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Hydraulic Pneumatic

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two types of power that uses fluids.

a)

Pneumatics and Hydrogen

b)

Pneumatics and Horsepower

c)

Pneumatics and Hydraulics

d)

Pneumatics and Horoscops

2.

Hydraulic systems use ________ to transfer force from one point to another.

a)

Air

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

Gas

3.

Pneumatics is concerned with a system that uses:

a)

Oil

b)

Expanded air

c)

Compressed air

d)

Electricity

4.

Air is compressible and liquid is incompressible.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

If an object is compressible it can be squeezed to fit into a smaller space than it normally does.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

What is a hydraulic system?

a)

A system that uses a liquid under pressure to transmit a force to do work.

b)

A system that uses a gas under pressure to transmit a force to do work

c)

Pascal's law.

d)

It uses water to push an object.

7.

Which one of the following is an example of a hydraulically operated machine?

a)

A wheel barrow

b)

A laptop computer

c)

A bulldozer

d)

A vacuum cleaner

8.

What is one of the best places to get up close with the large hydraulic machines?

a)

At the local mall

b)

A deli

c)

A construction site

d)

Farmers market

9.

Which of the following sentence is true?

a)

Gases are easy to squish

b)

Liquids are easy to squish

10.

A ________ is a sliding plug that fits closely inside the bore of a cylinder

a)

A jack

b)

A piston

c)

A valve

11.

What does Pascal's law state?

a)

When you apply a small amount of pressure to a compressed fluid, it will send that pressure nowhere.

b)

When you apply pressure to a confined fluid, the fluid will send that pressure out in all directions at the same rate so that the pressure is the same throughout.

c)

When you apply a large amount of pressure to an object, it will float.

d)

When you use a fluid to apply pressure, the pressure will release.

12.

How are a hydraulic system and a pneumatic system similar?

a)

Both use a gas.

b)

Both use water.

c)

Both use a fluid to apply force.

d)

Both use valves and pistons.

13.

A bicycle pump is an example of a ______________________.

a)

Valve.

b)

Pneumatic system.

c)

Hydraulic system.

d)

Piston.

14.

What is a pneumatics system compressing?

a)

water

b)

air or gas

c)

oil

d)

milk

15.

Force is measure in Newtons.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Pascal's Law states that a fluid transmits pressure equally in all directions.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

To find the pressure on an object you need to calculate:

a)

pressure = F/A

b)

pressure = A/F

c)

pressure = F x A

d)

pressure = A x F

18.

If there is a leak in a hydraulic or pneumatic system, the pressure will increase.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

If a hydraulic system has 1000 N applied to the input piston and has an area of 81 cm2, what is the pressure?

a)

12.35 Pa

b)

12,346 Pa

c)

1235 Pa

d)

123,457 Pa

20.
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
21.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
22.
In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?
a)
everywhere
b)
no where
c)
there is no pressure
d)
downward
23.
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
24.

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.

25.

If a hairspray can is heated, what can be expected of the pressure of the gas inside the can?

a)

The pressure will increase

b)

The pressure will decrease

c)

The pressure will remain constant

d)

The pressure will equalize

26.

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

27.

The pressure inside the syringe will decrease if we move the plunger in what way?

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.

28.

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.

29.

What is the Pa equivalent to?

a)

Newtons

b)

N/m2

c)

nanometers

d)

1,000,000

Newtons

30.
If you squeeze the bottom of a closed tube of toothpaste, the pressure is increased ____.
a)
on the bottom of the tube
b)
on the top of the tube
c)
on the sides of the tube
d)
everywhere in the tube