PhysicsCode 5054
Turning effect of forces
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Describe a force's moment as a way of measuring its turning effect, and give examples from everyday life
- Define a force's moment by moment = force × perpendicular distance to the pivot; recall this equation and use it in calculations
- State the principle of moments and apply it whenever an object is in equilibrium
- Describe an experiment that checks whether the principle of moments holds