kilobar
Thousand atmospheres, roughly
A kilobar is a unit of pressure equal to one thousand bars, used primarily in high-pressure physics and geoscience.
The pressure at Earth's core reaches several hundred kilobars.
The experiment subjected the sample to pressures of fifty kilobars.
Involving urgent demands
- geophysicsPhysics of planetary structure
- mantleCovering or wrap
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
- megapascalSI pressure unit
gigapascal · compression · subduction · lithosphere · asthenosphere · metamorphism · tectonic · crustal
Explosive ignition event
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- overpressurePressure exceeding ambient levels
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
fragmentation · blasting · ordnance · propellant · impact · shockwave · military · warhead
high-pressure
Involving urgent demands
- geophysicsPhysics of planetary structure
- mantleCovering or wrap
- seismologyStudy of ground tremors
megapascal · gigapascal · compression · subduction · lithosphere · asthenosphere · metamorphism · tectonic · crustal · hydrostatic
detonation
Explosive ignition event
- TNTPowerful blasting compound
- overpressurePressure exceeding ambient levels
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
demolition · fragmentation · blasting · ordnance · propellant · impact · shockwave · military · warhead · high-explosive
kilobarvacuum
Absence of matter
millibar · low pressure · atmospheric pressure · partial vacuum