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PTLW Unit 2 Test Machines

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a simple machine?

a)

Screw

b)

Bicycle

c)

Wheel and Axle

d)

Inclined plane

2.

What is the main purpose of most machines in engineering?

a)

To reduce the resistance force

b)

To make our lives easier

c)

To increase the effort force

d)

To make tasks more difficult

3.

What is the effort force?

a)

The distance over which force is applied

b)

The weight of the object being moved

c)

The force applied to move an object

d)

The speed at which an object moves

4.

Which simple machine is used in seasaw?

a)

Pulley

b)

Lever

c)

Screw

d)

Wheel and axle

5.

What does a pulley system allow you to do?

a)

Change the direction of the effort force

b)

Change the magnitude of the effort force

c)

Increase the resistance force

d)

Decrease the distance of effort

6.

What is a compound machine?

a)

A machine that only reduces effort force

b)

A machine that cannot change force direction

c)

A machine that includes two or more simple machines

d)

A machine with only one simple machine

7.

Which of the following is an example of a compound machine?

a)

Inclined plane

b)

Bicycle

c)

Lever

d)

Pulley

8.

What is the purpose of a concept sketch?

a)

To measure the force applied

b)

To create a 3D model

c)

To capture or explain an idea quickly

d)

To provide detailed technical drawings

9.

What is an isometric view used for?

a)

To show only one side of an object

b)

To realistically represent a three-dimensional object

c)

To create a 2D drawing

d)

To measure the weight of an object

10.

Speed and torque are _______.

a)


inversely related (the opposite)

b)

directly proportional (the same)

c)

unrelated

d)

the same

11.

What is the resistance force?

a)

The speed at which an object moves

b)

The distance over which force is applied

c)

The weight of the object being moved

d)

The force applied to move an object

12.

Which simple machine can change the direction of a force?

a)

Inclined plane

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

d)

Lever

13.

What is the main benefit of using a lever?

a)

It increases the effort force

b)

It reduces the distance of effort

c)

It changes the direction and magnitude of a force

d)

It increases the resistance force

14.

What is the role of 3D solid modeling in engineering?

a)

To create simple sketches

b)

To help design, document, and build solutions

c)

To measure force

d)

To increase resistance force

15.

What are not the parts of a lever?

a)

fulcrum

b)

load

c)

Effort arm

d)

screw

16.

What is the mechanical advantage of a lever with an effort arm of 10 meters and a load arm of 5 meters?

a)
2
b)
3
c)
1
d)
4
17.

If the output/driven gear is bigger than the input/driver gear, the ouput gear will spin _______.

a)
in reverse
b)
at the same speed
c)
slower
d)
faster
18.

If there are three gears the middle one is called the ________

a)
input gear
b)
output gear
c)
drive gear
d)
idler gear
19.

The MA of a gear train, the driver gear (input gear) is 20 N and the driven gear (output gear) is 120N? GR = N out/N IN

a)
6
b)
4
c)
10
d)
8
20.

Which of the following is NOT considered a type of simple machine?

a)

Lever

b)

Pulley

c)

Battery

d)

Inclined Plane