State the differences between thrust and pressure

CBSE Class 9
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State the differences between thrust and pressure

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Thrust:

  1. Thrust is the force that a body exerts perpendicularly on a surface.
  2. Its SI unit is newton (N).
  3. It is numerically equal to the weight of the object.

Pressure:

  1. The thrust on an unit area of surface is called pressure.
  2. Thus, pressure is ratio of thrust/force to the area.
  3. Its SI unit is newton per metre squared or pascal (Pa).