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Q:

A balloon filled with hydrogen will

A) continue going upwards uninterrupted B) reach a particular height and remain floating
C) burst after reaching some height D) reach a particular height and start coming down
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) reach a particular height and remain floating

Explanation:

It will stop at a height where the weight of the balloon with contents is equal to the weight of air displaced by it, i.e , when the upthrust is equal to the downthrust. The question of bursting will depend on how much difference of pressure inside and outside , the material of the balloon can withstand. It is assumed the balloon is filled with a lighter than air gas like hydrogen or helium.

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Q:

One light year is approximately equal to

A) 10^12 mts B) 10^16 mts
C) 10^11 mts D) 10^13 mts
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10^16 mts

Explanation:

Light year is the unit of to express astronomical distances, that light can travel in one year. Light moves at a velocity of about 300,000 kilometers (km) each second. So in one year, it can travel about 10 trillion km. More precisely, one light-year is equal to 9,500,000,000,000 kilometers.

 

Approximately, 1 light year = 10^16 mts.

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Q:

Is Air a Mixture?

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) TRUE

Explanation:

True, Air is a Mixture.


Air is considered as mixture for the following reasons ;


1. Air can be separated into its components like N2, O2 , Argon and CO2 by the process of fractional distillation of liquid air.


2. Air shows the properties of all the gases present in the atmosphere.
For example : Oxygen is good Supporter of combustion. Hence air also is good supporter of combustion.


3. Air does not have a fixed formula.


4. Air has a variable composition because air at different places contains different amount of gases.


5. Heat or Light energy is neither absorbed nor released when air is prepared physical by mixing required amount of gases .


6. Mixture does have fixed boiling Point. It holds good in case of liquid air.

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Q:

In a vacuum, all electromagnetic waves have the same

A) Velocity B) Wavelenth
C) Frequency D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Velocity

Explanation:

When traveling in a vacuum, electronic waves from the electromagnetic spectrum all travel at the same speed. Velocity is speed with direction, so they would all travel at the same velocity, realtively speaking. But frequency and wavelength are quite different.

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Q:

A boy sitting in a train moving with a uniform velocity drops a coin outside. A man standing outside the train will find the trajectory of the coin to be

A) a parabola B) a circle
C) a horizontal straight line D) a vertical straight line
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a parabola

Explanation:

Parabola, because when the coin is dropped at a particular point, it has the same velocity as the running train. So by Newton's first law, it continues its motion horizontally with that velocity. But then, it is also pulled down by earth's gravity continuously. In this situation its horizontal motion gives way to the parabolic motion until it reaches the ground.

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Q:

A bimetal made copper and iron strips welded together is straight at room temperature. It is held vertically with iron strip towards left and copper strip towards right. If this bimetal is heated , it will

A) remain straight B) bend towards right
C) bend towards left D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) bend towards left

Explanation:
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Q:

A machine powered by rotating blades is a

A) Fumerole B) Turbines
C) Solar panel D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Turbines

Explanation:

Turbines are machines powered by rotating blades.

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Q:

For accurate scientific work, temperatures are often measured by

A) mercury thermometers B) alcohol thermometers
C) platinum resistance thermometers D) thermoelectric thermometers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) platinum resistance thermometers

Explanation:

The resistance of metallic conductors e.g, platinum, increases with rise of  temperature . The increase in temperature results in a decrease of current which can be recorded in a galvanometer if the conductor is included in an electrical circuit. Thus the temperature can be known; platinum resistance thermometer is used generally for accurate scientific work. When two dissimilar metals are joined at the ends, and these ends are subjected to a difference of temperature, a current flows through the metals. Greater the difference of temperature , greater the current. So the curent strength can form the basis for measuring the difference in temperature. And when one of these temperatures is known, we can calculate the other.

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