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    TEST PRESSURE

    1. A block of weight 900 N has rectangular faces. The diagram shows the lengths of the
    sides.

    The block can rest on any of its faces.


    That is the minimum pressure that the block can exert on the ground when resting on
    one of its faces?
    A. 900 Pa B. 4500 Pa C. 6000 Pa D. 7500 Pa 2. The base of a rectangular storage
    tank is 2.0 m by 3.0 m. The tank is filled with paraffin to a depth of 3.0 m.

    The density of paraffin is 800 kg/m3 and the gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg.
    What is the pressure at the bottom of the tank due to the paraffin?
    A. 2400 Pa B. 14400 Pa C. 24000 Pa D. 144000 Pa 3. The diagrams show liquids
    in containers.
    Which column of liquid exerts the greatest pressure on the base of its container?

    4. Four beakers contain the same liquid.


    At which point is the pressure the greatest?
    5. A solid, rectangular concrete block is lying horizontally on flat ground with one of its
    largest sides in contact with the ground. Figure shows the dimensions of the block.

    The weight of the block is 240 N.


    (a) Calculate the pressure on the ground caused by the block.
    pressure =.....................................[2]
    6. A very deep tank is used when training sailors to escape from submarines. The tank is
    cylindrical and open to the air at the top. Figure shows the tank.

    The area of the base of the tank is 45 m2 and the tank is filled with water to a depth of
    32 m.
    (a) Define pressure also write it’s SI unit.
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
    …
    ………………………………………………………………………………………………
    … ……………………………………………………………………………...
    ………………… ……………………..[2]
    (b) The density of water is 1000 kg/m3 and the gravitational field strength g is 10 N/kg.
    Calculate the pressure, due to the water, on the base of the tank.

    pressure =....................................... Pa [2] (c) The pressure in the water at


    the base of the tank is 4.2 × 105 Pa.
    (i) Explain why the pressure in the water at the base of the tank differs from the
    value calculated in (b).
    ................................................................................................................................
    . ................................................................................................................................. ..
    ...........................................................................................................................[1] (ii)
    Calculate the force exerted on the base of the tank.

    force = ................................. N [2]


    (d) Explain why the pressure below the surface of the water increases with
    depth. .........................................................................................................................
    ............. ....................................................................................................................
    [2]

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