wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Level 1 Science - Pressure

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the unit for pressure?

a)

Newton per metre

b)

Newton

c)

Pascal

d)

Watt

2.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
3.
Pressure decreases when the surface area over which a force is applied increases
a)
True
b)
False
4.
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
5.

What pressure does a 4000N horse exert on the ground if each foot is 0.10 m2?

a)

40 Pa

b)

10000 Pa

c)

400 Pa

d)

10 Pa

6.

If the horse reared up on 2 legs what effect would it have on the pressure?

a)

it will exert half the pressure it did before

b)

it will exert the same pressure it did before

c)

it will exert twice the pressure it did before

d)

it will exert four times the pressure it did before

7.

Which exerts more pressure on the thumb?

a)

A

b)

B

8.

What is the pressure of a 100N force over an area of 2.0m2.

a)

0.02 Pa

b)

50 Pa

c)

500 Pa

d)

200 Pa

9.

2 Nm-2 equals how many Pascals?

a)

2 Pa

b)

1 Pa

c)

3 Pa

d)

0.5 Pa

10.

A car has 4 tyres. Each tyre is in contact with a 0.2 m x 0.2 m area of the road. What is the total area of the tyres in contact with the road?

a)

1 m2

b)

0.8 m2

c)

0.4 m2

d)

0.16 m2

11.

A box, 50cm x 50cm x 50cm, is sitting on the floor. In square metres what is the area of the box in contact with the floor?

a)

0.25 m2

b)

2500 m2

c)

125000 cm2

d)

0.125 m2

12.

How much pressure is applied if a force of 150N is applied to an area of 2.0 m2?

a)

75 Pa

b)

300 Pa

c)

0.13 Pa

d)

150 Pa

13.

A force of 300N is applied and it produces a pressure of 100 Pa, what is the area that the force is applied to?

a)

3.0 m2

b)

0.333 m2

c)

30 000 m2

d)

1.0 m2