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09 Pressure - Revision Quiz

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1) Fig. 1 shows an inflated balloon that is placed inside a container that is connected to a vacuum pump. Fig. 2 shows the balloon after the vacuum pump was switched on for a few minutes.

What pressure changes have occurred within the balloon and the air outside the balloon (in the container)?

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2) The following box has a mass of 200 kg.

What is the maximum pressure the box can exert on the floor?

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3) A small submarine is submerged in water.

The pressure acting on the submerged submarine depends on

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4) A brick of mass 1.0 kg has dimensions 20.0 cm by 8.0 cm by 6.0 cm. When it lies on a horizontal surface, what is the maximum pressure it can exert?

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5) A sink is filled to a depth of 0.20 m with a liquid of density 1100 kg/m–3.

The gravitational field strength is 10 N/kg.

What is the pressure on the base of the sink due to the liquid?

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