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1

Pressure is properly defined as
A)force times area
B)force divided by area
C)area divided by force
D)force divided by the square of the area
2

The statement that any change in pressure of a fluid is transmitted uniformly, in all directions, throughout the fluid is known as
A)Pascal's principle
B)Archimedes' principle
C)Boyle's law
D)Bernoulli's principle
3

Normal atmospheric pressure measured at sea level measured in Pascals is
A)101
B)14.7
C)30
D)101,000 Pascals
4

Boyle's law for an ideal gas at constant temperature states that
A)the pressure times the volume is a constant
B)the pressure times the square of the volume is a constant
C)the pressure divided by the volume is a constant
D)the volume divided by the pressure is a constant
5

Density is defined as
A)mass multiplied by volume
B)volume divided by mass
C)mass divided by volume
D)weight multiplied by volume
E)mass multiplied by the acceleration due to gravity
6

According to Archimedes' principle, the buoyant force
A)is equal to the mass of the object
B)is always greater than the weight of the object
C)is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
D)is less than the weight of the displaced fluid if the object sinks
7

The equation of continuity requires that the product of the velocity of the fluid and the cross sectional area of a pipe is a constant.
A)True
B)False
8

The equation of continuity is a consequence of conservation of
A)velocity
B)momentum
C)energy
D)mass
9

Bernoulli's principle is a consequence of conservation of
A)velocity
B)momentum
C)energy
D)mass
10

The lift on airplane wings is explained by
A)Pascal's principle
B)Archimedes' principle
C)Boyle's law
D)Bernoulli's principle





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