Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Density and pressure

Density and pressure — practice question

The Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean is roughly $10\,\text{km}$ deep. If sea water is taken to be incompressible and to have a density of about $1020\,\text{kg m}^{-3}$, what is the approximate pressure at that depth?

  • A$10^{5}\,\text{Pa}$
  • B$10^{6}\,\text{Pa}$
  • C$10^{7}\,\text{Pa}$
  • D$10^{8}\,\text{Pa}$

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