Fluid dynamics - class-XI

Study of viscosity, viscous force, terminal velocity, and temperature effects in fluids for class-XI physics

23 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the wrong statement.

  1. Viscous force always supports the motion.
  2. A denser fluid always more viscous than a less dense fluid.
  3. Any object cannot have a velocity after a sufficient long time more than its terminal velocity in a given fluid.
  4. If a body is at rest in a fluid then the viscous force on it is zero.
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The velocity of falling rain drops attains limited value because of :

  1. surface tension
  2. upthrust due to air
  3. viscous force exerted by air
  4. air current
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Clouds appear to float in air due to:

  1. low density.
  2. air current.
  3. viscosity of air.
  4. buoyancy.
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The quality of fountain-pen ink depends largely on:

  1. Surface tension of the liquid
  2. Viscosity of ink
  3. impurities in ink
  4. Density of ink
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two identical lead shots are dropped at the same time in two glass jars containing water and glycerine. The lead shot dropped in glycerine descends slowly because:

  1. Viscous force is more in water than in glycerine
  2. Viscous force is more in glycerine than in water
  3. Surface tension is more in water
  4. Surface tension is more in glycerine
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After the storm, the sea water waves subside due to:

  1. Surface tension of sea-water
  2. Disapperance of heavy currents
  3. The viscosity of sea water
  4. Gravitational pull of the storm
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A good lubricant must have:

  1. high viscosity
  2. low viscosity
  3. high density
  4. low surface tension
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When stirring of a liquid is stopped, the liquid comes to rest due to:

  1. surface tension
  2. gravity
  3. viscosity
  4. buoyancy
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Coefficient of viscosity of a gas:

  1. increases with increase of temperature.
  2. decreases with increase of temperature.
  3. remains constant with increase of temperature.
  4. may increase or decrease with increase of temperature.
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Viscosity of water at constant temperature is:

  1. more in deep water
  2. more in shallow waters
  3. less in deep water
  4. same in both deep water and shallow waters
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hot syrup flows faster because:

  1. Surface tension increases when temperature is increased.
  2. Viscosity decreases when temperature is increased.
  3. Viscosity increases when temperature is increased.
  4. Surface tension decreases when temperature is increased.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Assertion : Water flows faster than honey.
Reason: The coefficient of viscosity of water is less than honey.

  1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
  2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. Both assertion and reason are false.
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With increase in temperature, the viscosity of:

  1. gases decreases and liquid increases
  2. gases increases and liquid decreases
  3. both gases and liquid increases
  4. both gases and liquid decreases
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A spaceship entering the earth's atmosphere is likely to catch fire. This is due to:

  1. The surface tension of air
  2. Air Friction
  3. The high temperature of upper atmosphere
  4. The greater portion of oxygen in the atmosphere at greater height.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When an object is dropped into a fluid, the extent of splash, due to buoyant force of fluid, depends on:

  1. sliding friction
  2. rolling friction
  3. fluid friction
  4. static friction
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a toy boat in a tan sinks, the level of water will.

  1. Fluctuate
  2. Decrease
  3. Increase
  4. Remain the same
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vehicles are streamlined to reduce 

  1. Static friction
  2. Kinetic friction
  3. Fluid friction
  4. Slidingfriction
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A good lubricant should be highly

  1. viscous and velocity
  2. non-viscous volatile
  3. viscous and non-volatile
  4. transparent
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two spheres $A$ and $B$ fall through the same viscous fluid. $A$ and $B$ have the same density and $B$ has the larger radius.
Then,

  1. A has the larger terminal velocity
  2. A and B have the same terminal velocity
  3. B has the larger terminal velocity
  4. Insufficient information is given to reach a conclusion.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ball pen and fountain pen depends respectively on principle of:-

  1. Surface tension and viscosity
  2. Surface tension and gravity
  3. Gravitation and Surface tension
  4. Surface tension and Surface tension
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

More viscous oil is used in summer than in winter in motors due to

  1. rise in temperature in summer, the viscosity of oil increases.
  2. rise in temperature in summer, the viscosity of oil decreases.
  3. surface tension of oil decreases.
  4. surface tension of oil increases.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

With the increasing molecular mass of a liquid, the viscosity .

  1. decreases
  2. increases
  3. no effect
  4. all wrong
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When cooking oil is heated in a frying pan, the oil moves around in the pan more easily when it is hot. The main reason for this is that with rise in temperature, there is a decrease in

  1. density
  2. surface tension
  3. viscosity
  4. angle of contact