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Fluids Unit Test

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What is a fluid?   A fluid is any substance that flows  
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What is a slurry?   A mixture of water and solid.  
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What is slurry technology? What is it used for?   The transportation of solids in water - 1. Paper Production - 2. Hydro-seeding - 3. Mining- Processing minerals  
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What is density?   Density is the ratio of mass to volume  
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What is buoyancy?   The tendency of an object in a fluid to rise or sink due to density differences with its surroundings  
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What is Archimedes principle?   The buoyant force on an abject is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced by the object  
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What is pressure?   The amount of force applied to a given area  
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What are two effects of pressure?   1. It causes our ears to pop when we change altitude quickly 2. Air Balloon increases in pressure and explodes  
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What is parcels law?   When force is applied to an enclosed fluid the increase in pressure is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid.  
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What is a hydraulic system?   Transfer of energy from flow and pressure, not from the kinetic energy of the flow.  
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What is compression?   The decrease in volume as a result of a force  
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What is a pneumatic system?   A system that uses a gas, usually air, under pressure to transmit a force  
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What is buoyant force?   s an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object.  
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