A student is studying elephants. Fig. 2.1 shows an elephant.
The student measures the elephant and records the values, as shown in the table.
Complete the table by adding a suitable unit for each measurement. Choose the units from those shown in the box.
m2 | kg | cm | mm2 | g | m | cm2 | mg | mm |
measurements | value | unit |
mass of elephant | 4000 |
|
height of elephant | 3.0 |
|
surface area of elephant foot | 0.125 |
|
Using information from the table in (a):
(i) Calculate the weight of the elephant.
weight = ..................................................... N [3]
(ii) Calculate the pressure the elephant exerts on the ground when it is standing on four feet. Include a unit.
pressure = ......................................................... [4]
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