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pressure |
force / area. strength or energy |
*alexander voice* they really area |
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pascal |
(n/m²). the SI unit of pressure, equal to one newton per square meter. |
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fluid |
an easily flowing material. all forces exterted combine to make the pressure. |
slurp slurp |
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barometer |
a tool to measure atmospheric pressure. |
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density |
mass / volume. you can see if an object will float. |
the titanic sunk bc of this... |
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buoyant force |
when water and other fluids exert upwards on a submerged object. |
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archimedes' principle |
buoyant force is equal to the weight of the volume of fluid displaced by the object. |
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pascal's principle |
principal where pressure increases by the same amount throughout an enclosed or confined fluid. |
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hydraulic system |
a system where liquids transmit pressure and multiply force in a confined fluid. |
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bernoulli's principal |
the faster a fluid moves the less pressure. |
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