JAMB and WAEC Physics questions

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Question 341· Gravitational field· JAMB
A geostationary satellite orbits the Earth with a period of
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Question 342· Gravitational field· WAEC
Compared with its mass on the earth, the mass of a body on the moon is
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Question 343· Gravitational field· JAMB
The escape velocity from a planet depends on the
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Question 344· Gravitational field· JAMB
Find the weight of a 60 kg astronaut on the Moon, where g = 1.6 m/s².
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Question 345· Gravitational field· JAMB
The centripetal force that keeps a satellite in a circular orbit round the Earth is provided by
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Question 346· Gravitational field· WAEC
Escape velocity is the minimum speed needed for a body to
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Question 347· Gravitational field· JAMB
If the masses of two bodies are both doubled while the distance between them stays the same, the gravitational force between them becomes
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Question 348· Gravitational field· JAMB
A body has a mass of 6 kg on Earth. What is its mass on the Moon, where g is one-sixth of its value on Earth?
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Question 349· Gravitational field· JAMB
If the distance between two masses is doubled, the gravitational force between them becomes
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Question 350· Gravitational field· WAEC
The potential energy of a body of mass m at a height h above the ground is
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Question 351· Gravitational field· WAEC
The weight of a body of mass 5 kg on the earth's surface is (g = 10 m/s²)
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Question 352· Gravitational field· JAMB
At a height above the Earth's surface equal to the Earth's radius, the acceleration due to gravity becomes
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Question 353· Gravitational field· JAMB
The escape velocity from the earth's surface is about
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Question 354· Gravitational field· WAEC
A man weighs 600 N on the earth's surface. What is his mass? [g = 10 m/s²]
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Question 355· Gravitational field· WAEC
In the absence of air resistance, all bodies falling freely at the same place have the same
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Question 356· Gravitational field· JAMB
A geostationary satellite has an orbital period of
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Question 357· Gravitational field· WAEC
The mass of a body
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Question 358· Gravitational field· WAEC
Find the weight on the moon of a 50 kg astronaut. (g on the moon = 1.6 m/s²)
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Question 359· Heat transfer· JAMB
Heat from the Sun can travel through empty space because radiation
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Question 360· Heat transfer· JAMB
Which surface is the best absorber of radiant heat?
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JAMB and WAEC Physics questions

A geostationary satellite orbits the Earth with a period of

Compared with its mass on the earth, the mass of a body on the moon is

The escape velocity from a planet depends on the

Find the weight of a 60 kg astronaut on the Moon, where g = 1.6 m/s².

The centripetal force that keeps a satellite in a circular orbit round the Earth is provided by

Escape velocity is the minimum speed needed for a body to

If the masses of two bodies are both doubled while the distance between them stays the same, the gravitational force between them becomes

A body has a mass of 6 kg on Earth. What is its mass on the Moon, where g is one-sixth of its value on Earth?

If the distance between two masses is doubled, the gravitational force between them becomes

The potential energy of a body of mass m at a height h above the ground is

The weight of a body of mass 5 kg on the earth's surface is (g = 10 m/s²)

At a height above the Earth's surface equal to the Earth's radius, the acceleration due to gravity becomes

The escape velocity from the earth's surface is about

A man weighs 600 N on the earth's surface. What is his mass? [g = 10 m/s²]

In the absence of air resistance, all bodies falling freely at the same place have the same

A geostationary satellite has an orbital period of

The mass of a body

Find the weight on the moon of a 50 kg astronaut. (g on the moon = 1.6 m/s²)

Heat from the Sun can travel through empty space because radiation

Which surface is the best absorber of radiant heat?