Waec Physics 1996 Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• WAEC 1996

The diagram above represents a portion of a micrometer screw gauge in which the horizontal scale is in millimetres. What is the reading on the instrument?

A. 3.72mm
B. 3.50mm
C. 3.30mm
D. 3.28mm
E. 3.22mm

Question 2:

• WAEC 1996

The diagram above represents a portion of a micrometer screw gauge in which the horizontal scale is in millimetres. What is the reading on the instrument?

A. 3.72mm
B. 3.50mm
C. 3.30mm
D. 3.28mm
E. 3.22mm

Question 3:

• WAEC 1996

A loaded test-tube which floats upright in water is carefully and slightly depressed and then released. Which of the following best describes the sub-sequent motion of the test-tube?

A. Circular
B. Rotational
C. Random
D. Oscillatory
E. Translational

Question 4:

• WAEC 1996

The diagram above illustrates the velocity-time graph of the motion of a body. Calculate the total distance covered by the body

A. 50m
B. 65m
C. 175m
D. 225m
E. 300m

Question 5:

• WAEC 1996

A ball of mass 5.0kg hits a smooth vertical wall normally with a speed of 2ms^-1 and rebounds with the same speed. Determine the impulse experienced by the ball

A. 20.0kg ms^-1
B. 10.0kg ms^-1
C. 5.0kg ms^-1
D. 1.3kg ms^-1
E. 0.0kg ms^-1.