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Choose the correct answer.
1. In which of the following state molecules do not leave their position?
a) solid b) liquid c) gas d) plasma
2. Which of the substances is the lightest one?
a) copper b) mercury c) aluminium d) lead
3. SI unit of pressure is Pascal, which is equal to:
a) 104 Nm–2 b) 1 Nm–2 c) 102 Nm–2 d) 103 Nm–2
4. What should be the approximate length of a glass tube to construct a water barometer?
a) 0.5 m b) 1 m c) 2.5 m d) 11 m
5. According to Archimedes principle, upthrust is equal to:
a) weight of displaced liquid b) volume of displaced liquid
c) mass of displaced liquid d) none of these
6. The density of a substance can be found with the help of:
a) Pascal’s law b) Hook’s law c) Archimedes principle
d) Principle of floatation
7. According to Hook’s law:
a) Stress x strain = constant b) stress / strain = constant
c) strain / stress = constant d) stress = strain
8. Water freezes at?
a) 0 oF b) 32 oF c) –273 K d) 0 K
9. Normal human body temperature is:
a) 15oC b) 37oC c) 37 oF d) 98.6 oC
10. Mercury is used as thermometric material because it has:
a) Uniform thermal expansion b) low freezing point c) small heat
capacity d) all of the above
11. Which of the following material has large specific heat?
a) copper b) ice c) water d) mercury
12. Which of the following material has large value of temperature coefficient of linear
expansion?
13. What will be the value of 𝛃 for a solid for which 𝛂 has a value of 2 x 10–5 K–1?
a) aluminum b) gold c) brass d) steel
a) 2x 10-5 K-1 b) 6 x 10-5 K-1 c) 8 x 10-15 K-1 d) 8 x 10-5 K-1
14. A large water reservoir keeps the temperature of nearby land moderate due to:
a) low temperature of water b) low specific heat of water
c) less absorption of water d) large specific heat of water
15. Which of the following affects evaporation?
a) Temperature b) surface area of liquid c) wind
d) all of the above
16. In solids, heat is transferred by:
a) radiation b) conduction c) convection d) absorption
17. What happens to the thermal conductivity of a wall if its thickness is doubled?
a) Become double b) remain same c) becomes half d) becomes one
fourth
18. Metals are good conductor of heat due to the:
a) free electrons b) big size of their molecules c) small size of
their molecules d) rapid vibrations of their atoms
19. In gases, heat is transferred by:
a) molecular collision b) conduction c) convection d) radiation
20. Convection of heat is the process of heat transfer due to the:
a) random motion of molecules b) downward movement of molecules
c) upward movement of molecules d) free movement of molecules
21. False ceiling is done to:
b) keep the roof clean
a) lower the height of ceiling
c) cool the room d) insulate the room
22. Rooms are heated using gas heaters by
a) conduction only b) convection & radiation c) radiation only
d) convection only
23. Land breeze blows from:
b) sea to land during day
a) sea to land during night
c) land to sea during night d) land to sea during the day
24. Which of the following is a good radiator of heat?
a) a shining silver surface b) a dull black surface
c) a white surface d) a green coloured
surface
