Why Do We Feel Pressure Underwater ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϤāϞāϤ āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰⧋ ?


1. Water Has Weight : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇



  • Water has weight due to gravity. : āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

  • This weight creates pressure in water. : āĻāχ āĻ“āϜāύ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤



2. More Water Above Us | āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇



  • When we go deeper underwater, more water is above our body. : āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϤāϞāϞ⧈ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—’āϞ⧇, āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤

  • The water above pushes downward. : āĻāχ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāϞāϞ⧈ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


3. Pressure Increases with Depth | āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϤāĻžā§° āϞāϗ⧇ āϞāϗ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇



  • The deeper we go, the greater the pressure becomes. : āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āχ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāĻ“āρ, āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āχ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤

  • Our ears and body can feel this increasing pressure. : āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ•āĻžāĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻļ⧰⧀⧰⧇ āĻāχ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


4. Divers Feel Pressure | āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžā§°āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰⧇



  • Divers going deep underwater feel strong pressure because of the weight of water above them. : āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžā§°āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Key Point | āĻŽā§‚āϞ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž
Water pressure increases with depth because more water weight presses downward.


āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻžā§° āϞāϗ⧇ āϞāϗ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϚāĻžāĻĒā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇, āĻ•āĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ⧇ āϤāϞāϞ⧈ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


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MCQ


Q1. Why does water create pressure ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇ ?
(a) Because water has weight | āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āφāϛ⧇ (b) Because water is hot | āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻ—ā§°āĻŽ (c) Because water is light | āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ (d) Because of wind | āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇


Ans: (a) Because water has weight | āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āφāϛ⧇
Explanation: Water has weight due to gravity, which creates pressure.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻž āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤


Q2. What happens when we go deeper underwater ? : āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤ āĻ—’āϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Pressure decreases | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡ (b) Pressure stays same | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ (c) Pressure increases | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇ (d) Water disappears | āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āύāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ


Ans: (c) Pressure increases | āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇
Explanation: As depth increases, more water above creates greater pressure.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻžā§° āϞāϗ⧇ āϞāϗ⧇ āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒā§‹ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q3. What pushes on our body underwater ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϤāϞāϤ āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻļ⧰⧀⧰āϤ āĻ•āĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ ?
(a) Air | āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ (b) Water above us | āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ (c) Sunlight | āĻ¸ā§‚ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° (d) Sand | āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ


Ans: (b) Water above us | āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀
Explanation: The water above us presses downward on our body. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāϞāϞ⧈ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q4. What force causes water pressure ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϕ⧋āύ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Magnetism | āϚ⧁āĻŽā§āĻŦāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ (b) Gravity | āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ (c) Light | āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° (d) Sound | āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ


Ans: (b) Gravity | āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ
Explanation: Gravity gives water weight, which creates pressure.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q5. Which part of our body often feels underwater pressure first ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧇ āĻļ⧰⧀⧰⧰ āϕ⧋āύ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϤ āφāĻ—āϤ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Hands | āĻšāĻžāϤ (b) Eyes | āϚāϕ⧁ (c) Ears | āĻ•āĻžāĻŖ (d) Feet | āĻĒāĻž


Ans: (c) Ears | āĻ•āĻžāĻŖ
Explanation: Our ears are sensitive and feel pressure changes quickly.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ•āĻžāĻŖ āϏāĻ‚āĻŦ⧇āĻĻāύāĻļā§€āϞ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āϤāĻžāϤ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q6. Who often feels strong pressure underwater ? : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϤāϞāϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻžāĻĒ āϕ⧋āύ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰⧇ ?
(a) Farmers | āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ• (b) Divers | āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžā§° (c) Pilots | āĻĒāĻžāχāϞāϟ (d) Drivers | āϚāĻžāϞāĻ•


Ans: (b) Divers | āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžā§°
Explanation: Divers go deep underwater where pressure is higher. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžā§°āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀āϤ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϤ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤


Q7. Water pressure increases with _____. : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ _____ ā§° āϞāϗ⧇ āϞāϗ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤
(a) Height | āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž (b) Depth | āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϤāĻž (c) Light | āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° (d) Wind | āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻš


Ans: (b) Depth | āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϤāĻž
Explanation: The deeper we go, the more water is above us. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—’āϞ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇āĨ¤


Q8. At the water surface, pressure is _____. : āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āĻ­āĻžāĻ—āϤ āϚāĻžāĻĒ _____.
(a) Highest | āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ• (b) Lowest | āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ (c) Equal | āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ (d) Very strong | āĻ…āϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀


Ans: (b) Lowest | āĻ¸ā§°ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ
Explanation: At the surface, there is less water above us. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ“āĻĒā§°āĻ­āĻžāĻ—āϤ āφāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


Q9. What increases as depth increases ? : āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧇ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ⧇ ?
(a) Light | āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§° (b) Pressure | āϚāĻžāĻĒ (c) Air | āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ (d) Sound | āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ


Ans: (b) Pressure | āϚāĻžāĻĒ
Explanation: More water above means more pressure.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒā§‹ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ• āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤


Q10. Why do divers feel pressure underwater ? : āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžā§°āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āϤāϞāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰⧇ ?
(a) Because of sunlight | āĻ¸ā§‚ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§‹āĻšā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ (b) Because of water weight above them | āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ (c) Because of wind | āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ (d) Because of sand | āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇


Ans: (b) Because of water weight above them | āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇
Explanation: The deeper divers go, the more water weight presses on them.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ–ā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžā§°āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇ āĻ—āϭ⧀⧰āϞ⧈ āĻ—’āϞ⧇ āĻ“āĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧀⧰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻŦ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āφ⧰⧁ āϤāĻžāϤ⧇ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§ą āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤