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OCR Pressure and Matter Revision

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

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.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)
pascal
b)
grams
c)
milliters
d)
meters
3.
Pressure decreases when the surface area over which a force is applied increases
a)
True
b)
False
4.

Liquid pressure is because of the forces between the liquid particles and the _________ of the container.

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Surface

d)

Density

5.

The pressure exerted by a liquid

a)

increases with depth.

b)

decreases with depth.

c)

is constant

d)

first increases and then decreases.

6.

The pressure of the water at the bottom of a pond is ___ at the surface of the pond.

a)

either lower or higher

b)

higher than

c)

same

d)

lower than

7.

Which of the following does not affect the pressure beneath the surface of a liquid?

a)

Strength of the gravitational field

b)

Area of the liquid surface

c)

Density of the liquid

d)

Depth of the liquid

8.

pressure acts on all direction

a)

true

b)

false

9.

What is happening at point D?

a)

The iron has disappeared

b)

The iron has stopped melting

c)

The iron is getting colder

d)

The iron is starting to boil

10.

What is the equation that links density (ρ), mass (m) and volume (V)?

a)

Density = Volume x Mass, or ρ=Vm

b)

Density = Mass / Volume, or ρ=m/V

c)

Density = Volume / Mass, or ρ=V/m

11.

The internal energy of a substance is made up of these two parts:

a)

elastic energy and potential energy

b)

internal energy and vibration energy

c)

potential energy and kinetic energy

d)

kinetic energy and elastic energy

12.

When we increase the kinetic energy of particles we also increase their .............?

a)

mass

b)

temperature

c)

size

d)

area

13.

When a substance is getting hotter, which internal energy store is increasing?

a)

gravitational

b)

potential

c)

kinetic

d)

elastic

14.

When we melt a substance we transfer energy to the substance to break the .................... between the particles.

a)

bombs

b)

moulds

c)

wounds

d)

bonds

15.

The temperature at which a substance changes state from a solid to a liquid is called the ...............?

a)

melting point

b)

boiling point

c)

evaporation point

d)

turning point

16.

What state is iron in between C and D?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

17.

What is the specific latent heat of vaporisation?

a)

The energy required to change the state of 1kg of a material from liquid to gas, without a change in temperature

b)

The energy required to change the state of 1kg of a material from gas to liquid, without a change in temperature

c)

The energy required to change the temperature of 1kg of a material by 1⁰C, without a change in state

d)

The energy required to change the temperature of a material without changing the state

18.

Why doesn't temperature change during melting?

a)

Energy is transferred to weaken the forces between particles

b)

Energy is transferred the strengthen the forces between particles

c)

Energy is dissipated to the surroundings

d)

Energy is dissipated, heating up the object holding the solid material

19.

What is the pressure at point X?

Density = 1000 kgm-3

a)

29.43 Pa

b)

6.87 Pa

c)

22.56 Pa

d)

23.45 Pa

20.

Calculate the pressure exerted by the water on the fish.

[Density of water = 1 000 kg m−3 and g = 10N/kg]

a)

5 × 104 Pa

b)

5 × 107 Pa

c)

5 × 106 Pa

d)

5 × 10-1 Pa

21.

Given that the pressure of sea water at the bottom of an ocean is 7.65 × 107 N m−2, calculate the depth of the ocean.

[Density of sea water = 1.02 × 103 kg m−3 and g = 10N/kg]

a)

7.5 × 108 m

b)

7.5 × 104 m

c)

7.5 × 103 m

d)

7.5 × 102 m

22.

The pressure due to water at the base of a pond is measured as 50 kPa. What is the depth of the pond?

[density of water is 1,000 kg m-3]

a)

10 meter

b)

12 meter

c)

8 meter

d)

5 meter

23.

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.

24.

A cardboard box weighs 30N. If we added weight to the box, what would happen to the pressure?

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay the same

25.

An office safe has a weight of 500N. If the area of the base is 1.25m2, what is the pressure on the floor? (Just write the answer, do not add the units, Pa)

(a)