Sunday, March 14, 2021

Pressure in liquids
Quick Quiz – Answer in your books! Learning objective:
To investigate
1. What two factors affect pressure? pressure in liquids.
Success criteria:
2. What are the units of pressure? ✓ UYK to describe
how pressure
3. Give two ways that pressure can be increased. changes in a

4. Give two ways that pressure can be liquid

✓ UYK to explain
why pressure
decreased. changes in a
5. Describe one example in everyday life where liquid
✓ UYK to explain
you can apply your knowledge of pressure to why dams are
build thicker at
explain something happening. the bottom
What is pressure?

A force per area

exerted on or against
an object by
something in contact
with it. It is usually
measured in N/m2,
Pascals (Pa) or
atmospheres.
What causes pressure?
What causes pressure?

Particles colliding with the object cause

pressure!!!

More particles colliding in a certain

area the more force, therefore the
more pressure.
Pressure in Liquids
DEMO!
We are going to
investigate how water
pressure is affected by
depth.
In pairs discuss;

???
1. How far the water
will shoot out of
each of the three
holes in the bottle
(relative).
2. Explain why you
think this.
Water Pressure
Pressure
increases the
deeper you go
under water.
Why?
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watch?v=0B0EhuxJsts
Building Dams
In your book:
Explain in full sentences
why a dam’s wall gets
thicker the further down
you go.
Include;
1. What causes pressure on
the dam.
2. Why the pressure increases
the deeper you go.
3. What could happen if the
dam wall didn’t get thicker.
Can you think of a reason why the bottom is
wider than the top?

There is more pressure

at the bottom because a
greater
There is mass of water
more pressure at theis
bottomabove it, so
because there ismass
a greater a
bigger
of water force
is above it,pushing
so thereonis a
bigger the bottom
force pushingof the
on dam.
the
bottomThe dam
of the must
dam. bedam
The
must bestronger
stronger there.
there.
 Height and Pressure
Height
above sea Pressure HOMEWORK!
level (m) (in N/m²)
0 100,000 1. Draw the graph using
1000 90,000
the information given
2000 80,000
to you.
3000 70,000
2. Describe the
4000 60,000
relationship(s)
5000 55,000
between height and
6000 48,000
7000 42,000
pressure.
8000 37,000
3. Explain why the
9000 32,000
pressure changes.
Pressure: summary
 Plenary- Critical thinking grid
Learning objective:
To investigate
pressure in liquids.
Success criteria:
✓ UYK to describe
how pressure
changes in a
liquid
✓ UYK to explain
why pressure
changes in a
liquid
✓ UYK to explain
why dams are
build thicker at
the bottom