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8th Grade
11/05/2012

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states tha the buoyant force on an object is equal to the wight of the fluid displaced by the object
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archimedes' principle
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states that when the speed of a fluid increases, the pressure is exerted by the fluid decreases
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Bernoulli's principle
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states that when a force is applied to a confined fluid, an increase in pressure is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid
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Pascal's principle
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uses a fluid to increase an applied force
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hydraulic system
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upward force exerted on an object immersed in a fluid
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bouyant force
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physical property of matter that can be found by dividng the independent variable
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density
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amount of force applied per unit area on an object's surface
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pressure
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What is the SI unit for pressure?
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Pascal (Pa)
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a substance htat has no definite shape and can flow
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fluid
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