Fluids: chapter 8

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Weight

The force of gravity acting on an object

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Mass

The amount of matter that makes up an object or substance

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Volume

The amount of space an object or substance takes up

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Density

A measure of the mass per unit volume of a substance

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Buoyancy

The upward force created by a fluid that opposes the weight of an object

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Positively Buoyant

The buoyant force is strong enough to keep the object above the water level

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Negatively Buoyant

The buoyant force is not strong enough to support the object

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Neutrally Buoyant

The object neither sinks nor floats

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Archimedes Principle

states that the buoyant force is equal to the weight of the displaced water

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