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Work and MA

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 3hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How much work is produced when 350 N is used to move a car 5 m (W=Fd)?
a)
70 J
b)
1750 J
c)
355 J
d)
175 J
2.

What is effort (input) force?

a)

the force one exerts on a machine

b)

the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine.

c)

the force the machine exerts on a object

d)

the output work times the input distance

3.
If the weight of the block is 10N, how much force does one have to apply to lift it using this pulley (MA=2)?
a)
2N
b)
5N
c)
10N
d)
15N
4.
What is the mechanical advantage of this pulley system?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
5.
What is the unit of measurement for work?
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules 
c)
Watts
d)
Meters
6.
If a student uses 10 Newtons of Force to push a chair 5 meters, how much is work is being done?
a)
2 Joules
b)
.5 Joules
c)
50 Joules
d)
20 Newtons
7.
If a lion drags his prey 10 meters to his den doing 500 joules of work, how much force did he use?
a)
50 Newtons
b)
500 Joules
c)
50,000 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
8.
Is this an example of work?
A teacher applies a force to a wall and becomes exhausted.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Is this an example of work? 
A rocket accelerates through space.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Which of the following is an example of work being done?
a)
Teacher sitting in a chair
b)
Book resting on desk
c)
Keys hanging from a key chain
d)
A ball being rolled on the floor
11.

A lever used to lift a heavy box has an input arm of 4 meters and an output arm of 0.8 meters. What is the mechanical advantage of the lever?

a)

1

b)

2.5

c)

5

d)

10

12.

What is the mechanical advantage of a lever that has an input arm of 3 meters and an output arm of 2 meters?

a)

1.5

b)

1

c)

0.67

d)

3

13.

What is the mechanical advantage of this pulley?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

14.

What is the effort required to lift a load of 170 newtons using this pulley system?

a)

57

b)

114

c)

85

d)

90

15.

An effort of 640 newtons is applied to this pulley system. What is the load that it will lift?

a)

1280

b)

1600

c)

1920

d)

2560

16.

What is the mechanical advantage of this pulley system?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

17.

What is the mechanical advantage of this pulley?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

18.

What is the mechanical advantage of this pulley?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

19.

How much work is accomplished by moving a 600 N crate 7 m?

a)

4,200 J

b)

85.7 J

c)

0.001 J

d)

9,800 J

20.

For work to be done on an object,

a)

some force need only be exerted on the object.

b)

the object must move some distance as a result of a force.

c)

the object must move, whether or not a force is exerted on it

d)

the object must not move.

21.

If you apply 100 N of force to a crowbar to lift a 250 N rock, what is the mechanical advantage?

a)

0.4

b)

2.5

c)

2,500

d)

25,000

22.

Lamar Gant, U.S. powerlifting star, became the first man to deadlift five times his own body weight in 1985. Deadlifting involves raising a loaded barbell from the floor to a position above the head with outstretched arms. Determine the work done by Lamar in deadlifting 300 kg to a height of 0.90 m above the ground (W=Fd).

a)

270 J

b)

2700 J

c)

333 J

d)

3.00X10-3 J

23.

The bow (front) of a ship is actually a ________________.

a)

Wedge

b)

Pulley

c)

Lever

d)

Wheel and Axle

24.

The ramp of a cargo jet is a(n) ______________

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

d)

Wedge

25.

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)?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

26.

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

a)

Lever A

b)

Lever B

27.

How much effort would it take to lift Lever A?

a)

60 N

b)

50N

c)

40 N

d)

30 N

28.

How much effort would it take to lift Lever B?

a)

60 N

b)

50 N

c)

40 N

d)

30 N

29.
800 Newtons of force moving a distance of 20 meters will be how much work done?
a)
40 J
b)
1,600 J
c)
400 J
d)
16,000 J
30.

What is the mechanical advantage for this lever?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

1/2

d)

8

31.

To increase the mechanical advantage of a lever

a)

make sure the fulcrum is in the middle of the lever

b)

move the fulcrum closer to the load

c)

move the fulcrum closer to the person

d)

use a bigger fulcrum

32.

A simple machine has an input force of 12 N and an output force of 4 N. What is its mechanical advantage?

a)

.33

b)

3

c)

8

d)

16

33.

What is the mechanical advantage of a lever that has an effort arm of 12 meters and an resistance arm of 6 meters?

a)

2

b)

72

c)

0.67

d)

3

34.
How does a single fixed puled, like the one seen here, help you do work?
a)
changes the direction of the force
b)
increases the amount of applied force
c)
decreases the amount of applied force
d)
allows you to pull the rope a shorter distance