chapter13 Flashcards
How does pressure relate to force?
Pressure is force per unit area.
How does pressure at the bottom of a body of water relate to the weight of water above each square meter of the bottom surface?
The pressure is the weight of the water divided by 1 m2
If you swim beneath the surface in saltwater, will the pressure be greater than in fresh water at the same depth?
the pressure will be greater
How does the water pressure 1 m below the surface of a small pond compare with the water pressure 1 m below the surface of a huge lake?
the pressure will be the same
Water pressure in a lake is greater __________.
at the bottom
How does the buoyant force on a submerged object compare with the weight of the water displaced?
The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the water displaced.
What is the mass of 1 L of water? What is its weight in newtons?
1 kg; 10 N
If an object suspended by a scale shows a weight of 3 N in air, and 2 N when submerged in water, the buoyant force on the submerged object is __________.
1 N
Is the buoyant force on a submerged object equal to the weight of the object itself or is it equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object?
It is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced
What is the condition in which the buoyant force on an object does equal the weight of the object?
The object is neutrally buoyant, so it will neither sink nor float.
How is the density of a fish controlled? How is the density of a submarine controlled?
A fish changes its volume, whereas a submarine changes its weight.
How much air must a 100-ton blimp displace to float and neither rise nor sink?
100 tons
What is the cause of surface tension?
molecular attraction
A block of aluminum with a volume of 10 cm3 is placed in a beaker of water filled to the brim. Water overflows. The same is done in another beaker with a 10-cm3 block of lead. Does the lead displace more, less, or the same amount of water?
same amount
A block of aluminum with a mass of 1 kg is placed in a beaker of water filled to the brim. Water overflows. The same is done in another beaker with a 1-kg block of lead. Does the lead displace more, less, or the same amount of water?
less
Which will remain the same for two identical books, one lying flat and the other standing on an end?
weight
When you stand with only one of your feet on a weighing scale, the scale reading is
same as with both feet
Water pressure on a submerged object is greatest against its
bottom
A dam is thicker at the bottom than at the top mainly because
water pressure increases with depth
The pressure in a liquid depends on liquid
density and depth
The pressure at the bottom of a jug filled with water does NOT depend on
surface area of the water
The mass of a cubic meter of water is
1000 kg
When holes are drilled through the wall of a water tower, water will spurt out with the greatest speed from the hole closest to
the bottom of the tower
The volume of water displaced by a floating 20-ton boat
is the volume of 20 tons of water
When a boat sails from fresh water to salt water, the boat will float
higher in the water
Buoyant force is greater on a submerged
1-kg block of aluminum.