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6.8E: Simple Machines: Incline Plane and Pulleys

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following pulley arrangement would require the least amount of force?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

2.

Which answer describes what is happening in the picture below?

a)

The box is being moved to the right

b)

The amount of force needed to move the box has changed

c)

The direction of the force to move the box has changed

d)

The amount of energy to move the box has changed

3.

Which of the following statements is true based on the pulley system on your right?

a)

The pulley system does not change the amount of force required to lift the object

b)

The pulley system requires more force to lift the object than without a pulley system

c)

The pulley system required force to be applied over a shorter distance

d)

The pulley system required force to be applied over a longer distance

4.

A student is moving two identical boxes, which answer correctly describes the amount of force used to move the two boxes?

a)

It requires less force to lift the box straight up.

b)

Lifting the box straight up requires no force

c)

Pushing the box up the ramp requires less force

d)

It requires the same amount of force to move each box

5.

A student investigates the force need to pull a weight to the height of 0.5m using different lengths of inclined plane. Which plane will require the least amount of force to lift the weight to a height of 0.5 m?

a)

The 30 cm inclined plane will require the least amount of force

b)

The 50 cm inclined plane will require the least amount of force

c)

All three inclined planes will require the same amount of force

6.

Which machine will require the least amount of force to move an object?

a)

Machine 2

b)

Machine 3

c)

Machine 4

d)

Machine 5

7.

What kind of simple machine is being used to lift the flag to the top of the pole?

a)

Inclined plane

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

Pulley

d)

Lever

8.

Which of the following best explains how a ramp makes it easier to move a heavy object over a certain distance?

a)

It changes the direction in which the object is being moved

b)

It decreases the distance the object travels

c)

It decreases the amount of force to move an object

d)

It decreases the amount of work required to move the object

9.

How does this pulley make lifting the weight easier?

a)

Decrease the distance required to pull to move the weight

b)

Changes the direction of force required to move the weight

c)

Increases the speed at which you can move the weight

d)

Decreases the force required to move the weight

10.

If you needed to move furniture into a van, why would it be easier to use an inclined plane than to just lift the furniture into the van?

a)

The inclined plane decreases the force of gravity that needs to be overcome.

b)

The inclined plane decreases the amount of force needed to move the furniture.

c)

The inclined place decreases the amount of friction present.

d)

The inclined plane decreases the weight of the furniture.