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Chapter 7 Forces in Fluids
Physical Science
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8th Grade
01/19/2012

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Fluid
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any material that can flow and that takes the shape of it's container
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Pressure
Definition
the amount of force exerted on a given area; expressed in pascals
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Pascal
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the SI unit of pressure; equal to the force of 1 N exerted over an area of one square meter
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Atmospheric Pressure
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the pressure caused by the weight of the atmosphere
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Density
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the amount of matter in a given space; mass per unit volume
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Pascal's Principle
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the principle that states that a change in pressure at any point in an enclose fluid is transmitted equally to all parts of that fluid
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Buoyant Force
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Archimedes' Principle
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Bernoulli's Principle
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Lift
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Thrust
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Drag
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