Ideal Mechanical Advantage and Mechanical Advantage

If the weight of the block is 10N, how much force does one have to apply to lift it using this pulley (MA=2)?

• 2N

• 5N

• 10N

• 15N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Using a lever, Joe is able to lift a 10,000 N car off of the ground with a force of 1000 N. What is the mechanical advantage of the lever (MA=Output Force/Input Force)?

• 1

• 10

• 100

• 1000

if a load of a lever is 100 newtons and the force you apply is 20 newtons, what is your mechanical advantage?

• 120 N

• 5 N

• 2000 N

• 80 N

The mechanical advantage of this inclined plane is...(MA=Resistance Force/Effort Force)

• 2.4

• 3.4

• 4.4

Which of the lever would it take less force to lift?

• Lever A

• Lever B

How much effort would it take to lift Lever A?

• 60 N

• 50N

• 40 N

• 30 N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-2

How much effort would it take to lift Lever B?

• 60 N

• 50 N

• 40 N

• 30 N

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

If the distance from the effort to the fulcrum is greater than the distance from the load to the fulcrum, then

• the effort has a mechanical advantage

• the lever has a mechanical advantage

• the fulcrum has a mechanical advantage

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

A box of weight W is lifted by a force F using a lever as shown below.

What is the mechanical advantage of the lever (MA=Input Distance/Output Distance)?

• 0.5

• 2

• 3

• 6

What is the mechanical advantage of this pulley system?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5