Introduction to Pressure & Pressure in Liquids (Pure)

What is the pressure exerted by a 2 kg cube of length 2 cm on a floor?

• 2.5 Pa

• 5 Pa

• 5 000 Pa

• 50 000 Pa

The diagram shows a 3 kg cuboid with dimensions 2 m x 3 m x 5 m placed on the table.

What is the minimum pressure exerted by the cuboid on the table?

• 0.2 Pa

• 2 Pa

• 3 Pa

• 6 Pa

A cylinder of height 40 cm is filled with water of density 1 g/cm³.

What is the water pressure at the bottom of the cylinder?

• 0 Pa

• 4 Pa

• 400 Pa

• 4000 Pa

A swimming pool has a water pressure of 35 kPa at the bottom of the pool. Taking the density of water to be 1000 kg/m³, how deep is the swimming pool?

• 0.3 m

• 3.5 m

• 35 m

• 350 m

There is a hole at the bottom of a water tank.

Bob has to apply a force of 500 N on the 200 cm² hole to withstand the water pressure.

Taking the density of water to be 1000 kg/m³, what is the height of the water in the water tank?

• 1 m

• 2.5 m

• 10 m

• 25 m