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Homework 15-Buoyant force

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

If an object weighing 50.0 N displaces a volume of water with a weight of 10.0 N, what is the buoyant force on the object?

a)

60.0 N

b)

50.0 N

c)

40.0 N

d)

10.0 N

2.

In which of the following situations will an object sink?

a)

The mass density of the object is less than the mass density of the fluid.

b)

The buoyant force on the object is equal to the weight of the object.

c)

The mass density of the fluid is less than the mass density of the object.

d)

The weight of the fluid displaced equals the weight of the object.

3.

What is water displacement used to find?

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

density

4.

An object should float in a liquid if...

a)

Its denser than the liquid

b)

It's the same density as the liquid

c)

It's less dense than the liquid

5.

What is buoyancy?

a)

The ability of an object to float on the water

b)

The ability of an object to sink on the water

6.

A ship will sink as long as the buoyant force is

a)

less than the ship’s weight

b)

equal to the ship’s weight

c)

greater than the ship’s speed

d)

less than the ship’s speed

7.

In a car lift, compressed air exerts a force, F1 on a small piston having a radius of 5.5 cm. This pressure is transmitted to a second piston of radius 20 cm as shown in figure above. The mass of the car is 1250 kg.

Calculate the pressure on the smaller piston F1.

a)

6.25 kPa

b)

61.31 kPa

c)

97.57 kPa

d)

306.56 kPa

8.

In a hydraulic press, the ratio between the radius of the two pistons is 53\frac{5}{3}  .What is the multiplying factor of the hydraulic press?

a)

53\frac{5}{3}  

b)

35\frac{3}{5}  

c)

259\frac{25}{9}  

d)

925\frac{9}{25}  

9.

If air flow velocity increases, air pressure will also increase

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Bernoulli's principle states that

a)

pressure is transmitted equally in all directions in the fluid

b)

buoyant force is equal to the weight of fluid displaced

c)

when the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure in the fluid decreases