Topic: Archimedes Principle and Heat & Temperature

Time: 1.5 hrs Marks: 30

SECTION 1 – OBJECTIVE [10 M]

1. The density if water is maximum at ____ 0 C
a. 0 c. 100
b. 4 d. 15.5
2. The food chain begins with
a. Respiration c. Decomposition
b. Photosynthesis d. Decay
3. The pressure at a certain depth in river water is P1 and at the same depth in sea water is
P2. Then:
a. P1 > P2 c. P1< P2
b. P1 = P2 d. P1 – P2 = atmospheric pressure
4. Energy enters the food chain through
a. Primary Consumers c. Secondary Consumers
b. Tertiary Consumers d. Producers
5. The upthrust experienced by a body immersed in a liquid is equal to:
a. The weight of body itself c. The volume of the body itself
b. The volume of a liquid displaced d. The weight of the liquid displaced
by the body by the body
6. Renewable source of energy is :
a. Coal b. Natural gas c. Sun d. Fossil fuel

7. The S.I. unit of upthrust is:

a. Pa b. N c. kg d. kg m2
8. A greenhouse gas is:
a. Carbon dioxide c. Oxygen
b. Nitrogen d. Chlorine
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9. A body of volume 100 cm weighs 5 kgf in air. It is completely immersed in a liquid of
density 1.8x103 kg m-3. Find the upthrust due to liquid.
a. 0.18 kgf b. 0.28 kgf c. 1.8 kgf d. 0.12 kgf
10. Global warming has resulted in
a. Increase in the yield of crops c. Decrease in sea level
b. Decrease in human deaths d. Increase in sea level

SECTION 2 – SUBJECTIVE
1. Define: a. Heat, b. Temperature and write their S.I. units [2M]
2. State the Archimedes’ principle. [2M]
3. Distinguish between heat and temperature. [3M]
4. A hammer exerts a force of 1.5 N on each of the two nails A and B. The area of cross-
section of tip of nail A is 2 mm2 while that the nail B is 6 mm2. Calculate pressure on
each nail in Pascal. [3M]
5. Describe the energy flow in an ecosystem. Show how it is linear. [3M]
6. In a hydraulic machine, a force of 2N is applied on the piston of area of cross-section
10 cm2. What force is obtained on its piston of area of cross-section 100 cm2? [3M]
7. Explain what is carbon tax and who pays it? State the advantages and disadvantages of
nuclear energy for producing electricity [3M]