Vocabulary
Anything that has a mass and takes up space.
What is matter?
Matter is made of these.
What are particles?
A measure of a fluid's resistance to flow.
What is viscosity?
A ratio that compares mass to volume.
What is density?
Boats can stay afloat because of this force.
What is buoyancy?
A form of matter that has no defined shape and can take the shape of the container they are stored in. i.e. mustard
What is a liquid?
Particles are always _________.
What is moving?
A fluid with a lower viscosity flows ___________?
What is faster?
The upward force that a fluid exerts on an object.
What is buoyancy?
Anything that flows.
What is a fluid?
A form of matter that expands to fit the volume of the container it is placed in.
What is a gas?
There is _________ between the particles.
What is space.
The resistance that a surface encounters when it rubs against another.
What is friction?
This occurs when something takes the place of something else.
What is displacement?
This law states that if pressure is exerted on a fluid, it will be evenly distributed throughout the fluid.
What is Pascal's Law?
A measure of the amount of matter in an object.
What is mass?
This makes the particles move faster.
What is heat?
The attraction between the particles of a fluid and another substance.
What is Adhesion?
The word used to describe compressed air or gas under pressure.
What is pneumatic?
This principle states the upward, buoyant, force that is exerted on a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
What is Archimedes' Principle?
The amount of space something occupies.
What is volume?
What are pure substances?
A measure of how strongly fluid particles are attracted to each other.
What is cohesion?
The word used to describe a liquid that is under pressure or in a confined space.
What is hydraulic?
The most important fluid to humans.
What is water?