Forces in Fluids Practice Test
 
1.    Pressure increases if    (1.) force increases and area stays the same.
       (2.) area increases and force stays the same.
       (3.) force and area both increase in the same proportion.
       (4.) force and area both decrease in the same proportion.

2.    At which depth is water pressure greatest?   (1.) 10 m   (2.) 100 m   (3.) 500 m   (4.) 1,000 m

3.    At which elevation is air pressure greatest?   (1.) 10 m   (2.) 100 m   (3.) 500 m  (4.) 1,000 m

4.    Hydraulic systems, such as car brakes, take advantage of
       (1.) Pascal's principle.  (2.) Archimedes' principle   (3.) Bernoulli's principle.  (4.) gravity.

5.    The buoyant force pushes objects   (1.) downwards.  (2.) upwards.   (3.) sideways.
       (4.) in all directions.

6.    Archimedes' Principle states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the
       (1.) weight of the object.    (2.) volume of the object.
       (3.) volume of the fluid the object displaces.
       (4.) weight of the fluid the object displaces.

7.    Density increases if
       (1.)  mass and volume increase in the same proportion.
       (2.)  mass and volume decrease in the same proportion.
       (3.)  mass increases and volume stays the same.
       (4.)  volume increases and mass stays the same.

8.    Objects sink in water when they
       (1.)  have greater mass than water.
       (2.)  have greater density than water.
       (3.)  have greater weight than water.
       (4.)  occupy more volume than water.

9.     Archimedes' principle states that the buoyant force on an object in a
        fluid is equal to the _____ of the fluid displaced.
        (1.) volume   (2.) weight   (3.) pressure   (4.) kinetic energy

10.   Pascal's principle is the basis for  (1.) aerodynamics   (2.) buoyancy
        (3.) hydraulics   (4.) changes of state

11.   What is the term used to describe the amount of force exerted per unit of area?
         (1.) Work   (2.) Kinetic energy   (3.) Pressure    (4.) Power

Short Answer Section

Show the formula, work, and units associated with the following problem.

 Find the pressure exerted by a downward force of 250,000 N on a region that
 has an area of 500 m2.

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