- 1. the product of distance and the force in the direction an object moves
A) Work
B) Power
C) Energy
D) Force
- 2. the SI unit of work, equal to 1 newton-meter
A) Watt (W)
B) Meter (m)
C) Joule (J)
D) Newton (N)
- 3. the rate of doing work
A) Momentum
B) Power
C) Force
D) Work
- 4. a common unit of power, equal to about 746 watts
A) Horsepower
B) Possumpower
C) Cockroachpower
D) Hippopotamuspower
- 5. a device that changes a force
A) Input Force
B) Machine
C) Power
D) Mechanical Advantage
- 6. the force exerted on a machine
A) Work input
B) Input arm
C) Friction force
D) Input force
- 7. the distance through which the input force acts in a machine
A) Input distance
B) Wheel and axle
C) Fulcrum
D) Output distance
- 8. the work done on a machine as the input force acts through the input distance
A) Work input
B) Work output
C) Work efficiency
D) Work resistance
- 9. the force exerted by a machine
A) Output energy
B) Output force
C) Ouput work
D) Output distance
- 10. the distance an output force acts through in a machine
A) Ouput Watt
B) Input distance
C) Wedge
D) Output distance
- 11. the work done by a machine as the output force acts through the output distance
A) Work input
B) Work output
C) Power output
D) Power input
- 12. the number of times that a machine increases an input force
A) Horsepower
B) Lever
C) Mechanical Advantage
D) Efficiency
- 13. the ratio of the output force to the input force in a machine
A) Actual Work
B) Actual Efficiency
C) Actual Mechanical Advantage
D) Actual Power
- 14. the mechanical advantage of a machine in the absence of friction
A) Ideal Work
B) Ideal Mechanical Advantage
C) Ideal Input
D) Ideal Wedge
- 15. the percentage of the work input that becomes work output in a machine
A) Efficiency
B) Inclined Plane
C) Power output
D) Momentum
- 16. a rigid bar that is free to move around a fixed point
A) Pulley
B) Lever
C) Wedge
D) Wheel and Axle
- 17. the fixed point a lever rotates around
A) Pulley
B) Wedge
C) Fulcrum
D) Axle
- 18. the distance between the fulcrum in a lever and the input force
A) Ouput leg
B) Pulley arm
C) Input arm
D) Fulcrum arm
- 19. the distance between the fulcrum in a lever and the output force
A) Ouput spine
B) Ouput finger
C) Output arm
D) Ouput leg
- 20. a simple machine that consists of two rigidly attached disks or cylinders, each one with a different radius
A) Pulley and Axle
B) Inclined plane
C) Lever and Wedge
D) Wheel and Axle
- 21. a slanted surface along which a force moves an object to a different elevation
A) Pulley
B) Lever
C) Screw
D) Inclined Plane
- 22. a V-shaped object whose sides are two inclined planes sloped toward each other
A) Pulley
B) Wheel and Axle
C) Wedge
D) Lever
- 23. an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
A) Knife
B) Wrench
C) Screw
D) Hammer
- 24. a simple machine that consists of a rope that fits into a groove in a wheel
A) Lever
B) Pulley
C) Wheel and axle
D) Inclined plane
- 25. a combination of two or more simple machines that operate together
A) Megamachine
B) Actual efficient machine
C) Compound Machine
D) Machine Extraordinaire
- 26. David pushes a cart of pumkins 85 m down the aisle in walmart. He uses a force of 110 N. How much work does he do?
A) 9350 J
B) 195 J
C) 1.29 J
D) 25 J
- 27. Miranda weighs 580 Newtons. She runs up a flight of stairs that rise 5 meters. It takes her 14 seconds. How much work does she do?
A) 40600 J
B) 11020 J
C) 207 J
D) 2900 J
- 28. Alex weighs 720 Newtons. He runs up a flight of stairs that rise 7 meters. It takes him 24 seconds. What is his power?
A) 1440 W
B) 210 W
C) 5040 W
D) 15120 W
- 29. An inclined plane is 30 meters long and rises 8 meters. Sierra uses a force of 310 N to push a box that weighs 900 N up the plane. Find the work input.
A) 279000 J
B) 9300 J
C) 10 J
D) 240 J
- 30. An inclined plane is 30 meters long and rises 8 meters. Sierra uses a force of 310 N to push a box that weighs 900 N up the plane. Find the work output.
A) 620 J
B) 8400 J
C) 9680 J
D) 7200 J
- 31. An inclined plane is 30 meters long and rises 8 meters. Sierra uses a force of 310 N to push a box that weighs 900 N up the plane. Find the mechanical advantage.
A) 1.25
B) 0.8
C) 0.34
D) 2.9
- 32. An inclined plane is 30 meters long and rises 8 meters. Sierra uses a force of 310 N to push a box that weighs 900 N up the plane. Find the efficiency
A) 34%
B) 80%
C) 31%
D) 77%
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