Q1.

A drum is hit by a beater attached to a drumstick lever. The drumstick

lever is attached to a foot-pedal by a chain, as shown in the Figure 1.
Figure 1

(a) When the toe is pushed down the force creates a moment on the
foot-pedal.
(i) State what is meant by the moment of a force.
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(1)
(ii) The foot-pedal is pushed halfway down and held stationary. The
toe and the chain both exert a force on the foot-pedal.
Compare the sizes and directions of the moments caused by the
force of the toe and the force of the chain on the foot-pedal.
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(iii) The drummer’s toe pushes with a 1.5 N force on the foot-pedal.
The perpendicular distance from the pivot to the force is 0.12 m.
The perpendicular distance from the pivot to the chain is 0.20 m.
Calculate the force of the chain acting on the foot-pedal.
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Force = ................... N (3)

Q2.
The diagram shows a design for a crane. The crane is controlled by a
computer.

The purpose of the motors and gears is to change the pulling force in
the steel cable. This is done so that the jib stays horizontal whatever
the size of the load or the position of the load.
(a) Calculate the moment caused by the load in the position shown
in the diagram.
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Show clearly how you work out your answer and give the unit.
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Moment = ____________________________________
(3)
(b) Calculate the pulling force that is needed in the steel cable to
keep the jib horizontal.
Show clearly how you work out your answer.
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Pulling force = _________________________ N
(2)
(Total 5 marks)
Q3. The diagram shows a father and his two children sitting on a
playground see-saw. The see-saw is not moving.

(a) What is the total clockwise moment of the two children about
the axis of rotation?
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Explain the reason for your answer.
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(3)
(b) (i) What is the clockwise moment of the boy, B, about the
axis of rotation?
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Moment = _________________________ Nm
(1)
(ii) Use the information in the diagram to calculate the weight, W, of
the boy, B. Show clearly how you work out your answer.
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Weight of boy B = _________________________ N
(2)
(Total 6 marks)

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M1.(a) (i) turning effect
accept force multiplied by perpendicular
distance from the line of action of the force to
the pivot
1

(ii) moments are equal (in size) and opposite (in direction)
both parts are required
allow clockwise moment = anticlockwise
moment
1

(iii) 0.9 (N)

allow 2 marks for F = 0.18 ÷ 0.2 provided no
subsequent steps
allow 1 mark for (anticlockwise moment) =
0.18 (Nm)
allow 1 mark for correct substitution i.e. 1.5 ×
0.12 = F × 0.20
3

Q2.
(a) 38 400
allow 6.4 × 6000 for 1 mark
2
Nm or newton metres
do not credit ‘nm’, ‘mN’ or ‘metre newtons’
1

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 (b) 16 000 (N) or 16 kN
allow 1 mark for 38 400 ÷ 2.4
accept their (a) ÷ 2.4 correctly calculated for
2 marks
accept their (a) ÷ 2.4 for 1 mark
2
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Q3.
(a) 960 (Nm)
1
see-saw is in equilibrium
accept see-saw is balanced
see-saw is stationary is insufficient
1
(total) clockwise moments = anticlockwise moment
accept no resultant moment
forces are balanced is insufficient
an answer clockwise moments balance the
anticlockwise moments gains 2 marks
1
(b) (i) 600 (Nm)
1
(ii) 375 (N) or their (b)(i) ÷ 1.6 correctly calculated
do not credit if (b)(i) is larger than 960
allow 1 mark for correct substitution and
transformation ie

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