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The unit used for the measurement of TURNING MOMENTS is...
N/m^2
Nm
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m/s

The unit used for the measurement of TURNING MOMENTS is... N/m^2 Nm N/kg m/s

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\( \mathrm{Nm} \)

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Each choice represents a different unit of measure utilizied within the scientific field, specifically in physics. The options \(\mathrm{N} / \mathrm{m}^{2} \) and \( \mathrm{N} / \mathrm{kg} \) are measures of pressure and specific force respectively, and \( \mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}\) is a measure of velocity. Turning moment or moment of force (also known as torque), is a measure of how much a force causes rotation. The S.I.unit for torque is the Newton meter (\( \mathrm{Nm} \)), not to be confused with the unit for work which is also Newton meter. However, in this specific context of turning moments (associated with the rotating or twisting motion), the torque or moment force of an object or system is measured in \( \mathrm{Nm} \), standing for Newton meter, where Newton (\( \mathrm{N} \)) represents the unit for force and meter (\( \mathrm{m} \)) represents the unit for distance. Hence the further the application of the force from the rotation's axis, the more turning effect (moment, or torque) the force will have.<br />Therefore, the unit for turning moments is \( \mathrm{Nm} \).
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