Matter in Motion

Question 1

Fluid

Answer 1

A nonsolid state of matter in which the atoms or molecules are free to move past eachother

Question 2

Pressure

Answer 2

The amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface

Question 3

Pascal

Answer 3

The SI unit of pressure

Question 4

Atmospheric Pressure

Answer 4

The pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere

Question 5

Buoyant Force

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Archimedes’ Princaple

Answer 6

The principal that states that 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

Question 7

Bernoulli’s Princaple

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Thrust

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Pascal’s Princaple

Answer 9

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