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Chapter 19: Liquids Vocabulary
Liquids
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Physics
11th Grade
07/20/2012

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buoyancy
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The apparent loss of weight of an object immersed or submerged in a fluid.
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buoyant force
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The net upward force exerted by a fluid on a submerged or immersed object.
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Archimedes' principle
Definition
The relationship between buoyancy and displaced fluid: An immersed object is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.
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Pascal's principle
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Changes in pressure at any point in an enclosed fluid at rest are transmitted undiminished to all points in the fluid and act in all directions.
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