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8th grade 2016
Term | Definition |
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Pascal's Principle | A statement that says when an outside pressure is applied at any point to fluid in a container, that pressure is transmitted throughout the fluid with equal strength |
Bernoulli's principle | A statement that describes the effects of movement on fluid pressure. According to this principle, an increase in the speed of the motion of a fluid decreases the pressure within the fluid. |
buoyancy | This is the upward force on objects in a fluid. |
fluid | A substance that can flow easily, such as a gas or a liquid |
air resistance | The fluid friction due to air . |
friction | A force that resists the motion between two surfaces in contact. |
gravity | The force that objects exert on each other because of their masses. |