An easy way to understand what pressure means.

1. PRESSURE

2. You want to go for a walk.

3. But it has snowed a lot!

4. What kind of shoes will you wear?
Sport shoes
Snowshoes

5. Right!
Why?

6. Imagine that somebody treads on
your foot…

7. …with flat shoes.

8. … with high-heeled shoes!

9. Which ones hurt more?
Flat shoes High-heeled shoes
Why?

10. These two men are wearing the same shoes.
Who exerts more pressure on the floor?

11. Good!
Why?

12. What is
pressure?

13. PRESSURE is the
relationship between the
FORCE
and the
SURFACE
where this force is applied.