WorksheetsPressure practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What pressure does a 4000N horse exert on the ground if each foot is 10cm2?
a)
40 N/cm2
b)
100 N/cm2
c)
400 N/cm2
d)
10 N/cm2
2.
What happens?
a)
Neither piston moves
b)
Piston A goes up and B goes down
c)
Piston B goes up and A goes down
d)
Both pistons go down
3.
Which of the statements is true?
a)
The bottom of the boot exerts more pressure than the shoe as a result of an increase in surface area.
b)
The bottom of the shoe exerts more pressure than the boot as a result of an decrease in surface area.
c)
The bottom of the shoe exerts the same pressure as the bottom of the boot.
4.
Which of these animals would probably cause the greatest pressure on the ground?
a)
A fat cow with big feet
b)
A fat cow with small feet
c)
A calf with big feet
d)
A calf with small feet
5.
Find the AREA of this figure.
a)
160 square feet
b)
160 feet
c)
160
d)
1600 feet
6.
Find the area of a table top that has a length and width of 20 cm each.
a)
400
b)
400 cubic centimeters
c)
400 square centimeters
7.
Find the surface area of a parking lot that has a length of 8 meters and a width of 70 meters
a)
560 feet squared
b)
560 square feet
c)
560 meters squared
d)
560 meters
8.
The amount of force pushing on an area is the definition of....
a)
Fluid
b)
Viscosity
c)
Barometer
d)
Pressure
9.
Look at the pressure triangle. How do we calculate the area?
a)
f ÷ a
b)
f x p
c)
p x f
d)
f ÷ p
10.
Convert 10 pounds to Newtons
a)
0.098 N
b)
4.5 N
c)
44.5 N
d)
98 N
11.
Which of the following is the same as a Pascal (Pa)?
a)
kg * m/s2
b)
m2
c)
atm/psi
d)
N/m2
12.
A force of 500N acts over an area of 10m2. Use the formula to calculate the pressure.
a)
500 N/m2
b)
50 Pa
c)
500 Pa
d)
5 N/m2
13.
300 Pa is the same as
a)
300 m2
b)
300 kg
c)
300 N/m2
d)
300 psi
14.
A hammer hits a nail with a force of 50 N into some wood. The area of the point of the nail is 0.000002m2. What is the pressure the nail puts on the wood?
a)
2,500 Pa
b)
10,000 Pa
c)
25,000,000 Pa
d)
250,000 Pa
15.
What is the area of a car that touches the road if the car's weight is 3072N and the pressure exerted on the road is 48 Pa?
a)
6.4 m2
b)
64 m2
c)
.0156 m2
d)
147,456 m2
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