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
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.
