Calculating Effort and Efficiency

Calculating Effort and Efficiency

Assessment

Interactive Video

Physics

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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This video tutorial explains how to calculate the applied effort needed to lift a 5 kg load using a pulley system with 80% efficiency. It covers the concepts of mechanical advantage, velocity ratio, and efficiency, and demonstrates the calculations step-by-step. The tutorial concludes with the final answer and encourages viewers to subscribe for more educational content.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mass of the load being lifted in the problem?

8 kg

5 kg

10 kg

3 kg

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the efficiency of the pulley system used in the problem?

90%

80%

70%

60%

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the load calculated in terms of Newtons?

Mass * Distance

Mass / Time

Mass * Acceleration due to gravity

Mass * Velocity

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the velocity ratio for a single fixed pulley?

2

1

3

0.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which formula represents efficiency in this context?

Efficiency = Velocity Ratio / Mechanical Advantage * 100

Efficiency = Mechanical Advantage / Velocity Ratio * 100

Efficiency = Load / Effort

Efficiency = Effort / Load

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the mechanical advantage if the load is 50 Newtons and the effort is unknown?

Effort - Load

Load * Effort

Effort / Load

Load / Effort

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the effort calculated using cross multiplication?

Effort = Load * Efficiency

Effort = Load / Efficiency

Effort = Load * Velocity Ratio

Effort = Load / Velocity Ratio

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