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MIS Benjamin Chapter 14
Chapter 14 final test for Benjamin
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8th Grade
12/08/2015

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What is the SI unit for pressure
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pascal
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Why doesn't an ice cube float in air
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an ice cube is denser than air
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When you go from the top of a mountain to sea level the atmospheric pressure
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increases
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A gas bubble's shape depends on
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even air pressure
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A fluid flows from
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high pressure areas to low pressure areas
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Water is
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more dense than air
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Archimede's principle
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the fact that the buoyant force of an object equals the weight of the fluid displaced
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Atmospheric pressure increases as
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depth increases
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An object will float in water when the buoyant force equals the
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objects weight
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The density of a fluid affects the
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buoyant force it exerts on objects
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The secret of how a ship floats is
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its hollow shape
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The byoyant force greater than the object's weight causes the object to
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buoy up
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How do you find the volume of an irregular solid
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through water displacement
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What is a fish's swim bladder
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an organ that allows it to adjust its density
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This allows a ship to float
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its hollow shape
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This takes the shape of its container
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a fluid
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This is caused by the weight of the atmosphere
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atmospheric pressure
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this is used to determine buoyant force
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Archimedes' Princlple
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This is the force exerted on a given area
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pressure
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This is the amount of mass per unit volume
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Density
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