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POE 1.1.2 Simple Machine Vocabulary

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which simple machine is NOT found in the object?
a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
wheel and axle
d)
inclined plane
2.
What are the units of force called?
a)
newtons
b)
joules
c)
work
d)
meters
3.
A flat sloping surface that connects lower and higher elevations. It makes raising objects easier.  
a)
wedge
b)
screw
c)
lever
d)
inclined plane 
4.

Which is a screw?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

Which is a first class lever?

a)
b)
c)
6.

Which is a third class lever?

a)
b)
c)
7.

There are _____ simple machines

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

8.

Simple machines help us by changing the magnitude or direction of the _____

a)

Force

b)

Motor

c)

Axle

d)

Fulcrum

9.

The _____ is the input force which must be supplied by the user or engine

a)

Effort

b)

Resistance

c)

Load

d)

Push

10.

The fixed point of rotation on a lever.

a)

Fulcrum

b)

Center

c)

Wedge

d)

Pivot

11.
a)
1st Class
b)
2nd Class
c)
3rd Class
d)
It is not a lever
12.
a)
1st Class
b)
2nd Class
c)
3rd Class
d)
It is not a lever
13.
a)
1st Class
b)
2nd Class
c)
3rd Class
d)
It is not a lever
14.

What is mechanical advantage?

a)

The advantage a machine has over a bicycle

b)

A measure of how much a simple machine reduces work

c)

A measure of when is the best time to use a simple machine

d)

The number of times a machine increases input force

15.
The ramp helps the man do work by reducing the input ____________.
a)
distance
b)
force
c)
time
d)
power
16.

A type of simple machine that includes an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder

a)

Screw

b)

Lever

c)

Wheel & Axle

d)

Wedge

17.

What is the mechanical advantage of a machine that requires 100N of input force to lift a 500N load?

4 lines
18.

In a wheel and axle system, if the radius of the wheel is 10 cm and the radius of the axle is 2 cm, what is the mechanical advantage?

4 lines
19.

What is the mechanical advantage for a crate that weighs 950 N and is lifted with a pulley force of 250 N.

a)

1.5

b)

2.0

c)

3.8

d)

4.0

20.

For a lever, AMA is calculated using measurements of the:

a)

forces

b)

distances

c)

the lengths of the effort and resistance arms

d)

the input and the output

21.
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
d)
80 N
22.

What is mechanical advantage?

a)

The advantage a machine has over a bicycle

b)

A measure of how much a simple machine reduces work

c)

A measure of when is the best time to use a simple machine

d)

the number of times a machine increases input force

23.
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. How much mechanical advantage did the lever provide to Jeff in lifting the rock?
a)
0
b)
2
c)
4
d)
8
24.

The mechanical advantage of this inclined plane is...(MA=Resistance Force/Effort Force)

a)

2.4

b)

3.4

c)

4.4

25.
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
d)
80 N
26.

Using a lever, Joe is able to lift a 10,000 N car off of the ground with a force of 1000 N. What is the mechanical advantage of the lever (MA=Output Force/Input Force)?

a)

1

b)

10

c)

100

d)

1000

27.

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

28.
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
29.

What is effort (input) force?

a)

the force one exerts on a machine

b)

the force which an effort force must overcome in order to do work on an object via a simple machine.

c)

the force the machine exerts on a object

d)

the output work times the input distance

30.

What is a real life example of a wheel and axle

a)

a tv remote

b)

a bicycle

c)

a shoe

d)

a phone

31.
What type of simple machine is this?
a)
Wheel and Axle
b)
Pulley
c)
Wedge
d)
Screw
32.
How do you calculate the MA of a wheel and axle?
a)
radius of wheel / radius of axle
b)
diameter of axle X diameter of wheel
c)
radius of wheel X radius of axle
d)
Radius of axle / diameter of wheel 
33.
The units for MA are called
a)
Joules
b)
Watts
c)
newtons
d)
MA is a ratio so it does not have units

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