ICSE Class 8 Physics Question 19 of 24

Force and Pressure — Question 21

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Question 21

State two factors on which the pressure at a point in a liquid depends.

Answer

The two factors on which the pressure at a point in a liquid depends are:

  1. The height of the liquid column — Liquid pressure increases with the height of the liquid column above the point.
  2. The density of the liquid — Liquid pressure increases with the increase in the density of the liquid.