The Indian Public School – Cambridge International

Pressure
Worksheet -1 Name: _________________________________ Class & sec: ________ Date: ________

Learning Objective: To understand the relationship among pressure, force and area of contact.

Skill in focus: Thinking and research.

1. Write the formula to calculate pressure exerted by a solid object on a surface. [1]

2. The SI unit for pressure is N/m2. 1 N/m2= ............................... Pa [1]

3. ............................. is the force produced on an object due to gravity? [1]

4. Figure shows four different positions of a same person. Observe the figure carefully and
answer the questions below

a) At which position the person is exerting the greatest pressure? Give a reason.

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 b) At which position the person is exerting the least pressure? Give a reason.

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5. A small table weighing 40 N stands on four legs, each having an area of 0.001 m2. What is the
pressure of the table? [3]