 10ms^-2 vertically upwards?
[g = 10ms^-2

A. 300N
B. 600N
C. 1200N
D. 400N

Question 163:

• JAMB 2016

A projectile is fired from the ground level with a velocity of 300ms-1 at an angle of a 30o to the horizontal.
Calculate the time taken to reach the maximum height?
[g = 10ms-2]

A. 30s
B. 20s
C. 25s
D. 15s

Question 164:

• JAMB 2016

A train with an initial velocity of 20ms^-1 is subjected to a uniform deceleration of 2ms^-2. The time required to bring the train to a complete halt is

A. 40s
B. 10s
C. 20s
D. 5s

Question 165:

• JAMB 2016

The impulse of a force is deduced from Newton's second law as

A. F = ma
B. F = m( \(\frac{v - u}{t}\)
C. F = mg
D. F = mv - mu