To keep drinks at the same temperature for quite sometime, the walls of thermos bottle are coated with
A. Aluminium Paint
B. Lead Powder
C. Silver Layer
D. Mercury Layer
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What is the temperature at which the fluid starts boiling at atmospheric pressure?
A. Fusion heat
B. Heat dissipated
C. Boiling point
D. Melting point
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. . . . . . . . Celsius = 167 Fehreheit.
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At what temperature will the water density be maximum?
A. 0° Celsius
B. 4° Celsius
C. 39° Celsius
D. 100° Celsius
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Assertion(A): The boiling point of water decreases as the altitude increases.
Reason (R): The atmospheric pressure increases with altitude.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Assertion (A): With the increase of temperature, the viscosity of glycerin increases.
Reason (R): Rise of temperature increases kinetic energy of molecules.
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true, but (R) is false
D. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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The total amount of radiant energy emitted per unit area of a surface per second is called
A. emissive power of that surface
B. absorptive power of that surface
C. electric power of that surface
D. None of the above
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Expansion during heating
A. Occurs only in solid
B. Increases the weight of the material
C. Decreases the density of the material
D. Occurs at the same rate for all liquids and solids
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A small gap is left at the joints of rails in a railway track to
A. avoid the tracks being distorted due to seasonal temperature variation
B. avoid the heating of tracks to high temperature
C. control the speed of train
D. keep the rails equidistant
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Which of the following has got more heat capacity?
A. Iron piece
B. Water
C. Gold piece
D. Benzene
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When pressure is increased, the melting point of ice
A. increases
B. does not change
C. decreases
D. depends on the impurities in the ice
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Thermal capacity of a body depends on the
A. mass of the body only
B. mass and shape of the body only
C. density of the body
D. mass, shape and temperature of the body
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Which of the following method the molecule of a fluid transmit the heat from one place to another?
A. Convection method
B. Conduction method
C. Emissions method
D. Respiration method
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Which of the following statement(s) about latent heat for a given substance is/are correct?
1. It is fixed at a given temperature.
2. It depends upon the temperature and volume.
3. It is independent of temperature and volume.
4. It depends on the temperature but independent of volume.
A. Only 2
B. 1 and 3
C. Only 4
D. 1 and 4
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Steam at 100°C causes more severe bums than the water at the same temperature, because
A. Steam is a gas
B. Steam provides more heat
C. Stearn is highly combustible
D. Steam exerts more pressure
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Which thermodynamics law defines entropy?
A. Zero
B. First
C. Second
D. Third
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Gas thermometers are more sensitive than the liquid thermometers because the gases
A. are lighter
B. have low specific heat
C. have high specific heat
D. have large coefficient of expansion
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Which of these is a very good conductor of electricity-
A. Mica
B. Bakelite
C. Graphite
D. Dry air
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If x the temperature of a system in Kelvin and y is the temperature of the system in °C, then the correct relation between them is
A. x = 273 - y
B. x = 273 + y
C. x = 173 + y
D. x = 173 - y
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In a diesel engine, the high temperature needed to ignite the fuel as achieved by
A. using heat from exhaust
B. the battery
C. compressing air in the cylinders
D. an electrical spark
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