Pressure

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Long Answer. Answer the following questions, showing all work.

  1. bucket of water

    A solid object has a mass of 15,000 kilograms and a volume of 10.0 m3.  Find its density.

  2. Find the specific gravity of the object in problem 1.

  3. A large bucket of water has a volume of 5 gallons or 1.89 x 10-2 m.  If the density of water is 1,000 kg/m3, how much does the bucket of water weigh in Newtons?

  4. A heavy box is resting on the floor.  The box bottom has dimensions of 0.60 m by 1.0 m.  The height of the box is 0.50 m.  The box and its contents have a total mass of 150 kg.  Find the pressure exerted on the floor by the box. 

  5. A typical swimming pool is 5.0 feet or 1.52 meters deep.  It is filled with water that has a density of 1,000 kilograms per cubic meter.  What is the pressure the water exerts on the bottom of the pool? 

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