Unit D Flashcards
(39 cards)
How many types of simple machines?
6
1st class lever?
Fulcrum between load and force
teeter totter?
1st class lever
3rd class lever?
Effort between load and fulcrum
wheel barrow
2nd class lever
2nd class lever?
Load between effort and fulcrum
Tweezers
3rd class lever
Flagpole is an example of ?
machines changing the direction of force
Example of transferring force?
Staple remover
Group of parts that work together to perform a function?
System
What part of a bicycle reduces the amount of force needed?
Gears
What part of a bicycle transfers the force?
Chains
What part of a bicycle increases the force?
Pedals
Linkage of the bike?
Chains
Linkage in a car?
Fan belt
________ allows the operator to apply a large force to move objects slowly or small force to move them fast
Transmission
What is an egg beater an example of?
Changing the direction of motion
driving gear?
Gear that has force applied to it from the outside
what are multiplying gears?
Gears that increase speed
When do multiplying gears occur?
When the driving gear is larger
Reducing gears have ______ driving gears
Smaller
How quickly and how easily something helps you do work
Efficiency
How well a machine does it’s job
Effectiveness
No machine is 100% ______
Efficient