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School Physics Quiz : Stability & Moments


Answer the following questions based on stability & moments.

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1.

A chalkstick that is balanced upright on a table is in _______ equilibrium.

  stable

  unstable

  neutral

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2.

The resultant of two forces acting at a point can be determined by using the 'Parallelogram of Forces'.

  True

  False

 

3.

The point where all the _______ of an object appears to be concentrated is called its center of gravity.

  density

  centripetal force

  centrifugal force

  weight

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4.

There are fundamentally _______ kinds of equilibrium.

  four

  three

  two

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5.

Consider a thin rectangular plastic sheet. If a small piece of the plastic breaks off at one of the vertices, then the center of gravity of the remaining plastic (with respect to the original center of gravity)

  cannot be determined.

  will not move.

  will move towards the broken vertex.

  will move away from the broken vertex.

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6.

funnel equilibrium A funnel lying horizontally on its side at rest on a table is in _______ equilibrium.

  stable

  neutral

  unstable

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7.

Three forces in equilibrium acting at a point can be represented in magnitude and direction by the sides of a triangle taken in order.

  True

  False

 


 
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