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POE - Lesson 1.1 Review (Mechanisms)

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 48mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA) of this inclined plane?


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(a)  

2.

What is the Dr of the above First Class Lever?


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Unit should be reported as "inches"

(a)  

3.

What is the Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA) of the above First Class Lever?


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(a)  

4.

What is the Actual Mechanical Advantage (AMA) of the above Third Class Lever?


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(a)  

5.

What is the percent efficiency of this Wheel and Axle system?


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Don't forget the % sign in your answer!

(a)  

6.

A) What is the percent efficiency of this Block and Tackle pulley system?


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Don't forget the % sign with your answer!


B) If I were to pull (De) 32 feet of rope on this system, how much would the motorcycle rise (Dr)?


Answer precision 0

Unit should be reported as "feet"


Final answer should be reported as follows:

Answer 1, Answer 2

(a)  

7.

What is the Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA) of this screw if we use an 8 inch long wrench to tighten it?


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(a)  

8.

What is the Actual Mechanical Advantage (AMA) of this wedge?


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(a)  

9.

What is the Ideal Mechanical Advantage (IMA) of this Compound Machine where a Movable Pulley is pulling up on a Second Class Lever?


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(a)  

10.

Use the above Simple Gear Train to answer the following questions. Gear A is the driver gear and has 8 teeth, Gear B has 24 teeth, and Gear C has 16 teeth.


A) If Gear A rotates at 150 rpm, how fast is Gear B rotating?


Answer precision 0

Unit should be reported as "rpm"


B) If Gear B has a Torque value of 90 ft - lbs, what is the input Torque value at Gear A?


Answer precision 0

Unit should be reported as ft-lbs


C) If Gear A is turning clockwise, which direction would Gear C be rotating? (CW or CCW)


Answer should be reported as CW or CCW


Report your final answer as follows:

Answer 1, Answer 2, Answer 3

(a)  

11.

The Compound Gear Train above is composed of four gears: A, B, C, and D. Gear A has 10 teeth and is meshed with Gear B, which has 20 teeth and shares a shaft with Gear C which has 16 teeth. Gear C is meshed with Gear D, the output gear. Power is supplied at Gear A with 120 ft - lbs of Torque and is traveling at 30 rpm.


A) With a system output Torque of 600 ft - lbs, how many teeth would Gear D have?


Answer precision 0

Unit should be reported as "teeth"


B) If Gear A is turning at 30 prm, what will the rpm of Gear C be?


Answer precision 0

Unit should be reported as "rpm"


Report your final answer as follows:

Answer 1, Answer 2

(a)  

12.

What is the advantage when MA is greater than 1?

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13.

What is the advantage when MA is less than 1?

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14.

What does it mean when MA is equal to 1?

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15.

Which is always smaller; AMA or IMA? Why?

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16.

Define Torque.

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