Gr10 Rev Ch04 01 WA
Gr10 Rev Ch04 01 WA
Gr10 Rev Ch04 01 WA
C04-Q01-D: Calculations.
1. A bicycle tire has 6 cm 4 cm area touching the ground. The mass of the bicycle is 22 kg and the mass
of the cyclist is 60 kg. Find the minimum pressure needed in the tire.
2. Low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal is 998 hPa. A fishing boat nearby has sail area 4 m2 at the
normal atmospheric pressure. (i) Find the pressure difference. (ii) Find the force exerted on the sail due
to pressure difference.
3. The pressure in a motor car tire is 40 psi. What are the equivalent MKS unit and atm unit?
4. A drawing pin is pressed into the notice board. The pointed pin area is 0.25 mm2 and the force exerted
on the pin is 10 N. Compute the pressure.
5. A person exerts pressure on the floor when standing, sitting and lying. Explain why the pressure is
different when the person is in each of these positions.
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6. Normal atmospheric pressure 1 atm is equal to 1.013 105 Pa. How much force due to the atmosphere
acts on a man whose total area is 2 m2?
7. A man has mass 55 kg. His foot has the dimension of 24 cm 8 cm. Find the pressure on his feet.
8. A four-wheel truck has each tire 20 cm 12 cm area touching the ground. The mass of the truck and
the passengers are altogether 4400 kg. Find the minimum pressure needed in a tire.