Correct Answers
PressureAisAdefinedAas?A-
AAnswerATheAforceAperAunitAareaAactingAonAaAsurfaceAinAaAdirectionAperpendicularAtoAth
atAsurface
ForceAisAdefinedAas?A-
AAnswerAAnAExternalAcauseAresponsibleAforAanyAchangeAofAphysicalAsystem.
AccelerationAisAdefinedAas?A-
AAnswerATheArateAofAchangeA(orAtimeAderivative)AofAvelocity.
GasAisAdefinedAas?A-AAnswerAAAphaseAofAmatter
SolidAisAdefinedAas?A-AAnswerAAAliquidAthatAisAatAitsAfreezingApoint.
PlasmaAisAdefinedAas?A-AAnswerAAtomsAorAmoleculesAthatAhaveAbecomeAionized.
LiquidAisAdefinedAas?A-AAnswerAAAsolidAthatAisAatAitsAmeltingApoint
InAtheAgasAphase,AtheAatomsAorAmoleculesAbasicallyAmove?A-AAnswerARandomly
LiquidsAchangeAtoAaAgasAat?A-
AAnswerATheirArespectiveAboilingApoints!AThinkAaboutAwaterAturningAtoAsteamAwhenAitAb
oils
WhenAapplyingApressureAtoAaAfluid,AtheApressureAisAexerted?A-
AAnswerAInAallAdirectionsAequally.A(pascal'sAlaw)
HydraulicsAisAaAbranchAofAscienceAandAengineeringAconcernedAwithAtheAmechanicalApropertie
sAof?A-AAnswerALiquids!APneumaticArefersAtoAgasAfyi
,AAmechanicalAgaugeAisAusedAwhenAmeasuringAgasApressureAinAaAsealedAcontainer.AForAallA
commonApressureAgauges,AtheApressureAindicatedAonAtheAgaugeAis?A-
AAnswerALessAthanAtheAabsoluteApressureA(GaugesA(andAgaugeApressures)AignoreAtheAam
bientA(barometric)ApressureAaroundAus.
AbsoluteApressureAcanAbeAdefinedAas?A-
AAnswerATheAamountAofApressureAwithinAtheAsealedAvesselA+AtheAamountAofApressureAo
utsideAtheAsealedAvessel.
GaugeApressure?A-AAnswerATheAamountAofApressureAwithinAtheAsealedAvesselAonly
AmbientApressure?A-AAnswerATheAamountAofApressureAoutsideAofAtheAsealedAvesselAonly.
AbsoluteApressureAcanAbeAdefinedAas?A-
AAnswerAGaugeApressureA+AatmosphericApressure,ATotalApressure,ATrueApressure
1AAtmAworthAofApressure?A-AAnswerA760AmmHg,A14.7APSI,A33AFSW
BarometricApressureAinADenver,ACOA(elevationA5000Aft)AisAlessAthanAbarometricApressureAat
AseaAlevelAtrueAorAfalse?A-AAnswerATrue
ToAConvertAfromAATAAtoAmmHgA-AAnswerAMultiplyAbyA760
ToAConvertAfromAATAAtoAFSWA-AAnswerASubtractA1,AthenAmultiplyAbyA33
ToAconvertAfromAATAAtoAPSIA-AAnswerASubtractA1,AthenAmultiplyAbyA14.7
ToAconvertAfromAFSWAtoAATAA-AAnswerADivideAbyA33,AthenAaddA1
ToAconvertAfromAFSWAtoAATAA-AAnswerAAddA33,AthenAdivideAbyA33
ToAconvertAfromAPSIAtoAATAA-AAnswerADivideAbyA14.7,AthenAaddA1
, ToAconvertAfromAPSIAtoAATAA-AAnswerAAddA14.7,AthenAdivideAbyA14.7
ToAconvertAfromAmmHgAtoAATAA-AAnswerADivideAbyA760
ToAconvertAfromAPSIGAtoAPSIAA-
AAnswerAAddA14.7,APSIGAmeansA"poundAperAsquareAinchAgauge".APSIAAmeansApoundsAp
erAsquareAinceAabsolute.
Boyle'sAlawAisAaboutAthe?A-AAnswerAPressure-
volumeArelationship.ABoyle'sAlawAsaysAthatAwithAtemperatureAconstant,AtheAvolumeAofAaAga
sAisAinverselyAproportionalAtoAtheApressure.
AccordingAtoABoyle'sALaw,A(assumingAtheAtemperatureAremainsAconstant)AwhenAtheApressure
Aincreases,AtheAvolume?A-AAnswerADecreasesAproportionally
WhenAapplyingABoyle'sAlawAtoAtheAhumanAbody,AweAworryAaboutAair-
filledAspacesAbeingAshrunkA(AorAsqueezed)AwhenApressureAaroundAtheAbodyAincreases.AThisA
isAknownAas?A-AAnswerABarotrauma
Boyle'sAlawAequation?A-AAnswerAP1AxAV1=P2AxV2
CharlesAlawAisAaboutAthe?A-AAnswerATemperature-
volumeArelationship,AWithApressureAconstant,AtheAvolumeAofAaAgasAisAdirectlyAproportionalA
toAtheAtemperature.
AccordingAtoACharles'Alaw,AtheAvolumeAinAaAflexibleAcontainer,AlikeAaAballoon,AwillA_____
AwhenAtheAtemperatureAincreases.A-AAnswerAIncreaseAproportionally.
AccordingAtoACharles'Alaw,AtheAvolumeAinAaAflexibleAcontainer,AlikeAaAballoon,AwillA_____
AwhenAtheAvolumeAincreases.A-AAnswerAIncreaseAproportionally.
Gay-Lussac'sAlawAisAaboutAthe?A-AAnswerATemperature-
pressureArelationship,ALawAsaysAthatAwithAvolumeAconstant,AtheAtemperatureAofAaAgasAisAd
irectlyAproportionalAtoAtheApressure