Pressure Flashcards
What is the formula to find pressure?
Area
What is pressure measured in?
Pascal (p), n/m2
Why happens to pressure in liquids
The pressure in fluid increases with depth
What does air have and do?
Mass, occupy space
Does atmospheric pressure decrease or increase as the height about sea level increases?
Increases
What’s altimeter?
Measures heigh by using atmospheric pressure (plane e.g)
What is a pressure gauge used for?
Type pressure
What are areas of high and low atmospheric pressure represented as on the weather map and what weather do they bring
High- h, dry + clear weather
Low- l, cloudy, wet windy weather
What are isobars?
Lines on a weather chart that represents the places that have same pressure
What is pressure
The amount of force acting on a unit of area.
