Solids, Liquids and Gases

Front

What happens to an object if the buoyant force acting on it is less than its weight?

Back

The object will sink.

Front

According to the kinetic theory of matter, what is all matter composed of?

Back

Particles.

Front

What is the SI Unit of Pressure?

Back

Pascal.

Front

Who discovered that the volume of a gas increases with increasing temperature?

Back

Charles.

Front

In which state of matter do particles have enough energy to slip out of their ordered arrangement and flow?

Back

Liquid.

Front

What is the state of matter characterized by a definite shape and volume?

Back

Solid.

Front

What is the state of matter that has a definite volume but takes the shape of its container?

Back

Liquid.

Front

What is the state of matter that has neither a definite shape nor a definite volume?

Back

Gas.

Front

What is the principle that states that pressure in a fluid decreases as the fluid's velocity increases?

Back

Bernoulli's principle.

Front

What is the term for the force exerted by a fluid on an object immersed in it?

Back

Buoyant force.