Turning Forces Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• lever : an object that turns is a _ .
• pivot : the point around which the lever turns is a _ .
• elbow : when bending an arm, the _ is the pivot.
• knee : when bending a leg, the _ is the pivot.
• moment : _ is described as the turning effect of a force.
• distance : moment = force x _
• newton : the unit for force is _ (n) .
• metres : the unit for distance from the pivot is _ (m) .
• newtonmetres : the unit of moment is _ or nm.
• force : the greater the _ applied on the lever, the greater the moment.
• pivot : the greater the distance of force point from _ , the greater the moment.
• equal : a seesaw is balanced when moments on both sides of the pivot are _ & opposite.
• opposite : to be balanced, the moments on both sides of the pivot need to be equal and _ .