Chapter 3, Book 2, Section 1,2,3 Flashcards

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A non-solid state of matter in which the molecules are free to move past each other as a gas or liquid

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Fluid

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The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface

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Pressure

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The SI Unit of Pressure

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Pascal

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The Light weight pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere

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Atmospheric Pressure

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

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Buoyant Force

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The Principle that states the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the wight of the volume of fluid that the object dipaces

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Archimedes Principle

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The principle that states that the pressure in a fluid decreases in a fluid as the fluids velocity increases

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Bernoulli’s Principle

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An upward force on an object that moves in fluid

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Lift

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

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Thrust

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A force to pull the velocity of the flow it opposes the direction of the aircraft and in combination with thrust determines the speed of the airvraft

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Drag

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

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Pascal’s Principle

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