Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Pressure

How does Pascal's Principle relate to pressure?

5 comments:

allison said...

Pascal's principle states that for all points at the same absolute height in a connected body of an incompressible fluid at rest, the fluid pressure is the same, even if more pressure is applied on the fluid at some place. The difference of pressure due to a difference in elevation within a fluid column is given by the equation P = pg(h).

Robb8952 said...

Pressure is the magnitude of the force on a surface per unit area. Pascal's principle says that pressure applied to a fluid. In a closed container is transmitted equally to every point of the fluid and to the walls of the container.

tony said...

Pascal's principle says that the pressure applied to a fluid in a closed container is transmitted equally to every point of the fluid and to every wall of the container. It tells us what to expect of pressure and fluids.

Kelli said...

Pascal's Principle says that pressure applied to a fluid ina closed container is transmitted equally to every point of the fluid and to the walls of the container. If the pressure in a fluid is increased at any point in a container, the pressure increases at all points inside the container by exactly the same amount.

Andy R said...

It states that pressure applied to a fluid in a closed container is distrubuted equally to every point of the fluid and to the walls of the container. So this means that when ever any point of the water in the container is applied by pressure the container feels the same pressure.