Worksheet Pressure

What can you learn from a virtual experiment?

The​ ​ (a)   in a gas are moving around all the time. The particles​ bump into the sides of their container. The ​ (b)   of the particles hitting the sides causes​ (c)   . If you put more particles into a container, there will be ​ (d)   particles to collide with the walls, and the pressure will ​ (e)   .

• particles
• force
• pressure
• more
• increase
• less
• decrease
• area

The air is being sucked out of the bottle now. Will the pressure inside the bottle​ (a)   ?

Will the bottle ​ (b)   if all the air is sucked out?

• decrease
• crumple smaller
• swell up
• remain the same
• increase

Gases are made up of particles that usually stand still.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Driving car tires on hot roads may cause the gas pressure inside them to increase

• FALSE

• TRUE

if Gas pressure inside a balloon increases, the balloon will get bigger.

• True

• False

One word for Today's Topic

Pressure Equation

a

b

c

Force

Area

Pressure

A box applies a force of 150 N on the floor with a contact area of 3 m². What is the pressure exerted on the floor?

• 50 Pa

• 5 Pa

• 40 Pa

• 4 Pa

A person standing on one foot exerts a pressure of 500 Pa on the ground. If their force is 1000 N, what is the area of contact?

• 20 m²

• 2 m²

• 200 m²

• 3 m²