NECO Physics · Interaction of matter, space and time
Newton's laws of motion: NECO Physics Past Questions and Answers
What the WAEC syllabus covers in Newton's laws of motion
Our summary: Newton's three laws, momentum and impulse, and how they explain everyday motion.
- Distinction between inertia mass and weight
- First law: inertia of rest and inertia of motion (Use of timing devices e.g. ticker-timer to determine the acceleration of a falling body and the relationship when the accelerating force is constant.)
- Second law: force, acceleration, momentum and impulse (Linear momentum and its conservation. Collision of elastic bodies in a straight line.)
- Third law: action and reaction (Applications: recoil of a gun, jet and rocket propulsions.)
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NECO Physics questions on Newton's laws of motion
- NECO 2009A ball of mass 0.1kg moving with a velocity of 20 ms^ -1 is hit by a force which acts on it for 0.02s. If the ball moves off in the opposite direction with a…
- NECO 2009Inertia is the property of a body which makes the body to
- NECO 2005Which of the statements is/are true of two bodies involved in an inelastic collision? After collision. I. the kinetic energy increases II. The momentum…
- NECO 2005An object of mass 5.0 cg moving with a velocity of 12 ms^ -1 due north hits a stationary body of mass 7.0kg. If they stick together after collision and move…
- NECO 2005A constant force acts on a body of mass 50kg and changes its speed from 20 ms^ -1 to 90 ms^ -1 in 10 seconds. Calculate the magnitude of the force applied.
- NECO 2004Which of the following conclusion(s) can be drawn from Newton’s second law of motion? Force is proportional to I. the product of mass and acceleration II. the…
- NECO 2003A constant force of 5N acts for 5s on a mass of 5kg initially at rest. Calculate the final momentum of the mass.
- NECO 2003A ball of mass m moving at velocity u collides with another ball of equal mass at rest. If the two balls move off together after the impact, calculate their…
- NECO 2002A body of mass M1 moving with a velocity U collides with a stationary body of mass M2 and both move with a common velocity V. If linear momentum is conserved…
- NECO 2002A body of mass 4 kg is accelerated from rest by a steady force of 9N. What is its speed when it has travelled a distance of 8m?
- NECO 2001Which statement is TRUE of a block of stone of mass m, with zero momentum?
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