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IPC 4D: Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

If a weight lifter is holding barbells above his head, what does he have to do to perform work?
a.
stand still
c.
step forward
b.
move barbells sideways
d.
lower barbells
 

 2. 

A slanted surface used to raise an object is a(n) ____.
a.
efficiency board
c.
inclined plane
b.
effort ramp
d.
screw
 

 3. 

A device that does work with only one movement and changes the size or direction of a force is a(n) ____.
a.
compound machine
c.
screw
b.
effort machine
d.
simple machine
 

 4. 

The rate at which work is done is called ____.
a.
efficiency
c.
force
b.
effort time
d.
power
 

 5. 

The amount by which a machine multiplies an effort force is called the ____.
a.
efficiency factor
c.
mechanical advantage
b.
fulcrum
d.
resistance force
 

 6. 

A machine that changes only the direction of a force has a mechanical advantage of ____.
a.
100
c.
5
b.
10
d.
1
 

 7. 

The unit of power is the ____.
a.
joule
c.
m/s
b.
watt
d.
second
 

 8. 

Two simple machines that are part of a bicycle are a(n)____.
a.
gear and a wheel and axle
c.
inclined plane and a wedge
b.
inclined plane and a lever
d.
screw and an inclined plane
 



 
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