Why Do We Feel Pressure Underwater ? : āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§ ?
1. Water Has Weight : āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
- Water has weight due to gravity. : āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- This weight creates pressure in water. : āĻāĻ āĻāĻāύ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
2. More Water Above Us | āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
- When we go deeper underwater, more water is above our body. : āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§ā§°āϞ⧠āĻ’āϞā§, āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- The water above pushes downward. : āĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
3. Pressure Increases with Depth | āĻāĻā§ā§°āϤāĻžā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§
- The deeper we go, the greater the pressure becomes. : āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āϝāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ā§°āϞ⧠āϝāĻžāĻāĻ, āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- Our ears and body can feel this increasing pressure. : āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
4. Divers Feel Pressure | āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§°āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§
- Divers going deep underwater feel strong pressure because of the weight of water above them. : āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§°āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Key Point | āĻŽā§āϞ āĻāĻĨāĻž
Water pressure increases with depth because more water weight presses downward.
āĻāĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻžā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§, āĻāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ⧠āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻ āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
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MCQ
Q1. Why does water create pressure ? : āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) Because water has weight | āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻā§ (b) Because water is hot | āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§°āĻŽ (c) Because water is light | āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞ (d) Because of wind | āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§
Ans: (a) Because water has weight | āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻā§
Explanation: Water has weight due to gravity, which creates pressure.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϏā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
Q2. What happens when we go deeper underwater ? : āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻ’āϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Pressure decreases | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻŽā§ (b) Pressure stays same | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ (c) Pressure increases | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§ (d) Water disappears | āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āύāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ
Ans: (c) Pressure increases | āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§
Explanation: As depth increases, more water above creates greater pressure.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻžā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Q3. What pushes on our body underwater ? : āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻļā§°ā§ā§°āϤ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ ?
(a) Air | āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ (b) Water above us | āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠(c) Sunlight | āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§āĻšā§° (d) Sand | āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ
Ans: (b) Water above us | āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§
Explanation: The water above us presses downward on our body. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϤāϞāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Q4. What force causes water pressure ? : āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§āύ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Magnetism | āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ (b) Gravity | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ (c) Light | āĻĒā§āĻšā§° (d) Sound | āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Ans: (b) Gravity | āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ
Explanation: Gravity gives water weight, which creates pressure.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻžāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϤāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q5. Which part of our body often feels underwater pressure first ? : āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻžāĻĒ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāϤ⧠āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āĻā§āύ āĻ
āĻāĻļāϤ āĻāĻāϤ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧ ?
(a) Hands | āĻšāĻžāϤ (b) Eyes | āĻāĻā§ (c) Ears | āĻāĻžāĻŖ (d) Feet | āĻĒāĻž
Ans: (c) Ears | āĻāĻžāĻŖ
Explanation: Our ears are sensitive and feel pressure changes quickly.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻŖ āϏāĻāĻŦā§āĻĻāύāĻļā§āϞ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āϤāĻžāϤ āϏāĻšāĻā§ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§ą āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q6. Who often feels strong pressure underwater ? : āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) Farmers | āĻā§āώāĻ (b) Divers | āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§° (c) Pilots | āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞāĻ (d) Drivers | āĻāĻžāϞāĻ
Ans: (b) Divers | āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§°
Explanation: Divers go deep underwater where pressure is higher. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§°āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ, āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϤāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
Q7. Water pressure increases with _____. : āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻžāĻĒ _____ ā§° āϞāĻā§ āϞāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤
(a) Height | āĻāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž (b) Depth | āĻāĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž (c) Light | āĻĒā§āĻšā§° (d) Wind | āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻš
Ans: (b) Depth | āĻāĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž
Explanation: The deeper we go, the more water is above us. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ā§°āϞ⧠āĻ’āϞ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§āĨ¤
Q8. At the water surface, pressure is _____. : āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻžāĻĒ _____.
(a) Highest | āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ (b) Lowest | āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ (c) Equal | āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ (d) Very strong | āĻ
āϤāĻŋ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞā§
Ans: (b) Lowest | āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāύāĻŋāĻŽā§āύ
Explanation: At the surface, there is less water above us. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĒā§°āĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻŽāĻžā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻŽ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
Q9. What increases as depth increases ? : āĻāĻā§ā§°āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĸāĻŧā§ ?
(a) Light | āĻĒā§āĻšā§° (b) Pressure | āĻāĻžāĻĒ (c) Air | āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ (d) Sound | āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
Ans: (b) Pressure | āĻāĻžāĻĒ
Explanation: More water above means more pressure.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Q10. Why do divers feel pressure underwater ? : āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§°āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϤāϞāϤ āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§ ?
(a) Because of sunlight | āϏā§ā§°ā§āϝ⧰ āĻĒā§āĻšā§°ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ (b) Because of water weight above them | āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ (c) Because of wind | āĻŦāϤāĻžāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ (d) Because of sand | āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§
Ans: (b) Because of water weight above them | āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§
Explanation: The deeper divers go, the more water weight presses on them.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻāĻžā§°āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻāĻā§ā§°āϞ⧠āĻ’āϞ⧠āĻāĻĒā§°ā§° āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āĻāĻāύ āĻŦā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āĻā§°ā§ āϤāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§ą āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤