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Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A stream is flowing at 0.75ms\(^{-1}\) and a boat heading perpendicular for the stream landed at the opposite bank at an angle of 30^\circ. Calculate the velocity of the boat.
A
1.50ms-1
B
1.00ms-1
C
0.86ms-1
D
0.65ms-1
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
A rope is being used to pull a mass of 10kg vertically upward. Determine the tension in the rope if, starting from rest, the mass acquires a velocity of 4ms\(^{-1}\) in 8s [g = 10ms\(^{-2}\)]
A
5N
B
50N
C
95N
D
105N
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Scalars, Vectors & Relative Motion
A handbag containing some load weighing 162N is carried by two students each holding the handle of the bag next to him. If each handle is pulled \( 60^{\circ} \) to the vertical, find the force on each student's arm
A
81N
B
121N
C
162N
D
324N
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 2000 Newton's Laws, Momentum & Collisions
I. The frictional force is independent of the area of the surfaces in conduct II. The frictional force depends on the nature of the surfaces in contact III. The frictional force depends on the speed of sliding IV. The frictional force is directly proportional to the normal reaction. Which combination of the above is true of sliding friction?
A
I, III and IV
B
I, II and IV
C
I, II and III
D
II, III and IV
medium Difficulty
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
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