Characteristics of Fluids
___________ affects the speed at which particles move
What is Temperature?
This is an area of slower-moving fluid that occurs behind an obstacle
What is eddy?
The formula to solve for density it ...
What is mass divided by weight?
Maple syrup is thicker than soy sauce so it would flow ______
What is slower?
What type of objects have shapes that reduce turbulence and create more laminar flow?
What is streamlined?
What is a solid?
What is matter?
Since particles of a solid are usually closer together than the particles of a liquid, solids are often ________ than liquids?
What is denser?
Objects that have a lower viscosity will have a ____________________.
What is high flow rate?
What will change, weight or mass, if you are in space?
What is weight?
What state of matter has particles moving more freely and is bound less closely
What is a liquid?
This is the study of moving liquids?
What is hydrodynamics?
The spaces between gas particles are larger than those in solids and liquids, which means that there are considerably fewer particles in a given volume of gas. Gases are much ______ than liquids and solids.
What is less dense?
If a fluid is allowed to move, it will always go from an area of _________ pressure to an area of lower pressure
What is higher?
Which do you think has a greater mass: a kilogram of gold or a kilogram of polystyrene foam?
Fluids such as gases and liquids are able to this...
Hint: Think of moving
What is flow?
The study of how fluids behave at rest and when moving.
What is fluid mechanics?
If the density of a substance is less than the density of the fluid, the substance will _____
What is float?
Fluids with slow flow rates have particles with higher ___________.
What is cohesion?
Provide a type of fluid found in the human body and describe its function.
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What are the two types of flow?
What are laminar flow and turbulent flow?
The strong attraction among the particles that form the surface of a liquid.
What is surface tension?
A substance generally has a greater density in its solid state than in its __________ and _______ state
What is liquid and gas?
If it takes 4 seconds to fill up a 1 L container of water from your kitchen tap, what is the flow rate from the tap?
The flow rate from the tap is 0.25 L/s.
Use the particle theory to explain why 10 mL of liquid cannot fill a 20 mL container.
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