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Design of Mechanical Systems MCQ

1. Which of the following is not expressed by primary design equation?

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Correct Answer: None of the above

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2. The limit equation st = Sut / Nf is expressed as _________

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Correct Answer: Rigid limit equation

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3. What does Ψ mean in Lagrange’s equation (LE = U λΨ)?

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Correct Answer: Functional constraints

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4. In reality, a device will have a ____

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Correct Answer: MA is less than SR

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5. In an ideal device, the ______________

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Correct Answer: MA is the same as the SR

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6. A pneumatic system is similar to what body system?

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Correct Answer: Respiratory

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7. In advantage a hydraulic system has over a system of levers, gears or pulleys is that they

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Correct Answer: Have fewer moving parts

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8. Gears that increase the speed of rotation in a device are called

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Correct Answer: Multiplying gears

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9. The function of a linkage in a bike is to

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Correct Answer: Transfer energy

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10. Hydraulic systems typically use the force of ________________ in a confined space.

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Correct Answer: Liquids

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11. Why can't machines be 100% efficient?

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Correct Answer: Friction

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12. What is 250 Pa in kPa

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Correct Answer: 0.25

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13. What is the SR if the input distance is 60 m and the output is 45m

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Correct Answer: 1.33 m

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14. What is the MA if a machine has an output force of 6 N and input of 3

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Correct Answer: 2

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15. What is the efficiency of a machine if the MA is 10 and the SR is 20

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Correct Answer: 50%

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16. T/F 80% efficient means that the machine has done a lot of work

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Correct Answer: True

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17. A simple machine is called simple because

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Correct Answer: It is made up of one basic machine

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18. Which of the following is there work done

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Correct Answer: Timeaka worked hard push a table that moved 3 meters

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19. The gear that has the force applied to it is called the

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Correct Answer: Driving gear

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20. The main purpose of a wheel and axle is to

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Correct Answer: Reduces the amount of friction when moving a load

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21. All are complex machines except

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Correct Answer: Crowbar

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22. In most machines when you decrease force you lose

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Correct Answer: Distance

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23. A wheel barrow is classified as what class level?

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Correct Answer: Class 2

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24. A group of parts that work together to perform a function

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Correct Answer: System

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25. Unit of measurement for pressure

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Correct Answer: Pascal

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26. Force of the small piston/area of the small piston = Force of the large piston/Area of the large piston

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Correct Answer: Formula for pressure in hydraulics

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27. Is the work needed to use - or operate the machine

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Correct Answer: Work input

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28. The relationship between the speed of rotations of a smaller gear and a larger gear - can be calculated by dividing the number of driver gear teeth by the number of follower gear teeth.

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Correct Answer: Speed ratio

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29. F/A

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Correct Answer: Formula for pressure

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30. When the driving and the driven gears are the same size

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Correct Answer: Parallel gear

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31. Is the work done by the machine

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Correct Answer: Work output

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32. 1st class - 2nd class - 3rd class

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Correct Answer: 3 classes of levers

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33. Several simple machines all working together in a system

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Correct Answer: Complex machines

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34. Hydraulic system in your body

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Correct Answer: Circulatory system

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35. Used to apply force to the fluid - which creates pressure in the fluid

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Correct Answer: Input piston

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36. A pair of wheels that have teeth that interlink. When they rotate together - one gear wheel transfers turning motion and force to the other.

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Correct Answer: Gears

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37. The combustion occurs inside the engine. The pistons goes through 4 steps: Intake stroke (taking in the fuel) - compression stroke (compressing the fuel- air mixture) - power stroke (the fuel- air mixture is ignited) - exhaust stroke (waste products

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Correct Answer: Internal combustion engine

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38. Heated water to make steam and then used to move a piston in a circular motion

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Correct Answer: Steam turbine

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39. A combination of two wheels of different diameters that turn together - a lever that rotates in a circle around a center point or fulcrum.

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Correct Answer: Wheel and axle

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40. The comparison of the force produced by a machine to the force applied to the machine. (the size of the load vs the size of the force needed to move the load)

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Correct Answer: Mechanical advantage

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41. Which of the following tools is most suitable for very hard and brittle material?

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Correct Answer: Carbides

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42. What is the maximum allowed value of VB in mm for the HSS tool used with the cast iron workpiece for rough machining?

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Correct Answer: 2

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43. Angle between side cutting edge and end cutting edge in the top surface plane of the tool.

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Correct Answer: Side cutting edge angle

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44. Which of the following has a greater impact on the longitudinal strength of reinforced composites?

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Correct Answer: Fiber strength

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45. In sandwich composites, which of the following material can be used for filling purposes?

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Correct Answer: All of them

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46. Which of the following is not a laminar composite?

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Correct Answer: Wood

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47. Which one of the following can act as a modifier in the glass-forming process?

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Correct Answer: Magnesium oxide

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48. For an M10 grade RCC (Reinforced Cement Concrete), the cement ratio to aggregate to the sand is?

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Correct Answer: 1:3:6

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49. Which of the following is a secondary bond network of thermoplastics?

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Correct Answer: 1-Dimensional

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50. Which of the following statements is/are false if separate cylinder liner is pressed inside the cylinder of large engines?

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Correct Answer: Cheap grade material cannot be used for jacket

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51. Which type of cylinder liners are used in engines having bore diameter more than 125 mm?

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Correct Answer: Wet liners

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52. Which of the following materials are used for cylinder liners?

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Correct Answer: Both a. and b.

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53. Thermal stress in cylinder liners can be reduced by _______

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Correct Answer: Increasing velocity of flowing water through jacket

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54. Which stress is induced in cylinder wall due to side thrust of the piston?

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Correct Answer: Bending stress

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55. Assignable causes are caused due to changes in _________

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Correct Answer: All of the above

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56. What is the relation between standard deviation(σ) and arithmetic mean (μ) to determine coefficient of variation (C)?

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Correct Answer: C = σ / μ

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57. Which of the following curves have the mean value equal to zero in the graph of frequency vs random variable?

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Correct Answer: Standard normal distribution curve

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58. What is the standard deviation of clearance population for the diameter of shaft and hole assembly specified below?

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Correct Answer: 0.097 mm

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59. What is meant by hazard rate?

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Correct Answer: Both a. and b.

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60. What is the maximum percentage loss of economic cutting speed if geometric progression ratio = 1.06 ?

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Correct Answer: 2.9 %

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61. What is the geometric progression ratio if maximum and minimum spindle speeds are 500 r.p.m and 300 r.p.m respectively? (Number of speed steps = 7)

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Correct Answer: 1.08

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62. Economic cutting speed is minimum if geometric ratio is _________

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Correct Answer: Minimum

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63. Maximum and minimum diameter of a shaft to be machined is 100 mm and 80 mm respectively. What is the maximum spindle speed if cutting velocity is 40 m/min?

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Correct Answer: 160 r.p.m.

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64. A machine tool has minimum speed of 100 r.p.m. How many speed steps are required by it to achieve speed of 200 rpm? (Geometric progression ratio = 1.06)

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Correct Answer: 12

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65. An inclined belt conveyor is used for loading goods. If speed of the belt having 1500 mm width is 3 m/s then what is the volumetric capacity of the conveyor?

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Correct Answer: 1.19 x 10-3 m3/s

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66. What is the mass capacity of flat belt conveyor if volumetric capacity 0.55 m3/hr? (ρ = 1500 kg/m3)

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Correct Answer: 825 kg/hr

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67. Mass capacity of a conveyor is 200 ton/hr, if speed of the belt is 4 m/s then what is the width of horizontal flat belt conveyor carrying the load? (Surcharge factor = 0.075 & ρ = 1000 kg/m3)

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Correct Answer: 533.7 mm

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68. Which discharge method provides only intermediate discharge for low speed flat belt conveyor?

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Correct Answer: Plow discharge

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69. Which of the following belt conveyors have low volume carrying capacity?

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Correct Answer: Flat belts

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70. A teetor- totter is an example of what class lever?

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Correct Answer: Class 1

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71. Simple machines were invented . . .

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Correct Answer: To make things easier

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72. Find the efficiency if a machine has an output force of 350N, input force of 130N, input distance 30 m, and output distance of 6 m.

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Correct Answer: 58.4%

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73. Find the area of a piston if it has a diameter of 9.2 cm

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Correct Answer: 66.44 cm2

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74. Find the force if a device has a pressure of 1400 Pa and an area of 3.5m2

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Correct Answer: 4900 N

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75. Find the pressure in kPa if area is 0.0052m2 and a force of 85N

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Correct Answer: 16.35 kPa

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76. What is the pressure if an input piston has an area of 20cm2 and a force of 85 N

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Correct Answer: 4.25 N/cm2

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77. What is the mechanical advantage if a machine has an input force of 64N and an output force of 320N

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Correct Answer: 5

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78. What is the speed ratio if machine has an output distance of 25 and an input distance of 40

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Correct Answer: 1.6

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79. What is the efficiency of the machine if the input is 263 J and the output is 142 J?

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Correct Answer: 54%

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80. What is the efficiency of a machine if 55.3 J of work are done on the machine, but only 14.3 J is produced by the 1machine?

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Correct Answer: 26%

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81. Where is the fulcrum in a 3rd class lever

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Correct Answer: On the left side

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82. Where is the fulcrum in a 2nd class lever

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Correct Answer: On the right side

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83. He units for MA are called

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Correct Answer: MA is a ratio so it does not have units

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84. Name the class of lever.

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Correct Answer: Class 1

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85. What is the primary mechanical advantage of using the simple machine seen in the image?

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Correct Answer: You can apply a small force to penetrate something that normally requires a large force.

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86. How does a single fixed puled, like the one seen here, help you do work?

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Correct Answer: Changes the direction of the force

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87. Using a lever, Joe is able to lift a 10,000 N car off of the ground with a force of 1000 N. What is the mechanical advantage of the lever?

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Correct Answer: 10

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88. A fishing pole is an example of a compound machine. What simple machines are used to make up this compound machine?

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Correct Answer: Lever, wheel and axle, pulley

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89. A lever is designed to:

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Correct Answer: Reduce the amount of force required to do work

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90. Are used to overcome the frictional force of the machine

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Correct Answer: Lubricants

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91. Act like levers

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Correct Answer: Bones

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92. Mass of the object lifted by the lever

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Correct Answer: Load

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93. F x d is ?

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Correct Answer: Formula for work

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94. To increase the force on the output piston - the input piston must move through a greater distance

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Correct Answer: Cost of MA

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95. Energy of motion

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Correct Answer: Kinetic energy

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96. Pneumatic system in your body

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Correct Answer: Respiratory system

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97. A measure of the amount of force applied to a given area

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Correct Answer: Pressure

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98. A very complex combination of pulleys - including fixed and movable is called

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Correct Answer: Block and tackle

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99. Reason that machines are never 100% efficient

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Correct Answer: Friction

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100. Work unit

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Correct Answer: Joule

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