Relative Motion - Physics Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 1 :

• JAMB 1978

The factional force between two bodies

A. Exists only when there is relative motion or tendency for motion
B. Acts so as to oppose the motion
C. Depends on the normal reaction between the two surfaces
D. Is relatively independent of the area in contact
E. Has all of these characteristics

Question 2 :

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following is a correct explanation of the inertia of a body?

A. Ability to overcome the earth's gravity
B. Reluctance to stop moving
C. Readiness to start moving
D. Reluctance to start moving and its readiness to stop moving once it has begun to move
E. Reluctance to start moving its reluctance to stop moving once it has begun to move

Question 3 :

• JAMB 1992

A boy sits in a train moving with uniform speed on a straight track. If from his outstretched palm he gently tosses his coin upwards, the coin will fall

A. In front of his palm
B. Behind his palm
C. Beside his palm
D. Into his palm

Question 4 :

• JAMB 2021

The slope of the straight line displacement-time graph indicates?

A. Distance traveled
B. Uniform velocity
C. Uniform acceleration
D. Uniform speed