Year 10 – Chapter 7 – Pressure Worksheet

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1. What is the force exerted by a pressure of 30 kPa acting on an area of 40 m2?

2. Calculate the pressure generated by:

a) an ordinary shoe heel 5 cm by 5 cm worn by a 40 kg person standing on the heel.

b) a 500 kg elephant standing on one circular-area foot of 20 cm diameter.

c) a 50 kg person standing on a high-heel of area 0.5 cm2.

3. The mass of a car is 1100 kg. What is the pressure exerted on the ground if the area in
contact with each tyre is 275 cm2?

4. A scuba diver dives to a depth of 1.25 m below the surface of the sea. The sea water has
a density of 1,025 kg/m3. What pressure does the water exert on the diver?
5. The pressure exerted by a liquid at a depth of 2.5 m is 36,750 Pa. What is the density of
the liquid, in kg/m3?

6. Calculate the water pressure at the bottom of this swimming pool:

[density of water = 1000kg/m3 ].

a) at the shallow end. b) at the deep end.

c) What conclusion can you draw from your answer?

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7. Explain why the wall of a dam is thicker at its base than at its top:

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8. The difference in pressures at a depth of 3.75 m for sea water and fresh water is 735 Pa.
What can you conclude about the difference in their densities?