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Nuclear Fission is caused by the impact of

A) Electron B) Neutron
C) Proton D) Deutron
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Neutron

Explanation:

In nuclear physics, nuclear fission is either a nuclear reaction or a radioactive decay process in which the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts (lighter nuclei). The fission process often produces free neutrons and releases a very large amount of energy.

 

Thus, The Nuclear Fission is caused by the impact of Neutrons.

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Radian is used to measure

A) Temperature B) Intensity of Flame
C) Angle D) Solid Angle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Angle

Explanation:

Kelvin is used to measure Temperature,

Candela is used to measure Intensity of flame,

Steredian is used to measure Solid Angle.

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Heat energy of an object is

A) the average energy of the molecules of the object B) the total energy of the molecules of the object
C) the average velocity of the molecules of the object D) the average potential energy of the molecules of the object
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) the total energy of the molecules of the object

Explanation:
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Q:

SI unit of temperature is

A) Kelvin B) Celsius
C) Fahrenheit D) Joule
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Kelvin

Explanation:
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Q:

Sound travels fastest in

A) Vacuum B) Air
C) Glass D) Water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Glass

Explanation:

Sound is a mechanical vibration and needs a medium for propagation. The higher the density of the medium, the faster the sound travels. So, sound cannot travel through vacuum.

 

As the sound travels faster in solids than liquids and gases, sound travels faster in the glass than Air and water.

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Q:

A man stands in a lift which accelerates upwards. The resultant reaction force on the floor of the lift is 

A) greater than the weight of the man B) less than the weight of the man
C) Same as the weight of the man D) Zero
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) greater than the weight of the man

Explanation:

The weight of the man mg is acting on the floor. As the lift is moving up with an acceleration, say a, the man too in it is having this acceleration. The force producing this acceleration is ma. By Newton's third law, this force will have an equal reaction pressing the floor equal to ma. Therefore the total resultant reaction on the floor is mg+ma = m(g+a) which is mg, the weight of the man. So (a) is correct.

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Q:

If a barometric reading is falling, this usually indicates what

A) Increasing pressure B) Decreasing pressure
C) No pressure D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Decreasing pressure

Explanation:

A barometer is a tool that measures air pressure

A rising barometer indicates increasing air pressure, a falling barometer indicates decreasing air pressure.

In space, there is a nearly complete vacuum, so the air pressure is zero.

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Q:

In general, which is the cause of a sea breeze?

A) Pressure B) Specific heat
C) Heat D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Specific heat

Explanation:

The usual cause of sea breeze is the difference in specific heat capacity between land and water Land heats and cools more quickly than water.

 

What is the cause of a sea breeze?

The air over the land is warmed and rises, to a greater temperature than that over the sea. This produces a convection current, with cooler air flowing in from over the sea to replace that rising from the land. At night the land cools more than the sea, so the action reverses to produce a land-breeze, blowing off the land.

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