Pulleys and Wheel and Axle Worksheet

Engineering lesson 14: Pulleys and the wheel and axle · Set 298 · 40 questions

Engineer's tip (Count the ropes): Fixed pulley: changes direction, effort = load. Pulley system: effort = load ÷ supporting rope sections; rope pulled = lift height × that number. Wheel and axle: MA = wheel radius ÷ axle radius; effort = load ÷ MA.

1. 1.🪝 A pulley system lifts a 140 N load with an effort of 70 N. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
2. 2.True or false: a fixed pulley is on a flagpole top. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 12 cm and an axle of radius 3 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 360 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
4. 4.🪝 A bucket weighing 390 N is lifted with a single fixed pulley at the top of a well. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulley, no friction)
5. 5.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one is on a flagpole top? (a) a movable pulley (b) a fixed pulley
6. 6.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one stays in one place? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley
7. 7.🪝 A well winch has a handle (wheel) of radius 20 cm turning an axle of radius 5 cm. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
8. 8.🪝 What does a single fixed pulley change? (a) the colour of rope (b) gravity (c) the direction of pull (d) the size of the load
9. 9.🪝 A pulley system lifts a 300 N load with an effort of 150 N. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
10. 10.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one needs effort = load? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley
11. 11.🪝 A bucket weighing 450 N is lifted with a single fixed pulley at the top of a well. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulley, no friction)
12. 12.🪝 A load of 240 N hangs from a pulley system in which 2 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)
13. 13.True or false: a fixed pulley only changes direction. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🪝 A pulley system lifts a 460 N load with an effort of 230 N. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
15. 15.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one hangs on the rope loop? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley
16. 16.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 12 cm and an axle of radius 4 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 420 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
17. 17.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one halves the effort? (a) a movable pulley (b) a fixed pulley
18. 18.🪝 A well winch has a handle (wheel) of radius 6 cm turning an axle of radius 2 cm. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
19. 19.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 3 cm and an axle of radius 1 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 210 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
20. 20.🪝 A bucket weighing 200 N is lifted with a single fixed pulley at the top of a well. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulley, no friction)
21. 21.True or false: a movable pulley stays in one place. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🪝 A bucket weighing 120 N is lifted with a single fixed pulley at the top of a well. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulley, no friction)
23. 23.True or false: a fixed pulley needs effort = load. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🪝 More rope sections holding a load means … (a) more effort needed (b) the load floats (c) no change (d) less effort needed
25. 25.🪝 A pulley system lifts a 720 N load with an effort of 180 N. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
26. 26.🪝 A pulley system has 4 rope sections holding up the load. To lift the load by 6 m, how many metres of rope must you pull?
27. 27.True or false: a movable pulley only changes direction. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: a fixed pulley makes you pull 2× rope. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🪝 A well winch has a handle (wheel) of radius 8 cm turning an axle of radius 4 cm. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
30. 30.🪝 A pulley system lifts a 1040 N load with an effort of 260 N. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
31. 31.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one rises with the load? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley
32. 32.🪝 A wheel and axle is a big wheel fixed to … (a) a smaller rod (axle) (b) a sharp wedge (c) a loose rope (d) a flat ramp
33. 33.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 6 cm and an axle of radius 3 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 380 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
34. 34.🪝 A bucket weighing 60 N is lifted with a single fixed pulley at the top of a well. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulley, no friction)
35. 35.🪝 A load of 900 N hangs from a pulley system in which 3 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)
36. 36.🪝 A load of 460 N hangs from a pulley system in which 2 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)
37. 37.🪝 A pulley system lifts a 600 N load with an effort of 150 N. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
38. 38.🪝 A load of 360 N hangs from a pulley system in which 2 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)
39. 39.🪝 A pulley system has 2 rope sections holding up the load. To lift the load by 9 m, how many metres of rope must you pull?
40. 40.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one makes you pull 2× rope? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley

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