Name _________________________________
Centripetal Force and Fluid Pressure
1. _______________________________ is a false force that makes you feel as if you are being pulled out of circular motion, opposite to centripetal force.
2. Centripetal forces always act toward _________________________________________.
3. If centripetal force is removed, an object will continue traveling ______________________________________ perpendicular (tangent) to the center of the circle.
4. The Moon travels around the Earth because ___________________ from the Earth pulls the Moon out of the straight line it wants to travel and into a circular orbit.
5. A _________________ is a material that can flow and take the shape of its container.
6. As you travel up the side of a mountain gaining altitude, what happens to air pressure?
7. As you descend into the ocean, what happens to the fluid pressure the deeper you get?
8. If a fluid is CONFINED in a container and pressure is applied to the container, what can you say about the pressure?
9. What type of moving air has the lowest pressure?
10. Slow moving air under airplane wings creates an area of _______________ pressure that produces lift and pushes an airplane off the ground.
