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Mechanisms Unit 1.1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are _____ simple machines

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

2.

The fixed point of rotation on a lever.

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Center

c)

Wedge

d)

Pivot

3.

What is mechanical advantage?

a)

The advantage a machine has over a bicycle

b)

A measure of how much a simple 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

4.

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=Effort Arm/Load arm)?

a)

0.5

b)

2

c)

3

d)

6

5.
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
6.

What is the ideal mechanical advantage of the following pulley?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

7.

What is the ideal mechanical advantage of the following pulley?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

8.

What is the ideal mechanical advantage of the following pulley?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

9.

The mechanical advantage of this inclined plane is...(MA=Resistance Force/Effort Force)

a)

2.4

b)

3.4

c)

4.4

10.

A type of simple machine that includes an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

a)

Screw

b)

Lever

c)

Wheel & Axle

d)

Wedge

11.

The distance between two adjacent threads on a screw.

a)

Groove

b)

Thread

c)

Pitch

d)

Cylinder

12.

What does the 20 mean?

a)

Pitch

b)

Screw Diameter

c)

Threads Per Inch

d)

Screw Length

e)

Thread Type

13.
If gear A rotates once, how many times will gear D rotate?
a)
1/16
b)
4
c)
1/4
d)
1/2
14.
What can a gear train do?
a)
Change output direction
b)
Change force
c)
Change speed
d)
All of these
15.
What is the purpose of the central gear?
a)
allow the drive and driven gear to rotate in the same direction
b)
allow the drive and driven  gear to rotate in opposite directions
c)
increase the output RPM's of the driven gear
d)
increase the output torque of the driven gear
16.
What is the gear ratio?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
d)
6
17.
What type of gear train is this?
a)
Simple Gear Train
b)
Compound Gear Train
18.
Pulley B, which has a diameter of 16 inches, is being driven by pulley A, which has a diameter of 4 inches.  If pulley A is spinning at 60 RPMs, then pulley B is spinning at _________________________  RPMs.
a)
4
b)
15
c)
64
d)
240
19.
A simple gear train is composed of three gears.  Gear A is the driver gear and has 16 teeth, B has 24 teeth, and C has 8 teeth.  If C is the output, what is the gear ratio?
a)
0.33
b)
0.5
c)
1.5
d)
2
20.
What type of gear train is this?
a)
Simple Gear Train
b)
Compound Gear Train
21.

An inclined plane is 15 meters long and raises 3 meter high. If you want to push a 20 lbs box up the inclined plane, how much effort force will you need? Remember, DeFe = DrFr

a)

900 lbs

b)

4 lbs

c)

2.25 lbs

d)

100 lbs

22.
A wheelbarrow is carrying 50 lb of cement.  The radius of the wheel is 10 inches and the radius of the axel is 4 inches.  What effort force is needed to move the cement if the axle is driving the wheel?  Remember FeDe = FrDr
a)
12.5 lb
b)
125 lb
c)
4 lb
d)
20 lb
23.

Find the Mechanical Advantage for the wedge shown.

L = 8 in

t = 2.5 in

a)

3.2

b)

0.75

c)

0.31

d)

1.5

24.
A pulley brings a 100 kg piano up into a second story window.  What is the ideal mechanical advantage if the pulley has 5 strands?
a)
20
b)
500
c)
5
d)
0.05
25.

A wedge is struck with a force of 20 lbs. The wood the wedge is splitting resists with a force of 80 lbs. What is the mechanical advantage of the situation?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5