Home / Unit-5 Pressure and Deformation in Solids / Question
MCQ
A brick standing on its edge presses the ground with greater pressure than when lying flat because the:
Unit-5 Pressure and Deformation in Solids
A area of contact with the ground is smaller
B weight of the brick increases
C density of the brick increases
D area of contact is larger
Explanation

The weight is the same, but the smaller contact area gives a larger pressure.

Related MCQs

A hydrogen-filled balloon rises in air because the upthrust of the air on the balloon is:
Unit-5 Pressure and Deformation in Solids View
A pressure of 1500 Pa acts on an area of 0.02 m^2. The force acting is:
Unit-5 Pressure and Deformation in Solids View
In a mercury barometer, the mercury column in the tube is supported by the:
Unit-5 Pressure and Deformation in Solids View
Strain (change in length divided by original length) is:
Unit-5 Pressure and Deformation in Solids View
A body of mass 120 kg has a volume of 0.04 m^3. Its density is:
Unit-5 Pressure and Deformation in Solids View
A spring stretches by 0.08 m when a force of 40 N is applied on it. Its spring constant is:
Unit-5 Pressure and Deformation in Solids View