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College Physics 4th Edition Giambattista Test Bank
College Physics 4th Edition Giambattista Test Bank
College Physics 4th Edition Giambattista Test Bank
Chapter 09
Fluids
1. Atmospheric pressure is 1.013 105 N/m2. The pressure of the atmosphere in pounds/in2 is
A. 9.800.
B. 10.90.
C. 12.30.
D. 14.70.
E. 16.30.
2. Atmospheric pressure is 1.013 105 N/m2. The pressure of the atmosphere in kPa is
A. 101.3.
B. 98.10.
C. 75.40.
D. 66.70.
E. 55.20.
3. Mercury has a density of 13,600 kg/m3. The column of mercury that would produce a
pressure of 1.0135 105 N/m2 is
A. 32.120 in.
B. 29.920 in.
C. 25.430 in.
D. 19.800 in.
E. 9.8000 in.
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4. Water has a density of 1000 kg/m3. The column of water that would produce a pressure of
1.0135 105 N/m2 is
A. 7.3300 m.
B. 9.8200 m.
C. 10.340 m.
D. 15.720 m.
E. 20.010 in.
5. The cork in a bottle is 2.00 cm in diameter. If the pressure inside the bottle is 3.00 atm, then
the net force on the cork due to the pressure difference is
A. 37.5 N.
B. 45.5 N.
C. 48.9 N.
D. 55.3 N.
E. 63.8 N.
6. A submarine is at a depth of 500 m under the water. The force on a circular hatch of 1.00 m
in diameter due to the seawater (density = 1,025 kg/m3) pressure from outside the submarine
is
A. 2.45 106 N.
B. 3.95 106 N.
C. 4.94 106 N.
D. 5.50 106 N.
E. 6.34 106 N.
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7. What is the density of a mixture of 90% air (density air 1.20 kg/m3) and 10% helium
(density of 0.180 kg/m3)?
A. 0.680 kg/m3
B. 0.750 kg/m3
C. 0.980 kg/m3
D. 1.098 kg/m3
E. 1.103 kg/m3
8. What is the density of a mixture of 85% air (density air 1.20 kg/m3) and 15% water vapor
(density of water vapor 0.600 kg/m3)?
A. 1.70 kg/m3
B. 1.87 kg/m3
C. 1.05 kg/m3
D. 1.11 kg/m3
E. 1.19 kg/m3
9. A 100 kg mass has a density of 2000 kg/m3. If the volume is decreased by 2% due to
compression, then the density is
A. 3,010 kg/m3.
B. 2,940 kg/m3.
C. 2,520 kg/m3.
D. 2,440 kg/m3.
E. 2,040 kg/m3.
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10. A force of 120.0 N is applied to 2.000 cm diameter piston in a closed container of water
with a density of 1,000 kg/m3. The force on a piston with a diameter of 25.00 cm is
A. 18,750 N.
B. 10,450 N.
C. 9,500 N.
D. 9,150 N.
E. 8,450 N.
11. The car lift in a gas station operates with an air pressure of 2000 kPa. The piston of the car
lift has a diameter of 30.0 cm. What is the mass of the largest car that the lift can raise?
A. 8,750 kg
B. 9,450 kg
C. 10,300 kg
D. 14,400 kg
E. 17,500 kg
12. The foot pedal on hydraulic brake system exerts a force of 45 lbs on a piston with a
diameter of 1.00 cm. The brake fluid in the brake system exerts the pressure from the foot
pedal on a brake pad piston with a diameter of 2.50 cm. The force on the brake pad is
A. 133 lbs.
B. 150 lbs.
C. 281 lbs.
D. 350 lbs.
E. 402 lbs.
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13. A container has a large cylindrical lower part with a long thin cylindrical neck. The lower
part of the container holds 12.5 m3 of water and the surface area of the bottom of the container
is 5.00 m2. The height of the lower part of the container is 2.50 m and the neck contains a
column of water 8.50 m high. The total volume of the column of water in the neck is 0.200
m3. What is the magnitude of the force exerted by the water on the bottom of the container?
A. 1.65 106 N
B. 1.05 106 N
C. 1.15 106 N
D. 1.35 106 N
14. A hydraulic lift has a small piston with a diameter 5.0 cm piston and the large piston with
a diameter of 25 cm. What force must be applied on the small piston in order to lift a car on
the large piston that weighs 13,000 N?
A. 520 N
B. 5200 N
C. 260 N
D. 2600 N
15. The water level in a water tower is 50.00 m above the ground. What is the gauge pressure
of the water at a faucet that is 2.000 m above the ground?
A. 500,200 N/m2
B. 470,400 N/m2
C. 451,300 N/m2
D. 422,400 N/m2
E. 410,400 N/m2
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16. The water level in a water tower is 50 m above the ground. What is the gauge pressure of
the water at a faucet that is 20 m above the ground?
A. 1.8 atm
B. 1.9 atm
C. 2.1 atm
D. 2.5 atm
E. 2.9 atm
17. A submarine is located 1.000 km below the surface of the water. What is the absolute
pressure of the seawater on the outside of the submarine? (density of seawater is 1,025
kg/m3)
A. 190.8 atm
B. 193.5 atm
C. 198.2 atm
D. 100.1 atm
E. 121.2 atm
18. The difference in blood pressure between the head and the foot of a person who is 2.000
m tall and standing up is (density of blood is 1,060 kg/m3)
A. 155.9 mmHg.
B. 142.3 mmHg.
C. 126.3 mmHg.
D. 102.4 mmHg.
E. 198.3 mmHg.
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19. A submarine is located 2.000 km below the surface of the water. What is the absolute
pressure of the seawater on the outside of the submarine? (density of seawater is 1,025
kg/m3)
A. 175.0 atm
B. 187.3 atm
C. 199.2 atm
D. 205.5 atm
E. 210.0 atm
20. The difference in blood pressure between the head and the foot of a person who is 2.000
m tall and resting on an incline that is at an angle of 30.00 degrees to the horizontal is (density
of blood is 1,060 kg/m3)
A. 59.80 mmHg.
B. 62.77 mmHg.
C. 68.55 mmHg.
D. 70.22 mmHg.
E. 77.94 mmHg.
21. A mercury manometer measures a pressure of 200.0 mmHg. What is this pressure in Pa?
A. 19,770
B. 26,660
C. 30,230
D. 36,760
E. 39,600
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22. A mercury manometer measures a pressure of 200 mmHg. What is this pressure in atm?
A. 0.204
B. 0.263
C. 0.301
D. 0.325
E. 0.375
23. A mercury manometer measures a pressure of 150 mmHg. What is this pressure in kPa?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 20
D. 24
E. 29
24. A 10 kg ball weighs 98 N in air and weighs 75 N when submerged in water. The buoyant
force of the water on the ball is
A. 32 N.
B. 30 N.
C. 24 N.
D. 23 N.
E. 19 N.
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25. A 10.0 kg ball weighs 98.0 N in air and weighs 65.0 N when submerged in water. The
volume of the ball is
A. 0.00337 m3.
B. 0.00457 m3.
C. 0.00766 m3.
D. 0.00980 m3.
E. 0.00245 m3.
26. A ball with a diameter of 10.0 cm is submerged in water. The buoyant force of the water
on the ball is
A. 4.25 N.
B. 4.75 N.
C. 5.13 N.
D. 5.75 N.
E. 6.00 N.
27. A ball with a diameter of 20.00 cm is placed in water with 75% of its volume out of the
water. The buoyant force of the water on the ball is
A. 16.67 N.
B. 14.75 N.
C. 13.60 N.
D. 12.56 N.
E. 10.26 N.
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28. What is the buoyant force on a 1.200 kg solid steel ball submerged in water? (density of
steel is 7,900 kg/m3)
A. 1.136 N
B. 1.245 N
C. 1.489 N
D. 1.566 N
E. 1.750 N
29. A 1.10 kg hollow steel ball is submerged in water. It weighs in water 8.75 N. The volume
of the cavity inside the ball is (density of steel is 7,900 kg/m3)
A. 0.000168 m3.
B. 0.000276 m3.
C. 0.000305 m3.
D. 0.000567 m3.
E. 0.000667 m3.
30. A 1.50 kg hollow steel ball is submerged in water. It weighs in water 10.75 N. The
volume of the cavity inside the ball is (density of steel is 7,900 kg/m3)
A. 0.000139 m3.
B. 0.000213 m3.
C. 0.000348 m3.
D. 0.000401 m3.
E. 0.000476 m3.
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32. A 1.5 kg ball is floating in water. The volume displaced by the ball is
A. 0.0015 m3.
B. 0.0027 m3.
C. 0.0036 m3.
D. 0.0040 m3.
E. 0.0051 m3.
33. A 90.0 kg scuba diver with tanks and equipment is submerged and floating underwater in
seawater. The volume of the seawater displaced by the scuba diver with tanks and equipment
is
A. 0.0508 m3.
B. 0.0575 m3.
C. 0.0667 m3.
D. 0.0708 m3.
E. 0.0878 m3.
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34. A 120 kg scuba diver with tanks and equipment is submerged and floating underwater in
seawater. The volume of the seawater displaced by the scuba diver with tanks and equipment
is
A. 0.097 m3.
B. 0.102 m3.
C. 0.117 m3.
D. 0.154 m3.
E. 0.177 m3.
35. Water is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The area of the narrow section is one-
half the area of the wide section. If the velocity of the incompressible fluid is 3.2 m/s in the
wide section, then what is the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section?
A. 6.4 m/s
B. 5.9 m/s
C. 5.0 m/s
D. 4.7 m/s
E. 4.2 m/s
36. Water is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The diameter of the narrow section is
one-half the diameter of the wide section. If the velocity of the incompressible fluid is 3.20
m/s in the wide section, then what is the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section?
A. 16.5 m/s
B. 18.7 m/s
C. 19.8 m/s
D. 10.5 m/s
E. 12.8 m/s
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37. Water is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The area of the narrow section is one-
half the area of the wide section. If the velocity of the incompressible fluid is 3.2 m/s in the
narrow section, then what is the velocity of the fluid in the wide section?
A. 0.9 m/s
B. 1.0 m/s
C. 1.6 m/s
D. 1.8 m/s
E. 1.9 m/s
38. Water is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The diameter of the narrow section is
one-third the diameter of the wide section. If the velocity of the incompressible fluid is 3.6
m/s in the narrow section, then what is the velocity of the fluid in the wide section?
A. 2.00 m/s
B. 0.80 m/s
C. 1.4 m/s
D. 1.0 m/s
E. 0.40 m/s
39. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a horizontal pipe with a constriction. The
velocity of the fluid in the wide section of the pipe is 5.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in
the narrow section of pipe is 8.00 m/s. The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 200
kPa. What is the pressure in the narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 680
kg/m3)
A. 155 kPa
B. 160 kPa
C. 175 kPa
D. 187 kPa
E. 207 kPa
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40. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a horizontal pipe with a constriction. The
velocity of the fluid in the wide section of the pipe is 6.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in
the narrow section of pipe is 8.00 m/s. The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250
kPa. What is the pressure in the narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1000
kg/m3)
A. 183 kPa
B. 236 kPa
C. 268 kPa
D. 285 kPa
E. 298 kPa
41. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a horizontal pipe with a constriction. The
velocity of the fluid in the wide section of the pipe is 4.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in
the narrow section of pipe is 9.00 m/s. The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250
kPa. What is the pressure in the narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1000
kg/m3)
A. 218 kPa
B. 225 kPa
C. 237 kPa
D. 246 kPa
E. 252 kPa
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42. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The pipe is on an
incline with an angle of 30.0 degrees. The narrow section is 10.0 m from the wide section and
the narrow section is higher than the wide section. The velocity of the fluid in the wide
section of the pipe is 4.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section of pipe is
9.00 m/s. The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250 kPa. What is the pressure in the
narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1000 kg/m3)
A. 169 kPa
B. 175 kPa
C. 180 kPa
D. 193 kPa
E. 205 kPa
43. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The pipe is on an
incline with an angle of 20.0 degrees. The narrow section is 15.0 m from the wide section and
the narrow section is higher than the wide section. The velocity of the fluid in the wide
section of the pipe is 6.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section of pipe is
9.00 m/s. The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250 kPa. What is the pressure in the
narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m3)
A. 217 kPa
B. 205 kPa
C. 180 kPa
D. 177 kPa
E. 157 kPa
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44. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The pipe is on an
incline with an angle of 20.0 degrees. The narrow section is 15.0 m from the wide section and
the narrow section is lower than the wide section. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section
of the pipe is 6.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section of pipe is 9.00 m/s.
The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250 kPa. What is the pressure in the narrow
section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m3)
A. 228 kPa
B. 203 kPa
C. 195 kPa
D. 167 kPa
E. 145 kPa
45. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The pipe is on an
incline with an angle of 30.0 degrees. The narrow section is 15.0 m from the wide section and
the narrow section is lower than the wide section. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section
of the pipe is 4.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section of pipe is 9.00 m/s.
The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250 kPa. What is the pressure in the narrow
section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m3)
A. 260 kPa
B. 275 kPa
C. 291 kPa
D. 301 kPa
E. 320 kPa
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46. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The pipe is on an
incline with an angle of 30.0 degrees. The narrow section is 10.0 m from the wide section and
the narrow section is lower than the wide section. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section
of the pipe is 2.00 m/s and the velocity of the fluid in the narrow section of pipe is 10.0 m/s.
The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250 kPa. What is the pressure in the narrow
section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m3)
A. 175 kPa
B. 199 kPa
C. 212 kPa
D. 245 kPa
E. 251 kPa
47. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a horizontal pipe with a constriction. The
velocity of the fluid in the wide section of the pipe is 5.00 m/s. The diameter of the wide
section is 10.0 cm and the diameter of the narrow section is 8.00 cm. The pressure of the fluid
in the wide section is 200 kPa. What is the pressure in the narrow section of the pipe? (density
of the fluid is 680 kg/m3)
A. 188 kPa
B. 175 kPa
C. 160 kPa
D. 152 kPa
E. 148 kPa
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48. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The pipe is on an
incline with an angle of 30.0 degrees. The narrow section is 10.0 m from the wide section and
the narrow section is higher than the wide section. The velocity of the fluid in the wide
section of the pipe is 4.00 m/s. The diameter of the wide section is 12.00 cm and the diameter
of the narrow section is 9.00 cm. The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250 kPa.
What is the pressure in the narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m3)
A. 210 kPa
B. 205 kPa
C. 195 kPa
D. 184 kPa
E. 175 kPa
49. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The pipe is on an
incline with an angle of 30.0 degrees. The narrow section is 10.0 m from the wide section and
the narrow section is lower than the wide section. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section
of the pipe is 4.00 m/s. The diameter of the wide section is 12.00 cm and the diameter of the
narrow section is 9.00 cm. The pressure of the fluid in the wide section is 250 kPa. What is
the pressure in the narrow section of the pipe? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m3)
A. 295 kPa
B. 282 kPa
C. 275 kPa
D. 252 kPa
E. 240 kPa
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50. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a vertical pipe with a constriction. The wide
section is 2.00 cm in diameter and is at the top of the pipe. The pressure of the fluid in the
wide section at the top is 200 kPa. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section is 4.00 m/s.
The narrow section is 1cm in diameter and is located 2.00 m below the wide section. What is
the pressure of the fluid in the narrow section? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m3)
A. 72 kPa
B. 80 kPa
C. 95 kPa
D. 105 kPa
E. 116 kPa
51. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a vertical pipe with a constriction. The wide
section is 2.00 cm in diameter and is at the top of the pipe. The pressure of the fluid in the
wide section at the top is 200 kPa. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section is 4.00 m/s.
The narrow section is located 2.00 m below the wide section. What is the diameter of the
narrow section for the pressure of the fluid in the narrow section to equal the pressure in the
wide section? (density of the fluid is 1,000 kg/m3)
A. 1.46 cm
B. 1.20 cm
C. 1.10 cm
D. 0.90 cm
E. 0.75 cm
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52. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a vertical pipe with a constriction. The wide
section is 2.00 cm in diameter and is at the top of the pipe. The pressure of the fluid in the
wide section at the top is 200 kPa. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section is 4.00 m/s.
The narrow section is located 4.00 m below the wide section. What is the diameter of the
narrow section for the pressure of the fluid in the narrow section to equal the pressure in the
wide section? (density of the fluid is 1000 kg/m3)
A. 1.50 cm
B. 1.36 cm
C. 1.28 cm
D. 1.12 cm
E. 1.00 cm
53. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a vertical pipe with a constriction. The wide
section is 2.00 cm in diameter and is at the top of the pipe. The pressure of the fluid in the
wide section at the top is 200 kPa. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section is 4.00 m/s.
The narrow section is located 4.00 m below the wide section. What is the diameter of the
narrow section for the pressure of the fluid in the narrow section to equal the pressure in the
wide section? (density of the fluid is 680 kg/m3)
A. 1.50 cm
B. 1.43 cm
C. 1.36 cm
D. 1.28 cm
E. 1.15 cm
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54. An incompressible fluid is flowing through a vertical pipe with a constriction. The wide
section is 2.00 cm in diameter and is at the top of the pipe. The pressure of the fluid in the
wide section at the top is 200 kPa. The velocity of the fluid in the wide section is 4.00 m/s.
The narrow section is located 8.00 m below the wide section. What is the diameter of the
narrow section for the pressure of the fluid in the narrow section to equal the pressure in the
wide section? (density of the fluid is 680 kg/m3)
A. 1.10 cm
B. 1.20 cm
C. 1.31 cm
D. 1.42 cm
E. 1.55 cm
55. A compressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The diameter of the
narrow section is 1/2 the diameter of the wide section. The density of the fluid in the narrow
section is 3/4 the density of the fluid in the wide section. If the velocity of the compressible
fluid is 3.600 m/s in the narrow section, then what is the velocity of the fluid in the wide
section?
A. 0.675 m/s
B. 0.805 m/s
C. 0.250 m/s
D. 0.333 m/s
E. 0.500 m/s
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56. A compressible fluid is flowing through a pipe with a constriction. The diameter of the
narrow section is 0.8000 the diameter of the wide section. The velocity of the fluid in the
narrow section is 1.700 the velocity of the fluid in the wide section. If the density of the
compressible fluid is 1.200 kg/m3 in the narrow section, then what is the density of the fluid in
the wide section?
A. 1.112 kg/m3
B. 1.256 kg/m3
C. 1.300 kg/m3
D. 1.333 kg/m3
E. 1.400 kg/m3
57. The surface tension of water is 0.0730 N/m. What is the height of the water in a capillary
tube of diameter 1.00 mm?
A. 3.02 cm
B. 2.98 cm
C. 2.75 cm
D. 2.55 cm
E. 2.40 cm
58. The surface tension of water is 0.0730 N/m. What is the height of the water in a capillary
tube of diameter 2.00 mm?
A. 1.27 cm
B. 1.37 cm
C. 1.49 cm
D. 1.58 cm
E. 1.63 cm
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59. The surface tension of soapy water is 0.0250 N/m. What is the height of the water in a
capillary tube of diameter 2.00 mm?
A. 5.10 mm
B. 4.77 mm
C. 4.21 mm
D. 3.98 mm
E. 3.66 mm
60. A small hole is cut in the bottom of a water storage tank. The initial depth of the water is
12.00 m. If the diameter of the small hole in the bottom of the tank is 4.00 mm, then what is
the flow rate of the water leaving the tank?
A. 1.05 10-4 m3/s
B. 1.36 10-4 m3/s
C. 1.93 10-4 m3/s
D. 2.53 10-4 m3/s
E. 2.65 10-4 m3/s
61. A small hole is cut in the bottom of a water storage tank. The initial depth of the water is
8.00 m. If the diameter of the small hole in the bottom of the tank is 1.00 cm, then what is the
flow rate of the water leaving the tank?
A. 9.83 10-4 m3/s
B. 8.75 10-4 m3/s
C. 8.21 10-4 m3/s
D. 7.45 10-4 m3/s
E. 7.21 10-4 m3/s
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62. Glycerin at 30C has a density of 1,260 kg/m3 and a viscosity of 0.630 Pa-s. The glycerin
is poured through a funnel with a neck that is 10.0 cm long and 1.00 cm in diameter. If the
level of glycerin is kept at a level 5.00 cm above the neck, then what is the flow rate of the
glycerin through the funnel?
A. 1.70 10-6 m3/s
B. 1.87 10-6 m3/s
C. 1.95 10-6 m3/s
D. 2.05 10-6 m3/s
E. 2.41 10-6 m3/s
63. Water undergoes viscous flow through two pipes with the same pressure difference
between the ends. Pipe 1 has three times the diameter as pipe 2. Pipe 1 has 2 times the length
of pipe 2. If the flow rate through pipe 1 is 0.400 cm3/s, then what is the flow rate through
pipe 2?
A. 6.22 10-3 cm3/s
B. 7.78 10-3 cm3/s
C. .8.33 10-3 cm3/s
D. 9.88 10-3 cm3/s
E. 10.80 10-3 cm3/s
64. Water with a density of 1,000 kg/m3 flows through a 2.00 cm diameter pipe with a
velocity of 2.40 m/s. What is the volume flow rate?
A. 5.43 10-4 m3/s
B. 6.24 10-4 m3/s
C. 7.54 10-4 m3/s
D. 8.14 10-4 m3/s
E. 9.00 10-4 m3/s
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65. Water with a density of 1,000 kg/m3 flows through a 4.00 cm diameter pipe with a
velocity of 1.20 m/s. What is the mass flow rate?
A. 1.01 kg/s
B. 1.21 kg/s
C. 1.32 kg/s
D. 1.40 kg/s
E. 1.51 kg/s
66. Air with a density of 1.20 kg/m3 flows through a 10.0 cm diameter pipe with a velocity of
1.20 m/s. What is the mass flow rate?
A. 0.0148 kg/s
B. 0.0131 kg/s
C. 0.0120 kg/s
D. 0.0113 kg/s
E. 0.0098 kg/s
67. Air with a density of 1.20 kg/m3 flows through a 75.0 cm diameter pipe with a velocity of
2.00 m/s. What is the mass flow rate?
A. 0.95 kg/s
B. 1.06 kg/s
C. 1.20 kg/s
D. 1.26 kg/s
E. 1.48 kg/s
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68. A viscous fluid is flowing through a small tube at a rate of 0.400 m3/s. If the pressure
difference between one end of the tube and the other is tripled, the length is doubled and the
radius is also doubled, then what is the rate of flow of the fluid?
A. 9.6 m3/s
B. 10.2 m3/s
C. 12.00 m3/s
D. 14.2 m3/s
E. 15.5 m3/s
69. A viscous fluid is flowing through a small tube at a rate of 0.200 m3/s. If the pressure
difference between one end of the tube and the other is doubled, the length is halved and the
radius is also doubled, then what is the rate of flow of the fluid?
A. 9.2 m3/s
B. 10.2 m3/s
C. 12.8 m3/s
D. 13.4 m3/s
E. 14.6 m3/s
70. A small steel sphere falls with a terminal velocity in a viscous fluid of 2.00 cm/s. If the
radius of the steel sphere is doubled, then what is the terminal velocity of the sphere?
A. 1.00 cm/s
B. 2.00 cm/s
C. 4.00 cm/s
D. 6.0 cm/s
E. 8.00 cm/s
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71. A viscous fluid is flowing through a small tube at a rate of 2.00 10-4 m3/s. If the
pressure difference between one end of the tube and the other is doubled and the radius is also
doubled, then what is the rate of flow of the fluid?
A. 64 10-4 m3/s
B. 56 10-4 m3/s
C. 44 10-4 m3/s
D. 37 10-4 m3/s
E. 26 10-4 m3/s
72. A 2525 kg truck can be held up by a piston of radius 15 cm through a hydraulic lift by a
force of 175 N on a piston of what radius?
A. 3.9 cm
B. 1.04 cm
C. 1.06 cm
D. 1.26 cm
73. What force is necessarily applied to the 2.5 cm-diameter piston of a hydraulic lift system
in order to lift a truck of mass 1210 kg upon a platform supported by a 15 cm-diameter
piston?
A. 33.6 N
B. 1980 N
C. 330 N
D. 494 N
E. 4850 N
F. 202 N
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74. The pressure at a depth of 1.25 m in a tank of liquid is measured to be 125.5 kPa. The
tank is open to the outside air - which is at a pressure of 102.0 kPa. What is the density of the
fluid?
A. 1920 kg/m3
B. 10200 kg/m3
C. 18800 kg/m3
D. 2400 kg/m3
75. The pressure at what depth in seawater (1025 kg/m3) is equivalent to that at a depth of
10.0 m in fresh water (1000 kg/m3)?
A. 10.2 m
B. 9.8 m
C. 10.3 m
D. 9.7 m
76. In an attempt to avoid “the bends” which occurs if a diver rises too quickly after having
been at great depth in the ocean for a long period of time, a diver should come to the surface
relatively slowly. What would the rate of change (in Pa/s) of the water pressure be on a diver
in the ocean as he rose at 15 m/min? The density of seawater is 1017 kg/m3.
A. 15 kPa/s
B. 2.5 kPa/s
C. 250 Pa/s
D. 150 kPa/s
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77. What is the force on the top surface of a 10.5 cm-diameter soup can that is submerged in
350 m of seawater, whose density is 1017 kg/m3? The air pressure outside is 101.5 kPa.
A. 30.2 kN
B. 31.1 kN
C. 124 kN
D. 121 kN
78. A sphere of radius 25 cm is at the bottom of a pool containing fresh water. If the total
force on the sphere due to the water is 1025 N, what is the depth of the sphere below the
surface? The air pressure outside is 101.5 kPa.
A. 7.6 m
B. 5.7 m
C. 52.8 m
D. 13.2 m
E. 2.9 m
F. 39.6 m
79. A baseball (0.145 kg, circumference 229 mm) is held completely under sea water
(density, 1017 kg/m3) by the application of what force?
A. 0.21 N
B. 0.49 N
C. It requires no additional force to remain completely submerged.
D. 0.061 N
E. 0.145 N
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80. A wooden ball is tied to the bottom of a swimming pool by a string. What is the tension
in the string if the ball’s diameter is 0.15 m and its mass is 144 g? The water in the pool is
fresh water, 1000 kg/m3 density.
A. 0.35 N
B. 12.7 N
C. 14.1 N
D. 1.78 N
81. Two balls of the same material, ball A and ball B, float on the surface of a pool filled
with fresh water of 1000 kg/m3 density. If ball A has 45% of its volume above the water, and
ball B has 55% of its volume above the water, what is the ratio of radii of ball A to that of ball
B?
A. .818
B. .935
C. 1.07
D. 1.22
E. None of these
F. .905
82. Two balls of different material, but the same radius, ball A and ball B, float on the surface
of a pool filled with fresh water of 1000 kg/m3 density. If ball A has 45% of its volume above
the water, and ball B has 55% of its volume above the water, what is the ratio of the mass of
ball A to that of B?
A. 0.905
B. 1.07
C. None of these
D. 1.22
E. 0.82
F. 0.935
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83. A ball naturally floats with 35% of its volume above the surface of a pool filled with
mercury (density 13600 kg/m3). If a force of 1200 N is required to force the ball completely
under water, what is the radius of the ball?
A. 5.7 cm
B. 31.9 cm
C. 14.9 cm
D. 12.9 cm
84. Water flows in a flexible tube of radius 1.5 cm at the floor level of a house. If the tube is
joined to a second tube of smaller radius (1.2 cm), what is the speed of water in this smaller
radius tube at a height of 7.2 m above the floor?
A. 8.9 m/s
B. 4.5 m/s
C. 13.9 m/s
D. 11.1 m/s
85. Pressure is measured in a 1.1 cm radius water hose at a height of 1.5 m above the floor of
a house and compared to that in a hose connected to the first (of radius 2.2 cm). If the
pressure in the larger radius hose is the same as that in the smaller radius hose, how far above
the floor is the location for this pressure measurement?
A. 0.23 N
B. 8.1 N
C. 0.81 N
D. 2.3 N
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86. Assuming that the outside air pressure is standard, 101.3 kPa, what pressure must one
generate inside the mouth in order to drink water through a straw whose opening is 12 cm
above the water surface?
A. 94.5 kPa
B. 102.5 kPa
C. 100.1 kPa
D. 89.5 kPa
87. A cylindrical tank (height h, radius r) is full to the brim of water and its top is open to the
outside air. What expression describes the speed of fluid flowing out of a hole that is opened
up at height h’ above the bottom of the tank?
A. - 2 g h
B.
C.
D.
88. A horizontal section of an artery narrows from a diameter of 8.0 mm to a diameter of 6.0
mm. What is the pressure difference between the wider section and the narrower? That is,
what is Pwide - Pnarrow? The blood flows in the wider section at 48 cm/s. Take blood plasma to
have a density of 1025 kg/m3 and ignore viscosity.
A. 370 Pa
B. 750 Pa
C. 780 Pa
D. 210 Pa
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89. Two cylinders, one made of lead (density 11340 kg/m3) and one of copper (density 8940
kg/m3), have the same radius and height. When thrown into a pool of water (density 1000
kg/m3), as the two are sinking to the bottom, describe the buoyant forces on the cylinders.
A. The buoyant force on the lead cylinder is greater than that on the copper.
B. There is no buoyant force on either, as they are sinking.
C. The buoyant force on the copper cylinder is greater than that on the lead.
D. The buoyant force is the same on each cylinder.
90. Two spheres are made of wood – the first is of a variety of wood whose density is equal
to that of water, while the second is of a variety whose density is greater than that of water.
These spheres have the same volume – and the first remains wherever it is placed in the water,
so it is effectively suspended in mid-water. The second rests on the bottom, being more dense
than water. Compare the buoyant forces on the two spheres.
A. Nothing specifically can be concluded without knowing exactly the densities of the
spheres.
B. They are identical
C. The force on the second is zero, and therefore less than that on the first, which is non-zero.
D. The force on the second is non-zero and is less than that on the first.
91. A sphere is made up of two layers: The first is lead (density 11340 kg/m3) and is of
radius R. The second is tin, (7310 kg/m3) and is concentric with the first, from radius R to
radius 2R. The sphere is placed in a pool of mercury (density 13600 kg/m3). How much of
the volume of the sphere is below the surface?
A. 68.5%
B. 57.5%
C. 57.0%
D. 64.2%
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