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    The document discusses pressure, including defining it as force per unit area. It provides the SI unit of pressure as pascals and gives examples of how pressure changes with factors like the area of contact or cross-section and the force applied.

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    The document discusses pressure, including defining it as force per unit area. It provides the SI unit of pressure as pascals and gives examples of how pressure changes with factors like the area of contact or cross-section and the force applied.

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    The document discusses pressure, including defining it as force per unit area. It provides the SI unit of pressure as pascals and gives examples of how pressure changes with factors like the area of contact or cross-section and the force applied.

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    The document discusses pressure, including defining it as force per unit area. It provides the SI unit of pressure as pascals and gives examples of how pressure changes with factors like the area of contact or cross-section and the force applied.

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    Pressure

    ASSIGNMENT
    1. Fill in the blank spaces by choosing the correct words from the list given below :
    List : pascal, area of cross-section, increases, decreases, thrust, pressure.
    (i) ............................ is the ............................ per unit area.
    (ii) The unit of pressure in SI system, is ............................... .

    Z
    B

    (iii) With the increase in area of cross-section, the magnitude of pressure on a given
    area ......................................

    L
    A
    A
    N
    L IO
    U AT
    D
    N
    E ER
    T
    IN

    (iv) When the cutting edge of a knife is sharpened, with the decrease in
    .................................., its pressure ............................ .

    2. Statements given below are incorrect. Write the correct statements.


    (i) One pascal is the pressure produced by a force of 1 N on an area of 1 cm2.
    (ii) Pressure increases with the increase in the area of contact.
    (iii) Pressure decreases with the increase in the weight of the object.
    (iv) Thrust per unit volume is called pressure.
    (v) SI unit of pressure is newton.
    3. Write true or false in front of the statements given below :
    (i)
    (ii)
    (iii)
    (iv)
    (v)
    (vi)

    Broad rear tyres of a tractor, increase pressure on the ground.


    The pointed side of the thumb tack increases pressure on the wooden board.
    A sharp nail easily penetrates a wooden board compared to blunt nail.
    The foundations of large dam are made very wide.
    A camel can easily cross desert on account of its long legs.
    Bulldozers move over broad chain, because the chain increases pressure.

    4. Tick ( ) the most appropriate answer


    (i) One pascal is the pressure produced by a force of :
    (a) 1 N on 1 cm2
    (b) 1 N on 1 m2
    (c) 1 N on 100 cm2
    (d) 1 kg on 1 m2
    (ii) When the area of contact increases, the pressure :
    (a) increases
    (b) decreases
    1

    (c) remains same

    (d) none of these

    (iii) When the weight of an object increases, its pressure on ground


    (a) decreases
    (b) increases
    (c) remains same
    (d) none of these
    5. (i) What do you understand by the term pressure?
    (ii) Name the SI unit of pressure.
    (iii) Define SI unit of pressure.
    6. Why double tyres are provided at the rear of a bus?
    7. Why can a camel easily cross desert?
    8. Why do the horses or donkeys find difficult to cross a desert?

    Z
    B

    9. Why do the skiers use long skies, while gliding over fresh snow?

    L
    A
    A
    N
    L IO
    U AT
    D
    N
    E ER
    T
    IN

    10. Why the foundation of hydroelectric dam is kept very wide?


    11. Why is the cutting edge of an axe often sharpened?

    12. Why is it difficult to hammer a blunt nail in wood?


    13. Why is the one end of drawing board pin is kept wide and flat and the other end very
    narrow and sharp?
    14. The weight of a body is 600 N and area of cross-section 50 cm2. Calculate the pressure
    in pascals.
    15. A force of 20 N acts on an area of 5 cm2. What is the pressure in pascals produced?
    16. What magnitude of force, acting on an area of cross-section of 0.04 m2 will produce a
    pressure of 8000 Pa?
    17. A body of area of cross-section 1250 cm2 produces a pressure of 50,000 Pa. Calculate
    the force acting on the above area of cross-section.
    18. What is the area of cross-section of a body in m2, if a force of 500 N, produces a
    pressure of 125 Pa?
    19. A pressure of 16,000 Pa acts on a surface when the force acting is 400 N. Calculate the
    area of cross-section of the surface.

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