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Multiple choice physics common machines kinds of simple machines inclined plane, wedge, screw and wheel and axle types of simple machines

The helical threading of a screw :

  1. increases the mechanical advantage

  2. helps to gain less inclination

  3. holds the wood more firmly than a screw

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
 A small torque applied to a screw  can exert a large axial force on a mass. Therefore, a threaded  component is said to produce a Mechanical Advantage.

(a) Helical threading increases the mechanical advantage.
(b) Also provide less inclination whenever heavy load  act on it.
(c) Helical threading means increasing pitch so it holds wood more firmly than a screw.
Multiple choice physics common machines kinds of simple machines inclined plane, wedge, screw and wheel and axle types of simple machines

A screw is preferred over a nail to insert into wood because :

  1. Screw holds more firmly than a nail.

  2. Less force is needed to insert a screw.

  3. Tip of a screw has more area of contact than nail.

  4. Fulcrum of the screw is at its head.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A,B,D Correct answer
Explanation

(a) Screw has thread like grip on it so it holds more firmly than a nail.

(b) You have apply  to torque to insert screw which require less force on the other hand nail require huge impulse to insert.
(c) Tip of both has approximately equal area.
(d) Fulcrum is a pivot around a lever turns ,or something that plays a central role. screw has it at its head.

Multiple choice physics common machines kinds of simple machines inclined plane, wedge, screw and wheel and axle types of simple machines

A car develops a force of 400 N and climbs up a vertical distance of 250 m. If the length of the road covered by the car is 5 km, then find the fractional change in load due to the car for the force developed.

  1. 19

  2. 20

  3. 21

  4. 22
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

$ MA = \displaystyle \frac{L _{car}}{E _{car}} = \frac{EA}{LA}$
$\displaystyle \frac{L _{car}}{400} = \frac{5000}{250}$
$L _{car} = 8000 N$
Fractional change
$= \displaystyle \frac{L _{car}-E}{E}$
$= \displaystyle \frac{8000 - 400}{400}$
$= \displaystyle \frac{7600}{400}$
$=19$

Multiple choice physics common machines kinds of simple machines inclined plane, wedge, screw and wheel and axle types of simple machines

As the inclination of the screw increases, the distance between the threads

  1. increases

  2. decreases

  3. remains the same

  4. may increase or decrease
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The pitch of a screw is the distance between threads. Increasing the inclination (lead angle) for a fixed diameter generally results in a steeper thread, which corresponds to a smaller distance between threads for a given rotation.

Multiple choice physics a little effort, lot of work motion in application common machines introduction to simple machines

A pulley system has a single fixed pulley and a single movable pulley. Its mechanical advantage is ____ .

  1. 1

  2. 2

  3. 3

  4. 4
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The mechanical advantage (MA) of a pulley system is equal to the number of rope segments supporting the load. A system with one fixed and one movable pulley typically has two segments supporting the load, resulting in an MA of 2.

Multiple choice physics a little effort, lot of work motion in application common machines introduction to simple machines

A simple machine :

  1. magnifies the movement only

  2. enables to do more work by less effort

  3. changes the direction of force in all circumstances

  4. none of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Simple machines are designed to make work easier by allowing the user to apply less force over a greater distance, effectively magnifying the input force.