MOMENT OF FORCE - REVISION

1 A pulley wheel is used to raise a load.

The diagram shows the force on the pulley from the load.

pulley pivot
wheel

20 cm

2.5 N

The weight of the load is 2.5 N and the weight acts at a distance of 20 cm from the pivot of the
pulley wheel.

Calculate the moment of the weight of the load about the pivot.

moment = ..............................................N cm [3]

[Total: 3]
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2 A student is doing some physical exercise. The diagram shows the student holding a 50 N weight.

0.90 m

pivot
50N

The pivot in the shoulder is 0.90 m from the centre of mass of the weight.

Calculate the moment of the weight about this pivot.

moment of the weight = ......................................................... N m [3]

[Total: 3]

3 Complete the statement by writing in the blank spaces.

The moment of a force about a pivot is equal to ..................................................................

multiplied by ...................................................................................................................... . [1]

[Total: 1]
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4 (a) A sunshade is shown in the diagram.

The sunshade weighs 180 N.
The arm holding the sunshade extends 2.5 m from the pivot.

Calculate the moment of the sunshade about the pivot.

moment = ............................................................... N m [3]

4 (b) How can the moment produced by the sunshade be reduced? Tick one box.

by decreasing the height of the support

by decreasing the length of the arm holding the sunshade

by increasing the weight of the base

by increasing the weight of the sunshade

[1]

[Total: 4]

5 A student has a laptop computer. The computer is powered by a battery.

(a) State the word used to describe the energy stored in the battery.

........................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) The student opens the laptop using a force of 3.0 N, as shown in the diagram.
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(i) Calculate the moment of the 3.0 N force about the pivot.

moment = ...................................................... N cm [3]

[Total: 4]