Bernoulli's Principle

Learn how energy conservation explains changes in pressure in moving fluids using Bernoulli’s Principle. Some applications of Bernoulli's Principle include: lift, a curving baseball, and a golf ball in flight. Click the player to begin.

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For more information on Bernoulli's Principle, view the video clip The Bernoulli Equation from Discovery Education™ streaming.

 

Open the PhET simulation, Fluid and Pressure and Flow, to help your become familiar with Bernoulli’s Principle. You should explore pressure in the atmosphere and underwater. Reshape a pipe to see how it changes fluid flow speed. Experiment with a leaky water tower to see how the height and water level determine the water trajectory.

 

Bernoulli's Principle Practice

Check your knowledge of Bernoulli's principle, as well as the other principles you have learned in this module. Click next after reviewing each principle, then choose the principle that applies to each phenomenon. Click submit after selecting each answer. Click the player to get started.