Motion - Jamb Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 21:

• JAMB 1982

Which of the following statements is true of a body which is moving in a straight line with uniform acceleration? The velocity of the body

A. Is also uniform
B. Must always be zero when the body stops accelerating
C. Will increase with time in the direction of the acceleration
D. Is equal to the quotient of distance travelled and time
E. Is the product of the distance travelled and time

Question 22:

• JAMB 1982

The area under a force-distance graph represents

A. Acceleration
B. Velocity
C. Power
D. Work
E. Momentum

Question 23:

• JAMB 1983

A train has an initial velocity of 44ms^-1 and an acceleration of -4ms^-1. Its velocity after 10 seconds is

A. 2ms^-1
B. 4ms^-1
C. 8ms^-1
D. 12ms^-1
E. 16ms^-1

Question 24:

• JAMB 1984

The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest is plotted against the square of the time elapsed from the commencement of motion. The resulting graph is linear, the slope of this graph is a measure of

A. Initial displacement
B. Initial velocity
C. Acceleration
D. Half the acceleration
E. Half the initial velocity

Question 25:

• JAMB 1984

The distance travelled by a particle starting from rest is plotted against the square of the time elapsed from the commencement of motion. The resulting graph is linear, the slope of this graph is a measure of

A. Initial displacement
B. Initial velocity
C. Acceleration
D. Half the acceleration
E. Half the initial velocity