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Fluids and Pressure Study Guide

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In order for a fluid to flow, it will travel from an area of __________ pressure to ____________ pressure

a)

high to low

b)

low to high

c)

equal

d)

all of the above

2.

Why is fluid pressure exerted evenly in all directions?

a)

because you push down evenly

b)

pressure is flowing and bumping the outside of the container

c)

particles of fluids are constantly moving and collide with each other

d)

pressure is moving at a slow speed

3.

All of these are reasons that the canoe would float except

a)

the shape of the canoe

b)

the atmospheric pressure at that altitude

c)

the density of the material that the canoe is made of

d)

the number of people in the canoe

4.

What are two things you need to know to calculate pressure? (There are two answers)

a)

mass of the object

b)

gravity

c)

force

d)

area over which force is applied

e)

velocity

5.

Which of the following are the SI unit for pressure (more than 1 answer)

a)

N/m2

b)

Pa

c)

Pascal

d)

Newton

6.

The pressure exerted by a force of 35 N over an area of 5 cm2?

a)

40 Pa

b)

7 Pa

c)

30 Pa

d)

175 Pa

7.

Ice floats in water because

a)

it is smaller

b)

it is less dense than water

c)

it is more dense that water

d)

everything floats in water

8.

Which of the following is NOT an example of Bernoulli's principle?

a)

Smoke rising up a chimney

b)

an atomizer spraying perfume

c)

ice floating in water

d)

airplane wings lifting the airplane

9.

A hydraulic system is described by what principle?

a)

Bernoulli's

b)

Pascal's

c)

Pressure

d)

Newton's

10.

What is the equation for density?

a)

force / volume

b)

mass / volume

c)

volume / mass

d)

mass X volume

11.

The pressure in the fluid decreases as the speed of the fluid _____

a)

stays the same

b)

decreases

c)

increases

d)

they are not related

12.

What is atmospheric pressure?

a)

the pressure exerted by oxygen on a given surface

b)

the pressure exerted by the gas in Earth's atmosphere

c)

the pressure from the clouds

d)

The pressure that space pushes down on Earth

13.

True or False: A fluid is a substance that takes up the shape of its container

a)

True

b)

False

14.

True or False: Archimedes Principle states that the buoyant force on an object is equal to the volume of fluid displaced

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A forestry worker accidentally strikes a pipe with the end of a pickaxe while trying to dig a hole. If  the pickaxe strikes with a force of 2000 N and the end of the pickaxe measures 0.02 m by 0.04m,  how much pressure is exerted on the pipe by the pickaxe?

a)

100,000 Pa

b)

33,333.33 Pa

c)

1.6 Pa

d)

2,500.000 Pa

16.

The large piston in a hydraulic lift has an area of 220 cm2. What force must be applied to the small piston with an area of 2.0 cm2 in order to raise a car the mass of 1500 N?

a)

13.6 N

b)

165,000 N

c)

19.4 N

d)

16.3 N