UNIT 9L Pressure and moments

Level 3
N/A
Level 4
Describe how force can be spread out to lower pressure or concentrated to increase pressure
Identify how to balance a see-saw
Level 5
Describe how increasing the length of a lever can increase the turning effect of a force
State the relationship between force, area and pressure
Describe atmospheric pressure simply ( weight of air above us pressing down)
Level 6
Describe examples which demonstrate the relationship between pressure , force and area.
Explain the action of levers
Explain the turning effect of a force using the human skeleton as an example
Level 7
Explain how a range of devices operate using pressure calculations
Apply the principle of moments to a range of examples
Relate hydrostatic pressure in liquids and gases to density