Pulleys and Wheel and Axle Worksheet

Engineering lesson 14: Pulleys and the wheel and axle · Set 783 · 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.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one is on a flagpole top? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley
2. 2.🪝 A bucket weighing 400 N is lifted with a single fixed pulley at the top of a well. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulley, no friction)
3. 3.🪝 What does a single fixed pulley change? (a) the colour of rope (b) the size of the load (c) the direction of pull (d) gravity
4. 4.🪝 A wheel and axle is a big wheel fixed to … (a) a loose rope (b) a sharp wedge (c) a smaller rod (axle) (d) a flat ramp
5. 5.🪝 A bucket weighing 150 N is lifted with a single fixed pulley at the top of a well. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulley, no friction)
6. 6.🪝 A load of 540 N hangs from a pulley system in which 3 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)
7. 7.🪝 A pulley system has 2 rope sections holding up the load. To lift the load by 4 m, how many metres of rope must you pull?
8. 8.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 35 cm and an axle of radius 5 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 1400 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
9. 9.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 4 cm and an axle of radius 2 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 360 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
10. 10.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one makes you pull 2× rope? (a) a movable pulley (b) a fixed pulley
11. 11.🪝 A pulley system has 2 rope sections holding up the load. To lift the load by 2 m, how many metres of rope must you pull?
12. 12.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 35 cm and an axle of radius 5 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 700 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
13. 13.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 6 cm and an axle of radius 1 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 240 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
14. 14.🪝 A bucket weighing 440 N is lifted with a single fixed pulley at the top of a well. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulley, no friction)
15. 15.True or false: a fixed pulley makes you pull 2× rope. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one halves the effort? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley
17. 17.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 4 cm and an axle of radius 1 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 520 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
18. 18.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one rises with the load? (a) a movable pulley (b) a fixed pulley
19. 19.True or false: a fixed pulley hangs on the rope loop. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🪝 A load of 80 N hangs from a pulley system in which 2 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)
21. 21.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one only changes direction? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley
22. 22.🪝 A pulley system has 2 rope sections holding up the load. To lift the load by 8 m, how many metres of rope must you pull?
23. 23.🪝 More rope sections holding a load means … (a) less effort needed (b) no change (c) the load floats (d) more effort needed
24. 24.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 4 cm and an axle of radius 2 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 120 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
25. 25.True or false: a movable pulley stays in one place. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a fixed pulley needs effort = load. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🪝 A well winch has a handle (wheel) of radius 3 cm turning an axle of radius 1 cm. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
28. 28.🪝 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)
29. 29.🪝 A load of 120 N hangs from a pulley system in which 3 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)
30. 30.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 2 cm and an axle of radius 1 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 240 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
31. 31.🪝 A load of 300 N hangs from a pulley system in which 2 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)
32. 32.🪝 A well winch has a handle (wheel) of radius 4 cm turning an axle of radius 2 cm. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
33. 33.🪝 A well winch has a handle (wheel) of radius 30 cm turning an axle of radius 5 cm. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
34. 34.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one stays in one place? (a) a fixed pulley (b) a movable pulley
35. 35.🪝 A winch has a wheel of radius 28 cm and an axle of radius 4 cm. What effort on the wheel lifts a 350 N bucket on the axle, in newtons? (ideal)
36. 36.True or false: a movable pulley is on a flagpole top. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🪝 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)
38. 38.🪝 Fixed or movable pulley: which one hangs on the rope loop? (a) a movable pulley (b) a fixed pulley
39. 39.🪝 A well winch has a handle (wheel) of radius 10 cm turning an axle of radius 2 cm. What is its mechanical advantage (MA)?
40. 40.🪝 A load of 960 N hangs from a pulley system in which 4 rope sections hold up the load. What effort is needed, in newtons? (ideal pulleys)

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