Shooting Stars Flashcards
1
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fluid
A
a non solid state of matter
2
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pressure
A
the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface
3
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pascal
A
the SI unit of pressure
4
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atmospheric pressure
A
the pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere
5
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buoyant force
A
the upward force that keeps an object floating on a liquid
6
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Archimedes’ principal
A
a principal that states that the bouyont force on an objects in a fluid
7
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bernoulli’s principal
A
the pressure in a fluid decrease as the fluids velocity increases
8
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lift
A
an upward force on an object that moves in a fluid
9
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thrust
A
pushing or a pulling force
10
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drag
A
the opposite of thrust
11
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pascal’s principal
A
fluids in a vessel exerts the same amount of pressure in every direction
