2006-09-27 16:35:55 · 7 answers · asked by Gabby 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Viscosity is a measure of the resistance of a fluid to deform under shear stress. It is commonly perceived as "thickness", or resistance to pouring.
Viscosity describes a fluid's internal resistance to flow and may be thought of as a measure of fluid friction. Thus, water is "thin", having a lower viscosity, while vegetable oil is "thick" having a higher viscosity.
All real fluids (except superfluids) have some resistance to shear stress, but an idealized fluid which has no resistance to shear stress is known as an ideal fluid.
2006-09-27 16:49:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viscosity is an internal property of a fluid that offers resistence to flow.
2006-09-27 23:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by korny2222 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's a measurement of thick the liquid is. eg like honey is thicker than water, so honey has a higher viscosity
2006-09-27 23:43:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's messure of how thick, or slow-moving a liquid is. Examples: honey is thick, water is thin.
2006-09-27 23:44:41 · answer #4 · answered by MaqAtak 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
is a measure of its inability to flow
its like how fast or slow a liquid can move...
2006-09-27 23:43:14 · answer #5 · answered by MzChamillinator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ease with which it flows
2006-09-27 23:45:53 · answer #6 · answered by f d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thickness
2006-09-27 23:43:25 · answer #7 · answered by Traveler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋