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PRESSURE - Part 1 (Notes)

Pressure is defined as force per unit area and is measured in pascals (Pa). Pressure depends on both the amount of applied force and the contact area, with greater force or smaller area resulting in higher pressure. Some examples of pressure in everyday life include the higher pressure exerted by pointed high heels compared to flat shoes, camels' broad feet reducing pressure in sand, knives using small blade edges to cut through materials, skis having a large area to reduce pressure on snow, and football studs creating high pressure to sink into the ground for grip.

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PRESSURE - Part 1 (Notes)

Pressure is defined as force per unit area and is measured in pascals (Pa). Pressure depends on both the amount of applied force and the contact area, with greater force or smaller area resulting in higher pressure. Some examples of pressure in everyday life include the higher pressure exerted by pointed high heels compared to flat shoes, camels' broad feet reducing pressure in sand, knives using small blade edges to cut through materials, skis having a large area to reduce pressure on snow, and football studs creating high pressure to sink into the ground for grip.

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Chapter - 11

Pressure (Part – 1)
Answer the following:

1. What is pressure? What is its SI unit?


Pressure is defined as the force per unit area.
Its SI unit is pascal (Pa) which is newton per square metre (N/m2)

2. What are the factors affecting pressure?


Pressure depends on the following factors:
i. The amount of force applied – The greater the force acting on a
body, the greater the pressure exerted and vice-versa.
ii. The area over which the force is applied –The more the area of
contact of a given body, the lesser the pressure exerted and vice-versa.

3. Write some applications of pressure in everyday life.

a) It is easier to walk on sand with flat shoes than high heeled shoes. This is
because the pointed end of a high-heeled shoe exerts a greater pressure than
the flat end, as the force is acting over a smaller area at the pointed end.

b) A camel has flat, broad feet that reduce the pressure exerted on the sand. As a
result, the camel’s feet sink very little in the sand, allowing it to move fast.

c) The area of the edge of a knife’s blade is extremely small. This creates a
pressure high enough for the blade to cut through a material.

d) Skis have a large area to reduce the pressure on the snow. This ensures that
the skis do not sink into the snow too far.

e) The pressure under the studs on the soles of football shoes is high enough for
them to sink into the ground, which gives extra grip.

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