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5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids

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Question 25

A technician measures the pressure due to the water at different depths in a tank.

Depth in mPressure due to the water in Pa
0.54900
1.09800
1.514 700
a.

Explain why the pressure due to the water increases with depth.

[3]
b.

Use the measurements to predict the pressure due to the water at a depth of 2.0 m.

[2]
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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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