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force and pressure form 4

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
2.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
3.
Pressure decreases when the surface area over which a force is applied increases
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Atmospheric pressure increases as you move towards lower elevations and decreases as you move into higher elevations.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
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.
6.

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

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

7.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
8.
Force depends on
a)
Force
b)
mass
c)
acceleration
d)
mass and acceleration 
9.
The SI Unit of force is
a)
Pascal
b)
Meter/second
c)
Newton
d)
kg
10.
How do you calculate Net Force if the forces are going different directions?
a)
add them together
b)
you don't
c)
using pi
d)
subtract them
11.

A woman has 4 type of shoes. Which will exert the greatest pressure on the ground when she wears them?

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

Diagram below shows a water reservoir. The base of the wall is thicker because

a)

it will be more stable

b)

the density of the water is high

c)

pressure of the water is highest at the surface

d)

Pressure of the water is highest at the base

13.

Diagram shows the fast flowing water in the filter funnel. As a result, the ping pong ball sucked up. Which of the following statements is correct?

a)

The ping pong ball is sucked to the funnel by the water.

b)

The upthrust from air is less than the weigh of the ping pong ball

c)

The flowing water has caused an apparent loss in weight of the ping pong ball

d)

There is a resultant force acting upwards to support the weigh of the ping pong ball

14.
What will cause an object to move?
a)
Applied forces
b)
Balanced forces
c)
Unbalanced forces
15.
What is the unit to MEASURE force?
a)
Kilogram
b)
Meter
c)
Pascal
d)
Newton
16.
This is an example of what kind of force?
a)
Balanced Force
b)
Pushing Force
c)
Gravity Force
d)
Unbalanced Force
17.
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
18.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
19.
True or false:
Pressure depends on depth
a)
true
b)
false
20.

An object will sink in a fluid if

a)

gravity is stronger than buoyant force

b)

buoyant force is stronger than gravity

c)

a fluid can be a gas or a liquid

d)

if the object is solid