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Understanding Moments and Forces

1) The turning effect of a force, or moment of a force, allows objects to rotate around a fixed pivot point. The greater the force and the farther it is applied from the pivot, the greater the moment will be. 2) The moment of a force is calculated as force multiplied by the perpendicular distance from the pivot point. For an object to be in equilibrium, the total clockwise moment must equal the total counter clockwise moment and there must be no net force. 3) An object's stability depends on the location of its center of mass. If a glass is tilted slightly, forces are created that produce moments trying to return it to an upright position, but if tilted too far the moments will cause it to

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Understanding Moments and Forces

1) The turning effect of a force, or moment of a force, allows objects to rotate around a fixed pivot point. The greater the force and the farther it is applied from the pivot, the greater the moment will be. 2) The moment of a force is calculated as force multiplied by the perpendicular distance from the pivot point. For an object to be in equilibrium, the total clockwise moment must equal the total counter clockwise moment and there must be no net force. 3) An object's stability depends on the location of its center of mass. If a glass is tilted slightly, forces are created that produce moments trying to return it to an upright position, but if tilted too far the moments will cause it to

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TURNING EFFECTS OF

FORCES
The Moment of a Force
• Turning effect of Force = Moment of Force
• Pivot : the Fixed Point about which the door will turn
• To Open the door:
• Push with as big a force as possible
• As far as possible from the pivot
• Greatest if it acts at 900 to the object
Making use of turning effects
• Balancing Beam
Calculating moments
• Moment of a force = force X perpendicular distance from
the pivot
• Unit for moment of a force is N.m
• Clockwise and anticlockwise moment
• Two condition that must be meet if an object is to be in
equilibrium
• There must be no resultant force acting on it
• Total Clockwise moment = total anticlockwise moment
Stability
• When the glass is upright, its weight acts downwards and
the contact force acts upwards. Both in line
• If glass is tilted slightly to the right, the force are no longer in
line. Both created anticlockwise moment, which tend to tip
the glass ot its upright position
• The glass is tipped further, and now created clockwise
moment. Which makes the glass tip right over.

• Fig 4.9
Centre of Mass
• A point representing the mean position of the matter in a
body or system
• Finding the centre of mass

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