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Grade 8 Technology M22- Calculating mechanical advantage

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanical advantage is.......

a)

the increase in the distance of the fulcrum

b)

the force-amplifying effectiveness of a simple machine

c)

always present in third class levers

2.

If a lever has an effort arm of 3 m and a load arm of 1.5m what will the mechanical advantage be?

a)

MA = 2

b)

MA = 1.5

c)

MA = 3

3.

Choose the correct formula for calculating mechanical advantage for levers

a)

length of effort arm/length of load arm

b)

power of effort arm/length of load arm

c)

length of effort arm/length load

4.

Larger gears produce more power than smaller gears.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Driver gears give.......force

a)

input

b)

output

c)

either input or output

6.

The diameter is a....

a)

line that runs around the circle

b)

straight line that run from the middle of a circle to the edge

c)

straight line that runs across the centre of a circle

7.

The formula for calculating the gear ratio using the diameter is......

a)

diameter of driver gear/diameter of the driven gear

b)

diameter of output/diameter of the driven gear

c)

diameter of driver gear/diameter of the output

8.

If the input speed of a gear system is 80rpm and the gear ratio is 2, the output speed will be 40rpm.

a)

True

b)

False