Description : The boiling point of water decreases at higher altitudes is due to – (1) low temperature (2) low atmospheric pressure (3) high temperature (4) high atmospheric pressure
Last Answer : (2) low atmospheric pressure Explanation: At higher altitudes, the air pressure is decreased, which forces water's boiling point to lower. The air pressure decreases with altitude because of the ... of air. The lowered boiling point of water requires an increase in cooking times or temperature.
Description : At high altitudes it is difficult to cook eggs or vegetables properly because of (a) High boiling point of water and low atmospheric pressure (b) Low boiling point of water and low atmospheric ... Low value of acceleration due to gravity (d) High atmospheric pressure and low billing point of water
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Boiling point of water gets lowered at high altitudes (e.g., hills), because (A) Temperature is low (B) Atmospheric pressure is low (C) Atmospheric pressure is high (D) None of these
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Why is it difficult to breathe at higher altitudes? (1) Due to low air pressure (2) Due to low temperature (3) Due to ozone (4) Due to high humidity
Last Answer : (1) Due to low air pressure Explanation: Low air pressure is usually the most significant limiting factor in high mountain regions. The percentage of oxygen in the air at 3.2 km is ... high altitudes, the lower air pressure makes it more difficult for oxygen to enter our vascular systems.
Last Answer : Due to low air pressure
Description : Pressure Cooker cooks faster because (1) boiling point decreases with rise of pressure (2) it cooks the food at low pressure (3) higher temperature is attained for cooking (4) the material of the cooker is a good conductor
Last Answer : (3) higher temperature is attained for cooking Explanation: In pressure cooker boiling point of water increases due to high pressure.
Last Answer : higher temperature is attained for cooking
Description : At boiling point of liquids, its : (1) Temperature increases (2) Atmospheric pressure increases (3) Timperature remains increases (4) Vapour pressure decreases
Last Answer : (3) Timperature remains 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 : (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 : 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 : A supercharger is used in the engines of earthmoving machines at higher altitudes because (a) The ambient atmospheric pressure is less at higher altitudes (b) Four-cycle engines depend on the suction ... rugged enough for higher altitude (d) The ambient temperature is less as the altitude is higher
Last Answer : (a) The ambient atmospheric pressure is less at higher altitudes
Description : In high mountain regions bleeding through nose occurs because (a) The pressure of the blood capillaries is higher than the outside pressure (b) The pressure at high altitudes is greater than ... c) The blood pressure increases at high altitudes (d) The blood pressure decreases at high altitudes
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : What could happen if a person's blood pressure is higher than atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes ?
Last Answer : If the blood pressure of a person is higher than the atmospheric pressure at higher altitudes, blood may flow through the nose.
Description : Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called – (1) Radiation (2) Inversion (3) Conduction (4) Convection
Last Answer : (2) Inversion Explanation: The reversal of the normal behaviour of temperature in the troposphere in which a layer of cool air at the surface is overlain by a layer of warmer ... as temperature inversion. Inversions play an important role in determining cloud forms, precipitation, and visibility.
Description : Atmospheric temperature increasing at the higher altitudes is called (1) Radiation (2) Inversion (3) Conduction (4) Convection
Last Answer : Inversion
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 : Higher boiling fractions like atmospheric residue is distilled under vacuum at low temperature because at high temperature, there is a tendency of the predominance of (A) Thermal cracking (B) Gum formation (C) Coking (D) Discoloration
Last Answer : (C) Coking
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 : Contours are imaginary lines showing (1) places of equal atmospheric pressure (2) same temperature areas (3) places of equal altitudes (4) equal sunshine areas
Last Answer : (3) places of equal altitudes Explanation: In cartography, a contour line (often just called a "contour") joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea ... allows map readers to infer relative gradient of a parameter and estimate that parameter at specific places.
Last Answer : places of equal altitudes
Description : A ball bounces higher at high altitudes than in plains. This is because (a) the pressure on higher altitudes is lower than that in plains (b) Downward pull due to gravity is less at higher altitudes ... ball (d) You become more energetic at hills, so greater the force applied, higher goes the ball.
Description : Steam distillation is not recommended to be used, if the (A) Azeotropic mixture is to be separated and the final product is miscible with water (B) Liquids decompose, if ... unstable or has the tendency to react with other components associated with it, at the boiling temperature
Last Answer : (A) Azeotropic mixture is to be separated and the final product is miscible with water
Description : Absolute humidity in air (A) Decreases at higher altitudes (B) Increases at higher altitudes (C) Remains constant at all altitudes (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : The boiling point of water depends upon the – (1) atmospheric pressure (2) volume (3) density (4) mass
Last Answer : (1) atmospheric pressure Explanation: The boiling point corresponds of water to the ternperature at which its vapour pressure equals the surrounding environmental pressure. So it is dependent on ... pressure decreases. As this pressure decreases, the boiling point of the water also decreases.
Description : The boiling point of water depends upon the (1) atmospheric pressure (2) volume (3) density (4) mass
Last Answer : atmospheric pressure
Description : The Beaufort scale is used to measure : (1) Atmospheric pressure (2) Altitudes of mountains (3) Wind velocity (4) Intensity of earthquakes
Last Answer : Wind velocity
Description : The capacity of double-effect evaporator is less than half of the capacity of two single effects, each of which is operating over same terminal temperature difference, when the (A) Solution has ... B) Evaporators operate under vacuum (C) Evaporators operate at atmospheric pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Solution has an elevation of boiling point
Description : In the pressure cooker, cooking is faster because the increase in vapour pressure - (1) increase the specific heat (2) decreases the specific heat (3) decreases the boiling point (4) increases the boiling point
Last Answer : (4) increases the boiling point
Description : With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance - (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains Same (4) Becomes zero
Last Answer : (1) Increases Explanation: The temperature stays the same until all the liquid has vaporized. As the temperature of a liquid rises, the pressure of escaping vapor also rises, and at the boiling point ... vapor is equal to that exerted on the liquid by the surrounding air, causing bubbles to form.
Description : With the increase of pressure, the boiling point of any substance – (1) Increases (2) Decreases (3) Remains Same (4) Becomes zero
Description : The temperature of boiling water in a steam engine may be high because - (1) there are dissolved substances in water (2) there is low pressure inside the boiler (3) there is high pressure inside the boiler (4) the lire is at very high temperature
Last Answer : (3) there is high pressure inside the boiler Explanation: In the boiler of a steam engine, there is a firebox where coal is shoveled into. The coal is kept burning at a very high temperature, and ... reservoir; the steam is then controlled by a slide valve to move into a cylinder to push the piston.
Description : The temperature of boiling water in a steam engine may be high because : (1) there are dissolved substances in water (2) there is low pressure inside the boiler (3) there is high pressure inside the boiler (4) the fire is at very high temperature
Last Answer : there is high pressure inside the boiler
Description : Boiling point elevation of an ideal solution (A) Increases rapidly with temperature rise (B) Decreases rapidly with temperature rise (C) In independent of pressure (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (A) Increases rapidly with temperature rise
Description : To preserve the filaments at high temprature, which gas is filled in the electric bulbs?
Last Answer : Argon.
Description : Vegetables are cooked in lesser time by adding a pinch of salt while cooking because (1) boiling point of water increases (2) latent heat of vaporization of water decreases (3) latent heat of vaporization of water increases (4) boiling point of water decreases
Last Answer : (1) boiling point of water increases Explanation: Adding salt raises the boiling point of water, which allows food to cook at higher temperature. The higher the temperature, the higher the rate of heat transfer between the food and water, thus it cooks more quickly.
Last Answer : boiling point of water increases
Description : Which one of the following statements most accurately relates the properties of a liquid at room temperature with its vapour pressure? A A liquid with a low vapour pressure will probably have a ... with a high vapour pressure will probably have high intermolecular forces and a low boiling point.
Last Answer : A A liquid with a low vapour pressure will probably have a high surface tension and a high boiling point.
Description : Go through the following graph and answer the following questions. To make the following reduction process spontaneous, temprature should be : `ZnO+C
Last Answer : Go through the following graph and answer the following questions. To make the following reduction process spontaneous, ... )C " but " lt 1000^(@)C`
Description : What temprature does paint dry?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Film boiling occurs at __________ pressure. (A) Atmospheric (B) Sub-atmospheric (C) Negative (D) Very high
Last Answer : (D) Very high
Description : . A dilute aqueous solution is to be concentrated in an evaporator system. High pressure steam is available. Multiple effect evaporator system is employed, because (A) Total heat transfer area of ... in a single effect is much lower than that in any effect in a multi-effect system
Last Answer : (B) Total amount of vapor produced per Kg of feed steam in a multiple effect system is much higher than in a single effect
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The emissivity of a surface decreases, if it gets corroded by atmospheric environment (B) The emissivity of a surface increases with increase in surface roughness ... quite low (D) The emissivity of a non-metallic surface decreases with increase in the temperature
Last Answer : (A) The emissivity of a surface decreases, if it gets corroded by atmospheric environment
Description : A hydrogen filled balloon rises in air because (a) The atmospheric pressure decreases with altitude (b) The acceleration due to gravity decreases with altitude (c) The density of air decreases with ... The buoyant force exerted by the air on the balloon is greater than the weight of the balloon
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Burns caused by steam are much severe than those caused by boiling water because – (1) Steam pierces through the pores of body quickly (2) Steam has latent heat (3) Steam is gas and engulfs the body quickly (4) Temperature of steam is higher
Last Answer : (2) Steam has latent heat Explanation: When water changes into steam, it absorbs latent heat, and when steam condenses to form water, it gives out an equal amount of latent heat. Bums caused ... boiling water, simply because steam contains more heat (in the form of latent heat) than boiling water.
Description : Burns caused by steam are much severe than those caused by boiling water because (1) Steam pierces through the pores of body quickly (2) Steam has latent heat (3) Steam is gas and engulfs the body quickly (4) Temperature of steam is higher
Last Answer : Steam has latent heat
Description : The water from a hand pump is warm in winter because - (1) our body is cold in winter and the water appears to be warm (2) the temperature inside the Earth is higher than the atmospheric ... causes friction which warms up the water (4) inside water comes out and absorbs heat from the environment
Last Answer : (2) the temperature inside the Earth is higher than the atmospheric temperature
Description : The water from a hand pump is warm in winter because - (1) Our body is cold in winter and the water appears to be warm (2) The temperature inside the earth is higher than the atmospheric ... causes friction which warms up the water (4) Inside water comes out and absorbs heat from the environment
Last Answer : (2) The temperature inside the earth is higher than the atmospheric temperature Explanation: In winter, the outside temperature is lower than that of water flowing out of the pump, and therefore, the ... the outside temperature is higher than the water of the pump, and therefore, it feels cold.
Description : The water from a hand pump is warm in winter because (1) Our body is cold in winter and the water appears to be warm (2) The temperature inside the earth is higher than the atmospheric ... causes friction which warms up the water (4) Inside water comes out and absorbs heat from the environment
Last Answer : The temperature inside the earth is higher than the atmospheric temperature