Moments KS3

1. A _________is a simple machine with a pivot and a rigid bar.

• Pivot

• Lever

• Wedge

What is the anticlockwise moment acting on this crane?

• 80,000Nm
• 100,000Nm
• 120,000Nm
• 140,000Nm

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

What is the moment acting on the seesaw?

• 1.6Nm
• 15Nm
• 16N
• 4Nm

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A seesaw is unbalanced with two people of different masses sitting equal distances from the center. Which of the following will result in equilibrium?

• The larger person moving further away from the center.
• Moving the smaller person closer to the center.
• Moving the smaller person further from the center.
• Making the larger person do nothing.

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

The easiest way to open a heavy door  is by applying the force

• Near the hinges
• In the middle of the door
• At the edge of the door far from the hinges
• At the top of the door

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

Two masses of mass 10.0 and 6.0 kg are hung from massless strings at the end of a light rod. The rod is virtually weightless. A pivot (fulcrum) is placed off center and the system is free to rotate. If the 6.0 kg mass is 4.0 m away from the pivot, how far away is the 10.0 kg mass if the system is not rotating?

• 0.42 m

• 2.4 m

• 4.8 m

• 4.2 m

A spanner is used to tighten a nut. A 15N perpendicular force is applied 50cm away from the axis of rotation, and moves a distance of 10 cm as it turns. What is the torque applied to the spanner?

• 7.5 Nm

• 1.5 Nm

• 750 Nm

• 150 Nm

Assuming the system is in equilibrium, calculate the missing distance d

• 3.4 m

• 2.8 m

• 4.4 m

• 1.6 m

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NGSS.HS-PS2-1

A nut can be loosened more easily with

• a short spanner because a larger turning effect can be produced.

• a long spanner because a larger turning effect can be produced.

• a long spanner because a larger force can be produced.

• a short spanner because a larger force can be produced.

A boy of weight 600N sits on the see-saw as shown at a distance of 1.5m from the pivot. What is the force F required at the other end to balance the see-saw?

• 450 N

• 350 N

• 4.5 N

• 200 N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2