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GK QUESTION#2943

Identify the name of the 'fluid friction' exerted on bodies moving through air or water:

  1. AMomentum
  2. BDragCorrect answer
  3. CVelocity
  4. DInertia
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B. Drag

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Drag is the resistive force exerted by a fluid on an object moving relative to it. It depends on flow conditions, fluid properties and the object’s geometry. Streamlining can reduce it.

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