PRESSURE, FORCE AND AREA – PRACTICE QUESTIONS
CALCULATOR ALLOWED
1.
Find the pressure exerted by a force of 600 Newtons on an area of
30 m2.
Give your answer in N/m2.
2.
An object is placed on a floor.
The area of the object in contact with the floor is 3 m2.
The pressure exerted by the object is 15 N/m2.
Find the force exerted by the object on the floor, in Newtons.
3.
A box exerts a force of 240 Newtons on a table.
The pressure exerted on the table is 80 N/m2.
Find the area of the box in contact with the table, in m2.
4.
Find the pressure exerted by a force of 72 Newtons on an area of 6 m2.
Give your answer in N/m2.
5.
An object exerts a force of 800 Newtons on a floor.
The pressure exerted on the floor is 160 N/m2.
Find the area of the object in contact with the floor, in m2.
6.
An object is placed on a table.
The area of the object in contact with the table is 1.8 m2.
The pressure exerted by the object is 60 N/m2.
Find the force exerted by the object on the table, in Newtons.
7.
A crate is placed on a pallet.
The crate exerts a force of 1,200 Newtons on the pallet.
The area of the crate in contact with the pallet is 16 m2.
Find the pressure exerted by the crate on the pallet, in N/m2.
8.
A dumbbell is placed on a floor.
The area of the dumbbell in contact with the floor is 0.4 m2.
The pressure exerted by the safe is 190 N/m2.
Find the force exerted by the dumbbell on the floor, in Newtons.
9.
Pictured below is a box.
7 cm
3 cm
12 cm
The force exerted by the box on the floor is 9 Newtons.
Find the pressure exerted by the box on the floor, in N/cm2.
10.
Pictured below is a box.
9 cm
11 cm
35 cm
The pressure exerted by the box on the floor is 1.2 N/cm2.
Find the force exerted by the box on the floor, in Newtons.
11.
Pictured below is a cylinder.
1.1 m
The pressure exerted by the cylinder on the floor is 17.5 N/m2.
Find the force exerted by the cylinder on the floor, in Newtons.
Give your answer to 2 significant figures.
12.
Pictured below are two objects – Object A and Object B.
Object A Object B
90 cm
74 cm
1.3 m 1.08 m
The force exerted by Object A on the floor is 1,980 Newtons.
The force exerted by Object B on the floor is 1,850 Newtons.
Which object exerts the largest pressure on the floor – Object A or Object B?
13.
Pictured below is a cube.
1.65 m
The cube exerts a pressure of 0.033 N/cm2 on the ground.
Find the force exerted by the cube on the ground, in Newtons.
Give your answer to 3 significant figures.
14.
Pictured below is a cuboid.
33 cm
20 cm
x cm
The cuboid exerts a pressure of 1.2 N/cm2 and a force of 1,550 Newtons on the ground.
Find x, to 2 significant figures.
15.
Pictured below is a cylinder.
57 cm
The cylinder exerts a pressure of 98 N/m2 and a force of 2,535 Newtons on the ground.
Find the volume of the cylinder, giving your answer in m3 to 2 significant figures.
16.
Pictured below is a cuboid.
76 cm
The cuboid exerts a pressure of 0.88 kiloPascals (kPa) and a force of 4,500 Newtons on
the ground.
1 kPa = 1,000 N/m2
Find the volume of the cuboid, giving your answer in m3 to 3 significant figures.
