PS Chapter 8

Aside from depth, what else affect liquid pressure?

• Density

• Light

• Cellular Metabolism

• Uniformity

Which law explains why tires go flat on a cold day?

• Charles

• Boyles

• Pascals

• Tommys

If an object has a specific gravity that is greater than 1 it will

• Float

• Sink

• Stay suspended in the water column

If an object has a specific gravity that is LESS than 1 it will

• Float

• Sink

• Stay suspended in the water column

Which principle explains why water runs down the side of a glass when it is poured out?

• Boyles

• Coanda

• Pascal

• Archimedes

Which man stated that the pressure of a fluid is exerted equally in all areas?

• Charles

• Archimedes

• Pascal

• Bernoulli

Who figured out that water is pushing you up with a force equal to the weight of the water you displace?

• Boyle

• Charles

• Archimedes

• Coanda

Who figured out that when a tube that water is going through narrows, the speed of the fluid increases?

• Bernoulli

• Charles

• Boyle

• Coanda

Who discovered that as the volume of a gas decreases, its pressure will increase?

• Boyle

• Coanda

• Bernoulli

• Pascal

What is the study of how fluids flow and transmit forces called?

• Fluid Mechanics

• Dynamics

• Kinematics

• Statics