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pressure notes

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

The pivot point allowing a lever to move

b)

A push or a pull

c)

Measurement of weight

d)

The ability to move or allow something to move

2.
The amount of force pushing on an area is the definition of....
a)
Fluid
b)
Viscosity
c)
Barometer
d)
Pressure
3.
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
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.
Pressure is equal to force divided by what
a)
area
b)
mass
c)
time
d)
distance
6.

The basic idea behind any hydraulic system is very simple: Force that is applied at one point is tranitted to another point using________

a)

A compressible fluid

b)

An incompressible fluid

c)

A cold compress

d)

A hot compress

7.

Hydraulics is branch of science and engineering concerned with the use of liquids to perform___________

a)

Electrical task

b)

Magnetic task

c)

Mechanical task

d)

Electronic task

8.

Pneumatics is concerned with a system that uses:

a)

Oil

b)

Expanded air

c)

Compressed air

d)

Electricity

9.

Air is compressible and liquid is incompressible.

a)

True

b)

False

10.
Fluids can also include__ and__. 
a)
solids and liquids
b)
solids and gases
c)
liquids and gases
d)
liquids
11.
What is the equation used to calculate pressure?
a)
pressure= force/mass
b)
pressure =mass/volume
c)
pressure=area/force
d)
pressure=force/area
12.
Pressure decreases when the surface area over which a force is applied increases
a)
True
b)
False