Physics GCSE
resultant moment
What resultant moment means in Physics GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of resultant moment
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What exists when the two totals are not equal, and the beam turns the way the larger one points.
Topics that use resultant moment
- Moments, levers and gears (physics only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- balanced beam
- Equilibrium
- gears
- Interaction Pair
- Newton's third law
- normal contact force
- pivot
- principle of moments
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