PRESSURE CALCULATION | APPLICATION

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE

FOR YOUR NOTEBOOK:

Notes:

• Pressure = Force Applied/Area of Which the force is Applied 

• Unit for Pressure is 1 N/m2 or 1 Pascal (Pa)

  • Force is measured in Newtons (N)

  • Surface Area is measured in Meters Squared (m2)

• In American Units, it’s measured as PSI, “Pounds per square inch”

• In System International Units (SI), 1 PSI is equal to 6895 Pa

• Barometer - Tool used to measure pressure.

• Blood Pressure Application - the recorded pressure of your blood on your arterial walls.

• Hydraulics Application - We use fluids and the pressure equation to lift large objects with minimal force.

• Weather Application - Pressure is the reason for wind.  

• There is a city near the top of the Andes mountains that no children can be born due to low pressure and low oxygen.​