Viscosity and Fluids

What is viscosity?

What is viscosity? Write a definition in your own words.

Viscosity is how viscous or thick a liquid is.

Flow Rates

What were the results of each fluid? Water, cooking oil, honey, syrup.

A flowrate is the volume divided by time, minutes or seconds, even mileseconds.

Factors Affecting Flow

What factors affected flow in our experiment? Think about the funnel, opening of the funnel, and equipment used to conduct this experiment.

Viscosity and generally the thickness of a liquid.

Connections to Fluid Properties

How does adhesion or cohesion impact the results of this experiment?

The viscosity of a liquid affect the way particles move, particles in more viscous liquids move slower typically like solids.

Real World Applications

Where would it be important to understand viscosity or flow rate in real life?

Viscosity can help slow down liquids going down pipes, but viscosity can also hinder packaging times for liquids. Usually viscosity is helpful to thicken certain liquids like water.