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12.97 Hydrostatic Pressure and Pascal's Principle Worksheet

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Hydrostatic Pressure and Pascal's Principle: Determine how fluid pressure changes with depth and how pressure is transmitted in hydraulic systems. Aligned to NGSS, CCSS Literacy and Mathematics, AP Physics, and selected state frameworks 12.97 - Hydrostatic Pressure and Pascal's Principle: NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-2, HS-PS3-4; HS-PS1 matter connections; CCSS HSN-Q.A, HSA-CED.A, HSF-IF, HSS-ID; AP Physics 1 fluids and AP Physics 2 thermodynamics; TX TEKS Physics §112.45(c); FL SC.912.P.8, SC.912.P.10.4, SC.912.P.12; VA PH.5; MA/CA/NY HS-PS3.

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A sealed tank contains water at rest. A piston adds 18 kPa of pressure to the air above the water. A sensor is 2.5 m below the surface. By how much does the sensor's gauge pressure increase?

A24.5 kPa

B42.5 kPa

C0 kPa

D18 kPa

Solution & Explanation:The water depth did not change, so the hydrostatic part is unchanged. Pascal's principle means the added surface pressure is transmitted through the water, increasing the sensor reading by 18 kPa.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

A hydraulic press is designed so the output piston has 64 times the area of the input piston. Which diameter ratio would produce this area ratio?

A4:1 output diameter to input diameter

B16:1 output diameter to input diameter

C8:1 output diameter to input diameter

D64:1 output diameter to input diameter

Solution & Explanation:Area is proportional to diameter squared. To get an area ratio of 64, the diameter ratio must be sqrt(64) = 8.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

A fluid-pressure graph has depth on the vertical axis increasing downward and pressure on the horizontal axis increasing to the right. For a uniform liquid, what should the plotted line look like?

AA straight line slanting down and to the left from the surface point.

BA straight line slanting down and to the right from the surface point.

CA horizontal line because pressure is constant with depth.

DA curved line that returns to the pressure axis at large depth.

Solution & Explanation:Pressure increases as depth increases. With depth drawn downward and pressure drawn to the right, a linear pressure-depth relation appears as a straight line slanting downward to the right.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Physics Science students. It aligns with educational standard 12.97 (NGSS HS-PS3-1, HS-PS3-2, HS-PS3-4; HS-PS1 matter connections; CCSS HSN-Q.A, HSA-CED.A, HSF-IF, HSS-ID; AP Physics 1 fluids and AP Physics 2 thermodynamics; TX TEKS Physics §112.45(c); FL SC.912.P.8, SC.912.P.10.4, SC.912.P.12; VA PH.5; MA/CA/NY HS-PS3.).