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Force, Pressure and Buoyancy

Find out the difference between force and pressure and why things float or sink.

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ForceA push or pull by an agent upon a receiver.
Unbalanced ForceCauses changes in motion or shape.q
Balanced ForceObjects are at rest or unchanging.
PressureThe fraction of the force applied to each square of the receiver.
WeightThe amount that gravity pulls on an object.
MassThe amount of matter in an object.
Atmospheric PressureThe fraction of the force of air, pushing on each square of everything on earth.
Pascal's LawFluids push in all directions.
Water pressureThe fraction of the force of water pushing on each square of objects in and around it.
BuoyancyThe upward push upon all objects in water, floating or sinking.
Archimedes PrincipleAn object in water will lose the amount of weight that it can push aside.
PoundsA unit of measure for force and weight in U.S.
NewtonA unit of measure for force and weight in S.I.
GramA unit of measure for mass in S.I.
One gram in one milliliterThe density of cold water.
DisplaceTo push aside and take its place.
Floating or a book on a table.Examples of balanced forces.
Sinking or a falling book.Examples of unbalanced forces.
Blood pressureThe fraction of the force of blood on each square of vessel walls.


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