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Pressure Jack

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What of these is used to calculate pressure? (a)  

Choose from the below words
pressure=force/area
pressure= force/mass
pressure =mass/volume
pressure=area/force
2.

If an object's surface area is bigger does it create more or less pressure? (a)  

Choose from the below words
More
Less
The same
3.

Zara has four different styles of shoes.

Which shoes will exert the greatest pressure on the floor when Zara wears them?

a)

b)

c)

d)

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.
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

6.

Which situation produces more force on the floor?

a)

standing on one foot

b)

standing on two feet

c)

standing on four feet

d)

all produce the same force

7.

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

8.

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

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

Plasma

9.

Gas pressure is caused by

a)

Gas molecules heating up

b)

Gas molecules reacting with other gas molecules

c)

Gas molecules hitting the walls of a container

d)

Gas molecules hitting other gas molecules

10.
What direction do the molecules go in the air?
a)
everywhere
b)
no where
c)
there are no molecules
d)
downward
11.

State of matter with a definite shape and definite volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

12.

State of matter with a definite volume, but no definite shape.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

13.

State of matter with no definite shape and no definite volume.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

14.

What happens to particles when their temperature increases?

a)

The particles move slower

b)

The particles move faster

c)

The particles lose mass

d)

The particles gain mass

15.

why does increased temperature cause an increase in pressure

a)

kinetic energy increases which causes more collisions

b)

kinetic energy decreases which causes less collisions

c)

there are no collisions

d)

that's not what happens