chapter 3 book 2 Flashcards

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nonsolid state in which molecules can move freely past one another

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fluid

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the amount of force exerted per unit area of surface

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pressure

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SI unit of pressure (pa)

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Pascal

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pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere

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atmospheric pressure

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upward force that keeps an object immersed in or floating on a liquid

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buoyant force

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principal that states the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of the volume of fluid that the object displaces

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Archimedes’ Principle

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Principle that states that the pressure in a fluid decreases as the fluid’s velocity increases

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Bernoulli’s Principle

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principle that states that a fluid in equilibrium contained contained in a vessel exerts a pressure equal of intensity in all directions

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Pascal’s Principle

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Upward force on an object that moves in a fluid

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lift

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pushing or pulling force exerted by the engine of an aircraft or rocket

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thrust

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Force opposing motion and along with thrust, this determines the speed

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drag

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