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Senior High School · WASSCE style

Physics

Question 1

1Work and energy have the same unit.

Easy
Question 2

2Hot air rises because it is less dense than cold air.

Easy
Question 3

3Two forces of 6 N and 8 N act in opposite directions. Their resultant is

Easy
Question 4

4Capacitors of 6 μF and 12 μF are connected in series. Find the total capacitance.

Medium
Question 5

5The rule used to find the direction of the magnetic field around a wire is the right-hand ___ rule.

Easy
Question 6

6The SI unit of resistance is the

Easy
Question 7

7Efficiency of a machine is

Easy
Question 8

8Sound cannot travel through

Easy
Question 9

9Blue light photons carry more energy than red light photons.

Easy
Question 10

10A transformer has 1,000 primary turns and 10,000 secondary turns. If the primary voltage is 240 V, find the secondary voltage.

Easy
Question 11

11A body starts from rest and accelerates at 2 m/s² for 5 s. The distance covered is

Easy
Question 12

12When an object is placed between F and a converging lens, the image is

Easy
Question 13

13A machine lifts 200 N with an effort of 100 N. Its mechanical advantage is ___.

Easy
Question 14

14A thermometer that uses the voltage produced at the junction of two different metals is a

Easy
Question 15

15A horizontal line on a velocity–time graph means the body is at rest.

Easy
Question 16

16A wave has a period of 0.02 s. What is its frequency?

Easy
Question 17

17The frequency heard from an approaching ambulance siren is higher because of the

Hard
Question 18

18A wire of length 0.1 m carrying 2 A lies at 60° to a magnetic field of 0.2 T. Find the force on it.

Medium
Question 19

19A logic gate whose output is 0 only when both inputs are 0 is the ___ gate.

Easy
Question 20

20A cell of e.m.f. 12 V and internal resistance 0.5 Ω is connected to a 10 Ω resistor. Find the current.

Medium

Demo questions written by Otisam in the style of the WASSCE. They are not WAEC past questions.