WASSCE PHYSICS MAY/JUNE 2009 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2009 PHYSICS))

1. In which of the of the following states of matter do he molecules vibrate about their mean positions?

A. liquids only

B. Solids only

C. Liquids and gases only

D. Solid, liquids and gases

2. Which of the following properties of a steel bar can be measured in terms of the dimension of length only?

A. Weight

B. Density

C. Pressure

D. Volume

WASSCE PHYSICS MAY/JUNE 2008 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2008 PHYSICS))

1.If the air inside a rigid box is heated, the

I. average speed of the molecules increases

II. pressure of the air increases

III. Average separation of the molecules increases

Which of the statement above are correct?

A. I and II only

B. II and III only

C. I and III only

D. I, II and III

2. Which of the following sets of quantities is a fundamental?

A. Length, mass and time

WASSCE PHYSICS MAY/JUNE 2006 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2006 PHYSICS))

1. Which of the following phenomena causes capillarity of liquids in tubes to narrow bore

A. Viscosity

B. Surface tension

C. Osmosis

D. Brownian motion

2. Which of the following physical quantities are derived

I. Area

II. Thrust

III. Pressure

III. Mass

A. I, II, III and IV

B. I,II and III only

WASSCE PHYSICS MAY/JUNE 2004 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2004 PHYSICS)  

WASSCE PHYSICS MAY/JUNE 2003 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2003 PHYSICS)

1.  A tuber of cassava can be processed into power. This explains the fact

A.  Matter can change spontaneously from one state to another

B. matter cannot be destroyed

C. force is required to change matter from one state to another

D. Matter is made up of tiny particles

2. A piece of metal of relative density 5.0N weighs 60N in air. Calculate its weight  when fully immersed in water

A.4N

B. 5N

WASSCE PHYSICS MAY/JUNE 2002 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2002 PHYSICS)

Now answer the following questions

1. One common characteristics of solid, liquid and gases is

A. all the three have fixed volume

B. their molecules have the same size

C. their molecules are always in motion

D. all the three have the same inter molecular forces

2. The force between the molecules of a liquid in contact with that of a solid is

A. adhesive

B. cohesive

C. magnetic

WASSCE PHYSICS MAY/JUNE 2001 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2001 PHYSICS)

Now answer the following questions

1.  Which of the following physical process cannot be explained by the molecular theory of matter?

A. Evaporation

B. Thermal conduction

C. Radiation of heat

D. Convection currents in fluids

WASSCE PHYSICS MAY/JUNE 2000 (SSCE WAEC MAY/JUNE 2000 PHYSICS)

Answer all question

1. When the surface of a piece of chalk is scrapped the tiny particles that flakes off are known as

A. matter

B. molecules

C. elements

D. atoms

2.

The diagram above represents a section of a pair of vernier calliper. The reading on the instrument is

A.5.22cm

B. 5.24cm

C. 5.25cm

D. 5.26cm