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Which of the following phenomena does not involve the viscosity of air at all? 

(a) A meteorite burns up on entering the earth’s atmosphere. 

(b) Raindrops falling from a great height reach the ground with a relatively small velocity. 

(c) A ball spinning through air can move sideways. 

(d) In air flowing through a tube of variable cross section, the pressure becomes different at different points.

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Correct Answer is: (d)

The change in pressure with velocity is due to Bernoulli’s principle, and is not affected by viscosity.

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