Thermal Applications and Revision

51 MCQs

MCQs

51 questions · 40 min · 51 marks

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  1. Question 1

    How do particles in a solid move?

    • AThey move freely in all directions
    • BThey vibrate about their mean positions
    • CThey move far apart continuously
    • DThey remain completely motionless
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    Answer: B

    Particles in solids vibrate about fixed mean positions.

  2. Question 2

    What type of motion is associated with gas molecules?

    • AOnly vibration at fixed points
    • BNo motion
    • CRandom motion
    • DMotion in fixed rows
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    Answer: C

    Gas molecules move randomly in the available space.

  3. Question 3

    Temperature is the measure of the degree of:

    • AMass of a body
    • BHotness or coldness of a body
    • CInternal volume only
    • DDensity of a body
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    Answer: B

    Temperature indicates the degree of hotness or coldness.

  4. Question 4

    Heat is best described as:

    • AEnergy transferred due to a temperature difference
    • BThe total mass of molecules
    • CThe temperature of a body
    • DEnergy stored only in a thermometer
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    Answer: A

    Heat is energy in transit between bodies at different temperatures.

  5. Question 5

    What is the Kelvin temperature of melting ice approximately?

    • A100 K
    • B273 K
    • C373 K
    • D32 K
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    Answer: B

    The melting point of ice is approximately 273 K.

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