Worksheet 9.

2 Understanding
forcemeters

1 What are forcemeters used to measure?

2 What units are used in these measurements? Give the name and symbol.

3 These are the important parts of a forcemeter:

hook scale zero mark maximum reading indicator
Use these names to fill in the first column in the table, to explain what each part does.
Name of part What it does or what it is
is pulled by the force being measured

moves along the scale to show the size of the force

a row of equally spaced markings

where the indicator should be when there is no force acting

shows the greatest force that can be measured by the forcemeter

4 Use the same terms that you have written in the table to label this diagram of a forcemeter.

zero mark
indicator
0

scale
50

maximum reading
100 N

hook

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 Worksheet 9.2

Look at the forcemeter shown on the previous page.

5 What is the greatest force it can measure?

6 There are 10 divisions along the scale of the forcemeter. How many newtons does each
division represent?

7 What is the value of the force being measured?

8 On the diagram, mark where the indicator would be if the force being measured increased
to 85 N.

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