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What is gauge pressure?
What is gauge pressure?
- Pressure relative to the ambient pressure (correct)
- Pressure measured in gauge units
- Pressure exerted by a gauge
- Pressure applied parallel to the surface of an object
What is pressure?
What is pressure?
- The force applied parallel to the surface of an object per unit area
- The force applied at an angle to the surface of an object per unit area
- The force applied in a circular motion to the surface of an object per unit area
- The force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area (correct)
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?
- Ounce-force per square inch (osi)
- Pound per square foot (psf)
- Ton-force per square inch (tsi)
- Pound-force per square inch (psi) (correct)
What is the SI unit of pressure?
What is the SI unit of pressure?
How are manometric units used to express pressure?
How are manometric units used to express pressure?