Phases of Matter and Fluid Statics Quiz

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What property distinguishes a liquid from a gas?

Fixed volume (correct)

Definite shape

Ability to conduct electricity

Any shape and easily compressed

Which phase of matter has a definite shape and size?

Plasma

Gas

Liquid

Solid (correct)

What stress is the only stress present in fluid statics?

Tensile stress

Shear stress

Normal stress (correct)

Compressive stress

In which type of fluid mechanics is fluid flow considered?

Fluid Dynamics Signup and view all the answers

Which force applied over a smaller area results in greater pressure?

Normal force Signup and view all the answers

In which type of problems is fluid statics relevant?

Fluids at rest Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the pressure at depth h in a liquid?

Ph = P0 + \rho gh Signup and view all the answers

How is absolute pressure related to gauge pressure and atmospheric pressure?

Pabs = Pg + Patm Signup and view all the answers

What is gauge pressure?

Pressure above atmospheric pressure Signup and view all the answers

What is the average standard atmospheric pressure at sea level?

1.01 atmosphere (atm) Signup and view all the answers

What happens if there were a gaping hole in a tire?

The gauge would read zero Signup and view all the answers

Why does a tire gauge read zero at atmospheric pressure?

It is designed to ignore atmospheric pressure Signup and view all the answers

Which principle causes atmospheric pressure to add to the total pressure in any fluid not enclosed in a rigid container?

Pascal's principle Signup and view all the answers

What does gauge pressure measure?

Pressure relative to atmospheric pressure Signup and view all the answers

What does absolute pressure represent?

Absolute pressure Signup and view all the answers

Which assumption about fluid flow does the concept of ideal flow make?

The fluid is compressible, leading to varying density. Signup and view all the answers

What is the path that a particle takes in steady flow called?

Streamline Signup and view all the answers

What happens if fluid particles flow into or out of the sides of a tube of flow in steady flow?

The streamlines would cross each other. Signup and view all the answers

Which phase of matter does fluid statics primarily apply to?

Liquid Signup and view all the answers

What force applied over a smaller area results in greater pressure?

Large force Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the pressure at depth h in a liquid?

$P = \rho gh$ Signup and view all the answers

According to the equation of continuity for fluids, what is the relationship between the cross-sectional area of the pipe and the fluid speed at that cross section?

A1v1 = A2v2 Signup and view all the answers

What is the equivalent representation of the condition 'Av = constant' in the equation of continuity for fluids?

Volume of fluid entering = Volume of fluid leaving Signup and view all the answers

What does the equation of continuity imply about the speed and cross-sectional area of a fluid stream as it rises?

Speed increases, cross-sectional area decreases Signup and view all the answers

In the context of water flow through a pipe, if the internal diameter is 20cm and the speed is 1m/s, what should the diameter of the nozzle be for the water to emerge at a speed of 4m/s?

5cm Signup and view all the answers

What is the mass flow rate in kg/sec if 9.5 × 10^-4 m3 of fluid with a density of 1030 kg/m3 flows into a patient every six hours?

0.591 kg/sec Signup and view all the answers

What is defined as the rate of flow in the context of the equation of continuity for fluids?

The volume passing through an area in unit time Signup and view all the answers

Which statement accurately represents the relationship between mass and velocity in the context of fluid flow?

'm' is directly proportional to 'v' Signup and view all the answers

Phases of Matter and Fluid Statics Quiz

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What property distinguishes a liquid from a gas?

Which phase of matter has a definite shape and size?

What stress is the only stress present in fluid statics?

In which type of fluid mechanics is fluid flow considered?

Which force applied over a smaller area results in greater pressure?

In which type of problems is fluid statics relevant?

What is the formula for the pressure at depth h in a liquid?

How is absolute pressure related to gauge pressure and atmospheric pressure?

What is gauge pressure?

What is the average standard atmospheric pressure at sea level?

What happens if there were a gaping hole in a tire?

Why does a tire gauge read zero at atmospheric pressure?

Which principle causes atmospheric pressure to add to the total pressure in any fluid not enclosed in a rigid container?

What does gauge pressure measure?

What does absolute pressure represent?

Which assumption about fluid flow does the concept of ideal flow make?

What is the path that a particle takes in steady flow called?

What happens if fluid particles flow into or out of the sides of a tube of flow in steady flow?

Which phase of matter does fluid statics primarily apply to?

What force applied over a smaller area results in greater pressure?

What is the formula for the pressure at depth h in a liquid?

According to the equation of continuity for fluids, what is the relationship between the cross-sectional area of the pipe and the fluid speed at that cross section?

What is the equivalent representation of the condition 'Av = constant' in the equation of continuity for fluids?

What does the equation of continuity imply about the speed and cross-sectional area of a fluid stream as it rises?

In the context of water flow through a pipe, if the internal diameter is 20cm and the speed is 1m/s, what should the diameter of the nozzle be for the water to emerge at a speed of 4m/s?

What is the mass flow rate in kg/sec if 9.5 × 10^-4 m3 of fluid with a density of 1030 kg/m3 flows into a patient every six hours?

What is defined as the rate of flow in the context of the equation of continuity for fluids?

Which statement accurately represents the relationship between mass and velocity in the context of fluid flow?

How does reducing the cross-sectional area of a garden hose affect the water speed according to the equation of continuity?

'Av', which has dimensions of volume per unit time, represents:

What is defined as constant according to the equation of continuity for fluids?

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