 EXERCISE 1.

Name: ___________________________________ Score: _____________

Year and Section: __________________________ Date: ______________
Solve the following: Express your final answers to three decimal places

1. A gold bar has a density ρ = 19,300 kg/m3 and measures 15 cm x 8 cm x 5 cm.

What is its:

a. mass in kg
b. weight in Newton
c. specific volume in m3/kg
d. Specific weight in N/m3
e. specific gravity

2. Convert the following readings of pressure to KPa absolute, assuming that the
barometer reads 760 mm Hg:
a. 90 cm Hg gage
b. 26 in. Hg vacuum
c. 20 psi gage
3. Convert the following temperature readings
a. 90 0F to 0C
b. 125 0C to K
c. 85 0F to 0R
4. Water flows through a pipe with an inside diameter of 20 mm at a rate of
1.75 m3/min. Compute for:
a) Velocity of water in m/s
b) Mass flow rate of water in kg/min
5. If a pump discharges 80 gallons per minute of water whose specific weight is
62.4 lb/ft3, find:
a) the mass flow rate in lb/min
b) the total time required to fill a vertical cylindrical tank 20 ft diameter and
30 ft high.