JAMB Physics · Interaction of matter, space and time
Scalars and vectors: JAMB Physics Past Questions and Answers
What the JAMB syllabus covers in Scalars and vectors
Our summary: Quantities with size only versus size and direction, and how to add, split and compare vectors.
- Definition of scalar and vector quantities
- Examples of scalar and vector quantities
- Relative velocity
- Resolution of vectors into two perpendicular directions including graphical methods of solution
Objectives
- distinguish between scalar and vector quantities;
- give examples of scalar and vector quantities;
- determine the resultant of two or more vectors;
- determine relative velocity;
- resolve vectors into two perpendicular components;
- use graphical methods to solve vector problems.
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JAMB Physics questions on Scalars and vectors
- JAMB 2024A wheelbarrow inclined at 60º to the horizontal is pushed with a force of 150N. What is the horizontal component of the applied force
- JAMB 2024A body is pulled on a horizontal surface with a rope inclined at 30º to the vertical. If the effective force pulling the body along the horizontal surface is…
- JAMB 2022One of the following is a scalar quantity?
- JAMB 2021Which of the following is not a vector quantity?
- JAMB 2019A single force which produces the same effect as a set of forces acting together at a point is known as the
- JAMB 2018A man walks 1km due east and then 1 km due north His displacement?
- JAMB 2017Which of the following is a scalar quantity?
- JAMB 2015Which one of the following is a vector quantity?
- JAMB 2015A vector quantity can only be completely described when … and … are mentioned.
- JAMB 2014A quantity which requires magnitude and direction to be specified is
- JAMB 2014I Electrical potential, II Torque, III Kinetic Energy, IV Momentum. Which of the quantities listed are vectors?
- JAMB 2013The pair of physical quantities that are scalar only are ?
- JAMB 2013The resultant of two forces is 50N. If the forces are perpendicular to each other and one of them makes an angle 0f 30o with the resultant, find its magnitude.
- JAMB 2010Two cars moving in the same direction have speeds of 100 kmh ^ -1 and 130 kmh ^ -1 . What is the velocity of the faster car as measured by an observer in the…
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