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Simple Machines, Work, and Power

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Newtons are the correct unit for which of the following?

a)

Force

b)

Work

c)

Power

d)

Acceleration

2.

Which is the correct unit for work?

a)

Joules

b)

Newton

c)

meter

d)

Watts

3.
The rate at which work is done.
a)
Joules
b)
Power
c)
Watts
d)
Newtons
4.

What is the correct unit for power?

a)

Watt

b)

Joules

c)

Newtons

d)

seconds

5.

It took 500 Newtons of force to push a car four meters. How much work was done?

a)

2000 J

b)

125 J

c)

0.008 J

d)

500 J

6.
1. A book weighing 1.0 newton is lifted 2 meters.  How much work was done?
a)
2 J
b)
0.5 J
7.
A force of 15 newtons is used to push a box along the floor a distance of 3 meters.  How much work was done?
a)
3 J
b)
45 J
8.

What is the power of a kitchen blender if it can perform 3,750 Joules of work in 15 seconds?

a)

250 W

b)

0.004 W

c)

56,250 W

d)

25 W

9.

How much power is used if a force of 35 Newtons is used to push a box a distance of 10 meters in five seconds? (Hint: Solve for work first. This is a 2-step problem.)

a)

70 W

b)

3.5 W

c)

7 W

d)

350 J

10.
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Match these units

J/s or Watts

Work

Newtons

Power

meters

Force

Joules

Distance

11.
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Match the formulas

mass × acceleration

Power

force * distance

Work

work/time

Speed

distance/time

Force

12.

Work is done when which two things happen?

a)

an object is moved

b)

power is converted into Newtons

c)

an object has been subjected to force (unbalanced)

d)

an object stays in place

13.

A simple machine is

a)

a device that makes work harder

b)

a device that makes work easier

c)

an energy that makes work easier

d)

a energy that makes work harder

14.

The purpose of a simple machine is-

a)

to change the effort needed (mechanical advantage)

b)

to change the direction or distance through which the force is applied

c)

to change the speed at which the resistance moves

d)

all of these

15.
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Match these simple machines

Pulley

Wedge

Lever

inclined plane

16.
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Match these compound machines with their parts

Wedges, levers

Wheel and axles, pulley, levers

Wedge, pulley, levers

17.

Match the following

wedge

inclined plane

Wheel and axle

screw

lever

18.

Identify the simple machine in the picture.

a)

Lever

b)

Inclined plane

c)

Wheel and axle

d)

Screw

19.

A crane would be an example of which type of simple machine?

a)

Wedge

b)

Wheel and axle

c)

Pulley

d)

Lever

20.

Compound machines consist of two or more simple machines combined together to make work easier and increase the mechanical advantage. What two simple machines are used in a wheelbarrow?

a)

Wheel/ axle and a lever

b)

Lever and a wedge

c)

Wheel/ axle and a screw

d)

Inclined plane and a lever