Skip to content

Course home

Sign up

5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids

EasyMediumHard
1234567891011121314151617181920212223
Question 20

Two weather stations are operating at the same time. One is at a greater height above the Earth's surface than the other, and its atmospheric pressure reading is lower. Which statement explains this difference?

[1]
A

The higher station is closer to space, so there is almost no air there to collide with its sensor

B

The higher station's sensor has a smaller area, so the atmospheric pressure is lower

C

There is less air above the higher station, so the total weight of air above it is smaller

D

The gravitational field strength is much weaker at the higher station, so the air there weighs much less

Markscheme

5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Physics
  3. /5.5 Pressure and pressure differences in fluids

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.

Question bank