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Using Machines

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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Class
Date
1.

What do machines convert input work to?

a)

output force

b)

output distance

c)

input distance

d)

output work

2.

An efficiency of more than one means

a)

the output force is greater than the input force

b)

the input force is greater than the output force

c)

the output work is greater than the input work

d)

the input work is greater than the ouput work

3.

What is the MA of a machine that increases an input force of 5N to an output force of 15N?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

75

4.

How can a machine make work easier without changing the size of the force or the distance over which the force acts?

a)

It can't.

b)

By decreasing friction.

c)

By changing the direction of the force.

d)

By reducing the amount of work needed.

5.

Which of the following is a measure of a machine's efficiency?

a)

The amount of energy it consumes

b)

The ratio of useful work output to total work input

c)

The speed at which it operates

d)

The size of the machine

6.

Select the vocabulary word that matches with the definition below:

A machine that changes something by a special treatment or takes care of something according to a routine.

Seleccione la palabra de vocabulario que coincida con la siguiente definición:

Una máquina que cambia algo por un tratamiento especial o se encarga de algo de acuerdo con una rutina.

以下の定義に一致する語彙を選択します。

特別な扱いで何かを変えたり、ルーチンに従って何かを世話したりする機械。

a)

PROCESSOR

b)

INTERACTION

c)

MICROCONTROLLER

d)

INTERFERENCE

7.

What is a lever?

a)

A type of pulley

b)

A simple machine that consists of a rigid bar pivoted on a fulcrum

c)

A device that measures force

d)

A type of inclined plane

8.

In how many ways can a machine make work easier?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

9.

…. is a something that makes work easier to do.

a)

Energy

b)

Work

c)

Swing

d)

Machine

10.

What statement is not true about machine?

a)

Machines change the way you do the work

b)

Some machines change the direction in which you push or pull

c)

Some machines help you use less force to do work

d)

A machine makes work more difficult to do

11.

.... are machines with few or no moving parts

a)

compound machine

b)

wedge

c)

energy

d)

simple machines

12.

A compound machine is ...

a)

no moving parts

b)

made of one part

c)

two or more simple machine put together

13.

A ... is a simple machine that splits objects apart.

a)

furclum

b)

can opener

c)

wedge

d)

compound machine

14.

.... is a simple machine with a flat, slanted surface

a)

screw

b)

wedge

c)

an inclined plane

d)

a furclum

15.

Most of tools you used everyday are

a)

work

b)

tools

c)

simple machines

d)

compound machines

16.

.. is an inclined plane wrapped into a spiral

a)

lever

b)

wedge

c)

screw

d)

air plane

17.

... is a straight bar that moves on a fixed point

a)

a fulcrum

b)

a wedge

c)

a lever

d)

a wheel

18.

A device that has two or more simple machines working together 

a)

fulcrum 

b)

pulley

c)

compound (complex) machine 

d)

motor 

19.

What do you call a machine made up of two or more simple machines?

a)

complicated machine

b)

compound or complex machine

c)

comprehensive machine

d)

constructive machine

20.

What is a compound machine?

a)

uses a wheel and rope to lift a load

b)

wheel that turns on a post

c)

flat surface that is higher at one end

d)

made from two or more simple machines

21.

What simple machines make up a pair of scissors?

a)

Pulley and Wedge

b)

Wheel and Axel and Lever

c)

Pulley and Screw

d)

Wedge and Lever

22.

What is the primary function of a simple machine?

a)

To increase the amount of work done

b)

To change the direction of a force

c)

To decrease the amount of energy used

d)

To increase the speed of an object

23.

Which of the following is an example of a lever?

a)

A ramp

b)

A seesaw

c)

A wheelbarrow

d)

A screw

24.

How does a pulley system make lifting a load easier?

a)

By increasing the force applied

b)

By changing the direction of the force

c)

By reducing the weight of the load

d)

By increasing the distance over which the force is applied

25.

In an experiment, a student uses a ramp to lift a box. What type of simple machine is the ramp?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Inclined plane

d)

Wedge