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Mechanisms - Part 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mechanisms deliver the ………………. to do work so they play a vital role industry.

a)

electricity

b)

systems

c)

power

d)

method

2.

A ………………. Converts the reciprocating motion of the piston into the rotary motion.

a)

crankshaft

b)

cam

c)

driveshaft

d)

piston

3.

Mechanisms provide the …………………. to press steel sheets into car body panel, to lift large component from place to place, to force plastic through die to make pipes.

a)

processes

b)

systems

c)

forces

d)

things

4.

Mechanisms also make it possible to use ……………….. and lifts, travel in cars, and fly from continent to continent

a)

motors

b)

escalators

c)

insulators

d)

contacts

5.

Choosing the right lubricant is essential to reduce ……………..

a)

cost

b)

friction

c)

mass

d)

weight

6.

All mechanisms ………………. Some kind of motion. The four basic kinds of motion are rotary, oscillating, linear and reciprocating.

a)

resovle

b)

preserve

c)

conserve

d)

involve

7.

Friction is some thimes a help but it is often a ………………………

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

buoyancy

d)

hindrance

8.

The foot pump is a class 2 lever since the load is between the effort and the ……………..

a)

cam

b)

fulcrums

c)

crankshaft

d)

lever

9.

Mechanisms are an important …………………….. of everyday life. They allow us to do simple things like switch on lights, turn taps, and open doors.

a)

part

b)

system

c)

partly

d)

role

10.

Oscillating means …………………..

a)

swing backwards and forwards

b)

moving up and down

c)

going around and around

d)

going in a line

11.

Oscillating means …………………..The pendulum of a clock oscillates – it ………… backwards and forwards.

a)

swings

b)

swing

c)

swinging

d)

swinged

12.

Mechanism allow us to do simple things like switch on ……………. , turn taps, and open doors.

a)

light

b)

lights

c)

lighting

d)

lighted

13.

Wheels, gears, and rollers …………….. rotary movement.

a)

involved

b)

involves

c)

involve

d)

involving

14.

Mechanisms also make it possible to ………….. escalators and lifts, travel in cars

a)

using

b)

used

c)

uses

d)

use

15.

There are four basic ………….. of motion are rotary, oscillating, linear and reciprocating.

a)

kinds

b)

kind

c)

to kind

d)

kinding