Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

A drawing pin (thumb tack) has a sharp point at one end and a flat surface at the other end. The pin is pressed into a wooden board. How do the pressure and the force at the sharp point compare with the pressure and the force on the flat surface?

  • Aforce at the sharp point: greater than on the flat surface; pressure at the sharp point: greater than on the flat surface
  • Bforce at the sharp point: greater than on the flat surface; pressure at the sharp point: less than on the flat surface
  • Cforce at the sharp point: the same as on the flat surface; pressure at the sharp point: greater than on the flat surface
  • Dforce at the sharp point: the same as on the flat surface; pressure at the sharp point: less than on the flat surface

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