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What is the reason that the cloudy nights are warmer than clear nights ?

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Which chemical law proposes that 'soft drinks and soda bottles are sealed under high pressure to
increase the solubility of 'CO2'?

 

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The difference in temperature between the two bodies is 30 degrees centigrade. What is the difference in degrees Fahrenheit?
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Iron boils at about _____ degree Celsius.
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Which of the following is also called the First Law of Thermodynamics?
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The linear expansion of a solid rod is independent of its _____.
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What will happen if a glass bottle is completely filled with water, sealed with a lid and put into a freezer?
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There are some plastics that when moulded once cannot be softened by heating. These are called _____.
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The lowest temperature at which a substance catches fire is called its_____.
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Temperature is measured by the instrument called:
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Which one of the following is a bad Thermal Conductor?
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Heat, in _____, is a type of energy transfer from a warmer substance to a colder one.
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During summer, water kept in an earthen pot becomes cool because of the phenomenon of:
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Which of the following is a process in which hot, less dense materials rise upward and are replaced by colder, more dense materials?
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The sun heats the earth through:
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What is the boiling point of water at sea level?
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After using for some time, big transformers get heated up. This is due to the fact that

1. current produces heat in the transformers.

2. hysteresis loss occurs in the transformers.

3. liquid used for cooling gets heated.

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What is the boiling point at standard atmospheric pressure at sea-level and 45° latitude of water on the Celsius scale?
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_____ expansion makes the Eiffel Tower taller during summers.
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Temperature is measured by the instrument called _____.
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The instrument used to regulate temperature to a particular degree is called:

1. Thermostat

2. Thermometer

3. Pyrometer

4. Thermocouple