FUTO Physics 2006/2007 Past Questions

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Which of the following is used to determine the relative density of the acid in a car battery?

A.Hypsometer
B.hygrometer
C.manometer
D.hydrometer
E.spectrometer

A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the ground with an initial velocity of 50m/s. What is the total time by the ball in the air? (g = 10ms^-2).

A.2.5s
B.5.0s
C.10s
D.15.0s
E.20.0s

If the temperature of a small quality of water in a closed container is gradually increased from 0°C to 40°C then the density of the water within this range.

A.Increases for a while and then decreases
B.decreases for a while and then increases
C.increases gradually
D.decreases gradually
E.remains the same.

An image which can be formed on a screen is said to be

A.virtual
B.blurred
C.inverted
D.erect
E.real

The slope of a straight line displacement-time graph indicates

A.distance traveled
B.uniform velocity
C.uniform acceleration
D.instant acceleration
E.uniform speed.

Which of the following is a derived unit?

A.Meter
B.coulomb
C.kilogram
D.second
E.ampere

A ball of mass 0.5kg moving at 10m/s collides with another ball of equal mass at rest, if the two balls move off together after the impact calculate their common velocity

A.0.2m/s
B.0.5m/s
C.5.0ms
D.10.0m/s
E.20.0m/s

An engine raises 100kg of water through a height of 60m in 20s what is the power of the engine? (g= 10m/s²)

A.120.00W
B.3000.00W
C.333.00W
D.300.00W
E.30.00W

How much heat is given out when a piece of iron of mass 50g and specific heat capacity of 460j/kg, cools from 85°C to 25°C.

A.1.38A 10⁶J
B.2.53 x 10³J
C.7.66x10³J
D.1.38X 10³
E.1.27 x 10³J

A place of cork which is floating on water is acted upon by the force

A.weight and viscosity
B.weight and up thrust
C.up thrust and viscosity
D.weight only
E.up trust only

Which of the following is not a suitable method for reducing loss heat from a piece of hot iron?

A.wrapping it in cotton wool
B.painting black
C.placing it in a vacuum
D.placing it on rubber supports
E.keeping it in a closed wooden box

A bat emits is sound at a speed of 1650s and receives the echoes 0.15s later. Calculate the distance of the bat from the reflector

A.8.75m
B.10.50m
C.87.75m
D.23.75m
E.330.00m

Which of the following is/are characteristics of sound?
I. Pitch
II. Loudness
III. Quality
IV. Noise

A.I only
B.II only
C.I and II only
D.I, II and III only
E.I, II, III and IV

A ray of light is incident at an angle of 300 on a glass prism of refractive index 1.5. Calculate the angle through which the ray is minimally deviated in the prism (The medium surrounding the prism is air)

A.10.5°
B.19.5°
C.21.1°
D.38.9°
E.40.5°

At which of the following distances from the lens should a slide be placed in a slide projector iff is the focal length of the projection lens?

A.Less than f
B.greater than 2f
C.greater than f but less than 2f
D.equal to f
E.equal to 2f

Which of the following correctly gives the relationship between near speed v and angular speed w of a body moving uniformly in a circles of radius?

A.v = wr
B.v = w²r
C.v = wr²
D.v =wr
E.v = w/r

What part of the camera corresponds to the iris of the eye?

A.shelter
B.film
C.tens
D.diaphragm
E.focusing ring

Which of the following is not a mechanical wave?

A.wave propagated in a stretched ring
B.waves in closed pipes
C.radio waves
D.water aves
E.sound waves

A catapult used project a stone. Which of the following energy conversions takes place as the stone is released

A.the kinetic energy of the stone is converted into gravitational potential energy
B.the gravitational potential of the catapult is converted into kinetic energy of the stone
C.the elastic potential energy of the catapult is converted into kinetic energy of the stone
D.the gravitational potential energy is converted into elastic potential energy
E.the elastic potential energy of the catapult is converted into the gravitational energy of the stone

A block of material volume 20cm³ and density 2.5gm³ is suspended from a spring balance? (density of water = 1gcm^-3)

A.8g
B.25g
C.30g
D.40g
E.50g