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physics paper 2
topic 5 forces
moments gears and levers
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What is a moment?
The
turning effect
of a force
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In what units is moment measured?
Newton meters
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What do levers and gears transmit?
Turning effects
of a force
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What is the key property of levers?
They are
force multipliers
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How can a lever help lift a heavy object?
By applying a relatively small
force
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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
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What does the turning effect of a gear depend on?
The distance from the
edge
to
center
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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
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If gear A rotates twice, how many times does gear B rotate, given that gear B has twice the radius of gear A?
Once
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What is a moment?
The
turning
effect of a force
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What do levers and gears have in common?
They transmit the
turning effect
of a force
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In a lever system, what is the result of applying an input force?
It creates an
output force
somewhere else
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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
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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
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In a lever, what is the typical relationship between the output force and the pivot?
Closer to the pivot than
input force
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What is the main purpose of using levers?
To get a large
output force
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To lift the rock, what kind of moment do you have to generate?
A
clockwise
moment
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What is the role of gears?
Transmitting
turning
effects
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What is the result of gear A rotating?
Gear B
will rotate as well
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How do the directions of rotation differ between two interlocking gears?
They turn in
opposite
directions
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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
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If gear A has to rotate two times for each rotation of gear B, what remains the same?
The
total work done
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Do different types of levers exist?
Yes
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In levers, is the output force generally larger than the input force?
Yes
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Do many people use the principle of levers without realizing?
Yes
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What is a moment defined as in physics?
The
rotational
or turning
effect
of a force
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If you apply a force downwards at the end of a spanner tightening a nut, what happens?
The spanner will turn around the
pivot
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In the context of moments, what term describes the central point around which something turns?
Pivot
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