Description : If a metallic object is heated, its density generally: w) increases x) decreases y) fluctuates randomly z) remains the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES
Description : What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude? (1) It remains constant (2) It decreases (3) It increases (4) It constantly fluctuates
Last Answer : (2) It decreases Explanation: In most circumstances atmospheric pressure is closely approximated by the hydrostatic pressure caused by the mass of air above the measurement point. Low- ... increases, there is less overlying atmospheric mass, so that pressure decreases with increasing elevation.
Description : What happens to atmospheric pressure with increase in altitude ? (1) It remains constant (2) It decreases (3) It increases (4) It constantly fluctuates
Last Answer : It decreases
Description : If the temperature of a piece increases suddenly, the relative humidity– (1) increases (2) decreases (3) remains constant (4) fluctuates
Last Answer : (2) decreases Explanation: Relative humidity is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapour in a airwater mixture to the saturated vapour pressure of water at a specific temperature.
Description : If the temperature of a place increases suddenly, the relative humidity – (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains constant (4) Fluctuates
Last Answer : (2) Decreases Explanation: Relative humidity is the ratio of the partial pressure of water vapor in an airwater mixture to the saturated vapor pressure of water at a prescribed ... of the system decreases because the saturated vapor pressure of water increases with increasing temperature.
Description : If the temperature of a place increases suddenly, the relative humidity (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains constant (4) Fluctuates
Last Answer : Decreases
Description : At one atmosphere, a cylinder with movable piston contains 2,000 milliliters of gas. If the pressure is increased to 5 atmospheres and the temperature remains unchanged, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 10,000 milliliters x) 400 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 4,000 milliliters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 400 MILLILITERS
Description : After a projectile is fired horizontally near the earth's surface, the horizontal component of its velocity, neglecting any air resistance: w) increases steadily x) decreases steadily y) first decreases, then increases z) remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- REMAINS CONSTANT
Description : Strength of concrete with passage of time (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Fluctuates (D) Remains constant
Last Answer : A
Description : As a pendulum is raised to higher altitudes, its period: w) increases x) decreases y) remains the same z) decreases, then remains the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASES
Description : The temperature of a gas is held constant while its volume is reduced. The pressure the gas exerts on the walls of its container increases because its molecules: w) strike the container walls more ... walls with higher speeds y) strike the container walls with greater force z) all of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- STRIKE THE CONTAINER WALLS MORE OFTEN
Description : As the temperature of the air increases from 0 degrees C to 20 degrees C, the wavelength of a sound made by a tuning fork of fixed frequency does which of the following? Does the wavelength w) increase x) decrease y) remain the same z) increase up to a maximum, then remain constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- INCREASE
Description : Magnetic declination at any place (A) Remains constant (B) Does not remain constant (C) Fluctuates (D) Changes abruptly
Last Answer : (B) Does not remain constant
Description : If the pressure of a gas is increased by a factor of 4, and the temperature is kept constant, the volume of the gas will change by which of the following factors? w) 4 x) 2 y) 1/2 z) 1/4
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- 1/4
Description : In general, as you move across a period (left to right) electronegativity: w) increases x) decreases y) remains the same z) increases or decreases
Description : In general, as you move down a family the ionization energy: w) increases x) decreases y) remains the same z) increases or decreases
Description : Why does bleeding occur through the nose in high mountainous regions? (1) The pressure of blood in capillaries is greater than the outside pressure (2) The pressure at high altitudes is ... of a person increases at high altitudes (4) The blood pressure fluctuates and finally decreases drastically
Last Answer : (3) The blood pressure of a person increases at high altitudes Explanation: Nose bleeds can occur at high altitudes. The bleeding may be caused by the change in air pressure associated with the ... of blood from the nostrils. Stress and anxiety raises the blood pressure, complicating the nose bleed.
Description : Why does bleeding occur through the nose in high mountainous regions ? (1) The pressure of blood in capillaries is greater than the outside pressure (2) The pressure at high altitudes is ... of a person increases at high altitudes (4) The blood pressure fluctuates and finally decreases drastically
Last Answer : The blood pressure of a person increases at high altitudes
Description : Which of the following is TRUE of a sample of gas at a constant temperature when the pressure is doubled? w)the volume doubles x)the volume halves y)the volume remains the same
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- THE VOLUME HALVES
Description : As you go up a mountain top, your weight: w) increases slightly x) decreases slightly y) remains exactly the same.
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- DECREASES SLIGHTLY
Description : At zero degrees Celsius and one atmosphere (STP), the volume of a gas is 1,000 milliliters. If the temperature is increased to 25 degrees Celsius and the pressure is doubled, what is the new volume of the gas? w) 546 milliliters x) 500 milliliters y) 1,000 milliliters z) 273 milliliters
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- 546 MILLILITERS
Description : Assuming constant gravity and no air resistance, the path of a cannonball fired from a cannon is: w) a semi-circle x) an ellipse y) a parabola z) a hyperbola
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- A PARABOLA
Description : A gas at 0 degrees C and at normal atmospheric pressure has a volume of 273 cubic centimeters. If it is held at constant pressure until its volume is doubled, its temperature will be which one of the ... it be w) 2 degrees Celsius x) 200 degrees Celsius y) 273 degrees Celsius z) 546 degrees Celsius
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 273 DEGREES CELSIUS
Description : If you started with 100 grams of each of the materials below and they all vaporized inside of an inflatable balloon, which of them would produce the largest volume balloon, assuming they were all at the same temperature? w) water x) gasoline y) ethanol z) butane
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- WATER
Description : With increase in reduced temperature, the fugacity co-efficient of a gas at constant reduced pressure (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same (D) Decreases linearly
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : When the voltage remains constant and the resistance is increased in a series circuit, the flow of current _____________. A. increases by the square of the original value B. increases C. remains the same D. decreases
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : If helium is introduced in a reactor containing O2 , SO2 and SO3 at equilibrium, so that total pressure increases while volume and temperature remains constant. In this case the dissociation of SO3 ( ... 's principle). (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains unaltered (D) Changes unpredictably
Last Answer : (A) Decreases
Description : On a day when the partial pressure of water vapor remains constant, what happens as the temperature rises? a. the relative humidity increases b. the relative humidity decreases c. the relative humidity remains constant d. the air would eventually become saturated
Last Answer : the relative humidity decreases
Description : Which of the following statements is TRUE about an ELASTIC collision between two particles? Is it true that: w) neither particle loses any of its kinetic energy x) neither particle loses any of ... that lost by the other z) the total kinetic energy before and after the collision remains constant
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- THE TOTAL KINETIC ENERGY BEFORE AND AFTER THE COLLISION RE
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its – (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Temperature remains constant (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : (3) Temperature remains constant Explanation: An interesting property of matter is that its temperature remains constant during a phase change, assuming its surrounding pressure is constant. A liquid changes into gaseous state at a constant temperature called its boiling point.
Description : As depth increases, pressure in a fluid A. increases B. decreases C. remains constant D. varies
Last Answer : increases
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Temperature remains constant (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : Temperature remains constant
Description : As you go down into a well, your weight: w) increases slightly x) decreases slightly y) remains exactly the same
Description : At a given temperature, the volume of a gas dissolved in a solvent __________ with increase in pressure. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remains unchanged (D) May increase or decrease; depends on the gas
Last Answer : C) Remains unchanged
Description : Under conditions of flooding in packed tower, the gas pressure drop (A) Decreases rapidly (B) Increases rapidly (C) Remain constant (D) Is maximum
Last Answer : (D) Is maximum
Description : Fugacity of a component in an ideal gas mixture is equal to the partial pressure of that component in the mixture. The fugacity of each component in a stable homogeneous solution at constant pressure and ... increases. (A) Decreases (B) Decreases exponentially (C) Increases (D) Remain constant
Last Answer : (C) Increases
Description : Free energy, fugacity and activity co-efficient are all affected by change in the temperature. The fugacity co-efficient of a gas at constant pressure ____with the increase of reduced temperature. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remains constant
Last Answer : (B) Increases
Description : If the volume of a gas changes by a factor of 3, with pressure remaining constant, the temperature in Kelvin will change by a factor of: w) 1/9 x) 1/3 y) 3 z) 9
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- 3
Description : When an atom undergoes beta decay, the atomic number of the nucleus: w) is unchanged x) increases by one y) decreases by one z) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- INCREASES BY ONE
Description : As we heat a gas at constant pressure, its volume a. increases b. decreases c. stays the same d. none of the above
Description : The volume of a fluid __________ as the pressure increases. (A) Remains same (B) Decreases (C) Increases (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : For a stable phase at constant pressure and temperature, the fugacity of each component in a binary system __________ as its mole fraction increases. (A) Decreases (B) Increases (C) Remain same (D) Decreases linearly
Description : In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure (A) Decreases linearly with elevation (B) Remain constant (C) Varies in the same way as the density (D) Increases exponentially with elevation
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : With increase in the mass velocity of the gas, the rate of drying during the constant rate period __________, if the conduction and radiation through the solid are negligible. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain same
Description : Variable cost per unit: A. Remains fixed B. Fluctuates with the volume of production C. Varies in sympathy with ‘the volume of sales. D. None of the above
Last Answer : B. Fluctuates with the volume of production
Description : The volume of a given amount of water _________ as the temperature decreases from 4˚C to 0˚C. a. decreases b. increases c. remains constant d. none of the above
Description : A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a cliff. Assuming no air resistance, the acceleration of the ball while it is in flight is: w) in the vertical direction only x) in the horizontal direction only y) in the vertical and horizontal directions z) zero.
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTION ONLY
Description : To a person standing on shore, an object dropped from the mast of a passing sailboat will trace what path, assuming negligible air resistance. Is it: w) vertical straight line x) slanted straight line y) parabola z) hyperbola
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- PARABOLA
Description : A 10,000-watt motor operates an elevator weighing 5000 newtons. Assuming no frictional losses, how high is the elevator raised in 10 seconds. Is it raised: w) 2 meters x) 20 meters y) 50 meters z) 100 meters
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- 20 METERS
Description : An ice skater is rotating with her arms extended. When she pulls in her arms her rate of rotation increases. Which of the following statements dealing with the process is TRUE? w) Her moment of ... conserved. y) The skater does work when pulling in her arms. z) Angular momentum is increased.
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- THE SKATER DOES WORK WHEN PULLING IN HER ARMS