Pascals Law

What is pressure?

• Somebody convincing you to jump into a pool.

• How deep a well is.

• Amount of force applied to a given area.

• Amount of water in a cup of water.

Blaise Pascal was

• Spanish

• English

• German

• French

Force is measure in Newtons.

• True

• False

1 Pascal applies the same amount of pressure as

• A science textbook

• A white board marker

• A water bottle

• A piece of paper

Pascal's Law states that a fluid transmits pressure equally in all directions.

• True

• False

Hydraulic systems use natural gas as an enclosed fluid.

• True

• False

To find the pressure on an object you need to calculate:

• pressure = F/A

• pressure = A/F

• pressure = F x A

• pressure = A x F

If a hydraulic system has 1000 N applied to the input piston and has an area of 81 cm², what is the pressure?

• 12.35 Pa

• 12,346 Pa

• 1235 Pa

• 123,457 Pa

The force exerted on a surface divided by the total area over which the force is exerted. Force / surface area

• Net Force
• velocity
• fluid force
• pressure

An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.

• barometer
• pressure meter
• atomizer
• thermometer