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  1. Question 1· Pressure· WAEC

    Petrol can be drawn from a car tank into a can lower down using a tube. This device works mainly because of

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  2. Question 2· Pressure· WAEC

    Find the pressure due to water at a depth of 5 m. (density of water = 1000 kg/m³, g = 10 m/s²)

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  3. Question 3· Pressure· WAEC

    A block of weight 60 N rests on a face of area 0.2 m². The pressure it exerts is

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  4. Question 4· Pressure· WAEC

    A box of weight 600 N rests on an area of 0.2 m². What pressure does it exert?

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  5. Question 5· Pressure· WAEC

    Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

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  6. Question 6· Pressure· WAEC

    A diver is 8 m below the surface of a lake. What pressure does the water exert on her? [density of water = 1000 kg/m³, g = 10 m/s²]

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  7. Question 7· Pressure· WAEC

    A force of 200 N acts on an area of 0.5 m². The pressure is

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  8. Question 8· Pressure· WAEC

    A force of 1,000 N acts on an area of 0.25 m². Find the pressure.

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  9. Question 9· Pressure· WAEC

    A mercury barometer reads 76 cm on a day. A water barometer would read about

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  10. Question 10· Pressure· WAEC

    The pressure at a point in a liquid depends on the

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  11. Question 11· Pressure· WAEC

    The pressure at a depth of 5 m in water (density 1000 kg/m³, g = 10 m/s²), ignoring the atmosphere, is

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