Subject: Science Topic: Pressure and Moments

Worksheet #1

Name: _________________________ Grade: _____ Sec: _____ Date: ______________________

1. Complete these statements:

a) A large force can produce a small pressure on a surface if ___________________________.

b) A drawing pin pushes into the surface of a pin board without hurting your finger because the
head of the pin has a large area and _____________________________.

2. a) An ordinary family car with luggage and four people in it might have a weight of 10000 N.
If each tyre has an area of 200 𝑐𝑚2 on the road, what will the pressure in the tyres be?

b) The tyres looked too flat so the driver put the pressure up to 25 N/𝑐𝑚2 . What area of each
tyre now touches the floor?
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Worksheet #2

Name: _________________________ Grade: _____ Sec: _____ Date: ______________________

1. This diagram shows a model of a car braking system. The cylinders and tubing are filled with water.

a) What is the pressure on piston A?

b) If piston A had an area of 10 𝑐𝑚2 , would the pressure on it be bigger or smaller than in a)?
Explain your answer.

c) What is the force on piston B?

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2. The image below depicts a hydraulic brake system in a car.

These sentences describe how the brakes work. Put numbers in the boxes to show the order
of the sentences. The first has been numbered for you.

The higher pressure in the liquid pushes on piston B.

1 When the car brake pedal is pressed it puts a force on piston A.

The pressure in the liquid increases.

Piston A pushes on the liquid in the brake pipes.

Piston B is bigger than piston A, so the pressure puts a bigger force on it.

Friction between the brake pad and the disc makes the car slow down.

Piston B pushes on the brake pad.

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Worksheet #3

Name: _____________________________ Grade: _____ Sec: _____ Date: ______________________

Calculate the moment for each of the following:

a)

b)

c)

d)