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- Questions
- Answer
- 48.7
- Question
- A tyre gauge reads 34 psi and the air outside is at 14.7 psi. Absolute pressure in psi?
- Answer
- 500
- Question
- You push 100 N on the small piston of a hydraulic line. The far piston has 5 times the area. Force out in newtons?
- Answer
- 13600
- Question
- Water is 1000 kg per cubic metre and mercury is 13.6 times denser. Mercury's density in kg per cubic metre?
- Answer
- 80
- Question
- A young adult's blood pressure reads 120 over 80. Diastolic pressure in mm of mercury?
- Answer
- 1330
- Question
- One mm of mercury is 133 Pa. How many Pa is 10 mm of mercury?
- Instructions
- Read each pressure question and key the answer in on the number pad.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics, section 11.6 Gauge Pressure, Absolute Pressure, and Pressure Measurement_