Static Fluids

Which box has a higher density?  

• Box A
• Box B
• cannot be determined
• they are the same

If an object sinks in a fluid, _____.

• the density of the fluid is greater than the density of the object
• the density of the fluid is less than the density of the object
• the density of the fluid is equal to the density of the object
• density has nothing to do with whether an object sinks or floats, only which state of matter the object is

What do we call the the amount of force exerted on a certain area?

• fluid

• pressure

• buoyant force

• normal force

The upward force exerted by a fluid is called the...

• buoyancy force

• density force

• fluidity force

• normal force

Car brakes and car jacks are examples of

• hydraulic systems
• archimedes' principle
• atmospheric pressure
• buoyancy

Water pressure increases as depth increases. 

• True
• False

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When pressure is applied to a confined fluid, the increase in pressure is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid. This fact is called________.

• Pascal's Principle
• Newton's Principle
• Archimedes' Principle
• Bernoulli's Principle

A simple U-tube or manometer has a side filled with water and another with an unknown blue fluid. Which side has the larger absolute pressure at the bottom of its column?

• left

• right

• equal

In the same system, which fluid has the greater density?

• water

• unknown fluid

• both have the same density

Rank the fluids in order from most dense to least dense.

• Fluid A, oil, water, mercury

• oil, water, Fluid A, mercury

• mercury, oil, water, Fluid A

• mercury, Fluid A, water, oil