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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 horizontal straight line
C) a vertical straight line D) a circle
 
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:

Which is the liquid that shows Capillary fall?

Answer

Mercury

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Q:

Earlist thermometerr was developed by

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

Explanation:
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Q:

Siphon will fail to work if

A) The level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height B) The temperature of the liquids in the two vessels are the same
C) The densities of the liquid in the two vessels are equal D) Both its limbs are of unequal length
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height

Explanation:

Siphon is a tube bent to form two legs of unequal length by which a liquid can be transferred from a reservoir and then down to a lower level of it.

 

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Siphon will fail to work if, the level of the liquid in the two vessels are at the same height.

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Q:

During thunderstorm you are travelling in a car. To protect yourself from the lightning you will have to 

A) remain in the car B) get out of the car and lie flat in the ground
C) abandon the car and take shelter under a nearby tree D) touch the nearest electric pole
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) remain in the car

Explanation:

The Whole car  - the body and inside - can be considered to be a hallow conductor. During the thunderstorm the body - i.e, the outside- gets a charge but there will be no charge inside. so the inside is safe.

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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:

What is refractive index ?

A) it is defined as the ratio of speed of light in the medium to the speed of light in vacuum. B) it is defined as the product of speed of light in medium and in vacuum.
C) it is defined as the ratio of speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the medium . D) None of above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) it is defined as the ratio of speed of light in vacuum to the speed of light in the medium .

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Q:

Q = mcdT refers to

A) Enthalpy formula B) Heat Transfer formula
C) Specific Heat formula D) Heat of Vaporization
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Specific Heat formula

Explanation:

Q = mc∆T refers to Specific Heat formula.

 

When heat energy is added to a substance, the temperature will change by a certain amount.

The relationship between heat energy and temperature is different for every material, and the specific heat is a value that describes how they relate.

 

Q = mc∆T

 

Q = heat energy (Joules, J)

m = mass of a substance (kg)

c = specific heat (units J/kg∙K)

∆T = change in temperature (Kelvins, K)

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