Practice - Pressure Formula
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Practice Questions
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What is the formula for pressure?
💡 Hint: Remember the components: force and area.
What unit do we use to measure pressure?
💡 Hint: Think about the relationship to newtons and area.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the primary formula to calculate pressure?
💡 Hint: Think about how force relates to area.
True or False: Increasing the area while keeping force the same will increase pressure.
💡 Hint: Consider how the formula adjusts with area.
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Challenge Problems
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A cylindrical piston has a radius of 0.1 m. If a force of 2000 N is applied, what is the pressure exerted by the piston on the surface below?
💡 Hint: Remember to compute the area of a circle before calculating pressure.
Two blocks of identical mass, 1 kg each, rest on surfaces of different areas: one has an area of 0.4 m² and the other has 0.2 m². Which block exerts more pressure and why?
💡 Hint: Consider how pressure varies with area and mass.
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