G. D.

GOENKA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

DATE : SUBJECT: Science
CLASS : VIII TOPIC: Pressure
TOTAL NO. OF PAGES :2
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LAQ
1.A balloon bursts when too much air is blown into it. Air occupies space inside
the balloon. When we blow too much air the balloon cannot hold the pressure nd
it burst out.
2. We can demonstrate the presence of atmospheric pressure by the following
experiment.
Material needed: A glass tumbler (with smooth edge at the mouth, and without a
rim), a piece of stiff cardboard (a little bigger than the mouth of the tumbler), and
water.(It would be convenient to perform this activity over a wash basin or the
kitchen sink.)
Method:
1. Fill the tumbler with water brim.
2. Cover the tumbler with the cardboard piece.
3. Place the palm of your hand over the piece of cardboard, and quickly invert
the tumbler.
4. Slowly remove your hand supporting the piece of cardboard.
Observation: We will observe that the cardboard piece will not fall.
Conclusion: Atmosphere pressure provide enough force to support a full glass of
water.
3. The simplest type of pressure gauge is the open- tube manometer, which
measures pressure difference. A manometer consists of a U- shaped tube
containing a liquid. One arm of the tube is open to air and the other arm is
connected to the vessel in which we want to measure the pressure. The
difference in liquid level represents the applied pressure.
4. Liquid exert pressure in all directions. This can be explained with the following
activity.
Aim: To show that liquid exerts pressure in all directions.
Material Needed: A 30- cm long rubber pipe( like the one you use for watering
plants; make sure it is smooth on the outside)and a balloon with a mouth that fits
in very tightly on the rim of the pipe.
Method:
1. Attach the balloon (without blowing it) to one end of the tube.
2. Fill water through the other end, and see what happens to the balloon.
3. Hold the tube so that the balloon is at various angles, horizontal, vertical,
upside down etc. and see what happens.
Observation: We will find that the balloon bulges out with the pressure of the
water, regardless of the angle at which you hold it.
Conclusion: Water (and other liquid) exerts pressure in all directions.
5. I) When air is sucked out of a drinking straw, the air pressure inside it
decreases and the atmospheric pressure outside forces the liquid to go
inside the straw.
2) A vaccum cleaner has a fan inside that creates a low pressure inside that
device. Consequently, air and dirt particles are sucked into the device.