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Define pressure. What is the relation between pressure, force, and area? State the units in which pressure is measured.

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 11 - Force and Pressure>Long Answer Type Questions>Q 63
Explain why school bags are provided with wide straps to carry them.
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 11 - Force and Pressure>Long Answer Type Questions>Q 64
What is meant by atmospheric pressure? What is the cause of atmospheric pressure.
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 11 - Force and Pressure>Long Answer Type Questions>Q 64
Why are our bodies not crushed by the large pressure exerted by the atmosphere?
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 11 - Force and Pressure>Long Answer Type Questions>Q 64
Explain why atmospheric pressure decreases as we go higher up above the earth’s surface.
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 11 - Force and Pressure>Long Answer Type Questions>Q 65
 How does the pressure of a liquid depend on its depth? Draw a labelled diagram to show that the pressure of a liquid (say, water) depends on its depth. 
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 11 - Force and Pressure>Long Answer Type Questions>Q 65
Explain why the walls of a dam are thicker near the bottom than at the top.
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 11 - Force and Pressure>Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)>Q 66
Which of the following is not an example of muscular force?
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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 11 - Force and Pressure>Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)>Q 67
Which of the following is not an example of the force of gravity?