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Pressure PHYSICS
GRADE 8

1. Air pressure is approximately 100,000 Pascals. What force is exerted on this book when it is sitting
flat on a desk? The area of the book’s cover is 0.035 m 2.

2. A fisherman with a mass of 75kg falls asleep on his four-legged chair of mass 5 kg. If each leg of the
chair has a surface area of 2.5×10-4 m2 in contact with the ground, what is the average pressure
exerted by the fisherman and chair on the ground?

3. A scale which reads 0 in the vacuum of space is placed on the surface of planet Physica. On the
planet’s surface, the scale indicates a force of 10,000 Newtons. Calculate the surface area of the
scale, given that atmospheric pressure on the surface of Physica is 80,000 Pascals.

4. Rank the following from highest pressure to lowest pressure upon the ground:

 The atmosphere at sea level

 A 7000-kg elephant with total area 0.5 m 2 in contact with the ground
 A 65-kg lady in high heels with total area 0.005 m 2 in contacting with the ground
 A 1600-kg car with a total tire contact area of 0.2 m 2
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5. Samantha spots buried treasure while scuba diving on her Caribbean vacation. If she must descend
to a depth of 40 meters to examine the pressure, what gauge pressure will she read on her scuba
equipment? The density of sea water is 1025 kg/m 3.

6. What is the absolute pressure exerted on the diver in the previous problem by the water and
atmosphere?

7. A diver’s pressure gauge reads 250,000 Pascals in fresh water (ρ=1000 kg/m3). How deep is the
diver?

8. A barber raises his customer’s chair by applying a force of 150N to a hydraulic piston of area 0.01 m 2.
If the chair is attached to a piston of area 0.1 m 2, how massive a customer can the chair raise?
Assume the chair itself has a mass of 5 kg.
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Answer

1.

Answer:

2. Answer: The force applied is the force of gravity, therefore we can write:

3.

Answer:
4. Answer: From highest pressure to lowest pressure:
The elephant (137,000 Pa)
The lady in high heels (127,000 Pa)
The atmosphere (100,000 Pa)
The car (78,400 Pa)
5.

Answer: Answer:
6.

Answer:
7.

Answer: Answer:
8.

Answer: To solve this problem, first determine the force applied to the larger piston.
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If the maximum force on the chair is 1500N, you can now determine the maximum mass which can be
lifted by recognizing that the force that must be overcome to lift the customer is the force of gravity,
therefore the applied force on the customer must equal the force of gravity on the customer.