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Question 8

An athlete wants to estimate the pressure she exerts on the track when standing stationary on one foot. She records the following measurements in a table:

MeasurementValue
Her weight550 ............
Area of the track in contact with her shoe220 cm2220 \text{ cm}^2220 cm2
a.

Complete the table by writing the correct unit for weight on the dotted line.

[1]
b.

State the name of a piece of equipment that the athlete could use to measure her weight.

[1]
c.

Suggest a method the athlete could use to find the contact area of her shoe on the track.

[2]
d.

State the formula linking pressure, force, and area.

[1]
e.

Calculate the pressure, in N/cm2\text{N/cm}^2N/cm2, that her shoe exerts on the track.

[2]
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Solids, liquids and gases Questions

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