PS CH 14 Work, Power, Machines
  • 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) Joule (J)
B) Meter (m)
C) Watt (W)
D) Newton (N)
  • 3. the rate of doing work
A) Work
B) Force
C) Power
D) Momentum
  • 4. a common unit of power, equal to about 746 watts
A) Cockroachpower
B) Possumpower
C) Horsepower
D) Hippopotamuspower
  • 5. a device that changes a force
A) Input Force
B) Power
C) Machine
D) Mechanical Advantage
  • 6. the force exerted on a machine
A) Input force
B) Friction force
C) Work input
D) Input arm
  • 7. the distance through which the input force acts in a machine
A) Output distance
B) Input distance
C) Fulcrum
D) Wheel and axle
  • 8. the work done on a machine as the input force acts through the input distance
A) Work efficiency
B) Work input
C) Work output
D) Work resistance
  • 9. the force exerted by a machine
A) Output energy
B) Output force
C) Output distance
D) Ouput work
  • 10. the distance an output force acts through in a machine
A) Ouput Watt
B) Wedge
C) Output distance
D) Input distance
  • 11. the work done by a machine as the output force acts through the output distance
A) Power output
B) Work input
C) Power input
D) Work output
  • 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 Power
B) Actual Mechanical Advantage
C) Actual Work
D) Actual Efficiency
  • 14. the mechanical advantage of a machine in the absence of friction
A) Ideal Mechanical Advantage
B) Ideal Work
C) Ideal Wedge
D) Ideal Input
  • 15. the percentage of the work input that becomes work output in a machine
A) Inclined Plane
B) Momentum
C) Power output
D) Efficiency
  • 16. a rigid bar that is free to move around a fixed point
A) Wheel and Axle
B) Lever
C) Pulley
D) Wedge
  • 17. the fixed point a lever rotates around
A) Axle
B) Pulley
C) Wedge
D) Fulcrum
  • 18. the distance between the fulcrum in a lever and the input force
A) Pulley arm
B) Fulcrum arm
C) Ouput leg
D) Input arm
  • 19. the distance between the fulcrum in a lever and the output force
A) Ouput finger
B) Ouput spine
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) Lever and Wedge
C) Inclined plane
D) Wheel and Axle
  • 21. a slanted surface along which a force moves an object to a different elevation
A) Pulley
B) Lever
C) Inclined Plane
D) Screw
  • 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) Hammer
B) Knife
C) Wrench
D) Screw
  • 24. a simple machine that consists of a rope that fits into a groove in a wheel
A) Lever
B) Inclined plane
C) Wheel and axle
D) Pulley
  • 25. a combination of two or more simple machines that operate together
A) Actual efficient machine
B) Compound Machine
C) Machine Extraordinaire
D) Megamachine
  • 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) 1.29 J
C) 25 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) 5040 W
B) 1440 W
C) 210 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) 240 J
B) 9300 J
C) 279000 J
D) 10 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) 8400 J
B) 7200 J
C) 9680 J
D) 620 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) 0.34
B) 2.9
C) 0.8
D) 1.25
  • 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) 31%
C) 80%
D) 77%
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