Air pressure
The meteorological station measured the air pressure of 1060 hPa (hectopascals). In addition to measuring instruments, there is a residential house with a flat roof with dimensions of 10 m and 28 m. What pressure force in MN (meganewtons) from the air on this roof?
Correct answer:

Tips for related online calculators
Do you want to convert area units?
You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
Units of physical quantities:
Themes, topics:
Grade of the word problem:
We encourage you to watch this tutorial video on this math problem: video1
Related math problems and questions:
- Atmospheric 39931
The content of the horizontal plate is 0.80m². The atmospheric pressure around the plate is 1100 hPa. 1. How much pressure does the air exert on the plate from above? 2. What is its direction? 3. Is the magnitude of this force different if the plate is ti
- Substitutes 43471
What pressure will the falling snow exert on the roof of the house? The weight of snow on the entire roof is 150 kg. The area of the lookout, covered with snow, is 10 m². - Don't forget the notation; the formula then substitutes the result.
- House numbering
The residential house has three entrances numbered even numbers, successive immediately behind. The sum of the two numbers on the outside entrances is 68. Calculate the middle of these three numbers.
- Tiles
The pupils of the building school have to calculate how many roof tiles they will need to cover the roof of the house in the shape of two rectangles measuring 10 x 7.2 m. One roof tile covers a rectangular area of 22 cmx32 cm. How many tiles will they nee
- Dimensions 39623
In the form of a pyramid with a square floor plan, the house's roof has dimensions of 12 x 12 m, at the highest point, a height of 2 m. How much roofing do we need to buy? Count on a 10% reserve.
- Atmospheric 2901
The measured value of atmospheric pressure is 96,000 Pa. We want to verify this value with a closed tube at one end. Before measuring, fill the tube with glycerol (density of glycerol ρ = 1200 kg/m3). How long does the tube have to be?
- Dimensions 44081
In the form of a pyramid on the house with a square floor plan, the roof has dimensions of 12 x 12 m, with a height of 2 m at the highest point. How much roofing do I need to buy? Count on a 10% reserve.
- Temperature 6055
At the Štrbské prom, the station measured an air temperature of 12.7°C in the afternoon. By morning, the air temperature had dropped to -5.8°C. How many degrees °C has the air temperature dropped?
- Sound speed in Earth
Through the surface layers of the Earth, sound propagates 13 times faster than through air. The charge exploded 1.7 km from the measuring station during the geological survey. How long does it take between the vibration of the soil at the measuring point
- Compressive 6327
A force of 60 N acts on the smaller piston of a hydraulic press, 24 mm in diameter. What is the pressure in the liquid below the piston? How much compressive force is produced on the larger piston with a diameter of 420 mm?
- Compressive 34401
How much compressive force does an aquarium with a bottom area of 0.24 m² exert on the table when a pressure of 3 kPa is created?
- Trapezoid 80809
The house's roof is a trapezoid of the same name, with 85 tiles at the ridge and 100 tiles at the bottom. There is always one more bag in each row than the previous one. How many bags do I need for the entire roof?
- Compressive 4914
At what depth does a hydrostatic compressive force of 3.2 MN acting on an area of 30 m² arise in mercury? (mercury density is 13,500 kg / m2)
- Find the
Find the pressure exerted by a crawler tractor of mass 30 t standing on a flat road if the area of the contact surface of the belts with the ground is 6 m square.
- A residential
A residential colony has a population of 5400, and 60 liters of water is required per person per day. The effective utilization of rainwater constructed a water reservoir measuring 48m × 27m × 25m to collect the rainwater. For how many days the water in t
- Consumption 4345
The locomotive consumes 22 kg of coal when climbing. It consumes 10 kg when descending and driving on a flat surface. The line is 62 km long, and coal consumption on this line was 800 kg. How many km of the climb was there on the track?
- Divisions 43621
With a measuring range of 30mA, the hand points to 20 divisions out of 100 divisions of the scale. What current is measured?