Given That Pressure Has Dimensions of Force * Area; That

question 21

Multiple Choice

Given that pressure has dimensions of force * area; that force has dimensions of mass * acceleration; and that the S.I. unit of pressure is the pascal, what is 1 pascal in terms of S.I. base units?

• A) 1 Pa = 1000 g/cm*s²
• B) 1 Pa = 1 g/m*s²
• C) 1 Pa = 10¯³ kg*m/s²
• D) 1 Pa = 1 kg*m/s²
• E) 1 Pa = 1 kg/m*s²

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