pressure

What is the equation used to calculate pressure?

• pressure= force/mass
• pressure =mass/volume
• pressure=area/force
• pressure=force/area

Pressure decreases when the surface area over which a force is applied increases

• True
• False

Atmospheric pressure increases as you move towards lower elevations and decreases as you move into higher elevations.

• True
• False

What pressure does a 4000N horse exert on the ground if each foot is 10cm²?

• 40 N/cm²
• 100 N/cm²
• 400 N/cm²
• 10 N/cm²

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

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

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

Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?

• D
• C
• B
• A

A brick is kept in three different ways on a table as shown in Fig. The pressure exerted by the brick on the table will be

• maximum in position A

• maximum in position B

• maximum in position C

• equal in all cases.