PS CH 14 Work, Power, Machines
  • 1. the product of distance and the force in the direction an object moves
A) Energy
B) Power
C) Work
D) Force
  • 2. the SI unit of work, equal to 1 newton-meter
A) Joule (J)
B) Meter (m)
C) Watt (W)
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) Possumpower
B) Cockroachpower
C) Horsepower
D) Hippopotamuspower
  • 5. a device that changes a force
A) Mechanical Advantage
B) Power
C) Machine
D) Input Force
  • 6. the force exerted on a machine
A) Input arm
B) Work input
C) Input force
D) Friction force
  • 7. the distance through which the input force acts in a machine
A) Input distance
B) Output distance
C) Wheel and axle
D) Fulcrum
  • 8. the work done on a machine as the input force acts through the input distance
A) Work input
B) Work efficiency
C) Work output
D) Work resistance
  • 9. the force exerted by a machine
A) Output distance
B) Output force
C) Output energy
D) Ouput work
  • 10. the distance an output force acts through in a machine
A) Output distance
B) Ouput Watt
C) Wedge
D) Input distance
  • 11. the work done by a machine as the output force acts through the output distance
A) Work output
B) Power output
C) Power input
D) Work input
  • 12. the number of times that a machine increases an input force
A) Horsepower
B) Mechanical Advantage
C) Efficiency
D) Lever
  • 13. the ratio of the output force to the input force in a machine
A) Actual Power
B) Actual Work
C) Actual Mechanical Advantage
D) Actual Efficiency
  • 14. the mechanical advantage of a machine in the absence of friction
A) Ideal Mechanical Advantage
B) Ideal Wedge
C) Ideal Input
D) Ideal Work
  • 15. the percentage of the work input that becomes work output in a machine
A) Power output
B) Efficiency
C) Momentum
D) Inclined Plane
  • 16. a rigid bar that is free to move around a fixed point
A) Wedge
B) Wheel and Axle
C) Pulley
D) Lever
  • 17. the fixed point a lever rotates around
A) Wedge
B) Fulcrum
C) Pulley
D) Axle
  • 18. the distance between the fulcrum in a lever and the input force
A) Ouput leg
B) Pulley arm
C) Fulcrum arm
D) Input arm
  • 19. the distance between the fulcrum in a lever and the output force
A) Ouput finger
B) Ouput leg
C) Ouput spine
D) Output arm
  • 20. a simple machine that consists of two rigidly attached disks or cylinders, each one with a different radius
A) Pulley and Axle
B) Wheel and Axle
C) Inclined plane
D) Lever and Wedge
  • 21. a slanted surface along which a force moves an object to a different elevation
A) Lever
B) Screw
C) Inclined Plane
D) Pulley
  • 22. a V-shaped object whose sides are two inclined planes sloped toward each other
A) Lever
B) Pulley
C) Wedge
D) Wheel and Axle
  • 23. an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
A) Hammer
B) Screw
C) Wrench
D) Knife
  • 24. a simple machine that consists of a rope that fits into a groove in a wheel
A) Wheel and axle
B) Pulley
C) Inclined plane
D) Lever
  • 25. a combination of two or more simple machines that operate together
A) Megamachine
B) Machine Extraordinaire
C) Actual efficient machine
D) Compound Machine
  • 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) 25 J
C) 1.29 J
D) 195 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) 11020 J
B) 2900 J
C) 40600 J
D) 207 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) 210 W
B) 15120 W
C) 1440 W
D) 5040 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) 240 J
B) 10 J
C) 9300 J
D) 279000 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) 7200 J
C) 8400 J
D) 9680 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) 2.9
B) 1.25
C) 0.34
D) 0.8
  • 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) 77%
C) 31%
D) 80%
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