Unit 1.1 - Machines around us

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What do simple machines do? Simple machines change the size, direction or speed of a force to make a job easier.
What are some examples of simple machines? Levers, inclined planes, ramps, wedges, screws, pulleys, wheels and gears.
What is effort? Force applied to a lever to overcome a load.
What is the load? Force that the lever is used to overcome.
What is a simple machine? A device that makes work easier by changing the size or direction of a force
What are the three ways a simple machine makes a task easier? - Change the size of a force - Make things speed up - Change the direction of a force.
What are force multipliers?
What is an example of a force multiplier? Using a jack makes the task of replacing a tire on the car easier.
What are speed multipliers? Machine that requires a small movement of an effort to produce a large movement of a load, such as a third-class level.
What is an example of a speed multiplier? When using an egg beater to whip cream, the blades move much faster than the handle.
What is an example of changing the direction of a force? Using a pulley to pull the blinds up instead of actually having to push the blinds up.
What are levers? They are simple machines that are made up of a long, rigid object and a pivot about which it rotates
What is a fulcrum? It is a point which a lever pivots.
What do most levers do? They increase the size of the effort you can apply or reduce the effort needed, making the job easier.
What is a mechanical advantage? It is the ratio of a load force to the effort force used by a machine.
The way a lever operates depends on three things. What are they? The position of the effort, load and fulcrum.
What is a first-class lever? Lever with effort and loads located at each end, and fulcrum in the center.
What is a second-class lever? Lever with the fulcrum located at one end, the effort at the other and load in the center.
What is a third-class lever? Lever with the fulcrum located at one end, with the load at the other and effort in the center.
What are some other examples of third-class levers? Tweezers and tongs.
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