The time it takes a substance to change its shape determines whether it is treated as a solid, liquid or gas. Fluids do not sustain shearing stresses or tensile stresses. The force exerted by a static fluid on an object is always perpendicular to the surfaces of the object.
The time it takes a substance to change its shape determines whether it is treated as a solid, liquid or gas. Fluids do not sustain shearing stresses or tensile stresses. The force exerted b…