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What is pressure?
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?
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?
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?
How are manometric units like centimetre of water and millimetre of mercury used to express pressure?
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What is the traditional unit of pressure in the imperial and US customary systems?
What is the traditional unit of pressure in the imperial and US customary systems?
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What is the term for words used to express spatial or temporal relations?
What is the term for words used to express spatial or temporal relations?
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What is the term for the phrase formed by a preposition or postposition together with its complement?
What is the term for the phrase formed by a preposition or postposition together with its complement?
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Which type of language generally has prepositions rather than postpositions?
Which type of language generally has prepositions rather than postpositions?
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In which position does a preposition come in relation to its complement?
In which position does a preposition come in relation to its complement?
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What are words like 'in', 'under', and 'of' classified as in English?
What are words like 'in', 'under', and 'of' classified as in English?
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