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MOMENTS. Noadswood Science, 2013. MOMENTS. To be able to calculate moments. MOMENTS. Forces can make objects turn if there is a pivot Think of a see-saw – when no-one is on it, the see-saw is level, but when someone sits on the end it tips
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MOMENTS Noadswood Science, 2013
MOMENTS To be able to calculate moments
MOMENTS • Forces can make objects turn if there is a pivot • Think of a see-saw – when no-one is on it, the see-saw is level, but when someone sits on the end it tips • The see-saw can be balanced again if someone sits on the other end Pivot
MOMENTS • To work out moments we need to know: - • The force (weight) applied • The distance from the pivot where the force is applied Moment (Nm) = Force (N) x Distance (m) Pivot
Distance = perpendicular distance, r MOMENTS • To work out moments we need to know: - • The force (weight) applied • The distance from the pivot where the force is applied Moment (M) Force (F) Distance (D) Force = Moment DistanceDistance = Moment Force Moment = Force x Distance
BALANCED • Complete the moments worksheet
MOMENTS • Anticlockwise moment = 600N x 2m = 1200Nm • Clockwise moment = 300N x 2m = 600Nm • Not balanced – anticlockwise moment 600N 300N 2m 2m Anticlockwise moment Clockwise moment
MOMENTS • Anticlockwise moment = 500N x 1m = 500Nm • Clockwise moment = 250N x 2m = 500Nm • Balanced! 500N 250N 1m 2m Anticlockwise moment Clockwise moment
MOMENTS • Anticlockwise moment = 100N x 5m = 500Nm • Clockwise moment = 700N x 3m = 2100Nm • Not balanced – clockwise moment 100N 700N 5m 3m Anticlockwise moment Clockwise moment
MOMENTS • Anticlockwise moment = 300N x 3m = 900Nm • Clockwise moment = 450N x 2.5m = 1125Nm • Not balanced – clockwise moment 300N 450N 3m 2.5m Anticlockwise moment Clockwise moment
BALANCING EXPERIMENT • Balance a ruler on a pivot • Add a mass at the end of the ruler • Your task is to balance the ruler again, by adding 2x masses to the other side • Record the distance where they were placed • Now move your original mass, and repeat the experiment, recording your results
RESULTS Moment (Nm) = Force (N) x Distance (m)
CRANES • Why don’t construction cranes fall over? • Cranes have a concrete counterweight on the short arm, balancing the crane when it lifts a heavy load
trolley load arm counterweight loading platform tower CRANES • Counterweights balance the crane
Moments • Complete the moments higher worksheet… • A cross on the point of contact between the screwdriver and the rim of the paint tin (not the end of the screwdriver) • Move his hand further from the tin to increase the distance from the pivot, hence increasing the moment, or apply a bigger force (or both) • 0.10m x 35N = 3.5Nm
Moments • (10N x 2m) + (2N x 0.5m) – (35N x 1m) = -14Nm There will be an anti-clockwise acceleration • See diagram below…