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Pressure Worksheet
Instructions: Using the following formula P = F/A, answer the below word
problems. Be sure to show all work and write all units.

1. Calculate the pressure on a man’s foot when a woman who

weighs 520 N steps on his foot with her heel which has an area
of 0.001 m2 with all of her weight.

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2. Calculate the pressure exerted on the floor when an elephant

who weighs 2400 N stands on one foot which has an area of 0.4
m2.

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3. Calculate the pressure exerted on the heel of a boy’s foot if the

boy weighs 320 N and he lands on one heel which has an area of
0.16 m2.

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4. How much must a woman weigh (force) if the pressure she

exerts while standing on one foot has an area of 0.6 m2 exerts a
pressure of 16 Pa?

5. How much pressure will be exerted on a diver’s body which has

an area of 10 m2, if the water column above him weighs 120 000
N?

Formulae: Force= Pressure x Area Pressure=Height x Density x Acc. Gravity Mass=Density x Volume
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6. A rectangular block of mass 25 kg measures 10 cm by 40 cm by 1,2 m.

i. Calculate the weight of the block. (w=mass x gravity)

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ii. Draw a diagram to show how the block must rest to exert the maximum
pressure on the ground.

iii. Using what you have calculated in 6i and 6ii, calculate the maximum
pressure (in Pa) that the block can exert.

7. A hydraulic lift is shown below. Piston A has a contact area of 3,3 cm2
and B, one of 0,66 m2. A force of 20 N acts on piston A.

20 N
?
A
B

i. Convert the area of piston A into m2.

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ii. Calculate the weight that can be lifted by piston B.

Formulae: Force= Pressure x Area Pressure=Height x Density x Acc. Gravity Mass=Density x Volume
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8. Below is a simple type of braking system. The areas of the cross-section of the small and large
cylinders are 0,0004 m2 and 0,0024 m2 respectively. The brake pedal is pushed so that the
force on the small cylinder is 90 N.
i.

Calculate the pressure exerted on the brake fluid.

ii.Determine the force exerted by the large piston on the brakes.

9. The density of the water in the school’s waterpolo pool is 1000 kg/m3 and
its depth is 2,5 m. Calculate the pressure (in kPa) due to the water at the
bottom of the pool.

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10. John dives into the sea at Marsascala and reaches a depth of 5 mt. What
is the pressure on John if the density of sea water is 1,025 Kg/m3 ?

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11. A submarine dives to a depth of 100 mt to avoid detection. What is the

pressure in KPa on the hull if the density of sea water is 1,025 Kg/m3 ?

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Formulae: Force= Pressure x Area Pressure=Height x Density x Acc. Gravity Mass=Density x Volume