JAMB Physics questions: Motion

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Question 1· Motion· JAMB
The distance-time graph shows a cyclist's journey. Find the cyclist's speed during the first 3 seconds.
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Question 2· Motion· JAMB
A parcel is released from a helicopter flying horizontally at 25 m/s, 45 m above level ground. How far ahead of the release point does it land? [g = 10 m/s², ignore air resistance]
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Question 3· Motion· JAMB
A car moving at 20 m/s decelerates uniformly at 4 m/s². How far does it travel before stopping?
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Question 4· Motion· JAMB
An object is dropped from rest. How far does it fall in the first 3 seconds?
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Question 5· Motion· JAMB
Using the distance-time graph, find the cyclist's average speed for the whole journey.
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Question 6· Motion· JAMB
A body accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 4 s. Find the distance covered in that time.
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Question 7· Motion· JAMB
A projectile is fired at 30° to the horizontal with a speed of 40 m/s. Its time of flight is: (g = 10 m/s²)
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Question 8· Motion· JAMB
A stone is thrown horizontally at 15 m/s from the top of a cliff 80 m high. How far from the foot of the cliff does it land?
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Question 9· Motion· JAMB
A 2 kg trolley moving at 6 m/s hits a stationary 4 kg trolley and they move together. Find their common velocity.
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Question 10· Motion· JAMB
A body moves round a circle of radius 2 m at a steady 4 m/s. Find its centripetal acceleration.
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Question 11· Motion· JAMB
A stone is dropped from a height of 45 m. How long does it take to reach the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)
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Question 12· Motion· JAMB
Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of
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Question 13· Motion· JAMB
A car slows uniformly from 25 m/s to rest in 5 s. Find its deceleration.
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Question 14· Motion· JAMB
A car travels 120 km in 1.5 hours. Find its average speed.
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Question 15· Motion· JAMB
The velocity-time graph shows the motion of a car. Find the deceleration of the car in the last stage of the motion.
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Question 16· Motion· JAMB
The velocity-time graph shows the motion of a car. Find the total distance travelled.
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Question 17· Motion· JAMB
A ball is projected at 30 m/s at 30° above the horizontal. Find the maximum height it reaches.
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Question 18· Motion· JAMB
A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 20 m/s. Find the maximum height reached.
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Question 19· Motion· JAMB
According to the distance-time graph, the cyclist is at rest between
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Question 20· Motion· JAMB
A body moving with velocity 30 m/s decelerates uniformly at 5 m/s². The distance covered before coming to rest is:
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JAMB Physics questions: Motion

The distance-time graph shows a cyclist's journey. Find the cyclist's speed during the first 3 seconds.

A parcel is released from a helicopter flying horizontally at 25 m/s, 45 m above level ground. How far ahead of the release point does it land? [g = 10 m/s², ignore air resistance]

A car moving at 20 m/s decelerates uniformly at 4 m/s². How far does it travel before stopping?

An object is dropped from rest. How far does it fall in the first 3 seconds?

Using the distance-time graph, find the cyclist's average speed for the whole journey.

A body accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 4 s. Find the distance covered in that time.

A projectile is fired at 30° to the horizontal with a speed of 40 m/s. Its time of flight is: (g = 10 m/s²)

A stone is thrown horizontally at 15 m/s from the top of a cliff 80 m high. How far from the foot of the cliff does it land?

A 2 kg trolley moving at 6 m/s hits a stationary 4 kg trolley and they move together. Find their common velocity.

A body moves round a circle of radius 2 m at a steady 4 m/s. Find its centripetal acceleration.

A stone is dropped from a height of 45 m. How long does it take to reach the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)

Newton's first law of motion is also called the law of

A car slows uniformly from 25 m/s to rest in 5 s. Find its deceleration.

A car travels 120 km in 1.5 hours. Find its average speed.

The velocity-time graph shows the motion of a car. Find the deceleration of the car in the last stage of the motion.

The velocity-time graph shows the motion of a car. Find the total distance travelled.

A ball is projected at 30 m/s at 30° above the horizontal. Find the maximum height it reaches.

A ball is thrown vertically upwards with a speed of 20 m/s. Find the maximum height reached.

According to the distance-time graph, the cyclist is at rest between

A body moving with velocity 30 m/s decelerates uniformly at 5 m/s². The distance covered before coming to rest is: