Density Flashcards

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What equation links density, pressure, depth, and gravity

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p = special p x g x h 
Pressure difference (Pa) = density (kg/m(cb)) x gravity (N/kg) x height (m)
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Equation for pressure force and area

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Pressure = force/area
P = f/a
(N/m[sq] or N/cm[sq]) = N/cm(sq) or m (sq)

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Units for density

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G/ cm (cb) or kg/m (cb)

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How do particles move in a gas

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  • collide with one another and the walls
  • regularly change speed and direction
  • motion appears random
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In water pressure increases with…

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Depth and density

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Pressure acts in all ..

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Directions

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Pressure on submerged object always acts … To its surface

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Perpendicularly

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Units for pressure

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Pascal

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The pressure at a given depth is … And does not depend on the … Of the vessel

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Constant

Shape

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Equation linking density mass and volume

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Density (spesh p) = mass(m)/volume (v)

G/kg /m(cb) = g/kg /cm/m(cb)

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Volume of a sphere

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4/3 (pi) r(cb)

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The larger the area of an object touching the ground the …

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Smaller the pressure is exerted and the less it is concentrated

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How to calculate the amount of force you exert on the ground

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Force = your mass x 10

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The pressure in a fluid not only depends on the gravitational field strength but also the

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Density and depth of the fluid

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