Question 8General Subjects - QMED

The correct answer is A) Pressure. Increasing the pressure on hydraulic oil will cause its viscosity to increase. This is due to the compressibility of the oil - as pressure increases, the molecules in the oil are forced closer together, resulting in higher viscosity. In contrast, factors like pour point, cloud point, and vacuum have minimal direct effects on viscosity. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not have the same direct and significant impact on viscosity as pressure. Pour point and cloud point affect the temperature-dependent flow properties of the oil, while vacuum has no direct bearing on viscosity.