Physics 0625 · IGCSE · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

Why is it simpler to push a pointed nail, instead of a blunt nail, into a piece of wood?

  • AThe sharp nail exerts a larger force on the wood.
  • BThe sharp nail exerts a smaller force on the wood.
  • CThe sharp nail exerts a larger pressure on the wood.
  • DThe sharp nail exerts a smaller pressure on the wood.

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