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WorksheetsPressure
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
none of the above
2.
What does the air consist of?
a)
molecules
b)
helium
c)
density
d)
weather
3.
________is the instrument used to measure air pressure.
a)
barometer
b)
thermometer
c)
mercury
d)
watch
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.
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
6.
Pressure is measured in what units
a)
Newtons
b)
m/s
c)
Pascals
d)
Moles
7.
Pressure is equal to force divided by what
a)
area
b)
mass
c)
time
d)
distance
8.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
9.
Pressure can be exerted by solids, liquids and gases.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
10.
The pressure inside the balloon will:
a)
Decrease
b)
Increase
c)
Remain the same
d)
Not enough information to formulate an answer
11.
This is an example of the everyday application of pressure in:
a)
Solids
b)
Liquids
c)
Gases
d)
Plasma
12.
We can increase the pressure of a gas by:
a)
Adding more gas.
b)
Reduce the volume of the container.
c)
Increase the temperature of the gas.
d)
None of the above answers.
13.
When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
14.
Force depends on
a)
Force
b)
mass
c)
acceleration
d)
mass and acceleration
15.
If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Neither
d)
Multiply
16.
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
17.
Heat transfer between two substances that are in contact with each other is called
a)
conduction
b)
convention
c)
convection
d)
radiation
18.
Warm air rising at the equator and cold air sinking at the poles is one reason for which event?
a)
hurricanes
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Earth's rotation
d)
convection currents
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