JAMB and WAEC Physics questions: Motion

43 questions with answers and explanations. Tap an option to check yourself.

All JAMB WAEC

Question 1· Motion· JAMB
The distance-time graph shows a cyclist's journey. Find the cyclist's speed during the first 3 seconds.
Explanation and discussion
Question 2· Motion· WAEC
A bus travels from Benin to Ore, 210 km away, and back again in 6 hours. Find its average speed.
Explanation and discussion
Question 3· 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]
Explanation and discussion
Question 4· Motion· JAMB
A car moving at 20 m/s decelerates uniformly at 4 m/s². How far does it travel before stopping?
Explanation and discussion
Question 5· Motion· WAEC
What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph give?
Explanation and discussion
Question 6· Motion· JAMB
An object is dropped from rest. How far does it fall in the first 3 seconds?
Explanation and discussion
Question 7· Motion· JAMB
Using the distance-time graph, find the cyclist's average speed for the whole journey.
Explanation and discussion
Question 8· Motion· JAMB
A body accelerates uniformly from 10 m/s to 30 m/s in 4 s. Find the distance covered in that time.
Explanation and discussion
Question 9· 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)
Explanation and discussion
Question 10· Motion· WAEC
A car starts from rest and reaches 24 m/s in 8 s with uniform acceleration. Find the acceleration.
Explanation and discussion
Question 11· Motion· WAEC
Find the momentum of a 5 kg trolley moving at 4 m/s.
Explanation and discussion
Question 12· Motion· WAEC
A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff and hits the ground 3 s later. Find the height of the cliff. (g = 10 m/s²)
Explanation and discussion
Question 13· 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?
Explanation and discussion
Question 14· 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.
Explanation and discussion
Question 15· Motion· WAEC
A force of 12 N acts on a 3 kg mass. The acceleration produced is
Explanation and discussion
Question 16· Motion· WAEC
A body moving with uniform velocity has
Explanation and discussion
Question 17· Motion· WAEC
A car starts from rest and reaches a velocity of 20 m/s in 5 s. Its acceleration is
Explanation and discussion
Question 18· Motion· WAEC
A body starts from rest and accelerates at 2 m/s² for 6 s. The distance covered is
Explanation and discussion
Question 19· Motion· WAEC
A cyclist moving at 12 m/s brakes uniformly and stops in 4 s. How far does she travel while braking?
Explanation and discussion
Question 20· Motion· JAMB
A body moves round a circle of radius 2 m at a steady 4 m/s. Find its centripetal acceleration.
Explanation and discussion

Practise Physics like the real exam. A timed CBT, your score, and the topics to fix.

Start a Physics test

JAMB and WAEC Physics questions: Motion

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

A bus travels from Benin to Ore, 210 km away, and back again in 6 hours. Find its average speed.

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?

What does the gradient of a velocity-time graph give?

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 car starts from rest and reaches 24 m/s in 8 s with uniform acceleration. Find the acceleration.

Find the momentum of a 5 kg trolley moving at 4 m/s.

A stone is dropped from the top of a cliff and hits the ground 3 s later. Find the height of the cliff. (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 force of 12 N acts on a 3 kg mass. The acceleration produced is

A body moving with uniform velocity has

A car starts from rest and reaches a velocity of 20 m/s in 5 s. Its acceleration is

A body starts from rest and accelerates at 2 m/s² for 6 s. The distance covered is

A cyclist moving at 12 m/s brakes uniformly and stops in 4 s. How far does she travel while braking?

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