JAMB and WAEC Physics questions: Gravitational field

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1. Question 21· Gravitational field· WAEC

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

   • Aweight
   • Bmass
   • Cacceleration
   • Dvolume

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2. Question 22· Gravitational field· JAMB

   A geostationary satellite has an orbital period of

   • A365 days
   • B1 hour
   • C12 hours
   • D24 hours

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3. Question 23· Gravitational field· WAEC

   The mass of a body

   • Ais greatest at the poles
   • Bis the same everywhere
   • Cis zero on the moon
   • Dchanges with height

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4. Question 24· Gravitational field· WAEC

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

   • A500 N
   • B80 N
   • C31.25 N
   • D51.6 N

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