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X-rays and infrared rays are both electromagnetic. Which common property do the waves have? Both waves

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The crackling noise produced by aluminum roofing sheets on a house during a hot sunny day is a result of

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The resultant force in a couple is

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The diagram above illustrates the mercury-in-glass thermometer used for determining the temperature of a room. Use the data on it to determine the room temperature.

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Which of the following statements about the 3rd overtone of a vibrating air column of an open pipe is correct? It has

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The diagram above illustrates two waves of equal amplitudes A and frequencies approaching each other. When the two waves meet at a point I midway between them, the vertical displacement of the resulting wave will be

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A plank is placed along the path on which a wheel barrow containing sand is pushed at a construction site to prevent it from sticking as illustrated in the diagram given. The large area of the plank prevents the wheel barrow from getting stuck by

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The diagram given illustrates the waveform of a note produced by vibrations in an air column of length L. If the speed of sound in air is V, derive an expression for the frequency of the notes

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Which of the following devices converts light energy to electrical energy?

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An object of volume 400cm3 and 2.5gcm-3 is suspended from a spring balance with half its volume immersed in water. Determine the reading on the spring balance. (Density of water = 1gcm-3)

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The diagram above illustrates a block ans tackle pulley system in which an effort E supports a load of 100.0N. If the efficiency of the machine is 75%, calculate the value of E

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A pressurized perfume bottle is left on the window pane of a room. What happens to he gas molecules of the perfume on a sunny day? They

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Which of the following statements about mass and weight are correct?

i. Weight is the force of gravity on a body.

ii. The mass of a body is the quantity of matter in the body.

iii. The weight of a body is greatest at the equator.

iv. The mass of a body is greatest at the poles

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Resonance occurs when one vibrating object causes a second object to vibrate at its own natural

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A quantity of hot water at 100oC is added to 400g of water at 10oC until the temperature of the mixture is 60oC.

Calculate the mass of the hot water added. [Specific heat capacity of water =4200JKg-1 K-1]

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A vapour whose molecules are in dynamic equilibrium with those of its own liquid is said to be

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The diagram above illustrates a beaker of water being heated. It is observed that as the bubbles rise they get bigger in size.The reason for this observation is

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Two plane mirrors are inclined at an angle 20° to each other. Determine the number of images formed when an object is placed between them.

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In the clinical thermometer, the function of the kink is to

i. Prevent the back flow of mercury after use.

ii. Ensure the back flow of mercury after use.

iii. Maintain the thermometric property of mercury.

iv. Allow the temperature attained to be read.

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A student measures the volume of a liquid using a measuring cylinder. What else needs to be measured by the student in order to determine the density of the liquid?

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Materials that can be stretched and still return to their original forms when the stresses are removed are said be

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The diagram above illustrates a wave setup between two fixed ends 4.0m apart. If the speed of the wave is 1.0 ms−¹, its wavelength and frequency respectively are

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Which of the following electromagnetic waves is most energetic?

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The graph of density against temperature for water is correctly illustrated by

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The diagram given, represents the graph of stress against strain for an elastic wire. The point Q on the graph is the

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The diagram above is a micrometer screw gauge. Determine its reading

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A uniform bar AB is balanced on a knife-edge which is 60cm from B by a mass of 22g which hangs at C 10cm from A. Calculate the mass of the bar.

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A chemical balance is used for measuring

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Which of the following processes is not a surface phenomenon?

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Which of the following statements is correct about the effect of dissolved salt on the freezing point of water?

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Which of the following factors does not increase the rate of evaporation of water in a lake?

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The diagram given illustrates a force-distance graph for the motion of a wooden block. Determine the work done on the block when moved through a distance of 5m.

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A battery of emf 24V is connected to three resistor P, Q and R as illustrated in the diagram. Determine the voltage across the resistor Q

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The image formed by a concave mirror is real, inverted and magnified, when object is placed

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The slope of a straight-line velocity-time graph represents

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A dam is able to hold a large quantity of water because its wall is

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The diagram above illustrates a simple barometer. Which distance measures the atmospheric pressure?

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The diagram given is used to determine the

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Plane waves through a narrow gap emerge as circular waves. This phenomenon is known as

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An object floats in a fluid when it displaces it's

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Which of the following statements about matter is not correct?

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Complementary colours are those which

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A body of mass moving around a circle of radius with a uniform speed experiences a centripetal force F. The work done by the centripetal force on it is

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An object at rest is said to possess

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Frequency is measured in

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The property of a body to remain at rest or to continue in uniform motion in a straight line is called

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Thermal energy added or removed from a substance that changes the state of the substance is called

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The bob of a simple pendulum takes 8.0s to complete 10 oscillations. Determine the frequency of oscillation of the bob.

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A ball is projected horizontally from the top of a tower. Neglecting air resistance, which of the following statements about its motion is/are correct?

I. Vertical acceleration on the ball decreases as it falls

II. The vertical force on the ball remains constant

III. The vertical speed of the ball increases as it falls

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During a training session, two footballers pass a ball repeatedly between each other. The 'to and fro' motion of the ball is not simple harmonic because the

 

I. Acceleration of the ball is not directed towards a fixed point

II. Restoring force is not directed towards the centre

III. Acceleration of the ball is not directly proportional to the displacement from a fixed point

Which of the statements above are correct?

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A rainbow is formed when sunlight is incident on water droplets suspended in the air due to

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A plane is inclined at an angle θ to the horizontal. Its velocity ratio is

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A body can undergo the following types of motion except

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The dimensions of momentum are

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Which of the following graphs correctly represents the relationship between the kinetic energy (K.E) and the displacement (d) from point of release of a swinging pendulum bob?

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Which of the following quantities are dimensionally independent?

I. Dielectric constant

II. Momentum

III. Efficiency

IV. Refractive index

 

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Which of the following statements correctly defines the boiling point of a liquid? The temperature at which the

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Which of the following units is derived?

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A ray of light incident at an angle θ in a rectangular prism grazes the surface of the prism on emerging from the prism. Determine the value of the angle. [Absolute refractive index of the material of the prism is 1.5]

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The angle at which a projectile must be fired to cover maximum range is

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