Exam 4: Physics of Matter
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A device that measures absolute air pressure is called a __________.
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When a 4-cubic-ft block of wood floats in a fluid whose weight density is 60 pounds per cubic foot,3/4 of the block's volume is submerged.The buoyant force on the block is
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When an object floats in a liquid,the buoyant force is __________ the weight of the liquid displaced by the object.
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Two pistons push down on the fluid filling two cylinders connected by a narrow hose,as shown in the figure.The area A1 is 1 square inch,and the area A2 is 10 square inches.A force of 4 pounds is exerted downward on piston 1,as shown.
-The pressure on A2 is 40 psi.

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A person weighing 200 pounds stands on snowshoes.If the area of each snowshoe is 400 square inches,the pressure on the snow is __________ psi.
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The mass density of an object equals its _____ divided by its ________.
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When you suck through a straw,the force that makes the liquid go up the straw is
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When a liquid boils and changes to a gas,it is said to have undergone a change of ________.
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-the smallest unit of a chemical element
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A tire pressure gauge reads 30 psi when the atmospheric pressure is 14 psi.The net force on 2 square inches of the tire is __________.
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The buoyant force that keeps a ship afloat is an example of __________ principle.
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Two pistons push down on the fluid filling two cylinders connected by a narrow hose,as shown in the figure.The area A1 is 1 square inch,and the area A2 is 10 square inches.A force of 4 pounds is exerted downward on piston 1,as shown.
-The pressure on A2 is __________.

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-the upward force exerted by a fluid on anything immersed in it
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The particle that orbits the central core inside an atom is
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If the outside air pressure decreases,the reading on a tire gauge connected to a tire
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