When a box rests on a round sheet of wood on the ground, it exerts an average pressure p on the wood. if the wood is replaced by a sheet that has half the diameter of the original piece, what is the new average pressure? i think the answer is 4p but i don't know why.

Which statement best describes the direction of the buoyant force on any object? a. opposite the force of gravity b. in the same direction as the weight c. in the direction of motion of the object d. opposite the direction of motion of the object

Which best term to describe a chemical reaction that absorbs energy from its surroundings? a.thermal conductor b.thermal insulator c.endothermic d.exothermic

Certain bacteria (such as aquaspirillum magnetotacticum) tend to swim toward the earth’s geographic north pole because they contain tiny particles, called magnetosomes, that are sensitive to a magnetic field. if a transmission line carrying 100 a is laid underwater, at what range of distances would the magnetic field from this line be great enough to interfere with the migration of these bacteria? (assume that a field less than 5% of the earth’s field would have little effect on the bacteria. take the earth’s field to be 5.0 * 10-5 t, and ignore the effects of the seawater.)