PRESSURE CLASS TEST

1. A water tank holds to a depth of 80cm.what is the pressure on the bottom of the
tank?(density of water = 1000kg/m3). (2)

2. Which exerts a greater pressure, a force of 100N acting on 1.0cm2, or the same force acting
on 2.0cm2. (4)

3. What is the pressure exerted by a force of 40 000N acting on 2.0m2? (2)

4. The diagram in Fig 1 shows a tank that is filled with oil. The density of the oil is 920kg/m3.

Fig 1
a. Find the volume of the tank. (2)
b. Calculate the mass of the tank in Fig 1. (2)
c. A nut is dropped at the bottom of the tank. Calculate the pressure it experiences. (2)
d. A paper pin is dropped in the tank also, but sinks half way. Calculate the pressure it
experiences. (2)

5. Name the instrument that is used to measure

a. Atmospheric pressure (1)
b. Differences in pressure (1)

6. Which of the following will damage a wood-block floor that can withstand a pressure of
2000 kPa (2000 kN/m2)? (4)
1 A block weighing 2000 kN standing on an area of 2 m2.
2 An elephant weighing 200 kN standing on an area of
0.2 m2
3 A girl of weight 0.5 kN wearing stiletto-heeled shoes
standing on an area of 0.0002 m2.