Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

Fig. 5.1 shows a plastic bottle resting on a bench, and there is liquid inside the bottle.

(a)[3]

Calculate the pressure exerted by the bottle on the bench.

(b)[4]

Explain why the bottle is crushed. Include your ideas about molecules.

Worked solution & mark scheme

This 7-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Pressure means force \div area (P = F \div A)” …