Chapter 1 - Fluid Mechanics

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The ________ is pulled up in the test tube, creating a vacuum in the top of the tube.

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Ρ

________ and V in the equation are that of the displaced fluid and NOT of the object.

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vertical distance

H represents the ________ from the surface of the fluid to a point in the fluid were measuring for.

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Friction

________ between a ball and the air makes air drag past faster on one side of the ball, creating a pressure difference that curves the trajectory.

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total area of contact (typically between a fluid and an object)

Ais the ________

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Bernoulli’s Equation

________ is an equation typically used to solve situations when a fluid is flowing from point to point.

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Fluid

A ______ is anything that flows

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Static Fluid

A _____ is a still fluid

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Pascals Law

_____________ states that any pressure exerted on one point/surface of a fluid causes an equal increase in pressure at all points throughout that fluid

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Barometer

A _______ is a device used to measure the pressure acting on the surface of a fluid

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Dynamic fluids

____________ are fluids that are moving (fluid flowing through a pipe)

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Volume Flow Rate

The ____________ is the volume of the fluid that flows past a certain point every second (units are m^3/s)

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