WorksheetsPressure
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The amount of force pushing on an area is the definition of....
a)
Fluid
b)
Viscosity
c)
Barometer
d)
Pressure
2.
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
3.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
4.
Pressure is measured in what units
a)
Newtons
b)
m/s
c)
Pascals
d)
Moles
5.
Pressure is equal to force divided by what
a)
area
b)
mass
c)
time
d)
distance
6.
True or false:
Pressure depends on depth
Pressure depends on depth
a)
true
b)
false
7.
Which of the statements is true?
a)
The bottom of the boot exerts more pressure than the shoe as a result of an increase in surface area.
b)
The bottom of the shoe exerts more pressure than the boot as a result of an decrease in surface area.
c)
The bottom of the shoe exerts the same pressure as the bottom of the boot.
8.
___________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
9.
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
10.
Where would pressure be the greatest
a)
10 m deep in a lake at sea level
b)
5 m deep in a pond on a mountain
c)
top of a mountain 15,000 feet up
d)
on a hill in Oklahoma City (1,200 ft. above sea level)
11.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
12.
The pressure resulting from a force of 50 N exerted over an area of 5 m2 is
a)
10 N
b)
0.1 N
c)
10 N/m2
d)
0.1 Pa
13.
Pressure can be measured in Pascales (Pa) or Newtons per square metre.
1 Pa = 1N/m2
1 Pa = 1N/m2
a)
True
b)
False
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