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What is the SI unit of pressure?

  • Newton (N)
  • Atmosphere (atm)
  • Pound-force per square inch (psi)
  • Pascal (Pa) (correct)
  • What is gauge pressure?

  • Pressure expressed in standard atmospheric pressure
  • Pressure measured in pounds per square inch (psi)
  • Pressure relative to the ambient pressure (correct)
  • Pressure measured in torr
  • What is the traditional unit of pressure in the imperial and US customary systems?

  • Newton (N)
  • Atmosphere (atm)
  • Pascal (Pa)
  • Pound-force per square inch (psi) (correct)
  • What is the atmosphere (atm) equal to in terms of pressure?

    <p>1⁄760 of standard atmospheric pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which unit is used to express pressure in terms of the height of a column of a particular fluid in a manometer?

    <p>Centimetre of water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the standard atmospheric pressure at sea level approximately equal to?

    <p>1 atm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    As elevation increases, what happens to atmospheric pressure?

    <p>It decreases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the unit of pressure defined as 101,325 Pa?

    <p>Standard atmosphere (atm)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the atmospheric pressure closely approximated by in most circumstances?

    <p>Hydrostatic pressure caused by the weight of air</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Earth's atmospheric pressure at sea level equivalent to in millibars?

    <p>1,013.25 millibars</p> Signup and view all the answers

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