6 - Pressure in Liquids and Its Transmission
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Practice Questions
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What is the formula for calculating pressure in a liquid?
💡 Hint: Recall the factors involved in calculating pressure.
Define hydrostatic pressure.
💡 Hint: Think about what happens to pressure in a container of liquid.
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What does Pascal's Law state?
💡 Hint: Think about how pressure is shared in fluids.
True or False: The buoyant force is equal to the weight of the fluid displaced.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens when an object is submerged.
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Calculate the pressure experienced at a depth of 15 m in a liquid with a density of 1200 kg/m³.
💡 Hint: Remember to enter the values into the formula carefully.
If a wooden block with a volume of 0.1 m³ is placed in a lake and the lake's water density is 1000 kg/m³, what is the buoyant force acting on the block?
💡 Hint: Use the formula for buoyant force you learned.
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