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1

The fluid pressure at the bottom of a container depends on the area of the bottom as well as the height of the fluid.
A)True
B)False
2

Fluid pressure is independent of the shape or size of the container.
A)True
B)False
3

At a particular depth in a liquid, the fluid pressure is the same in all directions except the upward direction.
A)True
B)False
4

Pascal’s law states that the buoyant force will always be equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
A)True
B)False
5

If a rock has a density of a 4 kg/m3 on the earth, it will have a density of 4 kg/m3 on the moon.
A)True
B)False
6

Since the weight of the overlying fluid in a container is proportional to its density, the pressure at any depth is also proportional to the density of the fluid.
A)True
B)False
7

The buoyant force is equal to the resultant force acting on a submerged object.
A)True
B)False
8

The buoyant force on a weather balloon does not depend directly on the density of the gas inside the balloon.
A)True
B)False
9

The smaller the area of the input cylinder of a hydraulic press in comparison with the area of the output cylinder, the larger the mechanical advantage.
A)True
B)False
10

An open-tube manometer is a device used to measure absolute pressure.
A)True
B)False
11

The rate of flow is defined as the speed with which a fluid passes a certain cross section.
A)True
B)False
12

If a fluid is considered incompressible, and if we neglect internal friction, the rate of flow through a pipe remains constant, even when the cross-sectional area changes.
A)True
B)False
13

Decreasing the diameter of a pipe by one-half will cause the velocity of a fluid through the pipe to be quadrupled.
A)True
B)False
14

An increase in fluid velocity results in an increased pressure at the constriction in a venturi meter.
A)True
B)False
15

The pressure P in Bernoulli’s equation represents the absolute pressure and not the gauge pressure.
A)True
B)False
16

Bernoulli’s equation applies for fluids at rest as well as for fluids in motion.
A)True
B)False
17

If several holes are cut in the side of a container filled with water, the discharge velocity increases with depth below the surface; however, the range is a maximum at the midpoint.
A)True
B)False
18

If we consider a fluid to be incompressible and neglect the effects of friction, the change in velocity as a fluid goes through the constriction in a horizontal venturi tube does not depend on the density of the fluid.
A)True
B)False
19

Either weight density or mass density might be used in Bernoulli’s equation.
A)True
B)False
20

Torricelli’s theorem might be thought of as a special case of the more general Bernoulli’s equation.
A)True
B)False
21

Which of the following is independent of the density of a liquid?
A)The total force at the bottom of the container
B)The pressure at the surface of the liquid
C)The pressure at the bottom of the container
D)The pressure at the sides of the container
22

The hydraulic press operates primarily on
A)Archimedes’ principle
B)Pascal’s law
C)Boyle’s law
D)Newton’s laws
23

The ratio of an object’s weight density to its mass density is
A)absolute pressure
B)less than 1
C)equal to g
D)unitless
24

The fluid pressure at any point in a liquid is
A)proportional to its density
B)of the same magnitude
C)independent of height
D)directed downward only
25

An open-tube manometer measures
A)atmospheric pressure
B)absolute pressure
C)gauge pressure
D)sea-level pressure
26

A cork float has a volume of 2 ft³ and a density of 12 lb/ft³. Its weight is
A)6 lb
B)24 lb
C)0.17 lb
D)12 lb
27

Gasoline has a density of 680 kg/m³. The pressure at the bottom of a container filled with gasoline to a height of 2 m is approximately
A)1360 N/m²
B)3400 N/m²
C)13,328 N/m²
D)1500 N/m²
28

A square chunk of cork weighing 2 N floats with exactly half its volume submerged in water. The weight of the displaced water is
A)4 N
B)2 N
C)1 N
D)0.5 N
29

A force of 600 lb is applied to the small piston of a hydraulic press. The diameter of the input piston is exactly one-half the diameter of the output piston. The lifting force exerted by the output piston is
A)150 lb
B)300 lb
C)1200 lb
D)2400 lb
30

What must the volume of a balloon be if it is to support a total mass of 1000 kg at a point where the density of air is 1.2 kg/m³? (The total mass includes that of the balloon and the helium with which it is filled, as well as the payload.)
A)85 m³
B)833 m³
C)1200 m³
D)8166 m³
31

The rate of flow of a fluid out of an opening at the bottom of a container does not depend on
A)the depth of the hole
B)the area of the opening
C)the density of the fluid
D)the acceleration of gravity
32

The product of velocity and cross-sectional area for a liquid flowing through a pipe is a measure of
A)rate of flow
B)fluid pressure
C)volume of fluid
D)none of these
33

The velocity of discharge of a fluid through an orifice is associated most closely with
A)Bernoulli
B)Torricelli
C)Venturi
D)Archimedes
34

When one blows air across the top of a sheet of paper, the paper rises because of the
A)force of the blow
B)drop in the pressure above the paper
C)increase in pressure below the paper
D)increase in temperature of the air
35

When there is no change in pressure at the beginning and end of a flow process, Bernoulli’s equation reduces to
A)P = ρgh
B)P + ½ρv² = constant
C)v = √2gh
D)ρgh = constant
36

Water flowing at a velocity of 20 cm/s in a 6-cm-diameter pipe encounters a constriction 3 cm in diameter. The velocity through the constriction is
A)80 cm/s
B)40 cm/s
C)5 cm/s
D)10 cm/s
37

A container 4 ft high is filled to the top with liquid. The discharge velocity from a hole at the bottom of the container is
A)12 ft/s
B)16 ft/s
C)20 ft/s
D)24 ft/s
38

In a horizontal venturi tube, the pressure at the inlet is 27 lb/ft², and the velocity of a liquid flowing through it is 10 ft/s. The density of the liquid is 2 slugs/ft³, and the pressure at the throat of the venturi drops to 6 lb/ft². The velocity of the liquid in the throat is approximately
A)11 ft/s
B)15 ft/s
C)20 ft/s
D)25 ft/s
39

The dimensions of every term in Bernoulli’s equation are those of
A)length
B)velocity
C)density
D)pressure
40

Water rushes out the end of a pipe at the rate of 2 m³/s and with a velocity of 4 m/s. The area of the opening is
A)2 m²
B)1 m²
C)0.5 m²
D)0.25 m²
41

Gauge pressure is pressure less pressure.
42

The forces exerted by a fluid on the walls of its container are always .
43

The fluid pressure is directly proportional to the of the fluid and to its .
44

Fluid pressure is independent of the or of its container.
45

The weight density of a body is equal to the ratio of its to its . Is it a universal constant for a given material? .
46

An object that is completely or partly submerged in a fluid experiences an upward force, called the force, which is equal to the of the fluid displaced. This is principle.
47

An open, U-shaped tube partially filled with mercury can be used to measure pressure. Such a device is called a(n) .
48

If the weight of the displaced fluid exceeds the weight of a submerged body, the body will .
49

The press operates on the principle that an output pressure is essentially equal to an input pressure. This principle was named after .
50

The ideal mechanical advantage for a hydraulic press is the ratio of the of the output piston to that of the input piston.
51

The is defined as the volume of fluid that passes a certain cross section per unit of time. Its unit is in the USCS.
52

The motion of a fluid in which every particle in the fluid flows the same path past a particular point as that followed by previous particles is called .
53

The principle is responsible for mixing fuel with air in the throat of a carburetor as air rushes through it.
54

In our discussion of fluids, four physical quantities are derived from the fundamental quantities of mass, length, and time and play important roles. They are , , , and .
55

The discharge velocity increases with below the surface of a liquid. The range of the discharged liquid is a maximum at the .
56

The velocity of discharge from an orifice depends on the and the . The magnitude of the velocity is predicted by theorem.
57

The product of and is a constant and is a measure of the rate of flow.
58

Fluid flow in which swirls and eddies increase the frictional drag is called flow.
59

In applying Bernoulli’s equation, it must be remembered that P represents pressure and ρ represents density.
60

In Bernoulli’s equation, the sum of , , and must remain constant.







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