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Std. : 9 Sub. : Physics Topic : Ch 4 Pressure in Fluids
Name: _________ Div. ___ Roll No : ___ Code : 9/P-4
Q.1 Answer the following:
1. Define the term thrust.
2. Define pressure exerted on a surface.
3. Define one Pascal pressure.
4. State the Pascal's law of transmission of pressure in case of fluids.
5. Define what do you understand by the term atmospheric pressure?
6. What do you mean by the term fluid pressure?
7. What is an aneroid barometer.
8. State the SI unit of pressure and how is it related to the CGS unit?
9. Differentiate between pressure in liquid column and atmospheric pressure.
10. Differentiate between water barometer and mercury barometer.
11. Will the pressure exerted by water on a diver at a certain depth in sea be different than in the river?
If yes, explain why?
12. Dams are built broader at the base than at the top. Why?
13. Pressure in case of solids is inversely proportional to the area of cross section. Does the statement
hold true for fluids? Justify your answer.
14. Why are water tanks in a locality always at a higher altitude than the buildings in a locality? Explain.
15. How does the motion of an arrow get affected by a pointed tip?
16. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words or phrases.
i. The pressure of seawater for same depth is ________ then the river water. (Less, more)
ii. The pressure of air _______ as we move upward. (increases, decreases)
iii. The fluid exert _______ pressure in all directions at a given point. (different, same)
iv. The fluid pressure increases with increase in ______. (depth, area of cross section)
17. How does the fluid pressure on balloon change when:
(i) Balloon rises from height of 200 metre to height of 500 metre.
(ii) Balloon moves horizontally at height of 200 metre.
(iii) Balloon is brought down on the surface of Earth?
18. What is the cause of atmospheric pressure?
19. State the numerical value of atmospheric pressure at sea level in (i) cm of mercury (ii) pascal (iii)
bar.
20. Why do sea divers need special protective suit?
21. How does the liquid pressure on a diver change if:
(i) The diver moves to the greater depth,
(ii) As diver moves horizontally?
22. Name three applications of Pascal's law.
23. Sense of hearing is affected by rapidly gaining or losing height. Why?
24. Nose of some people start bleeding when aeroplane climb up rapidly. Why?
25. Also destroyed does not draw liquid former if there is a tiny hole near the upper end. Why?
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26. Why do ink start leaking at higher altitudes?
27. Why are two holes made in oil tin to remove oil from it?
28. Why does the liquid not run out of a dropper unless rubber bulb is pressed?
29. Why does food cook faster in a pressure cooker?
30. Why does of the liquid rise in a syringe when it’s piston is pulled up?
31. Explain why water is not a suitable barometric liquid.
32. State two factors which do not affect barometric height at a given place.
33. Name three factors which affect barometric height at a given place.
34. Why in the barometric pressure at a place express in centimetre of Mercury rather than in Pascal?
35. Why is the blood pressure in human greater at the feet than at the brain?
36. Why does a girl on a pair of scheme does not sink in snow?
37. State any two uses of hydraulic press.
38. State two advantages of an aneroid barometer.
39. State if:
(i) Thrust at a point in a liquid is a vector or scalar quantity.
(ii) Pressure at a point in a liquid is a scalar or vector quantity.
40. Why the pressure of the atmosphere does not break glass windows?
41. Name the principle on which a hydraulic machine works.
42. Complete the following statement.
The effect of a thrust is _______ on a large area, while it is ______ on a small area.
43. Name the two factors on which pressure exerted on a surface depends.
44. For a given thrust, how can the pressure on a surface be increased?
45. Name the factors affecting pressure at a point in a liquid.
46. Write an expression for the pressure at a point inside the liquid.
47. Write two uses of barometer.
48. What is meant by the statement 'the atmospheric pressure at a place is 76 cm of Hg’?
49. Write two demerits of a simple barometer.
50. It is easier to cut with a sharp knife than with a blunt one. Why?
51. If you swim beneath the surface in salt water, will the pressure be greater than in fresh water at the
same depth? Give reason for your answer.
52. Which physical quantity is expressed in the unit ‘atm’?
53. An object is weighed using a spring balance in air and in vacuum. In which medium will the weight
of the object be more?
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