MSRX StoryQuest

Pressure & Fluids

Force spread over an area, and what that buys you.

M020Challenge

Pressure systems

P=FAP = \frac{F}{A}

an ice-shelf research hut resting on soft snow

Piston benchEnter mission M021Challenge

Hydraulic lifts

F1A1=F2A2\frac{F_1}{A_1} = \frac{F_2}{A_2}

a workshop jack lifting a collapsed roof beam

Piston benchEnter mission M043Foundation

Pressure and area

a rescue team crossing thin ice on boards

Area plannerEnter mission M044Explorer

Hydraulic advantage

F1A1=F2A2\frac{F_1}{A_1} = \frac{F_2}{A_2}

a workshop jack being sized to lift a tractor axle

Piston benchEnter mission M045Challenge

Pressure with depth

P=ρghP = \rho g h

a rooftop tank feeding a sprinkler system four floors down

Piston benchEnter mission M050Foundation

Floating and sinking

a class testing which objects float in a water tray

Gas cylinderEnter mission