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Pressure and Measurement Units Quiz

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Which unit is used to express pressure in the SI system?

Torr

Pound-force per square inch

Atmosphere

Pascal (correct)

What is gauge pressure?

Pressure applied perpendicular to the surface of an object

Pressure expressed in terms of standard atmospheric pressure

Pressure exerted by a unit of force

Pressure relative to the ambient pressure (correct)

Which unit is defined as 1/760 of standard atmospheric pressure?

Pascal

Torr (correct)

Centimeter of water

Pound-force per square inch

Which of the following best describes force?

An influence that causes the motion of an object to change its velocity Signup and view all the answers

What is the SI unit of force?

Newton Signup and view all the answers

According to Newton's second law, the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to which of the following?

Net force acting on the object Signup and view all the answers

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Pressure and Force

The unit used to express pressure in the SI system is the Pascal (Pa).
Gauge pressure is the pressure relative to atmospheric pressure.
The unit defined as 1/760 of standard atmospheric pressure is the Torr.
Force is best described as a push or pull that can cause an object to change its motion.
The SI unit of force is the Newton (N).
According to Newton's second law, the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it.

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Test your knowledge of pressure and its measurement units with this informative quiz. Learn about gauge pressure, the pascal, and various other units used to express pressure.