Thursday, January 31, 2008

Torque

What is torque and how is it used in simple machines?

5 comments:

Robb8952 said...

Torque is a quantity that measures the ability of a force to rotate an object around some axis. It is used as a lever arm. Torque is the force used to make the lever arm work.

Kelli said...

Torque is a quantity that measures the ability of a force to rotate an object around some object. Torque is the force that makes lever arms work. An example would be a pet door with hinges or a wrench loosening a bolt. Torque is the force used to make simple machines work such as levers and screws.

tony said...

Torque is the quantity that measures the ability of a force to rotate around an axis. It is used in simple machines with a wrench like a lever. And it is also used with pulleys and screws because they turn and have centripetal force.

Kimberly said...

Torque is the quantity that measures the ability of a force to rotate an object around some axis. It is used to decrease the amount of force needed to move an object; basicly to make life easier to all mankind. THE END

Andy R said...

It is the quantity that measures the ability to rotate an object around an axis. It is used in simple machines by being a lever arm. This is how they work.