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Simple Machines Flashcards

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1
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Equation to find work

A

work= force x distance

- if the distance you move an object increases, the force required decreases

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Mass

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  • amount of matter an object contains
  • mass of an object cannot change unless a part of the object is lost or another part is added
  • measured in kg
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Effort

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the force you put in to move or change the position of an object

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4
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load

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the weight of the object being lifted or carried

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Ist class lever

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LiFE

  • direction changer
  • force multiplier
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2nd class lever

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ELF

-Force multiplier

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3rd class lever

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LEaF

-speed multiplier

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8
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Force multipliers

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  • change small applied force into larger resultant force

Example: tweezer, crowbar

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Speed multiplier

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Slow speed into faster resultant speed

Example: Car wheels, egg beaters

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Direction changers

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-machines that change the direction in which a force acts

Example: blinds

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11
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Can a machine be a speed+force multiplier?

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No machine is both a speed and a force multiplier because then you’d get more work out than you put in

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Work

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  • energy required to move an object over a certain distance

- measured in joules (J)

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relationship equation of work input and work output

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work input=work output (approximately)
(Fe x De)=(Fl x Dl)
Less useable energy comes out that what was put in because energy can be lost due to heat loss, friction, etc.

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14
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Efficiency of a machine (as a %)

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energy output/ energy input x 100

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15
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MA (Levers)

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dE/dL

fL/fE

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16
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Speed multiplier or force multiplier?

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Speed multiplier = mechanical advantage 1

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17
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Gears

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Wheels with teeth

When one gear turns, the one it interlocks with also turns but in the opposite direction

18
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Driver or driven?

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Driver gear- gear turned first

Driven gear- turned by driver gear

19
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Gears- force multiplier or speed multiplier?

A

force- when effort is applied to smaller gear, the larger gear will turn more slowly but with greater force
speed- when effort is applied to larger gear, smaller gear will turn faster.

20
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idler gear

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used in between driver and driven gear to make them turn in the same direction

21
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Bevel gear

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positioned at right angles to one another to change the plane of rotation

22
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Rack and pinion

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made up of a row of teeth -rack- and a gear wheel that rolls on top of this -pinion- which converts rotational movement into linear movement.

23
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MA of gears

A

no. teeth on driven/ no. teeth on driver

24
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gear ratios

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no. teeth on driver/ no. teeth on driven

25
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Chain drives in a bicycle

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  • reduce slipping by having toothed gears
  • the gear used in a bicycle is called a rear sprocket wheel.
  • the pedal is attached to the chain drive which is then attached to the rear sprocket wheel
26
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High gear

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  • Faster speed
  • Flat roads
  • rear sprocket wheel is smaller, chain wheel is larger
27
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Low gear

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-Slower speed
-greater force
-uphill
rear sprocket is larger, chain wheel is smaller

28
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What is a pulley?

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  • A pulley is a wheel with a groove around it which can fit a rope.
  • Pulley is a form of lever, with its axle as the pivot/fulcrum
29
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Simple pulley system

A
  • pulley system that lifts a weight up when another end of the rope is pulled down
  • direction changer
30
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Compound pulley system

A
  • when there are two or more pulleys to lift the same load.
  • You have to pull the rope twice as far
  • force multiplier.
31
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Pulleys: the more times the rope supports the load…

A

the easier it is to lift (the more axles being used)

32
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MA of pulleys

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-calculated by counting the number of ropes supporting the load (rope where effort is applied is not counted.

33
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Inclined plane

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  • flat surface that’s higher on one end
  • they produce a ma by increasing the distance through which a force moves.
  • as the length of the slope increases and the height decreases, the effort required decreases.
34
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MA of inclined plane

A

length of slope/ height of inclined plane

35
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Screw

A

inclined plane wound around a central cylinder

Eg. drills+jar lids

36
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MA of screw

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circumference/ pitch

pitch= 1/ no. of turns per inch

37
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Wedges

A

2 inclined planes joined back-to-back

used to split things

38
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MA of wedges

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length of either slope/ thickness of big end

39
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MA of wheels+axles

A

radius of wheel/ radius of axle

40
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Speed multiplier- wheel and axle

A

When the input force is on wheel, output on axle

41
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Force multiplier- wheel and axle

A

input on axle, output on wheel

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