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viscosity 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Viscosity can be described as...

a)

a physical property of liquids

b)

a physical property of solids

c)

a chemical property of liquids

2.

What is fluid flow?

a)

Describes how fluids behave when frozen.

b)

Describes how fluids behave when heated.

c)

Describes how fluids behave in their surrounding environment.

3.

Which of these are fluids?

a)

Sand and water

b)

Water and Oxygen

c)

Oxygen and Rocks

d)

Rocks and Sand

4.

What is Viscosity?

a)

A fluids colour.

b)

A fluids temperature.

c)

A fluids resistance to flow.

5.

Which of these factors affects Viscosity?

a)

Temperature

b)

Colour

c)

Taste

6.

Liquids with very low viscosity ,flow very _______________________.

a)

fast

b)

not at all

c)

slow

d)

whenever it wants

7.

As temperature increases ,viscosity of liquid _______________.

a)

increases

b)

stays the same

c)

decreases

8.

How is viscosity & density affected when a fluid is heated?

a)

viscosity increases & density increases

b)

viscosity decreases & density decreases

c)

viscosity decreases & density increases

d)

temperature has no affect on viscosity or density

9.
What is viscosity?
a)
A liquid's resistance to flow.
b)
a liquids flow.
c)
a liquid
d)
gas to solid.
10.

As the temperature increases the viscosity _______________, the molecules move further apart making the liquid "thinner".

a)

increases

b)

stays the same

c)

decreases

11.

Fluids with very high viscosity flow very _______________________.

a)

fast

b)

not at all

c)

slow

d)

whenever it wants

12.

Which of these are classified as fluids?

a)

Solid

b)

Liquid

c)

Gas

13.

What is flow rate?

a)

The speed of a fish swimming across a lake.

b)

The speed of a rocket going to the moon.

c)

The speed which a fluid flows from one point to another.

14.

What is the SI unit of viscosity?

a)

Pascal (Pa)

b)

Poiseiulle (PI)

c)

Newton/m2

d)

Newton

15.

What is the formula for viscosity?

a)
b)
c)
16.

Flow rate may be determined by the following equation:

a)

Flow Rate = time/volume, measured in s/ml

b)

Flow Rate = volume/ time, measured in ml/s

c)

Flow rate = volume X time

d)

Flow rate = time X volume

17.

What is viscosity?

a)

A measurement of a fluid's resistance to flow or change in shape

b)

The force required to maintain a unit velocity gradient between two parallel layers of liquid

c)

The difference in velocity between the fluid's adjacent layers

d)

The ratio of shearing stress to the velocity gradient of the fluid

18.

What is the measurement of a fluid's resistance to flow or change in shape at a given rate?

a)

Viscous gradient

b)

Coefficient of viscosity

c)

Deformation rate

d)

Viscosity

19.

What role does the coefficient of viscosity play in various applications?

a)

Determining the difference in velocity between the fluid's adjacent layers

b)

Measuring the force required to maintain a unit velocity gradient between two parallel layers of liquid

c)

Determining how easily or difficult a fluid flows under the effect of external forces

20.

The correct statement about the viscosity of gases

a)

changes with temperature but is practically unaffected by pressure

b)

practically unaffected by temperature but very much affected by pressure

c)

affected considerably temperature and pressure

d)

unaffected by temperature and pressure

21.

What is drag?

a)

The force that acts parallel to the interface of two surfaces that are in contact, and opposes their relative motion

b)

The force or forces acting to oppose the motion of an object through a fluid medium

c)

The inverse relationship between airflow velocity and air pressure

d)

The force or forces acting to promote the motion of an object through a fluid medium

22.

What is the Formula for Stokes' Law

a)

F = 6πη/rv

b)

F = 4/3 πηrv

c)

F = 6πηrv

d)

F = 6πηr^2v^2

23.

What condition must be met for terminal velocity to be reached ?

a)

Weight = Upthrust / Drag

b)

Weight = Upthrust x Drag

c)

Weight = Upthrust - Drag

d)

Weight = Upthrust + Drag

24.

When the air resistance or drag is equal and opposite to the weight of the object you would call this

a)

terminal velocity

b)

gravitational weight

c)

flux capacitor

d)

rotational inertia

25.

Stokes law can be used to calculate:

a)

The turbulence caused by fluids that slow down an object

b)

The laminar flow

c)

Drag force on the a sphere moving constant speed in a viscous fluid

d)

The terminal velocity of an object in freefall that is going at constant speed when the gravitational force equals the upward air resistance

26.
  1. A student measured the terminal velocity of different objects as they fell through a liquid. The student used the measurements and Stokes' Law to calculate the viscosity of the liquid.

    For which of the following conditions does Stokes' Law apply?


a)

spherical objects and laminar flow

b)
  1. spherical objects and low viscosity

c)
  1. cylindrical objects and laminar flow

d)
  1. cylindrical objects and low viscosity

27.
  1. A sample of sea water is collected using a beaker. The sample contains some particles of
    sand which settle at the bottom of the beaker.

Which of the following would result in a decrease in the time taken for the sand to settle?

a)

smaller particles of sand

b)
  1. lower temperature of the sea water

c)
  1. smaller terminal velocity of sand particles

d)
  1. lower viscosity of the sea water

28.
  1. Which of the following best describes the situations in which Stokes' Law applies for objects moving in a fluid?

a)
  1. all spherical objects moving at low speeds

b)
  1. all spherical objects in a fluid with low viscosity

c)
  1. small spherical objects moving at low speeds

d)
  1. small spherical objects in a fluid with low viscosity

29.
  1. Stokes' law can be used to determine the frictional force on an object moving through a fluid.

To which of the following would Stokes' law best apply?

a)
  1. A large sphere moving quickly through a fluid.

b)
  1. A large sphere moving slowly through a fluid.

c)
  1. A small sphere moving quickly through a fluid.

d)
  1. A small sphere moving slowly through a fluid.

30.
  1. A ball bearing falls at terminal velocity through a liquid.

The temperature of the liquid increases and the ball bearing falls with a greater terminal velocity.

Which row of the table is correct as the temperature of the liquid increases?

a)

FD constant, η increase

b)

FD constant, η decrease

c)

FD decrease, η increase

d)

FD decrease, η decrease

31.

Two spheres, A and B, fall through the same viscous fluid.  A and B have the same density; A has the larger radius. Which has the larger terminal velocity?

a)

A has the larger terminal velocity.

b)

B has the larger terminal velocity.

c)

A and B have the same terminal velocity.

32.

As raindrops fall they reach a terminal velocity.

Which of the following properties has a negligible effect on the terminal velocity of a raindrop?

a)

density of water

b)

viscosity of water

c)

viscosity of air

d)

volume of raindrop

33.

What happens to the drag force on spheres with increasing mass?

a)

The drag force is constant

b)

The drag force is increase

c)

The drag force is decrease

34.

What happens to the drag force on spheres with increasing radius size?

a)

The drag force is constant across all sizes of spheres in a fluid.

b)

The drag force increases with the size of the sphere falling through a fluid.

c)

The drag force decreases with the size of the sphere falling through a fluid.

35.

A small metal sphere is dropped through honey and another identical sphere is dropped into a less viscous oil. Which statement is TRUE?

a)

The terminal velocities of the sphere in both fluids are the same.

b)

The terminal velocity in the honey is greater than the terminal velocity in the oil.

c)

The terminal velocity in the oil is greater than the terminal velocity in the honey.