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Fill in the following blanks with suitable words :
(a) Force acting on a unit area is called ___.
(b) It is the ___ force which makes objects appear lighter in water.
(c) A heavy ship floats in water because its ___ density is less than that of water.
(d) In fluids (liquids and gases), pressure acts in ___ directions, and pressure ___ as the depth increase.
(e) In order to sink in a fluid, the density of an object must be___ than the ___ of the fluid.
(f) Snow shoes work by spreading out a person's ___ over a much bigger ___.
(g) If the area of a snow shoe is five times ___ than the area of an ordinary shoe, then the pressure of a snow shoe on the snow is five times __ _.

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(a) Force acting on a unit area is called Pressure.
(b) It is the buoyancy force which makes objects appear lighter in water.
(c) A heavy ship floats in water because its volume density is less than that of water.
(d) In fluids (liquids and gases), pressure acts in all directions, and pressure increases as the depth increase.
(e) In order to sink in a fluid, the density of an object must be greater than the density of the fluid.
(f) Snow shoes work by spreading out a person's foot over a much bigger area.
(g)
If the area of a snow shoe is five times larger than the area of an ordinary shoe, then the pressure of a snow shoe on the snow is five times lesser.


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