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PS CH 14 Work, Power, Machines
Contributed by: Conway
  • 1. the product of distance and the force in the direction an object moves
A) Force
B) Work
C) Power
D) Energy
  • 2. the SI unit of work, equal to 1 newton-meter
A) Newton (N)
B) Watt (W)
C) Meter (m)
D) Joule (J)
  • 3. the rate of doing work
A) Momentum
B) Force
C) Power
D) Work
  • 4. a common unit of power, equal to about 746 watts
A) Hippopotamuspower
B) Possumpower
C) Horsepower
D) Cockroachpower
  • 5. a device that changes a force
A) Mechanical Advantage
B) Machine
C) Power
D) Input Force
  • 6. the force exerted on a machine
A) Input arm
B) Input force
C) Friction force
D) Work input
  • 7. the distance through which the input force acts in a machine
A) Wheel and axle
B) Input distance
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 resistance
D) Work efficiency
  • 9. the force exerted by a machine
A) Ouput work
B) Output force
C) Output distance
D) Output energy
  • 10. the distance an output force acts through in a machine
A) Output distance
B) Input distance
C) Wedge
D) Ouput Watt
  • 11. the work done by a machine as the output force acts through the output distance
A) Work input
B) Power output
C) Work output
D) Power input
  • 12. the number of times that a machine increases an input force
A) Lever
B) Horsepower
C) Efficiency
D) Mechanical Advantage
  • 13. the ratio of the output force to the input force in a machine
A) Actual Work
B) Actual Mechanical Advantage
C) Actual Power
D) Actual Efficiency
  • 14. the mechanical advantage of a machine in the absence of friction
A) Ideal Wedge
B) Ideal Mechanical Advantage
C) Ideal Input
D) Ideal Work
  • 15. the percentage of the work input that becomes work output in a machine
A) Power output
B) Momentum
C) Efficiency
D) Inclined Plane
  • 16. a rigid bar that is free to move around a fixed point
A) Pulley
B) Lever
C) Wheel and Axle
D) Wedge
  • 17. the fixed point a lever rotates around
A) Fulcrum
B) Axle
C) Pulley
D) Wedge
  • 18. the distance between the fulcrum in a lever and the input force
A) Fulcrum arm
B) Input arm
C) Ouput leg
D) Pulley arm
  • 19. the distance between the fulcrum in a lever and the output force
A) Ouput finger
B) Ouput spine
C) Ouput leg
D) Output arm
  • 20. a simple machine that consists of two rigidly attached disks or cylinders, each one with a different radius
A) Inclined plane
B) Lever and Wedge
C) Wheel and Axle
D) Pulley and Axle
  • 21. a slanted surface along which a force moves an object to a different elevation
A) Screw
B) Inclined Plane
C) Pulley
D) Lever
  • 22. a V-shaped object whose sides are two inclined planes sloped toward each other
A) Wheel and Axle
B) Wedge
C) Lever
D) Pulley
  • 23. an inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder
A) Screw
B) Wrench
C) Hammer
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) Lever
D) Inclined plane
  • 25. a combination of two or more simple machines that operate together
A) Machine Extraordinaire
B) Actual efficient machine
C) Megamachine
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) 1.29 J
B) 25 J
C) 9350 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) 207 J
B) 11020 J
C) 2900 J
D) 40600 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) 9300 J
B) 279000 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) 9680 J
C) 7200 J
D) 8400 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) 31%
B) 80%
C) 77%
D) 34%
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