2.1 - Horizontal Surface Forces
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Practice Questions
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What is the relationship between pressure and depth in a fluid?
💡 Hint: Think about the weight of the fluid above.
Define buoyancy in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about why boats float.
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What causes the pressure in a fluid to increase with depth?
💡 Hint: Think about the concept of fluid weight above a point.
True or False: The center of pressure is always located at the physical centroid of a submerged area.
💡 Hint: Consider how pressure acts differently at various depths.
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A submerged cylindrical object has a diameter of 0.5 m and is 2 m long. Calculate the total downward force due to fluid pressure acting on the curved surface of the object when submerged to a depth of 5 m.
💡 Hint: Use the formula A = πdh to find lateral area.
Describe how changing the angle of inclination of a submerged surface affects the center of pressure and resultant force.
💡 Hint: Visualize the surface tilted to see how pressure varies.
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