Lesson 6

• Nask
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Pressure in liquids

This lesson

•  Liquid pressure and upthrust
• Hydraulics
• Worksheet pressure
• Time to work on exercises

Learning goals

• Describe the basics of liquid pressure in your own words.

• Explain how liquid pressure creates the force upthrust.
  

• Be able to explain how hydraulic machines work in your own words.
  

• Be able to do calculations with hydraulic systems
  

Liquid pressure

Upthrust

What is upthrust?

Upthrust

Hydraulics

0.01 m2

0.4 m2

20 N

Working on exercises

Learning goals

• Describe the basics of liquid pressure in your own words.

• Explain how liquid pressure creates the force upthrust.
  

• Be able to explain how hydraulic machines work in your own words.
  

• Be able to do calculations with hydraulic systems