WINNERS SCHOOL

10, Omotayo Street, off Igboho Street, Alapere-Ketu, Lagos.

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION (2024/2025) SESSION
PHYSICS FOR SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 2 DATE:
NAME:

1. A body is acted upon by the two forces 6 N and 8 N as shown

in the diagram below. The resultant of the forces is

15. The diagram above shows the velocity-time graph of a

A. 10 N in the direction N37°E B. 10 N in the direction truck which accelerates uniformly from rest at 20𝑚𝑠 −2 for 10s,
N53°E C.10N in the direction N37°W D. 10N in the maintains a steady velocity for 30 s and is then brought to rest
direction N53°W in 5 s under a uniform retardation. The total distance travelled
2. Two perpendicular forces have a resultant of 13 N. If is A. 1,500m B. 1,200m C. 900m D. 750m
one of the forces is 5 N, the other force is A.8N B.9N
16. The average velocity for the journey in question 15 is
C.12N D.18N
3. Two forces. 12 N and 16 N inclined at an angle θ to A.16.74 𝑚𝑠 −1 B.20.04 𝑚𝑠 −1 C.25.04 𝑚𝑠 −1 D.33.34 𝑚𝑠 −1
each other, have a resultant which is parallel to the
16 N force. The value of cos θ is A.1.0 B.3/4 C.1/2
D.0
4. A body of mass M rests on a plane inclined at an angle 𝛼 17. The diagram above shows a body of mass 20kg under
to the horizontal. The component of the weight of the body
forces of 10 N and 3 N acting in opposite directions. The
along the normal to the plane is A. Mgsin 𝛼 B. Mgcos 𝛼 C.
acceleration of the body is A.0.15 𝑚𝑠 −2 B.0.35 𝑚𝑠 −2 C.0.50
Mgtan α D. Mg/sin 𝛼
5. A body pulls a box along a horizontal table with a rope 𝑚𝑠 −2 D.2.86 𝑚𝑠 −2
inclined to the horizontal at angle 60°. If the tension in the
18. A motorist driving a motor car of mass 750kg at a speed
rope 40 N. what is the effective horizontal force? A. 20N
of 108 𝑘𝑚ℎ𝑟 −1 , suddenly observes a stationary dog 130 m
B. 20√3 N C. 40√3 N D. 40/3N
ahead. If he applies a retarding force of 2,250 N through the
6. A body undergoing a uniformly-accelerated motion has
brakes, the car will stop A. immediately after the motorist
two points (1s, 10 4𝑚𝑠 −1 ) and (20 s, 48 4𝑚𝑠 −1 ) on the
velocity-time graph of its motion. The acceleration of the notices the dog B. 30m before reaching the dog C.10 m after
body is A.0.26𝑚𝑠 −2 B.0.50𝑚𝑠 −2 C.2.00𝑚𝑠 −2 hitting the dog D.20 m after hitting the dog
D.4.80𝑚𝑠 −2 19. A block of mass 5.0kg at rest on a smooth horizontal
7. A motorist travelling at 72𝑘𝑚ℎ𝑟 −1 , on siting a STOP
surface is subjected to horizontal force of 20N.The velocity
road sign applies the brakes such that under constant
deceleration the car is brought to a stop within a distance of the block after 3 s is A. 4.0 𝑚𝑠 −1 B.7.5 𝑚𝑠 −1 C. 12 𝑚𝑠 −1
of 50m. The magnitude of the deceleration is A.50𝑚𝑠 −2 D.15.0 𝑚𝑠 −1
B.25𝑚𝑠 −2 C.8𝑚𝑠 −2 D.4𝑚𝑠 −2
20. A body of mass 3 kg initially at rest is subjected to two
8. Two bodies X and Y start from rest and move with
mutually perpendicular forces of 9N and 12N. The
uniform accelerations of a and 4a respectively. If the bodies
cover the same distance in times 𝑡𝑥 and 𝑡𝑦 , then the ratio of acceleration of the body is A.0.2 𝑚𝑠 −2 B.3.0 𝑚𝑠 −2 C.4.0
𝑡𝑥 to 𝑡𝑦 is A.1:4 B.1:2 C.2:1 D.4:1 𝑚𝑠 −2 D.5.0 𝑚𝑠 −2
9. A car starting from rest moves with a uniform 21. The acceleration of a body which slides down freely on a
acceleration of 64𝑚𝑠 −2 . The distance it covers in the smooth plane inclined at 60° to the horizontal is A.5.00 The
fourth second of its motion is A.21m B.27m C.48m
acceleration of a body which slides down freely on a smooth
D.96m
plane inclined at 60° to the horizontal is A.5.00 𝑚𝑠 −2 B.7.5
10. A fruit drops from the top of a tree 20 m tall. The time
it takes the fruit to reach the ground is A.5.0s B.4.0s C.2.5s 𝑚𝑠 −2 C .8.66 𝑚𝑠 −2 D.10.00 𝑚𝑠 −2
D.2.0s
22. Awar-plane on a level flight releases a bomb X. Twenty
11.The velocity of the fruit (in question 10) just before it
seconds later, it releases a second bomb Y. The bomb Y will
hits the ground is A. 404𝑚𝑠 −1 B. 204𝑚𝑠 −1 C. 10𝑚𝑠 −1 D.
reach the ground A.at the same time with X B.10 s after X
5𝑚𝑠 −1
12. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the ground C. 20s after X D. 4O s after X
with an initial velocity of 20 𝑚𝑠 −1 . The maximum height 23. A constant force of 25 N acts on a body of mass 3 kg for
reached by the ball is A. 7.5m B. 10.0m C. 20.0m D. 22.5m
2 s. The change in velocity of the body is A. 150.0 𝑚𝑠 −1 B.
13.The time spent in the air by the ball in question 12 is
A.2s B.4s C.5s D.10s 75.0 𝑚𝑠 −1 C. 50.0 𝑚𝑠 −1 D. 16.7 𝑚𝑠 −1
14. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the top of a 24. A gun of mass 6kg fires a 40 g bullet at a speed of 120ms1.
building with velocity of 10 𝑚𝑠 −1 . If it takes 4 s for the ball
The recoil speed of the gun is A.0.8 𝑚𝑠 −1 B. 1.0 𝑚𝑠 −1
to reach the ground level, the height of the building is A.
5m B. 40m C. 45m D. 50m C.1.2 𝑚𝑠 −1 D.1.6 𝑚𝑠 −1
25. 50 g of fuel is burnt each second in a rocket engine and ejected 37. The horizontal component of the stone's velocity when it hits
as a gas with a speed of 4,000 𝑚𝑠 −1 .The thrust on the rocket is the ground is A.25.0 𝑚𝑠 −1 B.37.5 𝑚𝑠 −1 C.43.3 𝑚𝑠 −1 D.50.0
A.20N B.80N C.200N D.500N 𝑚𝑠 −1
26. The exhaust gases ejected at a speed of 800 ms-1 from a jet engine 38. To obtain the maximum horizontal range, a projectile must
produce a thrust of 560 N. The mass of gases ejected every second is be fired at an angle θ to the horizontal which is equal to A.90°
A.0.70kg B.1.43kgC.7.00kg D.14.29kg B.60° C.45° D.30°
27. A nail is pulled from a wall with a string tied to the nail. If the 39. A metre rule pivoted at its centre has masses 𝑚1 and 𝑚2
string is inclined at angle of 30° to the wall and the tension in the placed at the 20 cm and 65 cm marks respectively. If the metre
string is 50.N. the effective force used in pulling the nail is A.25N rule balances horizontally, the ratio 𝑚2 : 𝑚1 ,is A.2 B.3/2
B.25√3 N C.50N D.50√3 N C.2/3 D.1/2

28. The body X shown in the diagram has a mass of 6 kg 40.

and is held in equilibrium by a string and a horizontal force
F. The tension T' in the string is [g=10 𝑚𝑠 −2 ] A. 4√3 N
B. 12N C. 40√3 N D. 120 N

A rod PR is balanced on a pivot at the end R while a string is

used to support the rod at P (see diagram). The weight of the
rod, 9N, acts at a point Q where QR=30cm and PQ=15cm.
The tension T in the string is A.3N B.6N C.9N D.12N
29. The magnitude of F in question 2 8 is A.2√3N B.6N C.20√3N
D.60N
30. A particle P is maintained in equilibrium under the action of two
forces 20 N along X. 20N along Y (see diagram) and a third force F
(not shown in the diagram). The force F is A. 0N B. 40N at 45° to X
C.20√2 N at 45° to X D.20√2 N at 225° to X

31. A particle P of weight W is in equilibrium under the system of

forces shown in the diagram. The values of W and 𝜃 are respectively
A.5 N and 60° B. 5√3 N and 30° C. 5√5 N and 60° D. 15 N and 30°

32. A ball is thrown with an initial velocity V at an angle ∝ to the

horizontal. The time taken to reach maximum height is
𝑉 𝑉 cos ∝ 𝑉𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼 𝑉𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼
A. B. 𝐶. D.
𝑔 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝛼 𝑔 𝑔 2𝑔

33. A stone projected horizontally with a velocity of 15 𝑚𝑠 −1

from the top of a building lands at a horizontal distance of 60 m
from the building. The height of the building is A.120m B.80m
C.40m D.20m

34. A stone projected with a velocity of 50 𝑚𝑠 −1 from the ground

level hits the ground 5s later. The angle of projection is A.0°
B.30° C.45° D.60°

35.The range of the projectile in question 34 is A.125m B.1252m

C.125 3m D.250m

36. The maximum height reached by the stone in question 34 is

A.31.25m B.62.50m C.93.75m D.125.00m
 SECTION B: Answer all questions from any three(3) tsection

Distance, Displacement, Scalars & Vectors (i) Draw the velocity time-graph for the journey.
(ii) Calculate the deceleration during
1. A boy travels 12km eastwards to a point B and then 5km the last 5s of the journey.
southwards to another point C. Calculate the difference (iii) Calculate the distance covered.
between the magnitude of the displacement of the boy and the
distance travelled by him. 3) A cannon ball is fired horizontally with a velocity of 50 𝑚𝑠 −1
from the top of a cliff 90 m high. After how many seconds will it
a) A man wishes to travel due north in order to cross a river 5 strike the plain at the foot of the cliff? At what distance from the foot
km wide flowing due east at 3 𝑘𝑚ℎ𝑟 −1 . If he can row at 10 of the cliff will it strike? With what velocity will it strike the ground?
𝑘𝑚ℎ𝑟 −1 in still water, find either by scale drawing or by i) A body projected upward at an angle of 30° with the horizontal
calculation: has an initial speed of 90 𝑚𝑠 −1 . In how many seconds will it reach
the ground? How far from the point of projection will it strike the
i) the direction in which he must head his boat in order to get ground?
to his destination directly opposite his starting point,
ii) the resultant velocity of the boat in the river,
iii) the time taken to cross the river. Conservation of Momentum: Attempt any 2 from this section
iv) how far from his destination he would land if he ignorantly 1. State Newtons laws of motion.
steers northwards. A man whose mass is 80 kg stands on a spring weighing
2. Four forces act as shown in fig. below. Calculate their machine inside an elevator. What is the reading of the
resultant. weighing machine when:
(i) the elevator starts to ascend with an acceleration 2.0 𝑚𝑠 −2 ?
(ii) the elevator is moving with a uniform velocity?
(iii) the elevator is coming to rest with a retardation of 4.0
𝑚𝑠 −2 ?
2. Distinguish between:
(i) elastic and inelastic collisions
(ii) Inertial mass and weight.
a) Derive from Newton's law the relationship
between Force, mass and acceleration.
a) What is meant by the resolution of a vector? A rope attached b) A 15.0 kg monkey hangs from a cord
to a sledge makes an angle of 40° with the ground. Calculate suspended from the ceiling of an elevator. The cord
the tension in the rope required to produce a horizontal can withstand a tension of 200 N and breaks as the
component of 100N. What will be the vertical component of elevator accelerates. What was the elevator's
this force? minimum acceleration (in magnitude and direction)?
b) Find by drawing and by calculation the resultant of two Take g=10.0 𝑚𝑠 −2 .
vectors 3 units and 4 units inclined to each other at (i) 90° (ii) 3. State the principle of the conservation of
120°. linear momentum.
a) A tractor of mass 5.0 x 10103 kg is used to tow a
Uniform Accelerated Motion, gravity, Velocity-time graph car of mass 2.5 x 103 kg. The tractor moved with
& Projectiles. a speed of 3.0 𝑚𝑠 −1 just before the towing rope
became taut. Calculate the:
1.Explain the meaning of uniform acceleration and deduce (i) Speed of the tractor immediately the rope
the expressions for: becomes taut.
(i) the velocity acquired in a distance s, by a body which (ii) Loss kinetic energy of the system just after
starts with a velocity u and moves with a uniform the car has started moving.
acceleration a. (iii) Impulse in the rope when it jerks the car
(ii) the velocity acquired in a time t for the body with initial into motion.
velocity u and uniform acceleration a. 4. A trolley A of mass 2kg travelling at 5 m/s collides
a). A body which is uniformly retarded comes to rest in 10 s with a stationary trolley B of mass 3kg. After the
after travelling a distance of 20 m. Calculate its initial
collision, the two travel on together at 2𝑚𝑠−1 .
velocity.
2. A bomb dropped from a balloon reaches the ground in 30
a) What is the momentum of A before the collision?
sec. Determine the height of the balloon: b) What is the momentum of A after collision?
(i) if it is at rest in the air c) Account for the change in the momentum of A.
(ii) if it is ascending with a speed of 100cms when the d) What is the kinetic energy of A before the
bomb is dropped. collision?
a) A car travelling at a constant speed of 30ms-1 for 20s e) What is the kinetic energy of each trolley after the
was suddenly decelerated when the driver sighted a pot- collision?
hole. It took the driver 6s to get to the pot-hole with a f) During the collision, the kinetic energy gained by
reduced speed of 18ms-1. He maintained the steady speed B is less than the kinetic energy lost by A. How
for another 10s to cross the pot-hole. The brakes were then much kinetic energy is unaccounted for and what
applied and the car came to rest 5s later. has become of it?
Equilibrium: Attempt any 2 from this section
1. What do you understand by the equilibrium of a body.
Distinguish between kinetic and static equilibrium. Give an
example of each type.
a) Define the terms resultant and equilibrant of two forces
acting at a point. Explain the difference between the two
terms.
b) Find the magnitude and direction of (i) the resultant (ii)
the equilibrant of two forces, 10N acting in the direction
N 30 East and 15 N acting in the easterly direction, if both
forces act at a point.
c) State the Principle of triangle of forces and describe the force
board experiment to illustrate this principle.
2. A body of mass 700 g hangs from the end of a long wire fixed
to a high tree. A horizontal string attached to the body pulls it
until the wire is at 30° to the vertical. Find the tensions in both
the string and the wire.
a) What is meant by (i) moment of a force about a point: (ii)
Principle of moments?
b) A uniform rod 8 m long weighing 5 kg is supported
horizontally by two vertical parallel strings at P and Q,
and at distances of 2 m, and 6 m from one end. Weights
of 1 kg, 1.5 kg and 2 kg are attached at distances of 1m,
5m and 7 m respectively from the same end. Find the
tension in each vertical string.
3. Define the centre of gravity of a body and describe how it can
be determined for an irregularly shaped thin lamina.
a) A non-uniform rod XY of mass 40 kg and length 5.0 m lies
on the horizontal ground. Its centre of gravity is 2.0 m from
the end X. Calculate the vertical force P, that will just be
sufficient to lift the end Y from the ground. Why would the
force P, if applied at the end X not be sufficient to lift the
end X from the ground? (g=10.0ms-2)
b) State the conditions of equilibrium for a number of
coplanar parallel forces.
c) A metre rule is found to balance at the 48 cm mark. When
a body of mass 60 g is suspended at the 6 cm mark, the
balance point is found to be 30 cm mark. Calculate:
(i) The mass of the metre ruler
(ii) The distance of the balance point from the zero end, if
the body were moved to the 13 cm mark?