Description : If there were no gravity, which of the following will not be there for a fluid? (1) Viscosity (2) Surface Tension (3) Pressure (4) Upward Thrust
Last Answer : (4) Upward Thrust Explanation: If there is no gravity, there will not be any upward thrust to keep a liquid buoyant. Whenever a body is placed in a fluid, the fluid applies resultant up ... gravity at the given place. Up thrust increases with increase in acceleration due to gravity and vice versa.
Description : Rain drops falling through atmospheric air attain limited terminal velocity, because of (A) Upward thrust due to air (B) Viscous force exerted by air (C) Surface tension effects of water (D) Force of gravity
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Small bubbles are perfectly spherical because of – (1) Gravity (2) Pressure (3) Viscosity (4) Surface tension
Last Answer : (4) Surface tension Explanation: Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by the cohesive ... shape minimizes the necessary "wall tension" of the surface layer according to Laplace's law.
Description : Small bubbles are perfectly spherical because of (1) Gravity (2) Pressure (3) Viscosity (4) Surface tension
Last Answer : Surface tension
Description : Which of the following properties of a fluid is responsible for offering resistance to shear? (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Specific gravity (D) All (A), (B), and (C)
Last Answer : (B) Viscosity
Description : Existence of boundary layer in fluid flow is because of the (A) Surface tension (B) Fluid density (C) Fluid viscosity (D) Gravity forces
Last Answer : (C) Fluid viscosity
Description : The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body due to its tendency to uplift the submerged body is called (A) Up-thrust (B) Reaction (C) Buoyancy (D) Metacentre
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : The resultant upward pressure of the fluid on an immersed body is called (A) Up-thrust (B) Buoyancy (C) Center of pressure (D) All the above are correct
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to – (1) Surface tension (2) Viscosity (3) Specific gravity (4) Elasticity
Last Answer : (1) Surface tension Explanation: Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to Surface Tension. The surface of a liquid behaves like an elastic membrane and therefore, has a tendency to contract. This property of liquid is called Surface Tension.
Description : Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to (1) Surface tension (2) Viscosity (3) Specific gravity (4) Elasticity
Description : Which principle states that when a body is partially or totally immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upward thrust equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by it?
Last Answer : Archimedes
Description : The fluid property which matters for falling rain drops to acquire spherical shape is its (A) Pressure (B) Height of descend (C) Viscosity (D) Surface tension
Last Answer : (D) Surface tension
Description : Which one of the following statements is correct ? a) For water at 100o Celsius at sea level, the vapour pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure b) Surface energy (or tension) is caused by ... it both in static and in dynamic conditions d) Air is 50,000 times more compressible than water
Last Answer : c) Viscosity of a fluid is the property exhibited by it both in static and in dynamic conditions
Description : Materials for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to _____? A. Surface tension B. Viscosity C. Elasticity D. Specific gravity
Last Answer : ANSWER: A
Description : Material for rain-proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties to ----? A. Surface tension (Answer) B. Viscosity C. Specific gravity D. Elasticity
Last Answer : A. Surface tension (Answer)
Description : For a body floating in water, the apparent weight is equal to - (1) Actual weight of the body (2) Zero (3) Weight of the body minus weight of the liquid (4) Weight of the body plus upward thrust
Last Answer : (3) Weight of the body minus weight of the liquid
Description : A solid needle placed horizon-tally on the surface of the water floats due to – (1) capillary action (2) water pressure (3) surface tension of water (4) viscosity of water
Last Answer : (3) surface tension of water Explanation: A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of water floats due to surface tension of water.
Description : Rise of oil a wick is due to – (1) density of the oil (2) viscosity of the oil (3) surface tension of the oil (4) pressure of the oil
Last Answer : (3) surface tension of the oil Explanation: The phenomenon of rise or fall of liquid in a capillary tube is called capillarity. Oil rises through a wick due to capillarity. The narrow ... tiny capillaries, through which oil rises. Capillary action is the result of adhesion and surface tension.
Description : A falling drop of rain water ac-quires the spherical shape due to – (1) Viscosity (2) Surface Tension (3) Atmospheric pressure (4) Gravitational force
Last Answer : (2) Surface Tension Explanation: Raindrops start out as round high in the atmosphere as water collects on dust and smoke particles in clouds. But as raindrops fall, they lose their rounded ... the molecules stick together. The cause is the weak hydrogen bonds that occur between water molecules.
Description : A solid needle placed horizontally on the surface of the water floats due to (1) capillary action (2) water pressure (3) surface tension of water (4) viscosity of water
Last Answer : surface tension of water
Description : Rise of oil a wick is due to (1) density of the oil (2) viscosity of the oil (3) surface tension of the oil (4) pressure of the oil
Last Answer : surface tension of the oil
Description : A falling drop of rain water acquires the spherical shape due to (1) Viscosity (2) Surface Tension (3) Atmospheric pressure (4) Gravitational force
Last Answer : Surface Tension
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) The form drag is dependent upon the occurrence of a wake (B) The shear stress at any given cross-section of a pipe for steady flow (either laminar or turbulent ... of viscosity (D) Existence of the boundary layer in fluid flow is because of viscosity of the fluid
Last Answer : (C) An ideal fluid is the one, which has negligible surface tension and obeys the Newton's law of viscosity
Description : The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is (A) Surface tension (B) Viscosity (C) Cohesion (D) Adhesion
Last Answer : (A) Surface tension
Description : The property of fluid by virtue of which it offers resistance to shear is called (A) Surface tension (B) Adhesion (C) Cohesion (D) Viscosity
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Which of the following forces does not act on a fluid at rest? (A) Viscous force (B) Gravity force (C) Hydrostatic force (D) Surface tension force
Last Answer : (A) Viscous force
Description : A small drop of oil spreads over water because : (1) oil has a higher surface tension (2) water has a higher surface tension (3) oil has a higher viscosity (4) water has a higher viscosity
Last Answer : (2) water has a higher surface tension Explanation: Dispersion is used to separate a beam of white light into its constituent spectrum of colours. This phenomenon leads to rainbow.
Description : A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to rest due to – (1) density (2) surface tension (3) viscosity (4) centripetal force
Last Answer : (3) viscosity Explanation: It happens because of viscosity. The viscosity of a fluid is a measure of its resistance to gradual deformation by shear stress or tensile stress. It is due to friction between neighboring parcels of the fluid that are moving at different velocities.
Description : A needle or a pin floats on the surface of water because of – (1) Surface tension (2) Surface energy (3) Viscosity (4) Adhesive force
Last Answer : (1) Surface tension Explanation: The pin or needle floats because of an invisible elastic skin on the surface of the water. This elastic skin is called surface tension. Surface tension of the water leads to forces strong enough to support the needle's weight.
Description : Pieces of camphor placed on water move about rapidly. This is because of - (1) diffusion (2) viscosity (3) surface tension (4) capillarity
Last Answer : (3) surface tension Explanation: The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter's surface tension in the immediate neighbourhood. When after sometime the whole surface settles for the reduced tension, the movement of the camphor too short.
Description : Rain drops acquire spherical shape due to - (1) viscosity (2) surface tension (3) friction (4) elasticity
Last Answer : (2) surface tension Explanation: The Surface tension pulls the surface of the drop equally at all points thus produces the spherical shape having the minimum surface area.
Description : Alcohol is more volatile than water because ______ is lower than water. (1) its boiling point (2) its density (3) its viscosity (4) its surface tension
Last Answer : (1) its boiling point Explanation: Drinking alcohol (ethanol) and a lot of other simple alcohols are more volatile than water because they are less polar. Thus, alcohol has higher vapor pres-sure and ... C is what makes it possible to distill alcohol into a much stronger solution than wine or beer.
Description : The hair of shaving brush clings together when removed from water due to – (1) Surface tension (2) Viscosity (3) Elasticity (4) Friction
Last Answer : (1) Surface tension Explanation: Surface tension is a contractive tendency of the surface of a liquid that allows it to resist an external force. It is revealed, for example, in the floating of ... is caused by cohesion of similar molecules, and is responsible for many of the behaviors of liquids.
Description : Ball pen functions on the principle of : (1) Viscosity (2) Boyle's Law (3) Gravitational force (4) Surface tension
Last Answer : (4) Surface tension Explanation: The ballpoint pen is one of the most simple and yet ubiquitous devices whose function depends on surface tension. With a pen held upright, gravity and surface tension act in concert to get ink onto the ball.
Description : When a bottle of perfume is opened in one corner of a room the smell spreads soon throughout the room. This is an example of - (1) surface tension (2) capillarit (3) viscosity (4) diffusion
Last Answer : (1) surface tension Explanation: Diffusion is the spreading – mixing of gases through molecular motion.
Description : Water drops are spherical because of - (1) viscosity (2) density (3) polarity (4) surface tension
Last Answer : (4) surface tension Explanation: Surface tension is responsible for the shape of liquid droplets. Although easily deformed, droplets of water tend to be pulled into a spherical shape by ... absence of other forces, including gravity, drops of virtually all liquids would be approximately spherical.
Last Answer : (3) surface tension Explanation: The Camphor slowly dissolves in the water lowering the latter’s surface tension in the immediate neighborhood. The stronger pull exerted by the uncontaminated portion of water brings about a movement of the surface and the camphor particles are carried along with it.
Description : Which of the following is a result of Surface tension? (1) Gravitational pull (2) Viscosity (3) Capillary action (4) Radiation
Last Answer : (3) Capillary action Explanation: Capillary action is the result of adhesion and surface tension. Adhesion of water to the walls of a vessel will cause an upward force on the liquid at the edges ... intact, so instead of just the edges moving upward, the whole liquid surface is dragged upward.
Description : Alcohol is more volatile than water because _________ is lower than water. (1) its boiling point (2) its density (3) its viscosity (4) its surface tension
Last Answer : its boiling point
Description : A needle or a pin floats on the surface of water because of (1) Surface tension (2) Surface energy (3) Viscosity (4) Adhesive force
Last Answer : water has a higher surface tension
Description : A liquid disturbed by stirring comes to rest due to (1) density (2) surface tension (3) viscosity (4) centripetal force
Last Answer : viscosity
Description : Ball pen functions on the principle of : (1) Viscosity (2) Boyle’s Law (3) Gravitational force (4) Surface tension
Description : Which of the following is a result of Surface tension ? (1) Gravitational pull (2) Viscosity (3) Capillary action (4) Radiation
Last Answer : Capillary action
Description : The dimensional formula ML⁻¹T⁻² corresponds to – (1) Modulus of elasticity (2) Viscosity (3) Moment of a force (4) Thrust
Last Answer : (1) Modulus of elasticity Explanation: M Li- T-2 is the dimension of any quantity that is force per unit area such as Pressure or Stress, Young's Modulus, Bulk Modulus, Modulus of Rigidity, ... the ratio of the stress applied to a body or substance to the resulting strain within the elastic limit.
Description : The dimensional formula ML–1T –2 corresponds to (1) Modulus of elasticity (2) Viscosity (3) Moment of a force (4) Thrust
Last Answer : Modulus of elasticity
Description : (5) A 6500-kg helicopter accelerates upward at 0.60 m/s² while lifting a 1200-kg car. (a) What is the lift force exerted by the air on the rotors? (b) What is the tension in the cable (ignore its mass) that connects the car to the helicopter?
Last Answer : I'll give you some hints: The mass of the helicopter is irrelevant to the solution. All you needs is the mass of the load (the car) and the acceleration to solve the problem. Remember that the ... it. Tension is directly related to force. Now go find the equations in the text, plug and crank.
Description : 12. The tendency of a liquid to uplift a submerged body, because of the upward thrust of the liquid, is known as buoyancy. A) Agree B) Disagree
Last Answer : A