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Science 11-4
Bernoulli's Principle
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8th Grade
03/05/2012

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Fluid Motion

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  • fluid flows from area of high pressure to area of low pressure (sipping a drink from a straw)
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Bernoulli's Principle

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  • the faster a fluid moves, the less pressure the fluid exerts
  • as the speed of a moving fluid increases, the pressure within the fluid decreases
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Objects in Flight

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Bernoulli's principle is one factor helps explain-- flight  from a small kite to a huge plane. 
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Lift
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an upward force
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Atomizers 
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The difference in pressure between the top and bottom of the tube draws the perfume downward
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Chimneys
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smoke rises up the chimney partly becaue hot air rises, and partly because it is pushed.

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Flying Disks
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the way a flying disk works is the same as a plane the low pressure is on the top of the frisbee; the high pressure is on the bottom making it soar and fly.
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