I dont get this science question.
An automobile tire has "200 kPa" written on its side. What does this mean?
Can you put it in words that a 13 year old can understand? thanks^^
2007-01-21 09:01:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
kPa i think means "Kilo Pascals"... I think haha.
It's something to do with pressure.
try www.wikipedia.org
and type in the search engine "KPA" I'm sure they'll have an article on it.
2007-01-21 09:05:35 · answer #1 · answered by Kipper to the CUP! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kPA is a measure of pressure, where:
* kilo = 1000
* Pascal = metric unit of pressure
1 Pascal is VERY small, so pressure is typically written in kPA
1 kPA = 0.000145 psi (pounds/square inch)
200 kPA is a little low for a typical car tire. Most are about 220 kPA.
You do the math.
2007-01-21 17:22:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is the maximum inflation that the tire is rated at
Most USA tires have a p.s.i (pounds per square inch)
the one you listed kPa (not sure what it stands for ) but it is the same concept
2007-01-21 17:10:09 · answer #3 · answered by kevferg64 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's pressure
standard pressure is 101.3 kPa
2007-01-21 17:05:01 · answer #4 · answered by Zaza 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋