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Fluids and forces

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Snowshoes enable a person to walk on deep snow because the snowshoes

a)

decrease the person's weight on the snow

b)

increase the area over which the person's weight is distributed

c)

increase the pressure on the snow

d)

increase the buoyancy of the person

2.

A unit of pressure is called a

a)

bernoulli

b)

pascal

c)

pound

d)

meter

3.

Air pressure decreases as

a)

velocity increases

b)

elevation increases

c)

acceleration decreases

d)

gravity increases

4.

Water pressure increases as

a)

depth increases

b)

gravity decreases

c)

force decreases

d)

acceleration increases

5.

Which type of substance does Pascal's principle deal with?

a)

solids

b)

fluids

c)

powders

d)

metals

6.

One application of Pascal's principle is

a)

a hydraulic car lift

b)

the flight of an airplane

c)

a speedboat's bottom slapping against the waves

d)

the buoyancy shown by ducks and other waterfowl

7.

Which of the following is true of the buoyant force?

a)

it acts in the downward direction

b)

it acts with the force of gravity

c)

it acts in the upward direction

d)

ti makes an object feel heavier

8.

If an object floats, the volume of displaced water is equal to the volume of

a)

the entire object

b)

the portion of the object that is above water

c)

the portion of the object that is submerged

d)

exactly half of the object

9.

What scientific rule states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object?

a)

Archimedes' principle

b)

Pascal's principle

c)

Bernoulli's principle

d)

Newton's third law of motion

10.

A ship stays afloat as long as the buoyant force is

a)

less than the ship's weight

b)

equal to the ship's weight

c)

less than the ship's speed

d)

greater than the ship's speed

11.

Pascal's principle states that when force is applied to a confined fluid, the change in pressure is transmitted

a)

only to the area where the pressure is applied

b)

equally to all parts of the fluid

c)

to any weakness in the fluid's container

d)

in the direction of the buoyant force

12.

Smoke rises up a chimney partly because of

a)

Archimedes' principle

b)

Pascal's principle

c)

Bernoulli's principle

d)

Newton's third law of motion

13.

The mass per unit volume of a substance is its

a)

density

b)

buoyancy

c)

weight

d)

fluid pressure

14.

An object that is more dense than the fluid in which it is immersed will

a)

sink

b)

rise

c)

neither rise nor sink

d)

sink at first, than rise slowly

15.

Pressure can be measured in units of

a)

newtons

b)

newtons per square meter

c)

newtons per centimeter

d)

newtons per cubic centimeter

16.

What scientific rule states that the pressure exerted by a moving stream of fluid is less than the pressure of the surrounding fluid?

a)

Archimedes' principle

b)

Pascal's principle

c)

Bernoulli's principle

d)

Newton's third law of motion

17.

Which of these multiplies a force by transmitting it to a large surface area?

a)

a hydraulic system

b)

a buoyant force

c)

a balanced pressure

d)

a force pump

18.

The braking system on a car is an example of

a)

a hydraulic system

b)

buoyancy

c)

Bernoulli's principle

d)

Newton's third law of motion

19.

In which direction is fluid pressure directed?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Sideways

d)

In all directions

20.

Which of the following would not affect the level at which a cargo ship floats in a body of water?

a)

The depth of the water

b)

The mass of the ship’s cargo

c)

The volume of the ship

d)

The density of the ship’s material