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Details Title: forces in fluids Description: froces in fluids Total Flash Cards: 9 Created: 04/09/2006 19:55:23	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term pressure Definition the force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted Term pascal Definition a unit of pressure equal to one newton per squar meter Term fluid Definition a substance that can easily change shape Term Pacal's principle Definition the rule that when force is applied to a confined fluid, the increase in pressure is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid Term hydrolic system Definition a system that multipies force by transmitting pressure from a small surface area through a confined fluid to a larger surface area Term buoyant force Definition the upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged object Term Archimedes' principle Definition the rule that buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid diplaced by that object Term density Definition the mass of a substance contained in a uint of volume Term Bernoulli's principle Definition the rule that a stream of fast-moving fluid exerts less pressure than the surrounding fluid