Question

What is the difference between force and pressure?

Answer 1

A force is a push or a pull which changes how fast an object moves. Pressure is the force on an object divided by the area over which the force is spread.

A force will change the velocity of an object. This means it will start it moving if it is still, stop it moving, speed it up, slow it down or change its direction!

Pressure takes into account the area over which the force is acting. A force spread over a big area will give a low pressure. The same force spread over a small area will give a high pressure.

Hope this helps !!

Answer 2

Answer:

Pressure is the force applied perpendicular to the surface of an object per unit area over which that force is distributed. Gauge pressure is the pressure relative to the ambient pressure. Various units are used to express pressure.