True or false: fluid statics

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Density is mass divided by volume.

2. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   The buoyant force vanishes once an object sinks.

3. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Absolute pressure is gauge plus atmospheric.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Cohesion acts between molecules of different types.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Pressure in a fluid increases with depth.

Instructions

Tap True or False for each statement.

Explanation