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ICSE-MODEL TEST PAPERS -Model Test Paper 1 (Section II)
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  2. The specific latent heat of fusion of ice is 336 xx 10^3 J/kg. What do...

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  8. If the density of wood is 0.6 "g/cm"^3 , what is the mass of 10 "cm"^3...

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  9. Ice floats in water but sinks in kerosene. Why?

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  10. What do you mean by upthrust?

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  11. How does a submarine float and sink?

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  15. As we go higher, what happens to the atmospheric pressure?

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  17. The power of a bulb is 60 W. What does this statement mean?

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  18. Observe the given figure and identify which medium is optically denser...

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  19. What do you mean by dispersion of light?

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