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3. Wind blows
a. from areas of high atmospheric pressure to low pressure areas
b. from areas of low atmospheric pressure to high pressure areas
c. only at areas above normal atmospheric pressure
d. only at areas below normal atmospheric pressure
7. A man stands on snow wearing a pair of skis. The total mass of the man is 60kg and
each of the skis has an area of 0.2m2 in contact with the snow. A 1kg mass has a
gravitational force of 10N acting on it. What pressure does the man exert on the snow?
a. 15N/m2
b. 30N/m2
c. 1500N/m2
d. 3000N/m2
10. A tank 3 m long, 1 m wide, and 0.5 m deep is filled with oil which weighs 12 000 N.
What is the pressure on the base of the tank due to the oil?
a. 4000 Pa
b. 6000 Pa
c. 8000 Pa
d. 18 000 Pa
e. 24 000 Pa
11. Water of depth 10m exerts a pressure equal to atmospheric pressure. An air bubble
rises to the surface of a lake which is 20m deep. When the bubble reaches the surface,
its volume is 6cm3. What was the volume of the air bubble at the bottom of the lake?
a. 2cm3
b. 3cm3
c. 12cm3
d. 18cm3
12. A rigid tank containing air at atmospheric pressure has a capacity of 5000 cm3. A bicycle hand
pump with a capacity of 500cm3 is used to pump more air into the rigid container. Given that the
hand pump is pumped twice to push two tubes of air into the tank, what is the final air pressure in
the tank? (take atmospheric pressure as 100 000 Pa)
a. 100 000 Pa
b. 120 000 Pa
c. 500 000 Pa
d. 1 000 000 Pa
13. Oxygen can be supplied to a fish tank by bubbling air into the water. What happens to the
pressure and the volume of air bubbles while they are rising?
pressure volume
a. decreases decreases
b. decreases increases
c. increases decreases
d. increases increases
The oil is at a pressure of 500kPa and the surface area of the piston is 0.20m2. What is the size of F?
a. 100N
b. 2500N
c. 100 000N
d. 250 000N
15. A manometer contains water and a liquid X. The two liquids do not mix. The pressure at level P
in the water is equal to the pressure at level P in liquid X. The density of water is 1000 kg/m 3. What
is the density of liquid X?
a. 500 kg/m3
b. 800 kg/m3
c. 1250 kg/m3
d. 2000 kg/m3