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Physical Science Chapter 13 Fluid Pressure

Physical Science Concepts in Action - Prentice Hall

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pressurethe result of a force distributed over an area
pascalthe SI unit of pressure, equal to 1 newton per square meter
fluida substance that assumes the shape of its container
hydraulic systema device that uses pressurized fluid acting on pistons of different sizes to change a force
liftan upward force due to a pressure difference between the top and bottom of a wing
buoyancythe ability of a fluid to exert an upward force on an object placed in it
buoyant forcethe upward force which acts in the opposite direction of gravity
Archimedes' principlethe principle by which the buoyant force on an object is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object


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