Fluids Flashcards

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Flow rate

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How quickly a fluid flows in a given amount of time.

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Force

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Push or pull that causes change in movement.

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Dynamic

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Systems that involve movement

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Aerodynamics

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Air or gas moving around a solid object.

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Hydrodynamics

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The motion of fluid moves around a solid object.

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Kinetic molecular theory

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A list of rules about the three states solid, gas and liquid.

  • all matter is composed of molecules or other particles
  • particles are in consistent motion
  • there are forces of attraction among particles
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Melting

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Process of changing a solid to a liquid.

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Evaporation

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Process of a liquid to gas

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Condensation

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Process of gas to liquid.

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Solidification

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Process of a liquid to a solid.

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Sublimation

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Process of solid to gas.

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Laminar flow

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When water flows in a strait or almost strait.

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Turbulent flow

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When the water doesn’t flow strait.

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Drag

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The resistance a object has against water or air.

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Streamlined

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Shapes that created laminar flow.

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Viscosity

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Resistance of a fluid to flowing and movement

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Cohesion

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The attractive forces between the particles of a fluid.

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Adhesion

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The attractive force between the particles of a fluid and the particles of another substance.

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Surface tension

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Increases attraction among the particles of the surface.

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Viscometer

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A instrument that measures viscosity.

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Mass

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Amount of matter in a object

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Weight

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The measurement of force of gravity pulling on a object.

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Volume

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Measure of the amount occupied by matter.

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Meniscus

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The slight curve of water that touches the container.

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Displacement

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The volume of a small irregular solid must be measured by it

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Density

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The mass of a substance per unit volume of a substance.

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Buoyancy

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The upward part of force exerted by fluid called buoyancy

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Archimedes principle

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The buoyant pull on a object immersed in a fluid equal to the weight of the fluid the object displaces.

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Positive buoyancy

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When a object rises in a fluid

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Neutral buoyancy

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When a object remains level in a fluid.

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Negative buoyancy

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When a object sinks in a fluid.