Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

Fig. 4.1 shows a car parked on a roadway.
(a)[2]

Calculate the car’s weight.

(b(i))[3]

Calculate the pressure exerted on the ground by each tyre.

(b(ii))[2]

Explain why the planks stop the car from sinking into the mud.

(c(i))[3]

Calculate the moment produced by this force, and include the unit.

(c(ii))[1]

Describe how the driver can increase the moment while still applying the same force of 200 N to the wrench.

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