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Pressure [grade 10]

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where would you find the largest pressure?
a)
At the bottom of the ocean
b)
At the top of Mt Everest
c)
Close to ground on the Scotch oval
d)
In a rockpool on the Great Barrier Reef
2.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
3.
True or false:
Pressure depends on depth
a)
true
b)
false
4.
What is altitude?
a)
how much something weighs
b)
the distance above sea level
c)
how big something is
d)
how far away something is
5.
Air pressure is greatest when near Earth's surface because?
a)
The air molecules are farther apart.
b)
The air molecules are closer together.
c)
Air molecules collide.
d)
Air molecules are tightly packed.
6.
Air pressure does not crush objects on earth
a)
because more air pushes down than up
b)
because gravity keeps air pressure away
c)
because air pressure pushes in all directions
d)
because the Earth has an opposing force of gravity
7.
Why is it hard to breath at high altitudes?
a)
There is too much oxygen in this location.
b)
There is a higher density of air molecules.
c)
There is a low density of air molecules.
d)
The air pressure is greater than at low altitudes.
8.
If density of air is low, pressure is:
a)
high
b)
low
9.

If you apply a force to a liquid the forces between the particles _________, And the forces act in __________ of the directions.

a)

Decreases, None

b)

Increases, None

c)

Decreases, All

d)

Increases, All

10.

\What is the force that keep things afloat in water?

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Up-thrust

d)

Kinetic

11.

At the bottom of a dam the walls should be thinner because __________.

a)

The pressure is greater.

b)

The weight is greater.

c)

The force is greater.

d)

None of the them.

12.

The pressure in a liquid or gas is measures by a _________.

a)

Viscosity

b)

Pressure Plate

c)

Pressure Gauge

d)

Pressure Counter

13.

When a fluid fills a closed container, it exerts pressure

a)

only on the bottom of the container

b)

only on the sides of the container

c)

only on particles within the fluid

d)

everywhere inside the container

14.

The pressure due to water at the base of a pond is measured as 50,000 Pa. What is the depth of the pond?

[density of water is 1,000 kg m-3]

[acceleration due to gravity is 10 meter per second]

a)

10 meter

b)

12 meter

c)

8 meter

d)

5 meter

15.

Which of the following factors affect the pressure at the bottom of a container of liquid?

a)

depth of the container

b)

width of the container

c)

temperature of liquid

d)

color of liquid

16.

Calculate the pressure exerted by the water on the fish.

[Density of water = 1 000 kg m−3

Atmospheric pressure at sea level, Patm = 1.0 x105 Pa]

a)

5.0 × 104 Pa

b)

5.0 × 107 Pa

c)

5.0 × 106 Pa

d)

5.0 × 10-1 Pa

17.

The figure shows a pond with two fish P and Q.

What is the correct relation of the water pressures on fish P and fish Q?

a)

Water pressure on fish Q > Water pressure on fish P.

b)

Water pressure on fish Q < Water pressure on fish P.

c)

Water pressure on fish Q = Water pressure on fish P.

18.

Hydraulic systems use natural gas as an enclosed fluid.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

To find the pressure on an object you need to calculate:

a)

pressure = F/A

b)

pressure = A/F

c)

pressure = F x A

d)

pressure = A x F

20.
An instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure.
a)
barometer
b)
pressure meter
c)
atomizer
d)
thermometer