Physics
Revision Worksheet
Grade 8
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Q1: Which of the following represents a relation between pressure, 𝑃, force, 𝐹, and
area, 𝐴?
a. P=F/A
b. P=A/F
c. P=FXA
d. None of the above
Q2: Which of the following is not a unit of pressure?
a. Pa
b. N/cm2
c. N/m2
d. N/Kg
Q3: How can we increase pressure?
a. Reducing the surface area
b. Increasing the surface area
c. Reducing the force
d. None of the above
Q4: The pressure in liquid and gas is measured with
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a. Barometer
b. Pressure gauge
c. Force multiplier
d. Ruler
Q5: Hydraulic machines make forces ……………
a. Smaller
b. Bigger
c. The same
d. All the above
Q6: Which two of the following is not a correct unit for density?
a. kg⋅m3
b. kg/m3
c. g/cm3
d. N
Q7: Which of the following is the correct formula to calculate density?
Q8: Which of the following is the fixed point that a lever rotates around?
a. Effort
b. Fulcrum
c. Load
d. All the above
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Short Answer
a. A body of weight 340 N stands on the ground on its base. If it exerts a pressure
of 170 Pa on the ground, find the area of the base of the body.
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Area=Force/Pressure, Area = 340/170=2
b. What produces pressure in liquid?
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Liquid pressure is due to the forces between liquid particles and the surface of a
container
c. In the figure below water spurts out faster and furthest from lowest hole.
Explain why that happens?
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The deeper a liquid, the greater the weight above
and so the higher the pressure
d. Write two uses for the hydraulic system
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2. …………………………………………………..
Car brakes
Hydraulic press
e. Use the picture below to explain what the link between pressure and
volume.
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Inversely proportional
f. Look at the graphs below, and write the name of the relationship
inversely proportional Directly proportional
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g. Here are the densities of some materials
Material Density
ice 0.9
plastic 1.4
Iron 7.9
Name the materials that sink in water
Plastic,iron
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h. Label the parts of the lever
load
effort
Fulcrum
Fill in the blank:
A. The particles in a liquid are very close together so liquids are
………………………………………incompressible
B. Deep-sea drivers must return to the surface very slowly to stop the bubbles
forming this condition is called …………………………………..the bends
C. A hydraulic jack is called……………………………… Force multiplier
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D. The air around us exerts gas pressure on our bodies all the time this is called
…………………………………………… Atmospheric pressure
PROBLEM
a. Copy and complete the tables below for a simple hydraulic machine
Area of Force Pressure in Area of Force
piston A applied to the liquid piston B applied to
piston A piston B
2 cm2 10 N 5 20 cm2 100
5 cm2 40 N 8 60 cm2 480
0.02 cm2 8N 400 0.2 cm2 80
b. A cube has a side length of 0.15 m.If the mass of the cube is 3 kg, what is
its density?
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Density = mass/volume = 3/0.003375= 888.89 kg/m3
Volume of cube= lenghtxwidthxhight =0.15x0.15x0.15= 0.003375
c. Two girls are sitting opposite sides of a seesaw. One girl weighs 400 N
and is 1.5 m from the pivot. Where must her 150 N friend sit if the
seesaw is to balance
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Moment girl1 = moment girl 2
(FXD)1=(FXD)2
(400X1.5)=(150XD)
600=150XD
D=4 m
d. How far should the boy on the left sit from the pivot point in order to make the
seesaw balance?
(FXD)1=(FXD)2
220X0.6=180Xd2
132=180xd2
D2= 0.74 m
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