Physics Chapter 14

Questions and Answers

What is work?

Work is the product of force and distance.

How does a force do work?

For a force to do work on an object, some of the force must act in the same direction as the object moves.

What is the formula for work?

Work = Force X Distance.

What is the SI unit for work?

The joule (J). Signup and view all the answers

How are work and power related?

Power is the rate of doing work. Signup and view all the answers

How does doing work at a faster rate affect the power required?

Because the snowblower can remove more snow in less time, it requires more power than hand shoveling does. Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for power?

Power = Work/Time = Force X Distance/Time. Signup and view all the answers

How many watts is equal to one horsepower?

One horsepower is equal to about 746 watts. Signup and view all the answers

What is a machine?

A machine is a device that changes a force. Signup and view all the answers

How do machines make work easier?

Machines change the size of a force needed, the direction of a force, or the distance over which a force acts. Signup and view all the answers

Because of friction, the work done by a machine is always..?

Less than the work done on the machine. Signup and view all the answers

What is input force?

The force you exert on a machine. Signup and view all the answers

What is input distance?

The distance the input force acts through. Signup and view all the answers

What is work input?

The work done by the input force acting through the input distance. Signup and view all the answers

What is output force?

The force that is exerted by a machine. Signup and view all the answers

What is output distance?

The distance the output force is exerted through. Signup and view all the answers

What is work output?

The output force multiplied by the output distance. Signup and view all the answers

What is the mechanical advantage?

The number of times that the machine increases an input force. Signup and view all the answers

What is actual mechanical advantage?

The ratio of the output force to the input force. Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the actual mechanical advantage?

Actual Mechanical Advantage = Output force/Input force. Signup and view all the answers

What is ideal mechanical advantage?

The mechanical advantage in the absence of friction. Signup and view all the answers

How does the actual mechanical advantage of a machine compare to its ideal mechanical advantage?

The actual mechanical advantage is always less than the ideal mechanical advantage. Signup and view all the answers

What is the formula for the ideal mechanical advantage?

Ideal mechanical advantage = Input distance/Output distance. Signup and view all the answers

What is efficiency?

The percentage of the work input that becomes work output. Signup and view all the answers

Why is the efficiency of a machine always less than 100 percent?

Because there is always some friction. Signup and view all the answers

What are the six types of simple machines?

Screw Signup and view all the answers

What is a lever?

A lever is a rigid bar that is free to move around a fixed point. Signup and view all the answers

What is the fulcrum?

The fixed point the bar rotates around. Signup and view all the answers

What is the input arm of a lever?

The distance between the input force and the fulcrum. Signup and view all the answers

What is the output arm of a lever?

The distance between the output force and the fulcrum. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Work and Force

Work is defined as the product of force and distance.
For a force to perform work, it must act in the same direction as the object's movement; otherwise, no work is accomplished.

Formula and Units

The formula for work is: Work = Force × Distance.
The standard SI unit for work is the joule (J), where force is measured in newtons and distance in meters.

Power

Power represents the rate at which work is done.
To increase power, either the amount of work done in a specific time must increase, or the same work must be completed in less time.
The formula for power is: Power = Work/Time, which can also be expressed as Power = Force × Distance/Time.
One horsepower is approximately equal to 746 watts.

Machines

A machine is a device that alters the application of force.
Machines simplify work by changing the force's size, direction, or the distance over which a force acts.
Work done by a machine is always less than the work input due to friction.

Input and Output Forces

Input force is the force applied by a person or object on a machine.
Input distance is the distance over which the input force acts.
Work input is the product of the input force and input distance.
Output force is the force exerted by a machine.
Output distance is the distance the output force is applied over.
Work output is calculated by the formula: Work output = Output force × Output distance.

Mechanical Advantage

Mechanical advantage (MA) measures how many times a machine increases an input force.
Actual mechanical advantage is defined as the ratio of output force to input force: Actual Mechanical Advantage = Output force/Input force.
Ideal mechanical advantage is the theoretical measurement without friction: Ideal Mechanical Advantage = Input distance/Output distance.
Actual mechanical advantage is always less than ideal due to friction loss.

Efficiency

Efficiency is calculated as the percentage of work input that becomes work output.
No machine can reach 100% efficiency due to unavoidable frictional losses.

Simple Machines

There are six types of simple machines:
- Lever
- Wheel and axle
- Inclined plane
- Wedge
- Screw
- Pulley

Levers

A lever is a rigid bar that pivots around a fixed point known as the fulcrum.
The input arm of a lever is the distance between the input force and the fulcrum.
The output arm of a lever measures the distance from the fulcrum to the point of output force application.

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Physics Chapter 14 - Work