Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Density and pressure

Density and pressure — practice question

In the Pacific Ocean, the Mariana Trench 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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