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Machines and Energy Test c 13 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A bus engine transfers chemical potential energy into ______ so that the bus moves.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

potential gravitational energy

c)

electrical energy

d)

thermal energy

2.

Increasing the speed of an object ______ its potential energy.

a)

increases

b)

changes

c)

does not affect

d)

decreases

3.

When a machine is used to do work, the force applied by the machine is called the

a)

input force

b)

output force

c)

effort force

d)

potential force

4.

As an object falls its potential energy is

a)

lost to the air above it.

b)

converted into chemical energy.

c)

lost to the air around it.

d)

converted to kinetic energy.

5.

Lowering an object decreases its

a)

air resistance.

b)

gravitational pull.

c)

potential energy.

d)

chemical energy.

6.

A slanted surface used to raise an object is a(n)

a)

inclined plane.

b)

screw.

c)

effort ramp.

d)

efficiency board.

7.

The rate at which work is done is called

a)

force.

b)

power.

c)

effort time.

d)

efficiency.

8.

An inclined plane wrapped around a cylindrical post is a ____.

a)

ramp

b)

screw

c)

block and tackle

d)

lever

9.

The unit of power is the

a)

joule

b)

m/s

c)

watt

d)

second

10.

Three of the following simple machines are basically the same. Which one does NOT belong with the group?

a)

lever

b)

pulley

c)

wedge

d)

wheel and axle

11.

A can opener consists of three simple machine. Which of the folllowing isn't included in the 3?

a)

wheel and axle

b)

wedge

c)

pulley

d)

lever

12.

A student does 686 J of work on an object in 3.1 seconds. What is the power output of the student?

a)

54 W

b)

60 W

c)

221 W

d)

450 W

13.

What is the mechanical advantage of a ramp that is 6.0 m long and 1.5 m tall?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

14.

Alice and Jim calculate that they must do 1,800 J of work to push a piano up a ramp. However, because they must also overcome friction, they actually must do 2,400 J of work. What is the efficiency of the ramp?

a)

10%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

75%

15.

If a weight lifter is holding barbells above his head, what does he have to do to perform work?

a)

stand still

b)

lower barbells

c)

move barbells sideways

d)

step forward