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In all directions
This lesson shows that pressure in fluids acts in all directions and therefore pushes in all directions on any object floating or submerged in the fluid.
Learning objectives:
Students could: explain why pressure with depth variation for water is different from the variation of pressure with height in air.
Students should: calculate pressure from the weight of water due to gravity at a given depth and then further calculate the resulting force in all directions.
Students must: explain that pressure in fluids acts in all directions, distinct from the force of gravity.
This lesson is part of a full unit covering the topics of pressure in liquids and gases and simple machines using a range of real life examples focused on the River Thames found here
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