Pressure

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

• Fluid
• Viscosity
• Barometer
• Pressure

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

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Army tank tracks are useful for travelling through the mud because..

• they decrease the force the vehicle exerts on the ground

• they increase the force the vehicle exerts on the ground

• they decrease the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground

• they increase the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground

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Which of these animals would probably cause the greatest pressure on the ground?

• A fat cow with big feet
• A fat cow with small feet
•  A calf with big feet
• A calf with small feet

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Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?

• D
• C
• B
• A

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Pressure is measured in what units

• Newtons
• m/s
• Pascals
• Moles

Pressure is equal to force divided by what

• area
• mass
• time
• distance

True or false:
Pressure depends on depth

• true
• false

Which of the statements is true?

• The bottom of the boot exerts more pressure than the shoe as a result of an increase in surface area.
• The bottom of the shoe exerts more pressure than the boot as a result of an decrease in surface area.
• The bottom of the shoe exerts the same pressure as the bottom of the boot.

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___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.

• air pressure
• density
• volume
• none of the above