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Question 21
jamb 1978
The internationally agreed system of units(SI) for physical measurements are
AIb, ft, sec
Bg, m, sec
Ckg, m, sec
Dcm, g, sec
Ekg, cm, sec
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Question 22
jamb 1978

mercury is a better barometric fluid than water because i. it needs no colouring ii. its density is many times greater than that of water iii. it does not wet glass iv. it has a high vapour pressure v. it has a high boiling point. which of the above statements are true?

Ai and ii only
Bi, ii and iii only
Ciii and iv only
Div and v only
Eiii, iv and v only
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Question 23
jamb 1978
A machine gun with a mass of 5kg fires a 50g bullet at speed of 100ms-1. The recoil speed of the machine gun is
A0.5 msec-1
B1.5 msec-1
C1 msec-1
D2 msec-1
E4 msec-1
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Question 24
jamb 1978

An ice cube floats in a glass of water filled to the brim. What happens when the ice melts?

AThe water level remains the same
Bthere is a drop in the level of water in the glass due to condensation on its outside
Cthe water in the glass overflows
Dthe level of water drops because melted ice occupies less volume
Enone of the above is correct
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Question 25
jamb 1978

A piece of rubber 10cm long stretches 6mm when a load of 100N is hung from it. What is the strain?

A60
B6
C6 x 10-2
D6 x 10-3
E0.6
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Question 26
jamb 1978
A palm fruit dropped to the ground from the top of a tree 45m tall. How long does it take to reach the ground? (g = 10ms-2)
A9s
B4.5s
C6s
D7.5s
E3s
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Question 27
jamb 1978

An air force jet flying with a speed of 335ms-1 went past an anti-aircraft gun. How far is the aircraft 5s later when the gun was fired?

A838m
B3350m
C670m
D1675m
E67m
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Question 28
jamb 1978

The frictional force between two bodies?

Aexists only when there is relative motion or tendency for motion
Bacts so as to oppose the motion
Cdepends on the normal reaction between the two surfaces
Dis relatively independent of the area in contact
Ehas all of these characteristics
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Question 29
jamb 1978
A man walks 1km due east and then 1km due north. His displacement is
A1 km N15oE
B1 km N30oE
C\(\sqrt 2\)km N 45oE
D\(\sqrt 2\)km N 60oE
E2km N 75oE
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