Pressure Quiz
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Pressure Quiz

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What is pressure?

  • Force applied parallel to the surface of an object per unit area
  • Force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area (correct)
  • Force applied to the entire surface of an object
  • Force applied at an angle to the surface of an object per unit area

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

  • Torr
  • Pascal (Pa) (correct)
  • Pound-force per square inch (psi)
  • Atmosphere (atm)

    • What is gauge pressure relative to?

  • Vacuum pressure
  • Standard pressure
  • Ambient pressure (correct)
  • Atmospheric pressure

    • How are manometric units like centimetre of water and millimetre of mercury used to express pressure?

    <p>In terms of the height of a column of a particular fluid in a manometer</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the traditional unit of pressure in the imperial and US customary systems?

    <p>Pound-force per square inch (psi)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for words used to express spatial or temporal relations?

    <p>Adpositions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the phrase formed by a preposition or postposition together with its complement?

    <p>Prepositional phrase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of language generally has prepositions rather than postpositions?

    <p>English</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which position does a preposition come in relation to its complement?

    <p>Before its complement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are words like 'in', 'under', and 'of' classified as in English?

    <p>Prepositions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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