Density and depth
What Density and depth means in Physics GCSE, as defined for OCR.
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Reference: OCR
The pressure at a given depth depends on depth, density and g rather than on the cross-sectional area or volume of the container.
The pressure difference depends on the liquid's density and the vertical depth difference.
Topics that use Density and depth
- Pressure (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Atmospheric pressure and weight of air
- Cause-and-effect explanation
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- Collisions with container walls
- Comparing pressures at different heights
- Constant temperature and constant average particle speed
- density comparison
- Expansion and compression by pressure change
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