Megha and Pawan
Same bags, one sore shoulder.
Two children carry identical things in their bags, and only one of them is uncomfortable.
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Pressure, Winds, Storms and Cyclones · Class 8 Science · Curiosity
English 5 topics 175 leveled MCQs 85 flashcards 5 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Why area matters
Same pull, smaller patch.
The weight of a bag presses on your shoulder because the Earth pulls the bag down.
The quantity
Force and area together.
Since the area matters as much as the force, one quantity puts them together.
Why tanks sit on roofs
Somebody lifted all that water.
Almost every water tank you can see is up on a roof or a tower.
The experiment
One narrow, one broad.
Two clear pipes with a rubber balloon over the lower end of each, clamped upright side by side.
Both balloons
Not nearly the same. The same.
The two balloons bulge by exactly the same amount.
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What you'll study, topic by topic
1
Pressure: Force Spread Over an Area
Pressure is force for each bit of area, so the same force can be gentle or fierce depending on how much area it acts on. Broad straps use the first; a nail point uses the second.
- Pressure is the force acting on each unit of area.
- It is found by dividing a force by the area it acts over.
- Only the force at right angles to the surface is used at this stage.
~45 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
2
Pressure in Liquids
A liquid presses on everything holding it, and what sets the pressure is the height of the column above the point you ask about - not how much liquid there is, and not how wide the vessel is.
- Two pipes of different widths filled to one level bulge their balloons equally.
- So the weight of liquid in the vessel is not what the balloon responds to.
- What the two pipes share is the height of the water standing in them.
~50 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
Air Pressure
Air presses on everything around us, in every direction, and the push is far larger than it feels. Two identical chart sheets and a rubber sucker are enough to show both facts.
- The air wrapped round the Earth is the atmosphere, kilometres deep.
- It is mostly nitrogen and oxygen, with argon, carbon dioxide and others.
- An unfolded chart sheet is harder to lift than the same sheet folded small.
~50 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
4
How Wind Forms
Air moves from high pressure to low, faster when the difference is larger, and stops when the two level out. And fast-moving air is at a reduced pressure, which is why a gale lifts a roof from below.
- Air travels from wherever the pressure is higher towards wherever it is lower.
- A difference in pressure is all that is needed; nothing has to push it.
- Two balloons joined by a straw exchange air with nobody blowing.
~50 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
5
Storms, Lightning and Cyclones
Warm air rises and cooler air rushes in: that one cycle makes clouds, rain, storms and, over a warm ocean, a cyclone with a calm eye and a violent ring. Lightning is the air itself giving way.
- Warm moist air rises, leaves low pressure, and cooler air rushes in to replace it.
- Rising air expands and cools, so moisture condenses into droplets and forms clouds.
- Strong winds together with rain are called a storm.
~48 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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175 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
What exactly does pressure measure?
Intermediate
A The force acting on each unit of area
B The total force applied to an object
C The weight of the object being carried
D The area that a force happens to cover
Show answer & explanation
The force acting on each unit of area
Force and area together, which is why the same force can give two very different pressures.
In which unit is pressure measured?
Beginner
A Kilograms of mass
B Newtons of force alone
C Square metres of surface
D Newtons per square metre
Show answer & explanation
Newtons per square metre
That unit has its own name, the pascal.
Pawan’s bag hurts his shoulders and Megha’s identical bag does not. What differs?
Intermediate
A The distance each of them walks
B The force of gravity on each bag
C The area the straps press on
D The weight inside the two bags
Show answer & explanation
The area the straps press on
Broad straps share the same pull across more shoulder, so each bit carries less.
Read these statements about pressure. I. It is the force acting on each unit of area. II. The same force on a smaller area gives a higher pressure. III. Pressure and force are two names for one quantity. Which are correct?
Intermediate
A I and II only
B II and III only
C I and III only
D I, II and III
Show answer & explanation
I and II only
They are different quantities, which is the whole point of the bag with the narrow straps.
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