MACHINES
A) Fill in the blanks:
1) The resistive force to be overcome by a machine is called _____(effort/load)
2) The mechanical advantage of a Lever of class III is always____ then Unity.(less/more)
3) The mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of class II levers are always____ then one.(Less/more)
4) The mechanical advantage and velocity ratio of class III Levers are always___ then one. (Less/more)
5) A crowbar is a lever of____(class I/classII)
6) The M. A of the block and tackle is equal to the number of pulleys in___ (upper block/ both blocks)
7) The number of pulleys in a block and tackle system having M.A as 5 is___(four/five)
8) The velocity ratio of the block and tackle system having 6 pulleys is____(six/seven)
9) the gear wheel closer to source of power is called____ gear. (driven/driving)
10) A single_____pulley is used to change the direction of the effort. (movable/fixed)
B) State whether True/False
1) A machine can be used as a speed multiplier.
2) In an ideal machine, MA< VR
3) A machine always has efficiency less than 100%.
4) A mechanical advantage of a machine can be less than one.
5) A machine can have mechanical advantages greater than the velocity ratio.
6) A single movable pulleys acts as a force multiplier.
7) A single fixed pulley helps to apply the the effort in a convenient direction.
8) A single fixed pulley is used because it has low velocity ratio.
9) In a block and tackle system system, the velocity ratio is always always less than the number of strands strands of tackle supporting the load.
10) In case of a block block and tackle system, the mechanical advantage increases with the increase in number of pulleys.
C) Define the following:
1) Machine?
2) Ideal machine ?
3) Lever
4) Pulley
5) Inclined plane
6) Gear
7) Inclined plane.
8) Mechanical advantage.
9) Velocity ratio
10) efficiency of a machine
11)
) Give a relation between mechanical advantage, velocity ratio, efficiency of a machine.
2) a) State three functions of a machine.
b) Give an example for each of the uses mentioned in above.
4) State four ways in which machines are useful to us.
6) Why is a machine machine not 100% efficient?
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8) State the principle of a Lever.
9) Name the three classes of levers. give two examples of each.
10) Give the the class of lever which which of the following belong:
a) Nut cracker
b) lemon squeezer
c) physical balance
d) See-saw
e) Coal-tongs
f) wheel barrow
g) row of the boat
h) opening of a door.
i) forceps
j) human arm
k) punching machine.
l) ice tongs
m) fishing -rod
n) crowbar
o) motorcar foot brake
p) opening a box
q) fire tongs
11) Give one example each of class-I lever where mechanical advantage is:
a) more than one, and
b) less than one
12) What type of lever is formed by the human arm while raising a land from a table placed in front? Where is the position of fulcrum.
13) State the mechanical advantage and the velocity ratio class 1 Levers.
14) Write down a relation expressing the mechanical advantage of a lever.
15) Why mechanical advantage class II levers is always more than one while that of class III Levers is less than one?
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17) What is the mechanical advantage of a single fixed pulley.
18) What is the ideal mechanical advantage of a single fixed pulley single fixed pulley.
18) Give one use of a a single fixed pulley.
20) In what direction the force need to be e applied when a single pulley is used with a mechanical advantage greater than one?
21) What is the mechanical advantage of a single movable pulley in the ideal case?
22) What is the unit of mechanical advantage? justify your answer.
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24) Give an expression for determining mechanical advantage of an inclined plane.
25) A block and tackle system consists of a combination of two pulleys in the upper block and two pulleys in the lower block. what is the mechanical advantage of the system?
26) What is a
27) Define gear ratio. What is its importance?
28) Define mechanical advantages of a gear. State its unit.
29) Give the relationship between the mechanical advantage, velocity ratio and efficiency of a machine.
30) Give two reason reasons why the efficiency of a single movable pulley system is not 100%.
31) What is the relationship between the mechanical advantage and the velocity ratio for:
a) an ideal machine
b) a practical machine ?
32) Explain why scissors for cutting cloth may have blades much longer then the handles; but shears for cutting metals have short blades and long handles.
33) Define an
34) What is the principle of of work as applied to a machine?
35) Explain the term
36) There is no mechanical advantage of a single pulley. Why is it called a machine at all ?
37) Name the four major types of gears and state one use of each.
38) Why the cutting edges Scissors are made longer longer as compared to cutting to a metal cutter.
39) The following are examples of levers. State the class of lever to which one belongs to giving the relative position of load ,effort and fulcrum.
a) Scissors
b) Sugar tongs
c) Nut cracker
d) Pliers
40) Which class of lever has a mechanical advantages always less than one ? Explain briefly with a diagram why their mechanical advantages less than 1.
41) To use a machine as a force multiplier,. What type (class) of lever should preferably be used? Draw a sketch of such a lever.
42) A pair of scissors and a pairs of pliers belong to the same class of levers
a) which one has a mechanical advantage less than 1.
b) State the usefulness of such a a machine whose mechanical advantage is less than 1.
43) Write two difference between the Lever of of the first order second order and third order.
44) Give reasons:
a) In a practical machine, the velocity ratio is always more than the mechanical advantage.
b) The efficiency of a machine is less than 100%
c) In the case of a block and tackle arrangement, mechanical advantage increases with the number of pulleys.
45) What is single movable pulley? Calculate its M. A. Why is it more convenient to use it with a fixed pulley?
** QUESTIONS BASED ON DIAGRAM:
D)
1) In figure, a bottle is being opened with a bottle opener.
a) mark the fulcrum and label it F.
b) draw an arrow and labelled W to show the direction of the resistance (load)
c) draw an arrow, labelled E, to show the direction of the effort.
d) Which class of the lever is the bottle opener?
e) Give an example of the same class of lever.
2) Shows a Wheel-barrow.
b) mark the direction and point of action of effort.
c) state the class of lever it belongs to.
d) give one more example of this type of lever
3) Recognise the class of lever of the device shown in the figure given :
a) Give one more example of this class.
b) Is mechanical advantages more or less than 1 ?
4) Shows a pulley arrangement:
a) In the diagram, mark the directions of the forces, due to tension, acting on the pulley A.
b) What is the purpose of the pulley B ?
c) If the tension is T newton , deduce the relation between T and E. Calculate the velocity ratio of the arrangement .
c) Assuming that the efficiency of the system is 100%, what is its mechanical advantage ?
d) calculate the value of E.
5) Show the diagram of a system four pulleys . The upper two pulleys are fixed and the lower two are movable.
a) Draw a string around the Pulleys. Also, show the place in the direction in which the effort is applied.
b) Draw an arrow to represent tension in each trend.
c) What is the mechanical advantages of system ?
d) what is the velocity ratio of the system ?
e) what assumption do you make in arriving at your answer in part (d)?
6) Show a block and tackle system of pulleys used to lift a load .
a) How many strands of tackle are supporting the load ?
b) Draw arrow to represent tension in each strand.
c) What is the mechanical advantages of the system ?
d) When load is pulled up by a distance 1m, how much does the effort end move ?
7) Show an arrangement of four pulleys . A load L is attached to the movable lower block and effort E is applied at free end of the string.
a) Draw arrows to indicate tension in each part of the string;
b) calculate the mechanical advantages of the system.
8) The diagram show in figure gives an arrangement of single moving pulleys.
Copy the diagram. If the effort applied at the free end of the string ie E:
a) Show the direction and magnitude of the forces exerted by the four strings marked 1 to 4.
b) What is the load which can be lifted by the effort ?
c) Calculate the mechanical advantages of the system of pulleys .
9) Shows a weightless lever in equilibrium. Neglect at the fulcrum F.
a) State the principle of momentums as applied to the above lever
b) Define mechanical advantages and calculate its value for the given lever.
c) Name the type of lever which has mechanical advantage greater than 1.
10) Shows a diagram consists of 5 pulleys .
a) copy the diagram and completed it by drawing a string around the pulleys . Mark the position of load and effort.
b) If the load is raised by 1m, through what distance will the effort move?
11) Show the combination of a movable Pulley P₁ with a fixed P₂ used for lifting up a load W.
a) State the function of the fixed Pulley P₁ .
b) if the free end of the string moves through a distance x, find the distance by which the load W is raised.
c) calculate the force to be applied at C to just raise the load W= 20 kgf, neglecting the weight of the pulley P₁ and friction.
E) Tick the correct answers:
1) The ratio of the magnitude of load overcome to the magnitude of effort is called:
a) mechanical advantage
b) efficiency c) velocity ratio d) n
2) The ratio of the output by the machine to the input on the machine is called :
a) mechanical advantage
b) velocity ratio c) efficiency d) n
3) Mechanical advantage(M. A), load(L) and effort (E) are related as
a) M.A= L x E b) L= M. A x E
c) E= M. A x L d) none
4) For an ideal machine, the ratio of mechanical advantage(M. A) to the velocity ratio(V. R) is
a) greater than one b) less than 1
c) equal to one
d) depend on the value of load.
5) The correct relationship between M. A., V. R. and efficiency is
a) M. A= E x V. R b) V. R= E x M. A
c) E= M. Ax V. R d) none
6) The correct relationship between velocity ratio, distance moved by load and distance moved by effort is:
a) velocity of load/velocity of effort
b) V. R= dₗ/dₑ
c) V.R= dₑ/dₗ
d) V.R= dₑ x dₗ
7) In a class 1 Lever:
a) fulcrum is between the load and effort.
b) load is between the fulcrum and effort.
c) effort is between the load and fulcrum.
d) fulcrum, load and effort are at one point.
8) The mechanical advantage of a class 1 Lever:
a) is zero b) is greater than one
c) is less than one
d) can have any value.
8) The Lever for which the mechanical advantages is always less than 1 has:
a) fulcrum between the load and effort.
b) load between effort and fulcrum
c) effort between fulcrum and load
d) load and effort acting at the same point.
10) A single fixed Pulley is used because it:
a) has a high mechanical advantage.
b) has a low velocity ratio.
c) gives 100% efficiency.
d) helps to apply the force in a convenient direction.
11) for Greater efficiency at block and tackle Pulley system:
a) the fulcrum is between the load and effort.
b) the load is between the fulcrum and effort.
c) the effort is between the fulcrum and load. D) none
12) In a block and tackle system, the velocity ratio is:
a) equal to the number of strands of tackle supporting the load.
b) equal to the number of strands of upper block.
c) less than the number of strands of lower block. d) none
13) For Greater efficiency of a block and tackle Pulley system:
a) the upper block should be heavier than the lower block.
b) the upper and lower blocks should be equal weight.
c) the lower block should be heavier than the upper block.
d) the weight of a rope should be equal to the weight of pulleys.