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genevieve1028

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Pressure is
 
  A) proportional to both force and area.
  B) proportional to force and inversely proportional to area.
  C) inversely proportional to force and proportional to area.
  D) inversely proportional to both force and area.
  E) proportional only to area.

Question 2

A person weighting 700 N stands in the middle of an otherwise empty 4 m x 5 m x 3 m room. How does the weight of the person compare with the weight of the air (the density of air is 1.29 kg/m3 ) in the room?
 
  A) The weight of the air is much more than the weight of the person.
  B) The weight of the air is about the same as the weight of the person.
  C) The weight of the air is much less than the weight of the person.
  D) It makes no sense to speak of weight for a gas like air.


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Mholman93

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Reply #1 on: Jul 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


genevieve1028

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Reply 2 on: Jul 29, 2018
:D TYSM

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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