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| What is the area of a rectangle that is 4cm x 8cm? | 32 sq. cm |
| Why do people wear big snowshoes when walking on snow? | To spread weight over larger area to reduce pressure |
| Why do elephants have big feet? | To spread weight over large area to reduce pressure |
| What causes people to have weight? | Gravity |
| Why does it hurt worse to get hit with the point of a nail than the head? | The point has less area which causes more pressure |
| Why does a balloon break when you hit it with the point of a thumbtack and not the head? | The point causes more pressure |
| How much pressure does a 100g block cause on a 20sq cm base? | 5g/sq cm (100g divided by 20sq cm) |
| What units did we use for pressure? | g/sq cm |
| Why do women cause more damage in high heels? | High heels have less area which cause more pressure |
| If you put 400g on a 2cm x 4cm base, what is the pressure? | 50g/sq cm (400g/8sq cm) |
| Does a person weigh more in skates than tennis shoes? | No, weight is constant |
| What would happen if you removed your space helmet in outer space? | You would blow up as all your body fluids would boil out |
| Is air pressure greater at the top or bottom of Mt. Everest? | The air pressure is greater at the bottom of Everest |
| Is water pressure greater at the top or bottom of the ocean? | At the bottom of the ocean |
| Which hole in our milk jug squirted out the farthest? | The bottom hole (most pressure) |
| How much pressure is caused by a 200g plate sitting on 5 sq cm? | 40g/sq cm |
| Under what ocean do we all live? | An ocean of air |
| Why was it so hard to separate the two suction cups when we pushed them together? | The air inside was pushed out and outside air pressure holds them together |
| Why doesn't the ocean of air we live under crush us? | There is an equal amount of pressure inside us pushing back? |
| Why do our ears "pop" when we drive in the mountains? | Pressure inside our ears rush out to equal lower pressure outside |
| Do fluids move from High to Low pressure or Low to High pressure? | High to Low (think of air coming out of a balloon) |
