What is the difference between thrust and pressure?

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Solution

The differences between thrust and pressure are as follows:

Thrust

Pressure

Force acting normally on a surface is called thrust.

Thrust acting per unit area is called pressure.

Its S.I unit is newton(N).

Its S.I unit is N/m^2

It is a scalar quantity.

It is a vector quantity

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Thrust	Pressure
Force acting normally on a surface is called thrust.	Thrust acting per unit area is called pressure.
Its S.I unit is newton(N).	Its S.I unit is N/m^2
It is a scalar quantity.	It is a vector quantity