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When pressure is applied to a fluid in a closed container the pressure increases by the same amount everywhere in the container

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Pascal’s Principle

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The pressure of a fluid decreases when the speed of the fluid increases

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Bernoulli’s principle

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The ping pong ball balanced carefully in the air stream of the blow dryer.

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Bernoulli’s Principle

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The Titanic stayed afloat for about 2 hours allowing time for most the passengers to be saved.

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Archimedes’ Principle

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5
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The car screeched to a stop to avoid running over the ball that had rolled into the street.

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Pascal’s Principle

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An object at rest remains at rest an object in motion remains in motion at a constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

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Newton’s Law #1

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The acceleration of an object depends on the mass of an object and the amount of force applied.

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Newton’s Law #2

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For every action there is an equal opposite reaction.

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Newton’s Law #3

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9
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A passenger stepped onto the bottom step of the bus entrance

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Law #3

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10
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The soccer ball shot down the field until it hit the goal

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Law #1

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It was much harder to move the grocery cart,once I had loaded the 10-2-liter bottles of soda into it

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Law #2

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When doing your homework,your pencil pushes on the paper and the paper pushes back

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Law #3

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13
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It is easier to push the bicycle than to push a car

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Law #2

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14
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The golf ball was perched on the tree

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Law #1

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15
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The gears groaned with effort as they lifted the filled-to-capacity cars to the top of the first hill

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Law #2

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16
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The passenger leaned against side of the car as the car sped around the curve

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Law #3

17
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The passengers patiently waited for the car to move forward and begin climbing that first hill

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Law #1

18
Q

Any substance that can flow the shape of the container that holds it

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Fluid

19
Q

The amount of force per unit area applied to an object’s surface

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Pressure

20
Q

The ratio of the weight of all the air above you to your surface

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Atmospheric pressure

21
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An upward force applied force applied by a fluid on an object in the fluid

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Buoyant force

22
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A force that opposes the motion of an object through an fluid

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Drag force

23
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The weight of the fluid that an object displaces is equal to the buoyant force acting on the object

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Archimedes Principle