Variation Of Pressure MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers

1. Variation of pressure with depth

• Pressure varies with height/depth

       Have a look at the below figure

Here P₀= Atmospheric pressure at the upper surface

And   h= depth below the  upper surface 

= density of  liquid

P=Hydrostatic pressure for a point at depth h below the  upper surface

Then P is given by $P=P_0+\rho gh$

Means Pressure increases with depth linearly.

i.e. rate of increase of pressure with depth

• - Hydrostatic pressure=Absolute Pressure $=P=P_0+\rho gh$

  Absolute Pressure is always positive, It can never be zero.
  From equation $P=P_0+\rho gh$
  We can say that
  1. Hydrostatic pressure depends on
  - $h=$ depth of the point below the surface
  - $\rho =$ nature of liquid
  - $g=accelerationduetogravity$

2. Hydrostatic pressure does not  depend on 

• amount of liquid 

• the shape of the container

                                   From this, we can say that for the below figure where the liquid is filled in vessels of   

                                   different shapes to the same height,

the pressure at the base in each vessels will be the same, though

the volume or weight of the liquid in different vessels will be different.
I.e In the above figure $P_A=P_B=P_C$
- Gauge Pressure- Gauge Pressure is known as the pressure difference between hydrostatic and atmospheric pressure.

So Gauge Pressure is given as $P-P_0=$ gauge pressure
In the equation

$$P=P_0+\rho gh$$

The term $\rho gh$ is known as pressure due to liquid column of height $h$
We can rewrite the above equation as $\rho gh=P-P_0$
Or we can say that Gauge Pressure $=\rho gh=P-P_0$
It may be positive or negative or zero

2. Variation of pressure along Horizontally

The pressure is uniform on a horizontal line.

For the below figure

        In a horizontal line or in a horizontal plane in stationary liquid

        $P_A=P_B=P_C$