Centre Of Gravity

Question 1

What is the centre of mass?

Answer 1

the point through which the entire mass of the object appears to be concentrated

Question 2

What is the centre of gravity?

Answer 2

the point through which the entire weight of an object appears to act.

Question 3

How do you improve your stability?

Answer 3

1 – Lower your centre of gravity

2 – Widen your base.

Question 4

Where is the centre of gravity in a disc,ring,rectangle,triangle

Answer 4

Disc- the centre

Ring- the centre

Rectangle- where the lines in the middle cross from the corners

Triangle- where the lines in the middles cross from the corners

Question 5

How does weight have an effect on the turning effect?

Answer 5

The weight of an object can cause an object to topple over if its it rotated through to big an angle

Question 6

Whether an object will topple or not depends upon whether or not the moment caused by the weight causes

Answer 6

1 – A restoring moment.
2 – An overturning moment.