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Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

A body having density less than 1 $ \displaystyle gcm^{-3} $ floats in water. True or false

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Conditions of a body of density $\sigma $ to float in liquid of density S is 

         $\sigma \quad \le \quad S$
hence a body of density 1gm/cc will float in water.

Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

why does an iron rod sink in water?

  1. The density of rod is more than that of water

  2. The volume of water is more than the weight of the object

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The buoyant force depends on the density of liquid. When the density of the object is more than the density of the liquid, it sinks because the gravitational force acting on the object is more than the buoyant force of water.

Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

State whether True or False.

Objects that sink will always displace their volume. 

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Objects that sink will always displace the same volume of water as that of body which gives the net buoyant force applied on the body.

Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

A body of mass 400 g has a volume of 300 cm$^3$. Will body sink in water or not? [Density of water = 1000 kg/m$^3$]

  1. Sink

  2. Float

  3. Sink partly

  4. Float partly
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Given :     Density of water     $\rho _w = 1000$ $kg/m^3  = 1$ $g/(cm)^3$
Density of body        $\rho _s = \dfrac{M}{V} = \dfrac{400}{300} = 1.33$  $g/(cm)^2$
$\implies$     $\rho _s >\rho _w$
Thus the body will sink in water.
Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

A slid floats in a liquid in a partially dipped position.

  1. The solid exerts a force equal to its weight on the liquid

  2. The weight of the displaced liquid equals the weight of the solid

  3. The liquid exerts a force of buoyancy on the solid which is equal to the weight of the solid

  4. The weight of the dipped part of the solid is equal to the weight of the displaced liquid
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,C Correct answer
Explanation

The force that solid exerts on liquid is its weight. Hence option A is correct.
Since the solid is stationary, the weight of solid is equal to the force exerted on it by liquid.
According to Archimedes' Principle, the buoyant force acting upwards on the solid is equal to the weight of the liquid displaced. Hence option B and C are correct.

Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

A balloon lifting in air follows:

  1. Law of gravitation

  2. Archimedes principle

  3. Laws of motion

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In a lifting balloon, force of gravitation acts downwards as on all other materials present on the earth, given by $mg$.

Also Archimedes' principle acts on the balloon to provide a buoyant force $V\rho g$ upwards, and greater in magnitude than the gravitational force downwards. (Where $\rho$ is the density of air)
Hence Newton's law of motion provides the acceleration of the balloon upwards, given by: $ma=V\rho g-mg$

Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

When a body is wholly or partly immersed in a liquid it experiences. 

  1. An up-thrust or down-thrust depending on the density of the liquid

  2. An up-thrust

  3. A down-thrust

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Whenever a body is wholly or partially immersed in a liquid it experience an upthrust or buoyant force.

Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

The principle on which Hare's apparatus works on is.

  1. Bernoulli's principle

  2. Archimedes principle

  3. Newton's law

  4. Kepler's law
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Hare`s apparatus is used  to compare the densities of two liquids and is base on Archimedes principle .

so option (B) is correct

Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

The upward thrust exerted on the body by the liquid acts vertically upwards through the center of gravity of the displaced liquid.

  1. True

  2. False
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A Correct answer
Explanation

when a body is immersed in a fluid an downward force mg acts on it and to balance this force an upward force kown by the name buoyant force is exerted by the fluid .

so given statement is true , hence option ( A) is correct

Multiple choice archimedes' principle fluid pressure properties of matter physics

A body is floating in a given liquid with half of its volume above the surface of the given liquid. If the body is slightly pushed into the liquid, then the body,

  1. sinks in the liquid and settles at the bottom.

  2. come back to its position after some time.

  3. keeps oscillating in vertical direction.

  4. it jumps into the air and falls on the liquid.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Before pushing body was in the position of equilibrium so if we disturbs the eqm than with the passage of time it would come back to its eqm position .

so option (B) is correct