Combined ScienceCode 5129
Turning effect of forces
What this topic asks you to be able to do
- Describe the moment of a force as the size of its turning effect, and give examples of moments in everyday life
- Define the moment of a force through the equation “moment = force × perpendicular distance from the pivot”, and know this equation by heart and apply it
- Describe an experimental check of the principle of moments and carry one out