9 - Fluid Mechanics
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Practice Questions
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What happens to fluid pressure as depth increases?
💡 Hint: Think of the weight of water stacks.
Name a device that measures fluid pressure.
💡 Hint: Starts with 'M'.
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Interactive Quizzes
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How does pressure change with depth in a fluid?
💡 Hint: Think of what happens if you dive underwater.
True or False: A manometer can measure both absolute and differential pressure.
💡 Hint: Consider what type of pressures we generally care about.
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Challenge Problems
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A tank filled with water is 10 meters high. Calculate the force exerted by the water on the bottom of the tank, given the area is 2 m².
💡 Hint: Break it down into calculating pressure first.
A U-tube manometer filled with mercury (density 13546 kg/m³) shows a height difference of 0.5 meters between two points in a gas system. Calculate the pressure difference.
💡 Hint: Use the pressure difference formula with the given height.
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