Physics 5054 · O Level · Pressure

Pressure — practice question

A student forces a drawing pin into a wooden board, as shown in Fig. 4.1.
(a(i))[2]

Calculate the pressure produced by the finger on the drawing pin.

(a(ii))[1]

Compare the force applied by the finger to the drawing pin with the force exerted by the drawing pin on the wooden board.

(a(iii))[2]

Explain why the drawing pin goes into the wooden board but not into the finger.

(b(i))[2]

Explain why the water leaves each hole at right angles to the surface of the bag.

(b(ii))[1]

The holes at A and B are the same size. Explain why the water leaves the hole at A faster than it leaves the hole at B.

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