Types of Work for Simple Machines

Question 1

What causes an object to move in the same direction?

Answer 1

Work

Question 2

What is the name for unit of work?

Answer 2

Joule

Question 3

What is the rate at which work is done?

Answer 3

Power

Question 4

The device that makes doing work easier is called?

Answer 4

Machine

Question 5

What type of force is applied to do work?

Answer 5

Effort

Question 6

What is the output force that the machine has to overcome?

Answer 6

Resistance

Question 7

What compares the resistance in effort?

Answer 7

Efficiency of a machine

Question 8

The machine that does work in one movement is called?

Answer 8

Simple Machine

Question 9

The machine that combines two or more simple machines is called?

Answer 9

Complex Machine

Question 10

The surface that is sloped and flat is called?

Answer 10

Inclined Plane

Question 11

What do you call an inclined plane that moves?

Answer 11

Wedge

Question 12

The inclined plane that is wrapped around a cylinder or post is called ?

Answer 12

Screw

Question 13

What is a rigid object that rotates or pivots on a fixed point?

Answer 13

Lever

Question 14

How does a lever pivot?

Answer 14

Fulcrum

Question 15

What are two circular objects of different sizes and rotates?

Answer 15

Wheel and Axle

Question 16

What is a grooved wheel with a rope or cable wrapped around it?

Answer 16

Pulley