Pressure over an area OALH

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38 questions
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Name the colour of light reflected by a yellow object.

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Why does a white object appear white?

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What is the scientific name for the outer ear

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Which piece of equipment is used to measure force?

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What is the unit for area

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Describe how light is detected by the eye

Checking for answers Q's
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What is pressure?

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what happens to pressure when force is spread over a large area?

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what happens to pressure when force is concentrated in a small area?

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Define “pressure”

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State the units for pressure.

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State the equation for pressure.

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How do you calculate area?

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How can you increase pressure?

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Define “pressure”

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State the units for pressure.

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State the equation for pressure.

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How do you calculate area?

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How can you increase pressure?

Re-call quiz
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A.Which of the following is the correct definition of pressure?

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B.The equation that links force, pressure and are is…

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C.You can increase pressure by…

We do
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A box full of clothes exerts a force of 30N and has an area on the bottom of 2m2. Calculate pressure.

You Do
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A tank exerts a force of 100,000N with a pressure of 5000Pa. Calculate the area of the tank tracks

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A person leaning on a desk exerts a force of 20N over an area of 0.1m2. Calculate pressure.
Spot the error
P = F x a
P = 20 x 0.1
P = 2N/m2

Independent task Q's
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1. A force of 500 N acts over an area of 10 m2. Use the formula to calculate the pressure.

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1. A hammer hits a nail with a force of 50 N into some wood. The area of the point of the nail is 0.02 cm2. What is the pressure the nail puts on the wood?

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1. A girl has a weight of 450 N and her feet have a total area of 300 cm2. Calculate the pressure her feet put on the ground.

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1. A car of weight 6,400 N has four wheels. Each wheel has an area of 80 cm2 touching the road. Find the pressure the car puts on the ground.

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1. A woman weighs 650 N and wears high heels with a total area of 52 cm2. What is the pressure on the floor?

Challenge q's
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1. An elephant puts a force of 30,000 N on its four feet, which have a total area of 7,500 cm2. What is the pressure it puts on the ground?

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1. A student uses a glue stick with an area of 4 cm2, putting a pressure of 0.5 N/cm2 on her book. Calculate the force she puts on the glue stick.

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1. A box puts a pressure of 50 N/m2 on an area of 0.25 m2. Find the force of the box on the floor.

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1. Calculate the area of a dart which hits the dartboard with a force of 10 N and pressure of 2000 N/cm2.

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1.Give the equation to find force.

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1.Give the equation to find pressure.

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1.A water bottle placed on a desk has an area of 0.5m2with a pressure on the desk of 10N. Calculate the force.

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: A table weighs 1000N and has 4 legs, each with a surface area of 0.05m2 a) find the pressure the table exerts on the ground
b) Find the pressure if 4 extra legs are added