
Thermal Physics
In this post all the possible objective questions in the lesson Thermal Physics is given. By reading this post everyone must score atleast one mark in TNPSC Group2 TNPSC Group4 Exam. To prepare well for the TNPSC Group exams we need to study the samacheer text books.
_____ is the primary source of thermal energy for all living organisms.
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Sun
Sun
Thermal energy is the cause and ______ is the effect.
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Temperature
All living organisms need a particular _____ for their survival
Temperature
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Temperature
Temperature is the property, which determines the direction of flow of ____
Temperature
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Heat
The SI unit of temperature is _____Show AnswerKelvin (K).
Heat
Kelvin (K).
The temperature measured in relation to absolute zero using the kelvin scale is known as____Show AnswerThermo dynamic temperature
Thermo dynamic temperature
A temperature difference of 1°C is equal to that of ___
____Kelvin is the absolute scale of temperature of the bodyShow AnswerZero
____ always flows from one body to the other due to temperature difference between them. Show Answer
Heat energy
Two or more physical systems or bodies are ____said to be in if there is no
net flow of thermal energy between the systems. Show Answer
Thermal equilibrium
There will be a transfer of heat energy from the hot body to the cold body until a _____ is established between them.Show AnswerThermal equilibrium
When a hot object is in contact with another cold object, a form of energy flows from the hot object to the cold object, which is known as ____Show Answer
Thermal energy.
____”‘ is also known as ‘heat energy’ or simply ‘heat’.Show Answer
Thermal energy
The SI unit of heat energy absorbed or evolved is ____Show Answer
Joule (J) .
The ___ of a system is not altered when it is heated or cooledShow AnswerMass
_______is defined as the amount of heat energy required to rise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1°C.Show Answer
One calorie
_____ is defined as the amount of heat energy required to risethe
temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1°C.Show Answer
One kilocalorie
All forms of matter (solid, liquid and gas) undergo expansion on ____Show AnswerHeating
Zero
Heat energy
Thermal equilibrium
Thermal equilibrium
Thermal energy.
Thermal energy
Joule (J) .
Mass
One calorie
One kilocalorie
Heating
When a solid is heated, the atoms gain energy and vibrate more vigorously. This results in the _____ of the solidShow Answer
Expansion
The extent of expansion is smaller in _____ than in liquids and gasesShow Answer
Solids
When a body is heated or cooled, the length of the body changes due to change in its temperature. Then the expansion is said to
be ____Show Answer
Linear or longitudinal expansion.
The ratio of increase in length of the body per degree rise in temperature to its unit length is called as the______Show AnswerCoefficient of linear expansion.
The SI unit of Coefficient of Linear expansion is _____Show AnswerK-1
If there is an increase in the area of a solid object due to heating, then the expansion is called _____Show AnswerSuperficial or areal expansion
The ratio of increase in area of the body per degree rise in temperature to its unit area is called as _____Show AnswerCoefficient of superficial expansion.
The SI unit of Coefficient of superficial expansion isShow Answer K-1
If there is an increase in the volume of a solid body due to heating, then the expansion is called _____Show Answer
Cubical or volumetric expansion
The ratio of increase in volume of the body per degree rise in temperature to its unit volume is called as _____Show AnswerCoefficient of cubical expansion
If a liquid is heated directly without using any container, then the expansion that you observe is termed as ____ of the liquid. Show Answer
Real expansion
The expansion of a liquid apparently observed without considering the expansion of the container is called the ____ of the liquid. Show AnswerApparent expansion
The SI unit of coefficient of apparent expansion is_____Show Answer
K–1.
Charles’s law was formulated by a French scientist ____Show AnswerJacques Charles.
If the atoms or molecules of a gas do not interact with each other, then the gas is said to be an ____Show AnswerIdeal gas or a perfect gas.
Expansion
Solids
Linear or longitudinal expansion.
Coefficient of linear expansion.
K-1
Superficial or areal expansion
Coefficient of superficial expansion.
K-1
Cubical or volumetric expansion
Coefficient of cubical expansion
Real expansion
Apparent expansion
K–1.
Jacques Charles.
Ideal gas or a perfect gas.
The above study material is made up by reading each and every line in the text book. These are all the possible objective questions in the lesson Thermal Physics. This is very useful when preparing for the TNPSC Group 2 and TNPSC Group 4 exams.
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