Question

The ______ exerted per unit area is called pressure.

Answer 1

1. The force applied to a unit area of the surface is called pressure.
2. $Pressure,P=\frac{Force\left(F\right)}{Area\left(A\right)}$
3. The standard unit for pressure is the Pascal, which is a Newton per square meter.

Hence, The force exerted per unit area is called pressure.