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School Physics Quiz : Pressure


Answer the following questions based on the change of state and latent pressure.

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1.

The SI unit of pressure is

  Watt

  Pascal

  Newton

  Joule

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2.

Barometers modified to measure the height above sea level are called

  altimeters

  manometers

  hydrometers

  sphygmomanometers

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3.

pressure - barometer
Air is trapped in the space (labeled A) above the mercury level in the tube of a barometer, which measures 745 mm Hg. If the atmospheric pressure is 760 mm Hg, then the pressure of the trapped air is

  760 mm Hg

  15 mm Hg

  745 mm Hg

  between 745 and 760 mm Hg

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4.

_______ is a type of barometer that consists essentially of a thin metal box exhausted of air.

  Manometer

  Anemometer

  Aneroid

  Hydrometer

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5.

3 Pa = _______ dynes cm-2

  3e-05

  30

  300000

  0.3

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6.

The average atmospheric pressure at sea level is 760 mm Hg. If the relative density of mercury is 13.6, then the air pressure can support _______ m of vertical length of a water column at sea level.

  0.76

  10.336

  101396

  10336

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7.

pressure - barometer
To measure the atmospheric pressure, the space (labeled A) above the mercury level in a barometer tube is

  filled with water

  filled with nitrogen

  essentially vacuum

  filled with air

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