FUTO Physics 2007/2008 Past Questions

The length of a displaced pendulum bob which passes lowest point twice every second, assuming g = 10ms^-2

The inner diameter of a small test tube can be measured accurately using a

An object is projected with a velocity of 50 m/s at an angle of 30° to the horizontal. The maximum height reached is? Assuming g = 10m/s²

A cone in an unstable equilibrium has its potential energy

A car of mass 800kg attains a speed of 25m/s in 20 seconds. The power developed in the engine is

When a ship sails from salt water into fresh water, the fraction of its volume above the water surface will

A machine gun with a mass of 5kg fires a 50g bullet at a speed of 100m/s. The recoil speed of the machine gun is

Apiece of rubber 10cm long stretches 6mm when a load of 100N is hung from it What is the strain?

Which of the following does not cause a reduction of the surface tension of water?

The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a body is

Water shows anomalous behavior

Which of the following phenomena cannot be explained by the molecular theory of matter?

A gas occupies a volume of 300cm³ at a temperature of 27°C. What is its volume at 54°C, when the pressure is constant?

A man clapping his hands at regular intervals observes that the echo of a clap coincides with the next clap. If the reflecting cliff is 160m away and the speed of sound is 320m/s, what is the frequency of the clapping?

Which of the following media allow the transmission of sound waves through them:
I. Air
II. Liquid
III. Solid

Which of the following properties is fare common to all waves?
I. Diffraction
II. Refraction
III. Interference

Which of the following factors affects the speed of sound in air?
I. Temperature
II. Pressure
III. Frequency

When white light is dispersed by a spectrometer, the component having the shortest wavelength is

Shadows and eclipses result from the

The power dissipated in an A.C. Circuit with an r.m.s current of 5A, r.ms. voltage of 10V and a phase angle of 60° is

A light of energy 5eV falls on a metal and the electrons with a maximum kinetic energy of 5eV are ejected, The work function of the metals is

In semiconductors, the carriers of current at high temperatures are

The temperature at which water vapour present in the air cool and begins to condense is known as

Which of the following pairs is not part of the electromagnetic spectrum?
I. Radio waves
II. Violet light
III. Gamma rays
IV. Alpha particles

A wave of frequency II forms a stationary wave pattern in a medium where the velocity is 20m/s. The distance between adjacent nodes is