Physics · May / June 2018 · Paper 12 · Question 16

Five blocks have the same mass but different base areas. They all rest on a horizontal table. A graph is plotted to show the relationship between the pressure exerted on the table and the base area of the block. Which graph shows this relationship?

1. Apressure against area: straight line through origin
2. Bpressure against area: curve decreasing from origin
3. Cpressure against area: straight line decreasing to zero
4. Dpressure against area: curve decreasing towards zero

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