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Density and Pressure KS5 Questions
Density and Pressure KS5 Questions
1. We have to decide which of the following two circus acts will be allowed to perform on
the trampoline. The trampoline can only hold 200 000 N/ m2.
Circus act 1:
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Circus act 2:
An elephant has a mass of 4000kg. The area of one of the elephants’ feet is
0.1m2.
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2. If the lady only stands on one leg, what is her pressure on the trampoline?
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3. If the elephant does a trick where he stands on only one foot, what will his pressure be?
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4. One of the elephants’ tricks is to sit on a chair. The circus director wants to make sure the
chair can hold the necessary pressure. If the diameter of the elephants bum is 0.8m, what
pressure must the chair be able to with stand?
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5. Explain the relationship between MASS and DENSITY as well as VOLUME and DENSITY.
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7. Calculate the mass of 60cm3 of mercury. The density of mercury is 13600kgm -3.
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10. What volume would 5kg of air occupy? (the density of air is 1.29 kgm -3)
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Density and Pressure
11. We have to decide which of the following two circus acts will be allowed to perform on
the trampoline. The trampoline can only hold 200 000 N/ m2.
Circus act 1:
An elephant has a mass of 4000kg. The area of one of the elephants’ feet is
0.1m2.
2. If the lady only stands on one leg, what is her pressure on the trampoline?
3. If the elephant does a trick where he stands on only one foot, what will his pressure be?
4. One of the elephants’ tricks is to sit on a chair. The circus director wants to make sure the
chair can hold the necessary pressure. If the diameter of the elephants bum is 0.8m, what
pressure must the chair be able to with stand?
………………………………………………………………………… (3)
5. Explain the relationship between MASS and DENSITY as well as VOLUME and DENSITY.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (1)
7. Calculate the mass of 60cm3 of mercury. The density of mercury is 13600kgm -3.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (1)
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10. What volume would 5kg of air occupy? (the density of air is 1.29 kgm -3)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (1)