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Quiz - Mechanical Advantage of Levers (4/30)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A load of 650 newtons is lifted with this pulley. What is the effort required to do this work if the Mechanical Advantage is 1?

a)

300

b)

325

c)

600

d)

650

2.

How many classifications of levers are there?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

5

d)

4

3.

In which position will the fulcrum be in relation to the effort and load in a first class lever system?

a)

On the left

b)

In the middle

c)

On the right

4.

What term defines the use of a lever to overcome a large load with relatively little effort?

a)

Mechanical disadvantage

b)

Mechanical advantage

c)

Resistance arm

5.

Which class lever is this?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

6.

How much work is produced when 350 N is used to move a car 5 m (W=Fd)?

(a)  

7.

Is this an example of work?

(True or False.) A teacher applies a force to a wall and becomes exhausted.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
What is the equation for mechanical advantage?
a)
MA=input force*output force
b)
MA=output force/input force
c)
MA=input force/output force
d)
MA= output force - input force
9.
How much work is done in holding a 15 N sack of potatoes while waiting in line at the grocery store for 3 minutes?
a)
15 J
b)
45 J
c)
0 J
d)
5 J
10.

Work done = Force x _________

a)

a. distance

b)

b. acceleration

c)

c. velocity

d)

d. speed

11.

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)?

a)

0.5

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

12.
What is the mechanical advantage of the  LAST inclined plane in the picture?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.

A wheelbarrow is a good example of what class of lever?

a)

first class

b)

second class

c)

third class

14.

Which of these items is a first class lever?

a)

scissors

b)

fishing rod

c)

tweezers

d)

none of these

15.

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

16.

The 3 parts of a lever are:

a)

fulcrum, effort, and load

b)

load, output, and input

c)

input, effort, and fulcrum

d)

pivot, output, and fulcrum

17.

For a lever, MA is calculated using:

a)

forces

b)

distances

c)

the lengths of the effort and resistance forces

d)

gravity

18.

A ramp has a mechanical advantage of 4. If it is 15 meters long, how high is it?

a)

3.75 m

b)

60 m

c)

11 m

d)

not enough information to solve

19.
Any device that makes work easier is called a ______________________.
a)
Joule 
b)
prop
c)
lever
d)
machine
20.

What is mechanical advantage?

a)

The advantage a machine has over a bicycle

b)

A measure of how much a complex machine reduces work

c)

A measure of when is the best time to use a simple machine

d)

the number of times a machine increases input force

21.
The ramp helps the man do work by reducing the input ____________.
a)
distance
b)
force
c)
time
d)
power
22.
A lever and fulcrum are used to lift a fallen tree, which has a weight of 480 N. If the lever has a mechanical advantage of 5.5, what is the input force that will begin lifting the tree off the ground?
a)
5.5 N
b)
40.7 N
c)
87.3 N
d)
2640 N
23.

a [ ] is a simple machine

a)

shelf

b)

wheel and axle

c)

bird feeder

24.

If I have a wedge with a MA of 5 and an output distance of 2, than what is the input distance?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

25.

Jeff is a landscaping contractor and lifts a rock weighing 600 Newtons by wedging a board under the rock. Jeff weighs 150 Newtons and puts all of his weight on the lever. How much mechanical advantage did the lever provide to Jeff in lifting the rock?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

d)

0.25