Review of

Fluid
Properties

Density, Pressure, & Buoyancy

What is the density of water?

Ans.
1000 kg/m3 or
1 gram/cm3 or 1
gram/ml, 1 kg/l
George the whale displaces 32 m3
of water when floating at rest
underwater. What is the George’s
Ans. 320,000 N weight?
 Jawab
Massa Jenis air ( r) =1000 kg / m3
Volume air yang tersisih karena George menyelam = 32
m3

Berat George = berat air yang tersisih

W = m.g = r x V x g = 1000 kg/m3 x 32 m3 x 10 m/s2

W = 320.000 N
The “tip of the iceberg” that is
above the water represents
what % of the total iceberg?

Ans. 10%
A cube has a density of 500
kg/m3. Will it float or sink
when placed in water?

Ans. float
A “koosh” displaces 5 grams
of water when submerged.
What is the volume of the
koosh?

Ans. 5 cm3
What is the volume of the
cube shown below?

0.4 m

Ans. 0.064 m3
 If the cube shown below is
divided into 8 pieces of equal
volume, what is the mass of
one of the smaller cubes?

32 kg
Ans. 4 kg
A cube of density 2000 kg/m3
is divided into eight identical
smaller cubes. What is the
density of one of the smaller
cubes?
Ans. 2000 kg/m3
A cube with a density of 4000
kg/m3 is shown below. What
is the mass of this cube?

Ans. 256 kg

0.4 m
A cube with a density of 4000
kg/m3 is placed into water.
Once the cube is submerged,
what will be the buoyant force
acting on it?

Ans. 640 N

0.4 m
 A cube with a density of 200
kg/m3 is placed in water. Will it
float? What will be the
buoyant force acting on it?

Ans. Yes; cannot determine

 What is the density of the
cube that is floating in water
as shown below?
1/3

2/3
Ans. 667 kg/m3
What is the weight of the 55
kg man?

Ans. 550 N
If the total bottom
area of the 55 kg
man’s feet is 0,03
m2, what is the
pressure at the
floor when he
stands on both
feet? Ans. 18.333 Pa
 Jawab
Massa orang( r ) = 55 kg
Luas tapak kaki (A) = 0,03 m2

Berat orang (W) = 55 kg x 10 m/s2 = 550 N

Tekanan di lantai ( P )

P = W/A = 550 N / 0,03 m2 = 18.333 N/m2 = 18.333 Pa

= 18,333 kPa
 What is the
pressure at the
floor when the
man from the
previous slide
stands on one
foot?
Ans. 36.667 Pa
 What is the pressure at a
depth of 5 m below the surface
of a lake?
P = rgh = 1000 kg/m3 x 10 m/s2 x 5 m

P = 50.000 N/m2 = 50.000 Pa = 50 kPa

Ans. 50,000 Pa
 A treasure chest with a top
area of 0.5 m sits 20 m below
2

the surface of the sea. What

is the force acting on the top?
p = rgh = 1000 kg/m3 x 10 m/s2 x 20 m

p = 200.000 N/m2 = 200.000 Pa = 200 kPa

p = F/A
F = p x A = 200.000 N/m2 x 0,5 m2 = 100.000 N

Ans. 100,000 N
What is the volume of water
displaced by the submerged
portion of the cube?
Ans. 0.0004 m3

Water level
0.04 m

0.1 m
 What is the weight of the
water displaced by the
submerged portion of the
cube?

Ans. 4 N Water level

0.04 m

0.1 m
 What is the weight of the
cube?

Ans. 4 N

Water level
0.04 m

0.1 m
What is the density of the
cube?

Ans. 400 kg/m3 Water level

0.04 m

0.1 m
A hovercraft floats on a cushion of air.
If the hovercraft weighs 300,000 N,
and has a base area of 340 m2, what is
the pressure at the base?

Ans. 882 Pa
An object that weighs 5 N in
air appears to weigh only 3 N
when lowered into water.
What is the buoyant force
acting on the object?

Ans. 2 N
 An object that weighs 5 N in air appears to weigh only 3
N when lowered into water. What is the volume of water
it displaces?

Gaya yang diberikan air = dengan berat air = 2 N

Massa jenis air, r = 1000 kg/m3 = 1 kg/dm3 = 0,001 kg/cm3

W air = m x g = r x V x g .

V = W/(rg) = 2 N / (1000 kg/m3 x 10 m/s2)

V = 0,0002 m3 = 0,2 dm3 = 0, 2 liter

Ans. 200 cc = 200 cm3

 A 5000 N car is lifted on a hydraulic piston of
area 2000 cm2. What force is needed on the
connecting 20 cm2 piston to do this?
F1 = 50 N F2 = 5000 N

A2 = 20 cm2 A2 = 2000 cm2

Ans. 50 N
 The 3000 N
elephant on a 5
m2 piston
platform is lifted
by a 0.5 N
mouse sitting
on a ______
Ans. 8.3 x 10-4 m2
piston plunger.
 Ans. A
An airship is
filled with
helium gas
and two
inflatable
“ballast” bags
of air. Which A
case below
shows the flow
of air when the B
airship rises?
 Ans. high
For the fire
extinguisher to A
work, the plunger
breaks into the
cylinder at point A.
Is the gas in the
small internal water
cylinder at high or
low pressure?