Monday, October 31, 2011

Objective 5.4

Instructions for Objective 5.4

1. 5.4 Starter. Who’s telling the truth? Read the explanation underneath.

2. 5.4 Starter 2. Open the attached animation. Why does pushing a drawing pin into the wall not hurt your finger? (as long as you get the pin the right way round!) Read the explanation below.

3. 5.4. Watch the video clips. Learn the formula and units

4. 5.4 Pressure Question. Forward this e-mail to your blog. Type your answers under the questions.

5. 5.4 Written Questions. Type your answers under the questions.

6. Answers to steps 4 and 5 will be sent separately. Don’t look at them until you’ve done the work!

Best wishes,

Mr B

5.4 Starter

07 October 2011

11:46
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5.4 Starter 2 explained

07 October 2011

09:04

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· Your finger pushes on the pin and the pin pushes back on your finger
· N3L tells us that all these two forces are equal in size
· The pin pushes on the wall and the wall pushes back on the pin
· N3L tells us that all these two forces are also equal in size
· If the surface area is large then the force is spread over a large area and the pressure is low
· If the surface area is small then the force is spread over a small area and the pressure is high
· You would like the pressure on your finger to be low and the pressure on the wall to be high
· The other way round is painful!

5.4

07 October 2011

10:37
· 5.4 recall and use the relationship between pressure, force and area:

pressure = force / area

p = F / A

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5.4 Pressure Questions

07 October 2011

11:47
· PFY p.91, Q.3 and 7.

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3) p=F/A 100,000N=F/10 100,000 x 10 = 1,000,000 N

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7a) p=F/A p= 500/5 P= 100N/ cm2

b) p= F/A 100= F/20 P= 2000N


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Question 1) Inuits wear snow shoes because if you look at the relationship between p=F/A when the area decreases the pressure increases. for example- 12/6 (area) = 2 (pressure) but 12/3 (area) =4 (pressure) So if there is a large surface area on the snow shoes the Inuits will not sink into the snow.

Question 2) Tractors have big tires because p= F/A. when the area increases the pressure decreases. If the tractors have small tires the pressure will increase and the tractor will sink into the ground.

animation - why a drawing pin works.swf Download this file

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