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Pressure_Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Pressure in liquid increases when the density of liquid

a)

increases

b)

decreases

2.

How do you Calculate Pressure

a)

Force(N)/Area(m2)

b)

Force(kg)/Area(m2)

c)

Area(m2)/Force(N)

3.

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.

4.

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.

5.

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

6.
What is the unit of measurement for pressure?
a)

Pascal

b)

N/m

c)

Newton

d)

kilogram

7.
A fluid can be...
a)
a gas
b)
a liquid
c)
a liquid or a gas
d)
a solid
8.
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
9.
Which of these animals would probably cause the greatest pressure on the ground?
a)

A large cow with big feet

b)

A large cow with small feet

c)

 A small cow with big feet

d)

A small cow with small feet

10.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
11.
As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
12.

Where would pressure be the greatest

a)

10 m deep in a lake at sea level

b)

5 m deep in a pond on a mountain

c)

top of a mountain 15,000 feet up

13.

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

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

no

14.

Amira puts two books on a table as shown in the diagram. The books are the same size and mass. Which book exerts greater pressure on the table?

a)

A

b)

B

15.

What pressure will be exerted by a 10 N box that has equal sides of 1 meter?

a)

1 Pa

b)

2 Pa

c)

5 Pa

d)

10 Pa

e)

20 Pa

16.

The higher the temperature, the .................................. the movement of air particles.

a)

slower

b)

faster

c)

neither

d)

same

17.

In the image which hole will allow the water to travel furthest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
What is altitude?
a)
how much something weighs
b)
the distance above sea level
c)
how big something is
d)
how far away something is
22.

What happens to the number of oxygen molecules as altitude increases until Earth's atmosphere?

a)

lesser molecules

b)
more molecules
c)
same amount of molecules
d)

no molecules present

23.
Density of air is greater ________.
a)
at the top of the mountain
b)
at the bottom of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
24.

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.

25.

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.

26.

The pressure of the gas in the balloon in the ice water will be:

a)

Greater than that of the balloon in the boiling water.

b)

Less than that of the balloon in the boiling water.

c)

The same as that of the balloon in the boiling water.

27.

The pressure inside the balloon will:

a)

Decrease

b)

Increase

c)

Remain the same

28.

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

29.

A force of 240 N is applied to an area of 6.0m2. how much pressure is being applied to the surfaced?

a)

14,400 Pa

b)

40 Pa

c)

240 Pa

d)

6.0 m2

30.

Force is measured in

a)

N

b)

J

c)

Pa

d)

kg

31.

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

32.

This principle says that an increase in pressure on a confined fluid is transmitted equally to all parts of the fluid.

a)

Newton's Principle

b)

Bernoulli's Principle

c)

Archimedes' Principle

d)

Pascal's Principle

33.
Two boys X and Y each have the same total weight and are standing on soft ground. 
Which boy is more likely to sink into the soft ground and why? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
34.
Liquid X has a density of 1010 kg/m3. Liquid Y has a density of 950 kg/m3. The liquids are poured into tubes as shown.
Which tube has the greatest pressure on its base? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
35.

Which comparison is correct

a)

F1 = F2

b)

P1 > P2

c)

F1 > F2

d)

P1 = P2