Question

The term pressure most nearly refers to which of the following?

a. another term for density
b. a property of water near the ocean bottom
c. force per area created by the weight of water
d. the pushing of ocean currents on objects in the ocean

Answer 1

C. force per area created by the weight of water

Answer 2

The term pressure refers to the force per area created by the weight
of anything whose weight is distributed over an area, such as the
Earth's atmosphere, a lake, a gas inside a sealed jar, or a pointy
high heel.