Description : The surface of water in a pond remains cool even on a hot day because 1. water evaporates at the surface and evaporation causes cooling 2. the heat absorbed at the surface is transmitted downwards 3. Water in contact with the bottom ... /are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 3 only (c) 1 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : What will happen if sea level rises ?
Last Answer : : The sea level will rise and the coast will be flooded.
Description : When air is warm, it rises and leaves an area of low pressure which becomes filled with sinking cold air. After a hot, sunny day, the land cools faster than the sea. What is likely to happen after a hot, sunny day on the sea shore?
Last Answer : When air is warm, it rises and leaves an area of low pressure which becomes filled with sinking cold air. After a hot, sunny day, the land cools faster than the sea. What is likely to happen after a hot, sunny day on the sea shore?
Description : The first step in the generation of a sea breeze is . (a) air over land expands and builds a pressure gradient at the surface that pushes air offshore (b) air over land expands and builds ... forms a cloud (d) air over land expands and builds a pressure gradient aloft that pushes air offshore
Last Answer : air over land expands and builds a pressure gradient aloft that pushes air offshore
Description : A coalescer in a mixer-settler liquid-liquid extraction column (A) Comprises of thin bed of substances of extended surface having high porosity (B) Helps in increasing the bubble size entering the settler ... increasing the settling rate of the bubbles (D) All 'a', 'b', & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b', & 'c'
Description : Inside the distillation column, the (A) Driving force for the vapour flow is the pressure drop (B) Liquids are not always at their bubble points (C) Pressure increases gradually from bottom to the top of the column (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Driving force for the vapour flow is the pressure drop
Description : In an operating distillation column, the (A) Vapors and liquids are at their dew point and bubble point respectively (B) Driving force for the liquid flow is its specific weight (C) Driving force for ... bottom to the top of the column (D) Highest temperature is encountered at the top of the column
Last Answer : (C) Driving force for the vapor flow is the pressure drop, as the pressure decreases gradually from the bottom to the top of the column
Description : A boat has a ladder that has six rungs; each rung is one foot apart. The bottom rung is one foot from the water. The tide rises at 12 inches every 15 minutes. High tide peaks in one hour. When the tide is at its highest, how many rungs are under water?
Last Answer : None, the boat rises with the tide.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement about nucleate boiling. (A) Bubble generation is by expansion of entrapped gas/vapour at small cavities in the surface (B) Surface temperature is greater than the saturation ... less than that in film boiling (D) The temperature is less than that of film boiling
Last Answer : (D) The temperature is less than that of film boiling
Description : If water contracts on freezing, which of the following would happen? (a) Icebergs will completely float on the surface of water (b) Ice would become more dense (c) Lakes would freeze from top to bottom (d) Rocks will crack due to freezing of internal water
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : A soap bubble is given negative charge then what happen in its radius? -General Knowledge
Last Answer : The answer is 'Increases'
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Description : A soap bubble is given negative charge then what happen in its radius?
Last Answer : Increases
Description : When a ship enters a sea from a river (a) it rises a little (b) it sinks a little (c) it remains at the same level (d) it rises or sinks depending on the material it is made of
Description : When a ship enters a sea from a river (a) It rises a little (b) It sinks a little (c) It remains at the same level (d) It rises or sinks depending on the material it is made of
Description : Japan is called the Land of the rising sun' because - (1) Sun rises there as soon as it sets (2) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan (3) Japan being ... (4) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Last Answer : (3) Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise Explanation: Japan is an archipelago, or a group of islands, about 100 miles east of the Asian main land in the Far East. ... the others get the rays if the sun. That's why Japan is called the land of the rising sun.
Description : When a ship enters the sea from a river (1) It rises a little (2) It sinks a little (3) It remains at the same level (4) It rises or sinks depending on the material it is made of
Last Answer : (1) It rises a little Explanation: On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L, or 599 mM). Seawater is denser than hot fresh water and pure water (density 1.0 g/ml) because the dissolved salts add mass without contributing significantly to the volume.
Description : When a ship enters the sea from a river what will be the effect? (1) It lowers (2) It sways (3) It rises a little (4) It jolts
Last Answer : (3) It rises a little Explanation: When a ship enters the sea from a river, it rises a little since salt water is denser than river water. As the density of river water is less than that of the sea ... in the river is more than that displaced in the sea. So it rises as it enters sea from river.
Last Answer : It rises a little
Description : When a ship enters the sea from a river (1) it rises a little (2) it sinks a little (3) it remains at the same level (4) it rises or sinks depending on the material it is made of
Last Answer : it rises a little
Description : Japan is called the Land of the rising sun' because (1) Sun rises there as soon as it sets (2) Sun always remains in the eastern part of the sky throughout the day in Japan (3) Japan being ... 4) The rays of the sun get reflected from the waters of the sea and make the sunrise beautiful in Japan
Last Answer : Japan being the Eastern most country in the world, it has the earliest sunrise
Description : When a vessel containing a liquid is heated, the level of liquid initially falls and then rises up. Why does it happen so? OR Describe the irregular expansion of liquid.
Last Answer : On heating the liquid water from 0 degree C to 4 degree C, it contracts so the level of liquid initially falls. But after 4 degree C it expands so liquid rises up.
Description : The sun rises in Arunachal Pradesh two hours before it does in Dwaraka in Gujarat. This is because the former is (a) higher in elevation than Dwaraka (b) situated further north than Dwaraka (c) situated ... than Dwaraka (d) situated about 30 º east of Dwaraka and the earth rotates from west to east
Last Answer : Ans: (d)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Cumulative analysis for determining surface area is preferred over differential analysis, because of the assumption that "all particles in a simple fraction equal in size" is ... throwing of the balls through the air to the toe of the heap is called 'cataracting'
Last Answer : (C) Capacity of crusher in choke feeding is increased
Description : Fig shows a small air bubble inside a glass sphere `(mu = 1.5)` of radius 10 cm. the bubble is 4.0 cm below the surface and is viewed normally from th
Last Answer : Fig shows a small air bubble inside a glass sphere `(mu = 1.5)` of radius 10 cm. the ... from the outside. Find the apparent depth of the bubble.
Description : Which of the following liquid-vapor contacting devices provides maximum contact surface area for a particular duty? (A) Sieve plate column (B) Bubble cap column (C) Randomly packed column (D) Wetted wall column
Last Answer : (D) Wetted wall column
Description : Which of the following provides maximum contact surface for a liquidvapour system? (A) Packed tower (B) Bubble-cap plate column (C) Sieve-plate column (D) Wetted wall column
Last Answer : (A) Packed tower
Description : Which of the following is the most controlling factor for the rate of bubble detachment from the hot solid surface? (A) Liquid density (B) Liquid viscosity (C) Hot surface temperature (D) Interfacial tension
Last Answer : (D) Interfacial tension
Description : The tangent to the liquid surface in a level tube, is parallel to the axis of the level tube at (A) Every point of the bubble (B) Either end of the bubble (C) The mid-point of the bubble (D) No where
Last Answer : (C) The mid-point of the bubble
Description : The longitudinal section of the surface of bubble tube is (A) Straight (B) Circular (C) Parabolic (D) Elliptic
Last Answer : (B) Circular
Description : For high sensivity of the bubble tube (A) A liquid of low viscosity is used (B) A liquid of low surface tension is used (C) The bubble space should be long (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : The sensitiveness of a level tube decreases if (A) Radius of curvature of its inner surface is increased (B) Diameter of the tube is increased (C) Length of the vapour bubble is increased (D) Both viscosity and surface tension are increased
Last Answer : (D) Both viscosity and surface tension are increased
Description : I had a vitrectomy four weeks ago and two days ago noticed more floaters and a water like bubble forming in the eye that was operated on. I have change my plans to return home in two days to see my Dr. The bubble has increased in size. advise please.?
Last Answer : You might be developing a cataract, which is the most common complication of vitrectomy procedure; other complications are infection and retinal detachment. Be sure to contact your doctor at once.
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Bubble size increases with the dynamic viscosity of the liquid in case of nucleate pool boiling (B) Thermal conductivity of a dry material is more than ... in kg/hr in an evaporator (D) Vaporisation of organic substances in evaporator mostly causes foam formation
Last Answer : (B) Thermal conductivity of a dry material is more than that of the damp material
Description : In a constant level tube, size of the bubble remains constant because upper wall is (A) Of relatively larger radius (B) Of relatively smaller radius (C) Flat (D) Convex downwards
Last Answer : (A) Of relatively larger radius
Description : Gage pressure within a spherical droplet of a fluid is 'p'. What will be gage pressure within a bubble of the same size & of the same fluid? (A) p (B) 2 p (C) 0.5 p (D) 0.25 p
Last Answer : (B) 2 p
Description : The pressure outside a bubble/droplet of liquid is __________ the internal pressure. (A) Greater than (B) Less than (C) Equal to (D) Unpredictable; depends on the bubble size
Last Answer : Option B
Description : What is the major disadvantage of the Benson boilers? a) Boiler is big in size b) Has large storage capacity c) Deposition of salts d) Bubble formation
Last Answer : c) Deposition of salts
Description : Water rises in a capillary tube to a height h. It will rise to a height more than h. a.in a lift moving up with an acceleration b.in all the above cases c.107 dynes d.at the poles e.on the surface of moon
Last Answer : e. on the surface of moon
Description : Not far off shore a ship stands with a rope ladder hanging over her side. The rope has 10 rungs. The distance between each rung is 12 inches. The lowest rung touches the water. The ocean is calm. ... hour. How soon will the water cover the third rung from the top rung of the rope ladder? -Riddles
Last Answer : When a problem deals with a physical phenonmenon, the phenonmenon should be considered as well as the numbers given. As the water rises, so does the rope ladder. The water will never cover the rung.
Description : Why does the temperature drop as it rises above the earth's surface ?
Last Answer : This is because the air density is lower in the upper part of the earth and the amount of dust in the air is less. As a result, the sun's rays are less scattered in the dust above ... is 190K . The Van Allen Belt then began to raise the temperature for sunlight and other cosmic radiation.
Description : A capillary tube is kept vertical in a beaker containing liquid. The height to which the liquid rises by capillary action is increased if (a) The radius of the capillary is large (b) The radius of the ... small (c) The density of the liquid is large (d) The surface tension of the liquid is small
Description : A special type of well in which water rises automatically under the pressure of a column of water to the ground surface through a hole is known as – (1) Artisian well (2) Spring (3) Hot spring (4) Geyser
Last Answer : (1) Artisian well Explanation: An artesian well is a pumpless water source that uses pipes to allow underground water that is under pressure to rise to the surface. This type of well seems to ... porous rock as it seeps into the Earth to reach the aquifer, which is the underground water source.
Description : Oil rises up the wick in a lamp because (1) Oil is very light (2) Of the diffusion of oil through the wick (3) Of the surface tension phenomenon (4) Of the capillary action phenomenon
Last Answer : (4) Of the capillary action phenomenon Explanation: It is because of the capillary action phenomenon because of which oil rise up the wick in a lamp. Capillary action, or capillarity, is the ability ... such as paper, in some nonporous materials such as liquefied carbon fiber, or in a cell.
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Free surface ground water is subjected to atmospheric pressure (B) Water table surface rises and falls with seasons (C) ... directly proportional to the rate of drawl of water (D) Level of water table remains stationary
Last Answer : (D) Level of water table remains stationary
Description : If the water table rises upto ground surface, then the (A) Effective stress is reduced due to decrease in total stress only but pore water pressure does not change (B) Effective stress is ... D) Total stress is increased due to decrease in pore water pressure but effective stress does not change
Last Answer : (B) Effective stress is reduced due to increase in pore water pressure only but total stress does not change
Description : When a cylindrical vessel, containing some liquid, is rotated about its vertical axis, the liquid surface is depressed down at the axis of its rotation and rises up near the walls of the vessel on all sides. This type of flow is known as (A) Steady flow (B) Turbulent flow (C) Vortex flow
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : When a tube of smaller diameter is dipped in water, the water rises in the tube with an upward __________ surface. (A) Concave (B) Convex (C) Plane (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : After the sun rises, rapid heating of the air over the land compared to that over the ocean often causes of near surface air over the land. (a) Localized subsidence and high pressure. (b ... and high pressure. (c) Localized subsidence and low pressure. (d) Localized convection and low pressure.
Last Answer : (d) Localized convection and low pressure.