Torque and Moment of Inertia

Calculate the torque produced by 75- N perpendicular force at the end of a 0.20 m long wrench.

• 15 Nm

• 1.5 Nm

• 15.0 Nm

• 16 Nm

Multiplying any angular measurement by the radius will change the measurement to:

• torque

• tangential

• projectile

• inertia

In the diagram above, two masses, one with mass m, the other with mass M = 2m are resting on a uniform plank of length L that pivots at its midpoint. If the mass m is at the far end of the plank, how far away from the pivot should the mass M be to balance the plank in a horizontal position shown?

• L/2
• L/3
• L/4
• L/6

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

When an object is experiencing a net torque

• it is in dynamic equilibrium.
• it is in static equilibrium.
• it is rotating.
• it is translating.

What is the distance the masses on the right of the fulcrum need to be to balance with the two masses on the left?

• .65 m
• .56 m
• .79 m
• .39 m

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NGSS.MS-PS2-4

What direction is the torque acting with respect to post A?

• clockwise

• Counter clockwise

• It's in equilibrium

• It's parallel so there is no torque

A 15-kg child is sitting on a playground teeter-totter, 1.5 m from the pivot. What is the magnitude of the minimum force, applied 0.30 m on the other side of the pivot, that is needed to make the child lift off the ground?

• 66 N
• 740 N
• 23 N
• 44 N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Which has greater angular speed, a horse near the outside rail of a merry-go-round or a horse near the inside rail?

• The inside horse
• The outside horse
• Neither - they both have the same angular speed

A person sits on a freely spinning lab stool that has no friction in its axle. When this person extends her arms,

• her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed decreases.
• her moment of inertia decreases and her angular speed increases.
• her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed increases.
• her moment of inertia increases and her angular speed remains the same.

The figure shows scale drawings of four objects, each of the same mass and uniform thickness, with the mass distributed uniformly. Which one has the greatest moment of inertia when rotated about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the drawing at point P?

• A
• B
• C
• D