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oK End of Unit Test
Name Class
‘Mr Smith needs to put the paving stone down.
He does not want it to sink into the mud.
a Which side of the stone should he put
on the ground? _
[ mark}
b Explain your answer to part a.
22 marks}
A boy dives 10 metres deep for pearls. ee
a The boy can feel pressure from the water.
‘What causes this pressure?
1 mark]
Five metres further down there is extra pressure
on the boy from the water. ORIAR
b Explain what causes the extra pressure.
U1 mark]This is a hydraulic lifting system.
@ Calculate the pressure the small piston Aa
puts on the fluid. (Hint: P = F/A.) —
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[1 mark}
b What is the pressure of the fluid on the large piston?
1 mark]
€ Calculate the size of the force that this pressure will put on the large piston.
1 mark
4 If the small piston moves 4 cm, how far will the large piston move?
[1 mark]
€ Why do hydraulic systems only work with liquids and not gases?
[1 mark}
A steelyard is used for weighing objects that can be suspended from it.
sider pivot
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ABS —Ioa0.
a The rider weighs 100N and is 0.5 m from the pivot,
‘What is the moment of the rider? a
[LL mark]
b The steelyard is balanced. What is the moment of the load?
LL mark]The weight of a skier is 750N. Each ski is 10cm wide and 125m long.
Calculate the pressure he exerts on the snow when standing on two skis. Include
the units
BB marks}
force from
engine
a What is causing force XP?
[1 mark]
b What is causing force Y?___
[1 mark]
Both the car and the lorry are moving
along a road. The width of the arrow
indicates the sizes of the forces on
the car and lorry.
a What will happen to the speed of the car?
[1 mark}
b What will happen to the speed of the lorry?
[1 mark]
Why does a driver need to use the engine to keep a car moving at a steady speed?
[2 marks}