General Knowledge Chapter 3

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True or false? Work is measured in joules
True
Work is measured in ....
Joules
True or false? Power is the rate at which a force is applied.
True
......is the rate at which force is applied.
Power
True or false? Machines decrease the amount of work required to perform a task.
False - A machine can make work easier in three ways. It can change the size of a force. It can change the distance over which the force acts. It can change the direction of a force.
How do machines make work easier?
A machine can make work easier in three ways. It can change the size of a force. It can change the distance over which the force acts. It can change the direction of a force.
True or false? if false make it true. The output work done by a machine is more than the work input.
False, The output work done by a machine never exceeds the work input to the machine.
Which of the following, by scientific definitions is NOT work? (A) lifting boxes of books (B) pedaling on your bike (C) holding a book over your head (D) pushing a chair across the room
C, Holding a book above your head is not doing work because work involves the object moving.
The output work done by a machine........ exceeds the work input to the machine
Never
Power is work divided by (A) time (B) force (C) distance (D) speed
A
Which is the force that results from the use of a machine? (A) input force (B) output force (C) gravitational force (D) field force
B
The force exerted by your foot on the pedal to ride your bike is an example of (A) input force (B) output force (C) input work (D) output work
A
Machines that are built by putting together two or more simple machines are called (A) mechanical advantage (B) wheel and axles (C) can openers (D) compound machines
D
Force that results from the use of a machine
Output force
Machines that are built by putting together two or more simple machines
Compound machines