Pascal’s Law Quiz Answer Key

1. _____ is the amount of force acting on a given area.

Pressure

2. You can calculate pressure by dividing _____ by area.

force

3. True or false: Pressure always spreads throughout a fluid.

true

4. True or false: You can increase pressure by increasing the force applied to a given area.

true

5. True or false: You can increase pressure by increasing the area over which a given force
is applied.

false

6. The SI unit for pressure is the

a) Newton.

b) Watt.

c) Pascal.

d) none of the above

7. Fluid pressure is used in

a) car brakes.

b) car lifts.
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 c) airplane controls.

d) all of the above

8. Describe a way that you use fluid pressure.

Answers may vary. Sample answer: I use fluid pressure when I squeeze toothpaste out of
the tube. I squeeze the toothpaste at the closed end of the tube. Then the pressure travels
throughout the toothpaste and pushes some toothpaste out the open end of the tube.

9. State Pascal’s law.

Pascal’s law states that a change in pressure at any point in an enclosed fluid is transmitted
equally throughout the fluid.

10. Explain how Pascal’s law applies to making balloon animals.

When you make balloon animals, you have to blow up one or more balloons. You blow air
into a small opening in each balloon. The pressure of your exhaled breath is transmitted
throughout the air in the balloon. The pressure causes the balloon to expand in all
directions.