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| the principle that state that the buoyant force on an object in a fluid is an upward force equal to the weight of the volume of fluid that the object displaces |
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| the pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere |
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| the principle that states that the pressure in a fluid decreases as the fluid's velocity increases |
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| the upward force that keeps an object immersed in or floating on a liquid |
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| the force parallel to the velocity of the flow; it opposes the direction of an aircraft and, in combination with thrust, determines the speed of the aircraft |
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| a nonsolid state of matter in which the atoms or molecules are free to move past each other, as in a gas or liquid |
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| an upward force on an object that moves in a fluid |
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| the principle that states that a fluid in equilibrium contained in a vessel exerts a pressure of equal intensity in all directions |
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| the amount of force exerted per unit area of a surface |
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| the pushing or pulling force exerted by the engine of an aircraft or rocket |
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