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Pressure

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The earth is surrounded by the ______ up to a height of many many miles.

a)

clouds

b)

atmosphere

c)

neither of them

2.

The density of liquid can be measured by ________.

a)

barometer

b)

hydrometer

c)

manometer

3.

In the British system the practical unit for pressure is __________.

a)

Pascal

b)

Pound per square inch

c)

millibar

4.

1mmHg is equivalent to ______.

a)

1.013x105 Pa

b)

133Pa

c)

760torr

5.

The study of liquid at rest is called ______.

a)

hydrostatics

b)

thermodynamics

c)

hydrodynamics

6.

If the hydrometer floats higher, it indicates that the liquid has a ______ density.

a)

smaller

b)

higher

c)

zero

7.

Nose bleeding sometimes occurs at a place of ______ atmospheric pressure.

a)

high

b)

low

c)

normal

8.

The area of input piston must be ______ in hydraulic press.

a)

smaller

b)

larger

c)

normal

9.

For a body in equilibrium in a fluid, the upward thrust is equal to the _______ of body.

a)

density

b)

weight

c)

mass

10.

The net force acting on a body which is immersed in fluid, in upward direction is called ________.

a)

elastic force

b)

gravity

c)

buoyant force

11.

When an object is placed in a liquid of a lower density, the object ___________.

a)

floats

b)

sinks

c)

rises up to the surface

12.

The sensitive device used for measuring pressure relative to atmospheric pressure is a ________.

a)

manometer

b)

barometer

c)

hydrometer

13.

A 300N metal block has a volume of 0.01m3. When it is immersed in water, its apparent weight is ________.

a)

100N

b)

500N

c)

200N

14.

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

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

15.

How do you calculate Pressure?

a)

Force(N)/Area(m2)

b)

Force(kg)/Area(mi2)

c)

Area(m2)/Force(N)

16.

Diagram shows the design of a dam. Why does the thickness of the dam increase with its depth?

a)

The design of this structure is stronger.

b)

Water pressure increases with depth.

c)

The cost of construction is lower.

d)

Water pressure acts uniformly in all directions.

17.

A fluid can be _______.

a)

a gas

b)

a liquid

c)

a liquid or a gas

d)

a solid

18.

What happens to air pressure as you move upward into the atmosphere?

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

19.

Density of air is greater ________.

a)

at the top of the mountain

b)

at the bottom of the mountain

c)

at the center of the mountain

20.

What pressure will be exerted by a 10 N box that has equal sides of 1 meter?

a)

1 Pa

b)

2 Pa

c)

5 Pa

d)

10 Pa

e)

20 Pa

21.

The unit of pressure used in medicine is ______.

a)

mmHg

b)

bar

c)

Pa

22.

The mass of water 3m3 is ________.

a)

3000kg

b)

300kg

c)

300g

23.

The unit of bar and millibar are used in _______.

a)

medicine

b)

meteorology

c)

chemistry

24.

Mercury barometer was invented by_______.

a)

Edison

b)

Torricelli

c)

Newton

25.

1 atm is equal to _______.

a)

14.7 lb in-2

b)

15.7 bar

c)

1.01 bar