Centre of mass The centre of mass(or centre of Gravity) of an object is where its Weight is said to act from. You can do an experiment to find the centre of mass of a Shape.
Turning moments
A turning moment is defined as the force applied to a beam or lever X the perpendicular distance from the direction of the force to the pivot (fulcrum)
M = F x d
Force
This is an anticlockwise moment
F
For a beam to be balanced the clockwise Moment Fxd must equal the anticlockwise Moment Fxd