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This 2006 NECO SSCE Physics set has 40 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2006 set with instant marking.

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1. A water wave has frequency 250 Hz and wavelength 1.2 m; what is its speed?
  1. 300 m/s
  2. 208 m/s
  3. 250 m/s
  4. 0.0048 m/s

Answer: A. 300 m/s

Wave speed is frequency multiplied by wavelength, so v = 250 x 1.2 = 300 m/s.

2. A sound pulse takes 0.68 s to travel to a cliff and return; if the speed of sound is 340 m/s, how far away is the cliff?
  1. 231.2 m
  2. 115.6 m
  3. 500 m
  4. 34 m

Answer: B. 115.6 m

The sound covers twice the one-way distance, so the cliff is 340 x 0.68 / 2 = 115.6 m away.

3. An object is placed beyond the centre of curvature of a concave mirror; where is its image formed?
  1. Behind the mirror, virtual and enlarged
  2. At the centre of curvature, same size
  3. Between the focus and centre of curvature, real and diminished
  4. At the focus, real and enlarged

Answer: C. Between the focus and centre of curvature, real and diminished

For an object beyond the centre of curvature, a concave mirror forms a real, inverted, diminished image between the centre and focus.

4. Light travels from air into glass of refractive index 1.5 at an incidence angle of 30 degrees; approximately what is the angle of refraction?
  1. 30 degrees
  2. 48.6 degrees
  3. 60 degrees
  4. 19.5 degrees

Answer: D. 19.5 degrees

Snell's law gives sin r = sin 30 degrees / 1.5 = 1/3, so r is approximately 19.5 degrees.

5. A converging lens of focal length 20 cm forms an image of an object placed 60 cm from it; how far from the lens is the image?
  1. 30 cm
  2. 15 cm
  3. 40 cm
  4. 80 cm

Answer: A. 30 cm

Using 1/f = 1/u + 1/v gives 1/v = 1/20 - 1/60 = 1/30, hence v = 30 cm.

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