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The rate of change of linear momentum of a body falling freely under gravity is equal to it's ____ ?

A) Kinetic Energy B) Weight
C) Potential Energy D) Impulse
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Weight

Explanation:

Rate of change of impulse equals the force . In case of freely falling body the only force is the weight.

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A bucket of water is hung from a spring balance. A piece of iron is suspended in the water without touching the sides or touching the bottom of the bucket. The reading of the spring balance

A) will increase B) will decrease
C) does not change D) varies with the increase of depth of the immersion of the iron piece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) will increase

Explanation:

When the piece of iron is lowered into the water, the water level in the bucket increases. And so the pressure at the bottom of bucket also increases. Thus the total thrust at the botto also increases. Therefore the spring balance reading increases.

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Which is best used as a sound absorbing material in partition walls ?

A) Stone chips B) Steel
C) Glass - wool D) Glass pieces
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Glass - wool

Explanation:

Materials that do not transfer mechanical energy well. These tend to be soft,flexible, low density, and with high surface area to linear area ratios.

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Skating on ice is possible because 

A) the surface of ice is smooth B) ice is cold
C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water D) the pressure on the ice due to skate raises its melting point
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) the pressure on the ice due to skate melts the ice by lowering its melting point forming a thin film of water

Explanation:

Here is a case of  lowering of melting point of ice with increase of pressure

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Ultrasonic waves are used for stirring liquid solutions because they 

A) do not produce noise during the operation B) are easy to produce
C) can produce perfectly homogeneous solutions D) do not produce chemical reactions in the solution
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) can produce perfectly homogeneous solutions

Explanation:
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If lift is going up with acceleration, the apparent weight of a body is

A) may be more or less than true weight B) more than the true weight
C) less than the true weight D) equal to the true weight
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) more than the true weight

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The minimum number of Non zero non collinear vectors required to produce a zero vector is

A) 3 B) 2
C) 4 D) 1
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 3

Explanation:
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Mirage is an example of

A) Reflection of light & Refraction of light B) Dispersion of light
C) Total Internal Reflection D) Refraction of light & Total Internal Reflection of light
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Refraction of light & Total Internal Reflection of light

Explanation:

A Mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky.




      • It is caused due to Total internal Reflection.

 

      • It is an optical illusion observed in deserts or hot summer days due to which a person sees a pond of water some distance ahead of him in which the surrounding objects appear inverted.

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How Mirage Forms::

 

1. The temperature of other layers of atmosphere goes on decreasing as we go up.
2. Therefore density and refractive index of air changes as one goes up.
3. Thus a ray of light,gets refracted more and more away from the normal.
4. At a particular angle when a ray of light exceeds critical angle, total internal reflection takes place and ray of light gets reflected in the same medium.
5. when the reflected ray reaches our eye, it appears as coming from tree or sky .
6. Hence the inverted image of tree creates an impression from a pond of water.

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