How moments work - spanner’s + seesaws
Cards (20)
- What is the main topic of today's video?
- How does a longer spanner affect its use?
- What is a moment?
- What happens when a force is applied downwards at the end of a spanner?
- What do we call the central point of a spanner's rotation?
- How is the size of a moment calculated?
- Why is the perpendicular distance important in calculating moments?
- What is the perpendicular distance in the spanner example?
- What happens if force is applied at an angle?
- If an 80 newton force is applied 20 centimeters from the pivot, what is the moment generated?
- How do you convert 20 centimeters to meters?
- What force is needed to generate a moment of 16 newton meters at 0.1 meters from the pivot?
- Why is a larger force needed when applied closer to the pivot?
- What is the pivot in a seesaw scenario?
- If a force is applied on one side of the seesaw, what is the moment created?
- How do we describe moments in relation to the pivot?
- What happens when the total clockwise moment equals the total anti-clockwise moment?
- How far from the pivot must an 800 newton force be to balance a 1200 newton meter moment?
- What equation do we use to find the distance needed for balance?
- What are the key concepts related to moments?