Pressure

The amount of force pushing on an area is the definition of....

• Fluid

• Viscosity

• Barometer

• Pressure

Pressure is measured in what units

• Newtons

• m/s

• Pascals

• Moles

Pressure is equal to force divided by what

• area

• mass

• time

• distance

If the horse reared up on 2 legs what effect would it have on the pressure?

• it will exert half the pressure it did before

• it will exert the same pressure it did before

• it will exert twice the pressure it did before

• it will exert four times the pressure it did before

The amount of force exerted over an area is the definition of....

• Fluid

• Viscosity

• Barometer

• Pressure

What is the SI unit of pressure?

• Newton

• Pascal

• Joule

• Watt

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the relationship between pressure and force?

• Pressure decreases as force increases.

• Pressure increases as force increases, keeping area constant.

• Pressure increases as force decreases.

• Pressure is not related to force.

If the area is doubled while the force remains constant, what happens to the pressure?

• It doubles

• It remains the same

• It is halved

• It quadruples

What does a reading of 760 mmHg in a barometer typically indicate?

• Low atmospheric pressure

• High atmospheric pressure

• Normal atmospheric pressure

• Extremely high atmospheric pressure

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Pressure depends on depth

• true

• false