Chapter 13 - Moment and Levers
Q.I) Multiple choice questions. Tick the correct answer from the options given below.
1. In an experiment, six identical bags of flour are balanced by a 9 kg mass.
Two bags of flour are removed. What mass will balance the remaining bags?
A 3 kg
B 6 kg
C 7 kg
D 9 kg
Answer - B
2. Three children, X, Y and Z, are using a see-saw to compare their weights.
Which line in the table shows the correct order of the childrens weights?
Answer C
3. A beam is pivoted at its centre. Two masses are suspended at equal distances from the
pivot as shown in the diagram.
Which statement is correct?
A If X has a mass of exactly 2 kg, it will rise.
B If X has a mass of less than 2 kg, it will fall.
C If X has a mass of more than 2 kg, it will fall.
D If X has a mass of more than 2 kg, it will rise.
Answer C
4. The weights of four objects, 1 to 4, are compared using a balance.
Which object is the lightest?
A object 1
B object 2
C object 3
D object 4
Answer D
5. Two blocks X and Y are placed on a beam as shown. The beam balances on a pivot at
its centre.
What does this show about X and Y?
A They have the same mass and the same density.
B They have the same mass and the same weight.
C They have the same volume and the same density.
D They have the same volume and the same weight.
Answer B
Q.II) Answer the following.
0625_s04_qp_2
1. Fig. 2.1 shows a hinged rail in a fence. The rail has to be lifted vertically in order to let
people through.
Fig. 2.1
(a) On Fig. 2.1, draw an arrow to show the position and direction of the smallest force that
would be needed to begin to raise the rail.
(b) What is the correct Physics term for the turning effect of a force?
Tick one box.
Force
Work
Moment
Movement
(c) Suggest one way the designer of the fence could have reduced the force needed to lift
the rail.
..........................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
2. (a) Law of Moment is also known as __________________________________
(b) State the Law of Moment
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
0625_w03_qp_3
3. Fig. 1.1 shows a simple see-saw. One child A sits near to end X and another child B sits
near to end Y. The feet of the children do not touch the ground when the see-saw is
balanced.
Fig. 1.1
(a) Child A has a mass of 18.0 kg and child B has a mass of 20.0 kg.
Without calculation, indicate where the children could sit so that the see-saw balances
horizontally. You may draw on Fig. 3.1 if you wish.
..........................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................
(b) State the relationship between the moment caused by child A and that caused by child
B.
..........................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................
(c) Child A is 2.50 m from the pivot. Calculate the distance of child B from the pivot.
distance = ....................................
Q.III) Alternative to practical
0625_w02_qp_6
1.
A student carried out a principle of moments experiment using a metre rule placed on a
pivot at the 50.0 cm mark. The aim was to determine an unknown weight. The
arrangement of the apparatus is shown in Fig. 1.1.
Fig. 1.1
The student placed the unknown weight W at a convenient distance a from the pivot. He
found b, the distance from the pivot that the 5.0 N weight must be placed so that the rule
balanced horizontally. He then repeated the experiment using different values of a.
The readings are shown in the table below.
(a) (i) Plot the graph of b/m (y-axis) against a/m (x-axis).
(ii) Draw the best-fit straight line.
(iii) Determine G, the gradient of the line.
G = ....................................
(iv) Determine W, the unknown weight, using the equation
W = XG
where X = 5.0 N.
W = ....................................
(v) Explain why the student could not choose distance a to have a value of 0.450 m.
...................................................................................................................................
...............................................................................................................................
(b) Another student, who was performing this experiment, found that the unloaded metre
rule balanced on the pivot at the 50.3 cm mark, instead of the 50.0 cm mark.
Suggest what the student should do to obtain the correct value for W from the experiment.
..........................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
