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McCormack-Simple M

McCormack - Simple Machines

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When is Work done on an object? Work is done when the object moves in the same direction that the force is acting
What is the formula for Work? Work = Force x Distance
How does a machine help to do Work? Machines make work easier
What is the formula for Power Power = Force x Distance / Time
Give three ways machines help to do Work? They can change the Size, Distance, or Direction of the Effort Force.
Input Force (Effort) The force you exert on a machine
Output Force (Load) The force the machine exerts on an object
Mechanical Advantage Mech. Adv. = Output Force/Input Force
What is the Mech. Adv. of a Pulley that takes 25 N of effort to move a 100 N load? Mech. Adv. = 100 N / 25 N = 4
What is an Incline Plane? A simple machine with a flat, sloped surface
What is a Wedge? A simple machine that is thick on one end and tapers to a thin end on the other.
What is a Screw? A simple machine that is an incline plane wrapped around a cylinder.
What is a Lever? A simple machine rigid bar that is free to pivot on a fixed point
What is a Fulcrum? The fixed point that a lever pivots around.
What is a Class 1 Lever? A Lever with the fulcrum in the middle.
Give one example of a Class 1 Lever? A crow bar, can opener, or scissors
What is a Class 2 Lever? A Lever with the fulcrum on one end, the load in the middle and the effort on the end
Give one example of a Class 2 Lever? A wheel borrow
What is a Class 3 Lever? A Lever with the fulcrum on one end, load on the other end, and the effort in the middle
What is a Wheel & Axle? A simple machine made of two circular objects fastened together that rotate about a common axis
Give one example of a Wheel & Axle? A screw driver, tire, wheel and hub
What is a Pulley? A simple machine made of a groved wheel with a rope wrapped around it.
What is a Fixed Pulley? A mounted pulley that changes the direction of the force
What is a Movable Pulley? A moving pulley that changes the amount of input force
What is a Block & Tackle? A pulley system made up of fixed and movable pulleys.
What is a Compound Machine? A machine that has two or more simple machines
What is a Watt? A small unit of Power1 horsepower = 746 watts
Calculate the Work if you move 60N up a ladder that is 11 meters tall? W = FxD, 60N x 11m = 660 J
What is the Power if you lift 125 N of weight 2 meters high in 5 seconds? W = FxD, 125 N x 2m= 250 J P = W/t , 250 J/ 5 s = 50 W
A ramp is 10 meters long and 2 meters high, what is the Mech. Adv.? MA = Ramp Length/ Ramp Height = 10 m/2 m = 5
An wheel has an outer radius of 35 cm and an axle of 5 cm, what is the Mech. Adv.? MA = Outer radius / Inner radius = 35 cm / 5 cm = 7
A lever is 12 meters long from the Effort to the fulcrum and 3 meters from the fulcrum to the Load, what is the MA? MA = Length Input/ Length Output = 12m / 3 m = 4
What is the trade off if a Block & Tackle has a MA of 4? Effort goes down by 4 X but the ____________________________________ Distance increases by 4 X.
Created by: fmccormack
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