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Mechanical Advantage & Levers

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How much work is produced when 350 N is used to move a car 5 m (W=Fd)?
a)

70 J

b)

1750 J

c)

355 J

2.
How is work defined?
a)

the transfer of energy or force acting over a distance

b)

rate of work in a given time

c)

the change in distance in a given time

3.
if a load of a lever is 100 newtons and the force you apply is 20 newtons, what is your mechanical advantage?
a)

120 N

b)

5 N

c)

2000 N

4.
The amount by which a machine multiplies input force is known as the 
a)

work.

b)

output force.

c)

mechanical advantage.

5.

the rate at which work is done

a)

power

b)

work

c)

machine

6.

the percentage of the input work that is converted to output work

a)

mechanical advantage

b)

Mechanical efficiency

c)

joule

7.
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)

45 J

b)

0 J

c)

5 J

8.

The _________ of a machine is always less than 100% because of conversion to other forms of energy (like sound thermal energy from friction)

a)

mechanical advantage

b)

friction

c)

mechanical efficiency

9.

Simple machines help make work _________.

a)

Less

b)

Harder

c)

Easier

10.

a rigid bar that is free to pivot, or rotate, on a fixed point

a)

wedge

b)

lever

c)

fulcrum

11.
3. Which type of lever is this?
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
12.
6. What kind of lever is this?
a)
First Class Lever
b)
Second Class Lever
c)
Third Class Lever
13.
A see saw is an example of a:
a)
1st class lever
b)
2nd class lever
c)
3rd class lever
14.
A wheelbarrow is an example of a:
a)
1st class lever
b)
2nd class lever
c)
3rd class lever
15.
a)

1st Class

b)

2nd Class

c)

3rd Class

16.

Jeff is a landscaping contractor and lifts a rock weighing 600 pounds by wedging a board under the rock. Jeff weighs 150 pounds and puts all of his weight on the lever. What was his MA?

a)

0

b)

2

c)

4

17.
If the weight of the block is 10N, how much force does one have to apply to lift it using this pulley (MA=2)?
a)
2N
b)
5N
c)
10N
d)
15N
18.

Mechanical advantage tells you how many times your ____ is multiplied

a)

efficiency.

b)

effort force.

c)

work.

19.

This 2000 N weight is raised 1 meter by pulling 4 meters of rope. What force was required to pull the rope?
a)

500 N

b)

2000 N

c)

8000 N

20.

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

21.
To increase the mechanical advantage of a lever
a)
make sure the fulcrum is in the middle of the lever
b)
move the fulcrum closer to the load
c)
move the fulcrum closer to the effort
d)
use a bigger fulcrum