Atmospheric Pressure
Important Questions on Atmospheric Pressure
A drinking straw works on the pressure exerted by the liquid filled in a soft drink bottle in which it is placed.
A rocket has been fired upwards to launch a satellite in its orbit. Name the two forces acting on the rocket immediately after leaving the launching pad (Ignore the frictional force due to air resistance).
The atmospheric pressure is usually measured in the unit of
The magnitude of atmospheric pressure is equal to the pressure exerted by a _____.
The magnitude of force is expressed in the unit of force called:
Which of following does not work on the existence of atmospheric pressure?
Which of the following represents correct values for the normal atmospheric pressure?
A.
B. of mercury
C.
D. of mercury
When we press the bulb of a dropper with its nozzle kept in water, air in the dropper is seen to escape in the form of bubbles. Once we release the pressure on the bulb, water gets filled in the dropper. The rise of water in the dropper is due to
Atmospheric pressure _____ (increases/ decreases) with increasing height.
A drinking straw works on the existence of _____ pressure.
To draw water from a well, we have to _____ at the rope.
What is common in the working of the devices such as a drinking straw, a syringe, a dropper and a rubber sucker?
Which of the following change appreciably when a batsman hits a moving cricket ball?
A. Shape B. Direction C. Size D. Speed.
Explain why atmospheric pressure decreases as we go higher up above the earth’s surface.
Why are our bodies not crushed by the large pressure exerted by the atmosphere?
What is meant by atmospheric pressure? What is the cause of atmospheric pressure.
Describe one activity to show the existence of atmospheric pressure.
Why do mountaineers usually suffer from nose-bleeding at high altitudes?
What is a rubber sucker? How does it work? State any one use of a rubber sucker.
Name the substance whose weight produces atmospheric pressure.
