If you dive deep into a pool, you may need to “pop” your ears due to the hydrostatic pressure. In what direction is the force of this hydrostatic pressure?

(1 point)
Responses

a downward force

a downward force

an upward force

an upward force

a sideways force

a sideways force

a force in all directions

1 answer

The correct response is:

a force in all directions

Hydrostatic pressure increases with depth in a fluid and acts equally in all directions on an object submerged in that fluid.