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Pulleys and Inclined Planes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are two types of pulleys?

a)

wings, fries

b)

load. weight

c)

fixed, movable

d)

effort, force

2.

How do fixed pulleys make work easier?

a)

they change the direction of a force

b)

they change the amount of force required

c)

the distance over which the force is applied

d)

the measurement of an object

3.

Identify the type of pulley

a)

fixed

b)

moveable

c)

block and tackle or pulley system

4.

Identify the type of pulley

a)

Fixed

b)

Moveable

c)

Block and Tackle or pulley system

5.

What is the ideal mechanical advantage (IMA) of this pulley?

a)

.5

b)

1

c)

1.5

d)

2

6.

What is the ideal mechanical advantage of this pulley?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

What is the ideal mechanical advantage of this pulley?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

8.

The more supporting strings a pulley system has, the less efficient it is because ___________________.

a)

there is more friction

b)

its harder to lift the load

c)

there is more weight

d)

you are changing the direction of the force

9.
An inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed to move an object by - 
a)
increasing the distance the object moves.
b)
transferring more of the force to the object
c)
reversing the direction the object is moved.
10.

What is the Mechanical Advantage of this machine?

a)

48

b)

4

c)

12

d)

3

11.

What is the Ideal Mechanical Advantage of this machine?

a)

10

b)

2.6

c)

62

d)

26

12.

What is the Ideal Mechanical Advantage of this machine?

a)

55

b)

5

c)

11

d)

35

13.
The longer the inclined plane, the ___________________ to move the object
a)
the less input force you need
b)
the more input force you need
c)
the more output force you need
d)
the less output force you need
14.

The larger the IMA, the ______________ it is to lift the load.

a)

easier

b)

harder

c)

IMA has nothing to do with how easy it is to lift the load

15.

Which inclined plane has the largest IMA?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C