Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

A student presses a drawing pin (thumb tack) into a notice board using her thumb. The pin enters the board, but it does not go into her thumb. Which statement accounts for this?

  • AThe force exerted by the pin on her thumb is greater than the force exerted on the notice board.
  • BThe force exerted by the pin on the notice board is greater than the force exerted on her thumb.
  • CThe pressure of the pin on her thumb is greater than the pressure on the notice board.
  • DThe pressure of the pin on the notice board is greater than the pressure on her thumb.

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