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Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A quantity of water at 0^\circC is heated to about 30^\circC. At each degree rise in temperature, its density will
A
rise steadily
B
fall steadily
C
fall then rise
D
rise then fall
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Waves, Sound & Vibrations
I. Coherence II. Same frequency III. Same wavelength IV. Same Intensity Which of the conditions above are necessary to produce interference fringes?
A
I and III
B
I, II and IV
C
I, II and III
D
II and III
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Reflection, Refraction & Dispersion of Light
A boy observes a piece of stone at the bottom of a river 6.0m deep. If he looks from the surface of the river, what is the apparent distance of the stone from him? [Refractive Index of Water = 4/3]
A
8.0m
B
5.5m
C
5.0m
D
4.5m
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A radio is operated by eight cells each of e.m.f. 2.0V connected in series. If two of the cells are wrongly connected, the net e.m.f. of the radio is
A
8V
B
10V
C
12V
D
16V
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Magnetism, Electromagnetism & AC Circuits
If a charged ion goes through combined electric and magnetic fields, the resultant emergent velocity of the ion is
A
E/B
B
EB
C
B/E
D
E - B
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A projection lantern is used to give the image of a slide on a screen. If the image is 24 times as large as the slide and the screen is 72.0m from the projecting lens, what is the position of the slide from the lens?
A
0.3m
B
3.0m
C
3.5m
D
4.0m
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Work, Energy, Power & Simple Machines
An electron of charge 1.6 x 10-19C and mass 9.1 x 10-31kg is accelerated between two metal plates with a velocity of 4 x 107ms-1, the potential difference between the plates is
A
4.55 x 103V
B
4.55 x 102V
C
9.10 x 101V
D
4.55 x 101V
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A cell of internal resistance 0.01Ω can be measured accurately using the
A
Ohm meter
B
metre bridge
C
potentiometer
D
electroscope
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Change of State
A thin wire with heavy weights attached to both ends is hung over a block of ice resting on two supports. If the wire cuts through the ice block while the block remains solid behind the wire, the process is called
A
condensation
B
sublimation
C
regelation
D
fusion
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Change of State
Dry Day 1 - 30^\circC | Day 2 - 29^\circC | Day 3 - 25^\circC Wet Day 1 - 22^\circC | Day 2 - 22^\circC | Day 3 - 21^\circC The reading above are for three consecutive days from a wet and dry bulb hygrometer. It can be concluded that the relative humidity for the three days
A
decreased steadily
B
remained unchanged
C
increased steadily
D
was least on Day 1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Waves, Sound & Vibrations
One end of a long wire is fixed while a vibrator is attached to the other end. When the vibrator is energized, the types of waves generated in the wire are
A
stationary and longitudinal
B
stationary and transverse
C
progressive and transverse
D
progressive and longitudinal
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Calorimetry, Latent Heat & Change of State
A metal of mass 0.5kg is heated to 100°C and then transferred to a well-lagged calorimeter of heat capacity 80JK-1 containing water of heat capacity 420JK-1 at 15°C. If the final steady temperature of the mixture is 25°C, find the specific heat capacity of the metal.
A
877Jkg-1K-1
B
286Jkg-1K-1
C
133Jkg-1K-1
D
92Jkg-1K-1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Gas Laws & Heat Transfer
The main reason for making the cover of a vacuum flask airtight is to prevent heat loss by
A
convection
B
conduction
C
radiation
D
evaporation
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Magnetism, Electromagnetism & AC Circuits
An electric generator with a power output of 3.0KW at a voltage of 1.5KV distributes power along cables of resistance 20.0Ω. The power loss in the cables is
A
80.0W
B
40.0W
C
10.0W
D
0.1W
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Atomic, Quantum, Nuclear Physics & Electronics
If the fraction of the atoms of a radioactive material left after 120years is 1/64, what is the half-life of the material?
A
24 years
B
20 years
C
10 years
D
2 years
medium Difficulty
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