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Which of the curves in the following figure represents the relation between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures?

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Which of the following pairs may give equal numerical values of the temperature of a body?
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If the temperature of a uniform rod is slightly increased by ∆t, its moment of inertia I about a line parallel to itself will increase by
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The temperature of water at the surface of a deep lake is 2°C. The temperature expected at the bottom is
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An aluminium sphere is dipped into water at 10°C. If the temperature is increased, the force of buoyancy
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A spinning wheel is brought in contact with an identical wheel spinning at identical speed. The wheels slow down under the action of friction. Which of the following energies of the first wheel decreases?
(a) Kinetic
(b) Total
(c) Mechanical
(d) Internal
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Is heat a conserved quantity?
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A spinning wheel A is brought in contact with another wheel B, initially at rest. Because of the friction at contact, the second wheel also starts spinning. Which of the following energies of the wheel B increases?
(a) Kinetic
(b) Total
(c) Mechanical
(d) Internal
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In a calorimeter, the heat given by the hot object is assumed to be equal to the heat taken by the cold object. Does it mean that heat of the two objects taken together remains constant?
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A body A is placed on a railway platform and an identical body B in a moving train. Which of the following energies of B are greater than those of A, as seen from the ground?
(a) Kinetic
(b) Total
(c) Mechanical
(d) Internal
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Consider a collision between an oxygen molecule and a hydrogen molecule in a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen kept at room temperature. Which of the following are possible?
(a) The kinetic energies of both the molecules increase.
(b) The kinetic energies of both the molecules decrease.
(c) kinetic energy of the oxygen molecule increases and that of the hydrogen molecule decreases.
(d) The kinetic energy of the hydrogen molecule increases and that of the oxygen molecule decreases.
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As the temperature is increased, the time period of a pendulum
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When a solid melts or a liquid boils, the temperature does not increase even when heat is supplied. Where does the energy go?
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Consider a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen kept at room temperature. As compared to a hydrogen molecule an oxygen molecule hits the wall
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A person's skin is more severely burnt when put in contact with 1 g of steam at 100°C than when put in contact with 1 g of water at 100°C. Explain
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The atmospheric temperature in the cities on sea-coast change very little. Explain
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Should a thermometer bulb have large heat capacity or small heat capacity?
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Water equivalent of a body is measured in ___________ .
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When a hot liquid is mixed with a cold liquid, the temperature of the mixture ____________ .
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Which of the following pairs of physical quantities may be represented in the same unit?
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