Physicsmedium · Past Paper
Calculate the pressure exerted at the bottom of a water tank of depth 10m. (density of water = 1000 kg/m^3, g = 10 m/s^2)
A10,000 Pa
B100,000 Pa
C1,000 Pa
D1,000,000 Pa
✓ Correct Answer: B — 100,000 Pa
Liquid Pressure P = hρg = 10 * 1000 * 10 = 100,000 Pa.
Share this question
More from Physics
- When a body is thrown upwards, the work done by gravity is:
- If the distance between two objects is doubled, the gravitational force becomes:
- A car accelerates from 18 km/h to 36 km/h in 5 seconds. What is its acceleration?
- When a body is partially or fully immersed in a fluid, it experiences an upward force equal to the weight of the fluid displaced. This is:
- The density of air is approximately: