Mechanical Systems Concepts Quiz

What is the measure of the force that can cause an object to rotate about an axis?

• Tension

• Torque

• Bearing

• Friction

Which simple machine is a rigid bar resting on a pivot, used to help move a heavy or firmly fixed load with one end when pressure is applied to the other?

• Wheel

• Lever

• Screw

• Pulley

What is the machine element that constrains relative motion to only the desired motion and reduces friction between moving parts?

• Tension

• Compression

• Bearing

• Kinetic Energy

Which type of energy is possessed by a body by virtue of being in motion?

• Bearing

• Friction

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

What is the shaft on which a wheel rotates called?

• Lever

• Wedge

• Axle

• Pulley

What is the simple machine that consists of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope?

• Lever

• Pulley

• Wedge

• Axle

What is the term for the force that opposes the relative motion of solid surfaces, fluid layers, and material elements sliding against each other?

• Friction

• Torque

• Tension

• Bearing

What type of energy is stored in an object due to its position relative to other objects, stresses within itself, its electric charge, or other factors?

• Kinetic Energy

• Potential Energy

• Friction

• Bearing

What is the simple machine that consists of an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder?

• Lever

• Screw

• Wedge

• Pulley

What is the term for the force that is transmitted through a string, rope, cable or wire when it is pulled tight by forces acting from opposite ends?

• Friction

• Torque

• Tension

• Bearing