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15 Questions

1. When you increase your depth under water, the water

pressure on your body

a) increases b) decreases
c) stays the same

2. Which of the following would increase the pressure on a

system?

a) Increase the Temperature b) Pump in more gas

c) Decrease the volume d) All of these

3. What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?

a) Altitude b) Atmosphere

c) Meteors d) Air Pressure

4. How do you Calculate Pressure

a) Force(N)/Area(m2) b) Force(kg)/Area(mi2)

c) Area(m2)/Force(N)

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

a) Because the surface area is larger creating b) Has air in it to keep you oating.
less pressure.
c) Because the mud won't want you.

6. 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.

7. 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

8. What is the unit of measurement for pressure?

a) pascal b) grams
c) milliters d) meters

9. An object will oat on water if it is

a) less dense than water. b) more dense than water.

c) the same density as water.

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10. 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

11. What pressure does a 4000N horse exert on the ground if

each foot is 10cm2? (Remember to CONVERT the cm2 to
m2)

a) 4000 N/m2 b) 10000 N/m2

c) 4000000 N/m2 d) 1000000 N/m2

12. Pressure can be measured in Pascals (Pa) or Newtons per

square metre.
1 Pa = 1N/m2

a) True b) False

13. A uid can be...

a) a gas b) a liquid
c) a liquid or a gas d) a solid

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14. Buoyancy is the tendency for objects to oat in a uid.

Buoyancy pushes the opposite direction of...

a) waves push. b) magnetic pull.

c) the wind. d) gravity's pull

15. Car brakes and car jacks are examples of

a) hydraulic systems b) archimedes' principle

c) atmospheric pressure d) buoyancy

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Answer Key
1. a 5. a 9. a 13. c
2. d 6. b 10. b 14. d
3. d 7. a 11. d 15. a
4. a 8. a 12. a

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