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  1. Why does ice covered in sawdust not melt quickly ?

  2. A.

     Sawdust does not allow the air to touch the ice

    B.

     The water is absorbed by sawdust

    C.

     Sawdust is a bad conductor of heat

    D.

     Sawdust is good conductor of heat


  3. Ice is packed in saw dust because

  4. A.

     Saw dust will not get melted easily.

    B.

     Saw dust is poor conductor of heat.

    C.

     Saw dust is a good conductor of heat.

    D.

     Saw dust does not stick to the ice.


  5. In general, which is the cause of a sea breeze?

  6. A.

     Pressure

    B.

     Specific heat

    C.

     Heat

    D.

     All the above


  7. Outside of cooking utensils are generally left black from below because

  8. A.

     It is difficult to clean daily.

    B.

     Black surface is a good conductor of heat.

    C.

     Black surface is a poor conductor of heat.

    D.

     Black surface is a good absorber of heat.


  9. Heat transfer by radiation mainly depends upon

  10. A.

     Kind and extent of its surface

    B.

     Its temperature

    C.

     Nature of the body

    D.

     All of the above


  11. A white and smooth surface is

  12. A.

     Good absorber and good reflector of heat

    B.

     Bad absorber and good reflector of heat

    C.

     Good absorber and bad reflector of heat

    D.

     Bad absorber and bad reflector of heat


  13. The atmosphere is heated mainly by

  14. A.

     Insolation

    B.

     Conduction

    C.

     Radiation

    D.

     Convection


  15. The direction of heat flow between two objects depends on

  16. A.

     Their masses

    B.

     Their heat contents

    C.

     Their temperatures

    D.

     Whether they are in solid, liquid or gaseous state


  17. Woollen cloth protects the body from cold because

  18. A.

     It is a good conductor of heat

    B.

     It is a poor conductor of heat

    C.

     External heat rays enter into the body through the woollen cloth

    D.

     It reflects heat


  19. Hot water is poured simultaneously in four metallic tumblers painted outside with different paints. After some time the water will be found to have cooled most in the tumbler painted.

  20. A.

     Rough white

    B.

     Rough black

    C.

     Shining white

    D.

     Shining black