Science Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 10

Science Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 10

Question 1 :
What happens if water is cooled from 8 °c to 0 °c?
Its volume decreases uniformly,becoming minimum at 0├é┬░c
Its volume increases uniformly,becoming maximum at 0├é┬░c
Its volume decreases upto 4├é┬░c and then increases
Its volume increases upto 4├é┬░c and then decreases

Question 2 :
The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves
Viscosity of ink
Capillary action
Diffusion of ink through the blotting
Siphon action

Question 3 :
A fresh egg sinks in pure water but floats in salt water. This is because
Saline water is denser than pure water
Saline water is lighter than pure water
the viscosity of saline water is higher than that of pure water
none of these

Question 4 :
When a ship enters a sea from river:
It rises a little
it sinks a little
it remains at the same level
it rises or sinks depending on the material it is made up of

Question 5 :
Oil spreads over the surface of water because
oil is more dense than water
oil is less dense than water
oil has more surface tension than water
oil has less surface tension than water

Question 6 :
Materials for rain proof coats and tents owe their water proof properties due to:
surface tension
viscosity
specific gravity
elasticity

Question 7 :
A thin film of liquid is enclosed between two glass plates. It is difficult to separate the plates on account of
viscosity
friction
surface tension
atmospheric pressure

Question 8 :
Property of a liquid by which it can oppose relative motion between its different layers is known as
surface tension
viscosity
osmosis
diffussion

Question 9 :
When a camel hair brush is dipped in water, its hairs get seperated but when it is removed from water the hairs are found to be drawn together. This is because:
Viscosity
surface tension
osmosis
elasticity

Question 10 :
An ordinary clock loses time during summer because the length of the pendulum:
increases and therefoe the time period increases
increases and therefore the time period decreases
decreases and therefore the time period increases
decreases and therefore the time period decreases

Question 11 :
Which one of the following branches of biology deals with the study of fossils?
palaeontology
Herpetology
Entomology
Ornithology

Question 12 :
Bilogy is the study of
man
plant
microbes
all of these

Question 13 :
The term 'Biology' is coined by
Aristotle
Lamarck
Wallace
None of these

Question 14 :
Which of the following element is a non-metal?
Strontium
Cobalt
Nickel
Bromine

Question 15 :
Which among the following substances is an essential ingredient in a saline solution?
Salicylic acid
Hydrochloric Acid
Ammonium chloride
Sodium chloride

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Science Quiz - Question & Answers Set - 10