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Density, Buoyancy, & Fluid Principles Review

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 54mins

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1.

What determines if an object sinks or floats?

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2.

A 1587g block of lead has dimensions of 4.62cm by 3.86cm by 7.22cm. Calculate the density of lead.

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3.

287.3 grams of Mercury metal is poured into and fills a graduated cylinder that holds exactly 30.5 mL. Calculate the density of Mercury.

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4.

What is the weight of the brown object?

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5.

Explain why the spring scale reads 14 N (image b).

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6.

What is the buoyant force in image c?

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7.

Explain why the weight of the object seems to decrease as it is submerged.

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8.

A 100-cm3 block of lead that weighs 11 N is carefully submerged in water. 1 cm3 of water weighs 0.0098 N.

What volume of water does the lead displace?

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A 100-cm3 block of lead that weighs 11 N is carefully submerged in water. 1 cm3 of water weighs 0.0098 N. What is the weight of that volume of water?

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10.

A 100-cm3 block of lead that weighs 11 N is carefully submerged in water. 1 cm3 of water weighs 0.0098 N. What is the buoyant force on the lead?

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11.

Which block would have a greater density?

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12.

Which 320 g block would have a greater density? Explain why.

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13.

During a storm, the wind exerts a 150 N force on a .5 m by .5 m (.5 m squared) window. What pressure does the wind exert on the window?

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14.

Which guy would feel the least amount of pressure? Why?

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15.

Using Pascal’s principle, explain how you can squeeze anywhere on the toothpaste tube, and the toothpaste comes out the opening.

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16.

Explain how an airplane wing gets lift using Bernoulli’s Principle.

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17.

Using the graph, explain the relationship between pressure and depth of a fluid

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18.

If the air inside of a balloon exerts a force of 1 N on an area of .5 m2, what is the pressure inside the balloon?

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