Post Utme Physics Past Questions and Answers

Question 341:

A mango fruit dropped to the ground from the top of a tree 40 m tall. Find how long it takes the fruit to reach the ground if acceleration due to gravity g = 10 m/s2

A. 22 s
B. 80 s
C. 4s
D. 2s

Question 342:

A 0.1-m long elastic band extends 5 mm when a load of 80 N is hung from its end Calculate the strain on the band

A. 5
B. 0.5
C. 0.05

Question 343:

Which of the following statements describes what happened when an ice block that floats in a glass of water that is filled to the brim melts?

A. The level of the water remains the same.
B. There is a drop in the level of water in the glass due to condensation on its outside.
C. The water in the glass overflows
D. The water level drops because melted iceoccupies less volume.

Question 344:

A machine with a mass of 4 kg fires a 45 g bullet at a speed of 100 m/s. Find the recoil speed of the machine gun.

A. 1.1 m/s
B. 2 m/s
C. 3.5m/s
D. 0m/s

Question 345:

Which of the following would you use to determine the weight of an object?

A. Chemical balance
B. Beam balance
C. Spring balance
D. Weight balance