Flow Rate: an Incompressible Fluid Flows Steadily Through a Pipe

question 17

Multiple Choice

Flow rate: An incompressible fluid flows steadily through a pipe that has a change in diameter. The fluid speed at a location where the pipe diameter is 8.0 cm is 1.28 m/s. What is the fluid speed at a location where the diameter has narrowed to 4.0 cm?

• A) 0.32 m/s
• B) 0.64 m/s
• C) 1.28 m/s
• D) 2.56 m/s
• E) 5.12 m/s

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Choroid

Portion of the vascular tunic associated with the sclera of the eye.

Sclera

The white, outer layer of the eyeball, providing protection and maintaining the eye's shape.

Retina

Nervous tunic of the eyeball.

Lacrimal Gland

Tear gland located in the superolateral corner of the orbit.