Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) 1. The mouth of a balloon is stretched and fixed tightly over the neck of an empty boiling tube. When this boiling tube is placed in a beaker containing hot water, the balloon fixed over the neck of boiling tube gets inflated. Why? 72. Which one of the following place is unlikely to be affected by a cyclone ? Why? (a) Chennai (b) Mangaluru (Mangalore) (c) Amritsar (d) Puri 13. A tin can is full of steam and a tight lid is put on it. What will happen if cold water is poured over this tin can ? Give reason for your answer. 14. Out of equator, 30°N latitude and 60°N latitude: (a) which region has the coldest air ? (b) which region has the warmest air? Give reason for your answer in each case. 5. Due to uneven heating of 'land' and 'ocean water': (a) In which season do winds blow from land towards ocean? (b) In which season do winds blow from ocean towards land ?
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Answer:
The empty boiling tube contains air. This air expands on heating and inflates the balloon. u need only one sentence right? tell me if u want more.
Explanation:
c. Amritsar
When a tin can is full of steam and a tight lid is put on it and then cold water is poured over it, then the tin can crush inwards because the hot steam inside the tin can get cooled, condenses and forms water.
(a) 60 degree north latitude has the coldest air because this region is far from equator and recieves very less heat and sun rays of the sun as compared to the equatorial region. (b) 30 degree has warmer air as compared to the 60 degree because it is located much nearre to equator than the first one
During winter season, winds blow from land towards the ocean. 2.