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media type="custom" key="7984334" What is Pressure? Pressure decreases as the area over which a force is applied increases. Force and pressure are not the same but they are very closely related. The larger area over which the force is applied, the less pressure is exerted. To be able to stand on snow without sinking, you can’t change your weight, but you could wear something with a larger area like snow shoes. The area of a regular shoe is 250 cm2 and the area for snow shoes is 1,100 cm2. The greater area means you will sink less (Jones).

The formula for pressure is pressure equals force divided by area. Force is measured in newtons and area is measured in m2. The SI unit for pressure is Newtons per square meter (N/m2). This unit of pressure is also called the Pascal (Jones). media type="custom" key="7984382"