PRELIM (FLUID MECH)

Name: _________________ Date: _________________

I. IDENTIFICATION: Answer precisely. (2 pts each)

____________ 1. Mass per unit volume.

____________ 2. The reciprocal of density.

____________ 3. A substance (liquid or gas) that is able to flow freely.

____________ 4. The ratio of density of a certain substance with respect to a standard.

____________ 5. It states that a body wholly or partly immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by

a force equal to the weight of the fluid it displaces.

____________ 6. It is the force that acts vertically upward on an object when it is submerged in a fluid.

____________ 7. The property of resistance to flow in a fluid or semi-fluid.

____________ 8. What is the density of water in SI unit?

____________ 9. SI unit of temperature.

____________ 10. A fluid increases pressure against compression, trying to retain its original volume.
What property of fluids is this?

II. Problem Solving: Solved what is asked in the problem. Show your solution and box the final answer.
Answers without solution and unboxed will not be given any credit. (10 pts each)
Note: Answers must be in SI unit. (Use the back portion of this paper for the solution)

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1. Find the density and specific gravity of gasoline if 60 g occupies 80 cm .
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2. The specific gravity of cast iron is 7.50. Find its density and the mass of 80.0 cm .

3. A piece of alloy has a measured mass of 100 g in air and 50 g when immersed in water. Find its volume
and density.

4. The density of ice is 970 kg/ m 3 . What fraction of the volume of a piece of ice will be above water?

5. A metal cube, 5 cm on each side, has a density of 6600 kg/ m 3 . Find its apparent mass when it is
totally submerged in water.