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Chapter 3 Forces and Pressure
Chapter 3 Forces and Pressure
Chapter 3 Forces and Pressure
60 cm
10 cm
40 cm
What is the minimum pressure that can be exerted by the block on the floor?
2 Diagram below shows the mattress compress more when the boy is standing on it,
compared when he is lying.
3 Diagram below shows four different postures of a person doing some exercises.
Which posture exerts the maximum pressure on the floor?
C
D
1 Diagram below shows three containers filled with water to the same level. The pressure
caused by the water at points X, Y and Z are Px, Py dan Pz respectively.
X Y Z
0 h
B
P
0 h
C
P
0 h
D
P
0 h
3 Diagram below shows a cross section of swimming pool which has different depth.
Water
Air
2m
4 m 5.5 m
6m
What is the maximum pressure experienced at the bottom of the swimming pool?
[ Density of water = 1000 kg m-3 ]
A 2.0 × 104 Pa
B 4.0 × 104 Pa
C 5.5 × 104 Pa
D 6.0 × 104 Pa
4 Liquid pressure increases with the depth of the liquid. When the depth of the liquid is
greater, the liquid pressure is
A higher
B lower
C unchanged