Viscosity
Density
Buoyancy
Pressure
Fluid Systems
100
Ketchup and Maple Syrup
What are examples of substances that are useful because of their viscosity?
100
Mass divided by volume
What is the density formula?
100
Moves upward and works against gravitational force.
What is buoyant force?
100
A decrease in volume caused by a force.
What is compression?
100
The study of pressure in liquids.
What is Hydraulics?
200
A measure of the speed at which a fluid flows from one point to another.
What is flow rate?
200
Describes how closely packed together the particles are in a substance.
What is Density?
200
The tendency of an object in a fluid to rise or sink due to density differences with its surroundings.
What is buoyancy?
200
The amount of force applied to a given area.
What is pressure?
200
Devices that transmit applied forces through gases to move something else.
What is pneumatic systems?
300
The resistance of a fluid to flow
What is viscosity?
300
State of matter that has the least density.
What is gas?
300
The buoyant force acting on an object equals the weight of the fluid displaced by the object.
What is the Archimedes' Principle?
300
Force over area
What is the pressure formula?
300
Devices that compress air.
What are compressors?
400
Viscosity Increases
What is the effect of cooling a fluid?
400
State of matter that has the most density.
What is a solid?
400
Gravity equals buoyancy.
What is neutral buoyancy?
400
________ is when solids and liquids cannot be squeezed into a smaller volume.
What is incompressible?
400
Heavy trucks and buses rely on these.
What is pneumatic brakes?
500
Viscosity decreases
What is effect of heating a gas?
500
The measurement of the amount of space occupied by a substance.
What is volume?
500
The total mass of all substances on board divided by the total volume.
What is average density?
500
This changes with altitude.
What is air pressure?
500
______ provide the force that pushes the fluid through pipes.
What are pumps?