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Work/Power/Simple Machines Vocab (ESL)

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ = the unit of work

a)

Watt, W

b)

Joule, J

c)

Newton, N

2.

_________ is the rate at which work is done

a)

Simple Machine

b)

Work

c)

Power

3.

The scientific unit of power = _________

a)

Joule, J

b)

Watt, W

c)

Newton, N

4.

The power needed to lift 550 pounds 1 foot in 1 second = 745.7 watts = __________

a)

Work

b)

Power

c)

Horsepower

5.

_________ __________ is a mechanical device for applying force

a)

Simple Machine

b)

Inclined Plane

c)

Lever

6.

__________ __________ a ramp which lengthens a lifting motion

a)

Mechanical Advantage

b)

Wheel and Axle

c)

Inclined Plance

7.

________ = an inclined plane wrapped round a pole

a)

Screw

b)

Lever

c)

Pivot

8.

__________ = a double inclined plane thing at one end

a)

Pulley

b)

Wedge

c)

Fulcrum

9.

__________ _____ __________ = a circular lever

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Screw

c)

Wheel and Axle

10.

_________ = wheels and strings used to spread out weight in lifting

a)

Efficiency

b)

Pulley

c)

Wedge

11.

_________ = a rode with a pivot

a)

Pivot

b)

Ratio

c)

Lever

12.

__________ = a place where a lever turns

a)

Pivot

b)

Pulley

c)

Actual Mechanical Advantage

13.

__________ = the piece a lever touches to turn

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Simple Machine

c)

Efficiency

14.

__________ = the difference between work input and work output

a)

Mechanical Advantage

b)

Ratio

c)

Efficiency

15.

__________ ___________ = how much easier it is to do work using a simple machine

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Mechanical Advantage

c)

Wedge

16.

__________ ___________ __________ = multiplied force (without friction

a)

Ideal mechanical Advantage

b)

Screw

c)

Simple Machine

17.

__________ __________ __________ = multiplied force (with friction)

a)

Ratio

b)

Wheel and Axle

c)

Actual Mechanical Advantage

18.

__________ = comparison by division

a)

Lever

b)

Pivot

c)

Ratio

19.

__________ is when you use a force to move an object a distance.

a)

Work

b)

Power

c)

Horsepower