moments gears and levers

Cards (28)

  • What is a moment?
    The turning effect of a force
  • In what units is moment measured?
    Newton meters
  • What do levers and gears transmit?
    Turning effects of a force
  • What is the key property of levers?
    They are force multipliers
  • How can a lever help lift a heavy object?
    By applying a relatively small force
  • If the moment on the right-hand side of a lever is 10 Newton meters, what is the moment on the left-hand side?
    10 Newton meters
  • What does the turning effect of a gear depend on?
    The distance from the edge to center
  • If gear B has twice the radius of gear A, how does the turning effect of gear B compare to gear A?
    It is twice as large
  • If gear A rotates twice, how many times does gear B rotate, given that gear B has twice the radius of gear A?
    Once
  • What is a moment?
    The turning effect of a force
  • What do levers and gears have in common?
    They transmit the turning effect of a force
  • In a lever system, what is the result of applying an input force?
    It creates an output force somewhere else
  • How do the directions of input and output forces differ when they are on opposite sides of the pivot in a lever?
    They act in different directions
  • How do the directions of input and output forces differ when they are on the same side of the pivot in a lever?
    They act in the same direction
  • In a lever, what is the typical relationship between the output force and the pivot?
    Closer to the pivot than input force
  • What is the main purpose of using levers?
    To get a large output force
  • To lift the rock, what kind of moment do you have to generate?
    A clockwise moment
  • What is the role of gears?
    Transmitting turning effects
  • What is the result of gear A rotating?
    Gear B will rotate as well
  • How do the directions of rotation differ between two interlocking gears?
    They turn in opposite directions
  • If the radius of gear B is two times larger than that of gear A, how does this affect the turning effect of gear B compared to gear A?
    Two times bigger
  • If gear A has to rotate two times for each rotation of gear B, what remains the same?
    The total work done
  • Do different types of levers exist?
    Yes
  • In levers, is the output force generally larger than the input force?
    Yes
  • Do many people use the principle of levers without realizing?
    Yes
  • What is a moment defined as in physics?
    The rotational or turning effect of a force
  • If you apply a force downwards at the end of a spanner tightening a nut, what happens?
    The spanner will turn around the pivot
  • In the context of moments, what term describes the central point around which something turns?
    Pivot