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5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids

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Question 8

A compressed-air test rig contains four flat sensor plates. Air touches one face of each plate as shown in the table.

PlatePosition of plateFace touched by the air
Phorizontallower face
Qhorizontalupper face
Rverticalwest-facing face
Sverticalnorth-facing face

Which plate has a force from the air pressure acting vertically upwards?

[1]
A

Plate P

B

Plate Q

C

Plate R

D

Plate S

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5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids Questions

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108 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Physics 5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids, covering 5.5.1 Pressure in a fluid and 5.5.2 Atmospheric pressure. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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