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[Physics] Chapter Force & Pressure (Pressure in Liquid)

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

2.

Why won't you sink in mud if you wear boots?

a)

Because the surface area is larger creating less pressure.

b)

Has air in it to keep you floating.

c)

Because the mud won't want you.

3.

Diagram shows the design of a dam. Why does the thickness of the dam increase with its depth?

a)

The design of this structure is stronger.

b)

Water pressure increases with depth.

c)

The cost of construction is lower.

d)

Water pressure acts uniformly in all directions.

4.

An object will float on water if it is

a)

less dense than water.

b)

more dense than water.

c)

the same density as water.

5.
A fluid can be...
a)
a gas
b)
a liquid
c)
a liquid or a gas
d)
a solid
6.

When blood pressure is measured, the cuff of the sphygmomanometer is wrapped round the upper arm and must be held at the level of the heart. Why?

a)

Blood pressure depends on the level of the blood.

b)

Blood pressure is normal when the cuff and heart are at the same level.

c)

Blood is able to flow easily to the wrist.

7.

The pressure of sea water at the bottom of the sea is 1.2 × 108 N m–2.

Determine the depth of the sea.

[Density of sea water = 1020 kg m–3]

a)

1.18×104 m

b)

1.18×105 m

c)

1.18×106 m

d)

1.18×109 m

8.

Diagram shows a U-tube filled with two liquids, X and Y which are immiscible. The heights of the liquid columns of X and Y from level P are 8 cm and 4 cm respectively. Which of the following statements is true?

a)

The density of X is less than the density of Y.

b)

The liquid pressure is higher in column X than in column Y at level P.

c)

The densities of liquids X and Y are equal.

9.

A submarine has a surface area of 300 m2.

The density of sea water is 1050 kg m–3.

At what depth under the sea, will the additionalpressure on the submarine be 5 × 105 Pa?

[Take g = 10 N kg–1]

a)

47.62 m

b)

67.62 m

c)

87.62 m

d)

57.62 m

10.

The figure below shows a reservoir on a hill. The reservoir supplies water to a water tank on a tall building.

Calculate the water pressure at X.

(Density of water = 1000 kg m–3)

a)

1.4×109 Nm–2

b)

1.4×102 Nm–2

c)

1.4×105 Nm–2

d)

1.4×108 Nm–2

11.

A coin sinks to a depth of 5 m in a liquid of density 800 kg m–3. At what depth, in a different liquid of density 600 kg m–3, will the coin be subjected to the same pressure?

a)

6.67 m

b)

8.67 m

c)

9.67 m

d)

5.67 m

12.

The figure shows a pond with two fish P and Q.

What is the correct relation of the water pressures on fish P and fish Q?

a)

Water pressure on fish Q > Water pressure on fish P.

b)

Water pressure on fish Q < Water pressure on fish P.

c)

Water pressure on fish Q = Water pressure on fish P.

13.
What happens to pressure as you go deeper under water?
a)
it increases
b)
it decreases
c)
it stays the some
d)
no soup for you!
14.
Arrange the density of spheres, W, X, Y and Z, in descending order.
a)
X, Y, W, Z
b)
Y, X, W, Z
c)
X, W, Y, Z
d)
W, Z, X, Y
15.
Where is pressure the greatest on the dam?
a)
D
b)
C
c)
B
d)
A
16.

An object weighing 30 N displaces a volume of water with a weight 20 N. What will the object do?

a)

It will sink

b)

It will float

c)

It will fly

d)

None of these answers

17.
Where would you find the largest pressure?
a)
At the bottom of the ocean
b)
At the top of Mt Everest
c)
Close to ground on the Scotch oval
d)
In a rockpool on the Great Barrier Reef
18.

When you increase your depth under water, the water pressure on your body

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

stays the same

19.
Diagram 10 shows a diver in the sea
Which physical quantity will increase when the diver dives deeper?
a)
Pressure
b)
Buoyant Force
c)
Atmospheric pressure
d)
Gravitational field strength
20.
Which of the following diagrams shows the best design for the wall of a reservoir?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
21.
Objects A-D are in water. Which is the most dense?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
22.
What does pressure measure?
a)
Strength
b)
Force exerted on a given area of surface
23.
The pressure of water exerted on the fishes is PX, PY and PZ respectively.
Which comparison is correct about the pressure exerted on the fishes?
a)
PZ > PY > PX 
b)
PZ = PX < PY
c)
PZ = PX > PY
d)
PZ < PX < PY
24.
Calculate the pressure exerted by the water on the fish.
[Density of water = 1 000 kg m−3]
a)
5 × 104 Pa
b)
5 × 107 Pa
c)
5 × 106 Pa
d)
5 × 10-1 Pa
25.
Calculate the pressure of the water at M.
[Density of water = 1 000 kg m−3]
a)
1.0 × 105 N m−2
b)
1.5 × 105 N m−2
c)
2.2 × 105 N m−2
d)
2.5 × 105 N m−2
26.
Which of the following graphs shows the correct relationship between water pressure, p and depth, h of the water?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
27.
160 g of soft drink is mixed with 530 cm3 of water. The volume of the mixture becomes 750 cm3.
Calculate the density of the mixture.
[Density of water is 1 g cm−3]
a)
0.21 g cm−3
b)
0.71 g cm−3
c)
0.92 g cm−3
d)
1.09 g cm−3