Fluid Pressure

When pressure is applied to a confined fluid, the increase in pressure is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid. This fact is called________.

• Pascal's Principle

• Newton's Principle

• Archimedes' Principle

• Bernoulli's Principle

What do we call the the amount of force exerted on a certain area?

• fluid

• pressure

• buoyant

What is the SI unit use for hydraulic pressure?

• Kg/m³

• Pa

• Litre

• Kilometer

What is the formula for pressure?

• P=A/F

• P=FA

• P=F/A

What happens to the pressure as the depth of the fluid increases?

• It decreases.

• It increases.

• It remains constant.

• It first increases then decreases.

When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

According to ____, as the velocity of a fluid increases, the pressure exerted by the fluid decreases.

• Bernoulli’s principle

• Boyle’s law

• Charles’s law

• Archimedes’ principle

If the density of a fluid is halved, what happens to the pressure at a given depth?

• It doubles.

• It remains unchanged.

• It is halved.

• It quadruples.

What is the pressure in fluids primarily dependent on?

• The colour of the fluid.

• The temperature of the fluid.

• The depth of the fluid.

• The shape of the container.

Which of the following factors does not affect the fluid pressure?

• Depth of the fluid

• Density of the fluid

• Shape of the container

• Gravitational acceleration