Work
A change in position caused by a force.
Viscosity
The ability of a fluid to resist forces.
Terminal velocity
A point at which the force exerted by gravity on a falling object is equaled by the
resistance to force of a fluid.
Static friction
The friction that holds two objects in place when in contact with each other
Solvent
A liquid capable of dissolving other substances.
Solution
A homogeneous mixture, typically liquids.
Solute
A dissolved substance.
Shear force
A type of force when two objects slide parallel to one another
Liquid
Matter that has a definite volume, but no definite shape.
Kinetic friction
- Friction that occurs when two bodies are in motion in respect to each other
Hydrodynamics
- The study of liquids when they are in motion
Heat
The flow of energy from a substance of higher temperature to a substance of a lower temperature.
Gas
Matter that has neither defined volume nor defined shape.
Friction
Resistance of relative motion between two bodies.
Freezing point
Temperature at which a liquid freezes.
Force
An influence that changes the motion of an object, or produces motion of a stationary object.
Fluid
- A substance that changes shape at a steady rate when acted on by a force. Can be a liquid or a gas.
Density
The amount of matter per unit volume.
Convection
- Heat transfer when heat is transferred by currents in a fluid.
Conduction
Heat transfer from atom to atom when materials come in direct contact with each other.
Cohesion
The molecular attraction between surfaces of similar bodies
Bernoulli's Principle
- A principle in which air flowing through a narrow portion of a tube increases in velocity
and decreases in pressure.
Atomizer
An apparatus for reducing liquids to a fine spray
Atomized
To reduce to fine particles or spray
Antifreeze
- An ethylene glycol chemical mixture used with water to lower the freezing point of engine coolant
Airfoil
Any surface designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft by making use of air currents
Aerodynamics
The study of air when in motion
Adhesion
The molecular attraction between the surfaces of unlike bodies.