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FORCE AND PRESSURE

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
2.
Fluids can also include__ and__. 
a)
solids and liquids
b)
solids and gases
c)
liquids and gases
d)
liquids
3.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
4.
Army tank tracks are useful for travelling through the mud because..
a)
they decrease the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
b)
they increase the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
c)
they decrease the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
d)
they increase the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
5.
Atmospheric pressure increases as you move towards lower elevations and decreases as you move into higher elevations.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What pressure does a 4000N horse exert on the ground if each foot is 10cm2?
a)
40 N/cm2
b)
100 N/cm2
c)
400 N/cm2
d)
10 N/cm2
7.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
8.

In Fig two boys A and B are shown applying force on a block. If the block moves towards the right, which one of the following statements is correct?

a)

Magnitude of force applied by A is greater than that of B

b)

Magnitude of force applied by A is smaller than that of B.

c)

Net force on the block is towards A.

d)

Magnitude of force applied by A is equal to that of B.

9.

A brick is kept in three different ways on a table as shown in Fig. The pressure exerted by the brick on the table will be

a)

maximum in position A

b)

maximum in position B

c)

maximum in position C

d)

equal in all cases.

10.

which force is non contact force

a)

gravitational

b)

magnetic

c)

electrostatic

d)

all of the above

11.

what kind of force is Friction

(a)  

12.

Watch the green man. Which force(s) are acting in this situation?

a)

Frictional Force only.

b)

Gravitational Force only.

c)

Muscular Force only.

d)

Muscular and Gravitational Force.

13.

At higher altitudes, which one becomes true?

a)

Higher the altitude, higher the atmospheric pressure.

b)

Higher the altitude, greater the force exerted by air molecules.

c)

It's an example of fluid pressure.

d)

The higher you go, lesser is the atmospheric pressure.

14.

Watch the green man skating. Choose all options that are correct.

a)

Both Contact and Non-Contact forces acting here.

b)

Non-Contact force is only acting here.

c)

Rolling Friction and Gravitational Force are present.

d)

Sliding Friction and Gravitational Force are present.

15.

Observe the image carefully. What's NOT happening here?

a)

People on the left side win the game.

b)

Nobody wins.

c)

This is balanced situation.

d)

Resultant Force is zero.

16.
What is force?
a)
A push exerted on an object
b)
A push or pull exerted on an object
c)
A pull exerted on an object
d)
Nothing
17.

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

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

18.
If there are two forces going in the same direction how would you find the net force?
a)
Subtract
b)
Add
c)
Neither
d)
Multiply
19.
How do you calculate Net Force if the forces are going different directions?
a)
add them together
b)
you don't
c)
using pi
d)
subtract them
20.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
21.

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

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

22.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
23.

How do you Calculate Pressure

a)

Force(N)/Area(m2)

b)

Force(kg)/Area(mi2)

c)

Area(m2)/Force(N)

24.

Why won't you sink in mud if you wear boots?

a)

Because the surface area is larger creating less pressure.

b)

Has air in it to keep you floating.

c)

Because the mud won't want you.

25.

What is pressure?

a)

The amount of force exerted on a surface

b)

The surface area of an object

c)

The weight of an object

26.

Diagram shows the design of a dam. Why does the thickness of the dam increase with its depth?

a)

The design of this structure is stronger.

b)

Water pressure increases with depth.

c)

The cost of construction is lower.

d)

Water pressure acts uniformly in all directions.

27.

Watch the tyres of tractor rolling. Rear tyres are broader because

a)

It looks good.

b)

Broader tyres lessen the muscular Force required.

c)

Broader tyres lessen the pressure on ground.

d)

Broader tyres lessen the friction on ground.

28.
The amount of force pushing on an area is the definition of....
a)
Fluid
b)
Viscosity
c)
Barometer
d)
Pressure
29.
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
30.
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
31.

Pressure can be exerted by solids, liquids and gases.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

32.

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

a)

Solids

b)

Liquids

c)

Gases

d)

Plasma

33.

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.

34.

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.

35.
What is the instrument that measures air pressure called?
a)
Graduated cylinder
b)
Barometer
c)
Force scale
d)
Anemometer
36.
The force that pulls things toward earth.
a)
Speed
b)
Gravity
37.
An object will ______ if its' density is greater than the density of the fluid it is in. 
a)
Expand
b)
Shrink
c)
Float
d)
Sink
38.

When a diver dives deeper into the ocean, he will experience ...................... liquid pressure

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

no

39.
Air pressure is greatest when near Earth's surface because?
a)
The air molecules are farther apart.
b)
The air molecules are closer together.
c)
Air molecules collide.
d)
Air molecules are tightly packed.
40.

As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

stays the same

41.

In what direction(s) does air exert pressure?

a)

everywhere

b)

no where

c)

there is no pressure

d)

downward

42.
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
43.

Pressure rxerted by air on the earth's surface

a)

Pressure

b)

Atmospheric pressure

c)

Heat pressure

44.

What is true about the volume of displaced fluid for an object that is completely submerged?

a)

The volume of displaced fluid is equal to the object’s volume.

b)

The volume of displaced fluid is less than the object’s volume.

c)

The volume of displaced fluid is greater than the object’s volume.

d)

The volume of displaced fluid is not related to the object’s volume.

45.
An object will _______ if the weight of it is equal to the weight of the water in which it is in. 
a)
Float
b)
Sink
c)
Expand
d)
Shrink
46.
Archimedes' principle states that the weight of the fluid an object displaces is equal to the buoyant force acting on the object. 
a)
True
b)
False
47.
A buoyant force is a(n) ______ force 
a)
Upward
b)
Downward
c)
Side ways
48.

A person wearing steel toe capped boots and a person wearing stilleto heels stand on a wooden floor. They both have the same weight. Which person exerts a greater pressure on the floor?

a)

The person wearing the boots because the boots have a larger surface area in contact with the floor

b)

The person with the stiletto heels because they have a larger surface area in contact with the floor

c)

The person wearing the boots because the boots have a smaller surface area in contact with the floor

d)

The person with the stiletto heels because they have a smaller surface area in contact with the floor

49.

Look at the pressure triangle. How do we calculate the area?

a)

f ÷ a

b)

f x p

c)

p x f

d)

f ÷ p

50.
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
51.

Army tank tracks are useful for travelling through the mud because..

a)

they decrease the force the vehicle exerts on the ground

b)

they increase the force the vehicle exerts on the ground

c)

they decrease the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground

d)

they increase the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground

52.

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.

53.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
54.
Fluids can also include__ and__. 
a)
solids and liquids
b)
solids and gases
c)
liquids and gases
d)
liquids
55.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
56.

Identify the odd pair in the following.

a)

a) Friction – Contact force

b)

b) Muscular Force – Contact force

c)

c) Electrostatic force – Contact force

d)

d) Magnetic force – Noncontact force

57.

Chose the correct statement from the following-

a)

a) Unbalanced forces are responsible for the change in shape

b)

b) The SI unit of Force is Pascal.

c)

c) Force cannot change the direction of a body.

d)

d) Balanced forces are responsible for the change in shape.

58.

Assertion (A): Magnetic force is an example of contact force. Reason(R): In contact force bodies are in direct contact.

a)

a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.

b)

b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

c)

c) A is true, but R is false.

d)

d) A is false, but R is true

59.

Assertion (A): Sea divers wear a special suit when they go deep in the sea.

Reason(R): The pressure increases as we go deeper into a liquid.

a)

a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of the assertion.

b)

b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

c)

c) A is true, but R is false.

d)

d) A is false, but R is true

60.

Push or pull to any object is termed as

a)

a) Pressure

b)

b) Force

c)

c) Heat

d)

d) Energy

61.

Pressure is –

a)

a) Power exerted on a body.

b)

b) Energy used by the body.

c)

c) Force exerted per unit length.

d)

d) Force exerted per unit area.

62.

An increase in the area on which force is applied will-

a)

a) Decrease the Pressure.

b)

b) Increase the Pressure.

c)

c) No change in Pressure.

d)

d) Change mass of the body

63.

unit for Pressure is-

a)

a) Newton (Pascal)

b)

b) N/m (Pascal)

c)

c) N2/m (Pascal)

d)

d) N/m (Pascal)

64.

The S.I. units associated with force is

a)

Newton

b)

Pascal

c)

meter

d)

meter square

65.

TRUE OR FALSE

S.I unit of pressure is Pascal

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe true, Maybe false

d)

Maybe false, Maybetrue

66.

THE PRESSURE WHICH IS EXERTED BY THE AIR AROUND US IS KNOWN AS:

a)

FRICTION

b)

FORCE

c)

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

d)

MUSCULAR FORCE

67.

FORCE ACTING ON PER UNIT AREA IS CALLED:

a)

FORCE

b)

NON-CONTACT FORCE

c)

PRESSURE

d)

CONTACT FORCE

68.

A _____ EXERTED BY AN OBJECT ON ANOTHER IS FORCE.

a)

PUSH OR PULL

b)

CONTACT FORCES

c)

MAGNITUDE

d)

PRESSURE

69.

The force exerted by the earth to pull the object towards itself is called:

a)

electrostatic force

b)

gravitational force

c)

muscular force

d)

contact force

70.

Muscular force is also called ___________ force.

a)

non-contact

b)

contact

c)

gravitational

d)

magnetic

71.

The force exerted by a charged body on another charge:

a)

gravitational force

b)

electrostatic force

c)

non-contact force

d)

contact force

72.

Force changes the

a)

motion of body

b)

speed of body

c)

shape of body

d)

all of these

73.

The force exerted by our muscle is called:

a)

electrostatic force

b)

muscular force

c)

gravitational force

d)

non-contact force

74.

1 kilogram weight is equal to

a)

98 N

b)

9.8 N

c)

0.98 N

d)

0.098 N

75.

A spring balance is used for measuring:

a)

mass

b)

weight

c)

pressure

d)

speed

76.

Two boys A and B are applying force on a block. If the block moves towards the boy A, which one of the following statements is correct?

a)

Magnitude of force applied by A is greater than that of B

b)

Magnitude of force applied by A is smaller than that of B.

c)

Net force on the block is towards B.

d)

Magnitude of force applied by A is equal to that of B

77.

When two forces act in opposite directions, then net force acting is the:

a)

sum of two forces

b)

difference between two forces

c)

both of these

d)

none of these

78.

The strength of force is expressed by its

a)

weight

b)

mass

c)

magnitude

d)

longitudinal force

79.

Leaves fall down on the ground due to:

a)

electrostatic force

b)

magnetic force

c)

gravitational force

d)

muscular force

80.

State of motion is described by

a)

Position of rest

b)

Position of motion

c)

Both by the state of rest or motion

d)

none of these

81.
Fluids can also include__ and__. 
a)
solids and liquids
b)
solids and gases
c)
liquids and gases
d)
liquids
82.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
83.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
84.
Pressure decreases when the surface area over which a force is applied increases
a)
True
b)
False
85.
Atmospheric pressure increases as you move towards lower elevations and decreases as you move into higher elevations.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
Look at the pressure triangle. How do we calculate the area?
a)
f ÷ a
b)
f x p
c)
p x f
d)
f ÷ p
87.
What is the instrument that measures air pressure called?
a)
Graduated cylinder
b)
Barometer
c)
Force scale
d)
Anemometer
88.
What pressure does a 4000N horse exert on the ground if each foot is 10cm2?
a)
40 N/cm2
b)
100 N/cm2
c)
400 N/cm2
d)
10 N/cm2
89.
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
90.
Army tank tracks are useful for travelling through the mud because..
a)
they decrease the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
b)
they increase the force the vehicle exerts on the ground
c)
they decrease the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
d)
they increase the pressure the vehicle exerts on the ground
91.
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
92.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
93.
What does pressure measure?
a)
Strength
b)
Force exerted on a given area of surface
94.

name the instrument used to measure atmospheric pressure ?

(a)  

95.

In Fig two boys A and B are shown applying force on a block. If the block moves towards the right, which one of the following statements is correct?

a)

Magnitude of force applied by A is greater than that of B

b)

Magnitude of force applied by A is smaller than that of B.

c)

Net force on the block is towards A.

d)

Magnitude of force applied by A is equal to that of B.

96.

During dry weather, while combing hair, sometimes we experience hair flying apart. The force responsible for this is___________

a)

force of gravity

b)

electrostatic force.

c)

force of friction.

d)

magnetic force

97.

A brick is kept in three different ways on a table as shown in Fig. The pressure exerted by the brick on the table will be

a)

maximum in position A

b)

maximum in position B

c)

maximum in position C

d)

equal in all cases.

98.

which force is non contact force

a)

gravitational

b)

magnetic

c)

electrostatic

d)

all of the above

99.

write two states of motion .

4 lines
100.

what kind of force is Friction

(a)