Question

What name is given to the force acting on a unit area of an object?

Answer 1

1. Pressure is the force acting per unit area.
2. The lesser the area for a constant force, the more is the pressure.
3. SI unit of pressure is $N{m}^{-2}$or $pascal\left(Pa\right).$
   Hence, the name given to the force acting on a unit area of an object is pressure.