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Pre-Test : Pressure

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pressure on the bottom of an object is ........... the top.

a)

equal to

b)

less than

c)

greater than

2.

A body will float in a fluid if the upward thrust acting on it equals its _____.

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

volume

3.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
4.

This is an example of the everyday application of pressure in:

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

Plasma

5.

The diagrams show, to the same scale, the vertical sections of a set of circular vessels, each containing the same depth of water.

a)

The water exerts the same pressure on the base of each vessel.

b)

The water exerts the greatest pressure on the base of vessel S.

c)

The water exerts the greatest pressure on the base of vessel P.

d)

The water exerts the same force on the base of each vessel.

6.
How can you get these pistons to balance?
a)
Put equal masses on both sides
b)
Put heavier mass on the left piston
c)
They will never balance because one is fatter than the other
d)
Put a heavier mass on the right piston
7.

Pressure rxerted by air on the earth's surface

a)

Pressure

b)

Atmospheric pressure

c)

Heat pressure

8.

The pressure inside the syringe will decrease if we move the plunger in:

a)

Direction A

b)

Direction B

c)

We don't have to move the plunger as the pressure will change on its own.

d)

None of the above answers.

9.

The reason gases can be compressed is because:

a)

The particles are very close together.

b)

The particles are merely vibrating.

c)

The particles are unable to move.

d)

The particles are very far apart.

10.
Which container will have a lower pressure?
a)
left
b)
right
c)
they both have the same pressure
d)
I don't know
11.

How do you Calculate Pressure?

a)

Force(N) / Area(m2)

b)

Force(kg) / Area(mi2)

c)

Force(kg) / Area(mi2)

d)

Area(mm2) / Force (kg)

12.

If an object's surface area is smaller does it create more or less pressure?

a)

More

b)

Less

c)

The same

d)

None

13.

What is the correct formula to calculate pressure?

a)

P= F x A

b)

P= F / A

c)

P= A / F

d)

P= A + F

14.

Which situation produces more pressure on the floor?

a)

standing on one foot

b)

standing on two feet

c)

standing on four feet

d)

all produce the same pressure

15.

What is the SI unit of pressure?

a)

Kg/m3

b)

Pa

c)

kg m-3

d)

N m2

16.

When force increases...

a)

pressure increases

b)

pressure decreases

c)

pressure stays the same

d)

pressure increases then decreases

17.

The upward force exerted by a fluid is called the...

a)

buoyant force

b)

density force

c)

fluidity force

d)

normal force

18.

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

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

19.
Pressure decreases when the surface area over which a force is applied increases
a)
True
b)
False
20.

The pressure exerted by a liquid

a)

increases with depth.

b)

decreases with depth.

c)

is constant

d)

first increases and then decreases.

21.

Air yang memiliki massa jenis 1000 kg/m3 dimasukkan ke dalam drum berbentuk silinder dengan luas alas sebesar 0,45 m2 hingga penuh. Jika tinggi drum 1,25 m dan percepatan gravitasi 9,8 m/s2, tekanan hidrostatis yang dialami alas drum sebesar ... Pa

a)

12,25

b)

122,5

c)

1,225

d)

12.250

22.

Tekanan kaki terkecil terdapat pada gambar ...

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Seorag penyelam menyelam dengan kedalaman 3 m, massa jenis air 1.000 kg/m3, konstanta gravitasi pada tempat tersebut adalah 10 N/kg. Besar tekanan hidrostatis adalah .... N/m2

a)

3.000

b)

30.000

c)

40.000

d)

50.000

24.

Persamaan untuk menghitung pemasalahan seperti pada gambar adalah . . .

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Sebuah mobil mengalami pecah ban, sehingga harus diganti. Untuk mengangkatnya digunakan dongkrak dengan luas penampang kecil 5 cm2 dan luas penampang besar 400 cm2. Jika berat mobil 200.000 N, gaya yang diperlukan untuk mengangkat mobil tersebut adalah sebesar ....

a)

5000 N

b)

2500 N

c)

2000 N

d)

1500 N