What is work?
CALCULATE IT!
THE PULLEY
THE LEVER
INCLINED PLANE
100

When force is applied over a distance, what is performed?

What is work 
100

A box is pushed with a force of 10 N for 5 meters. How much work is done?

What is 50 J?

100

A simple machine is a device that makes work feel ______.

What is easier?

100

What is the fixed point around which a lever turns?

What is the fulcrum?
100

An inclined plane is a simple machine consisting of what kind of surface?

What is a sloped surface?

200

What two quantities are multiplied to calculate work?

What are force and distance 
200

A student pushes a cart with 15 N of force for 4 meters. How much work is done?

What is 60 J?

200

What is the object being moved by a force called?

What is the load


200

What is the part of the lever that moves or turns around the fulcrum?

What is the beam?

200

An inclined plane connects a ______ point to a ______ point.

What are low and high?

300

What is the formula for work?

What is W = F × d?

300

A dog pulls a sled with 25 N of force for 6 meters. How much work is done?

What is 150 J?
300

What is the force applied to move a load called?

What is effort?

300

In a first-class lever, what is in the middle?

What is the fulcrum?

300

If the length of an inclined plane increases while its height stays the same, what happens to its steepness?

What is decreases?

400

What is the unit used to measure work?

What are joules (J)?

400

A soccer player kicks a ball with 20 N of force, and the ball travels 30 meters. How much work is done?

What is 600 J?

400

What type of pulley is attached to a surface and has a stationary grooved wheel?

What is a fixed pulley?

400

In a second-class lever, what is in the middle?

What is the load?

400

A longer inclined plane requires ______ effort, but the load travels a ______ distance.

What are less effort and greater distance?

500

A person pushes against a wall with 400 N of force, but the wall does not move. How much work is done?

What is 0 joules?

500

It takes 20 J of work to push a box 2 meters. What force was used?

What is 10 N?
500

Name two real-life examples of fixed pulleys from your notes.

What are flagpoles, window blinds, garage doors, or well buckets?

500

If the effort arm gets longer, what happens to the amount of force needed to lift the load?

What is decreases?

500

Two inclined planes have the same height but different lengths. How does the amount of work compare?

What is the amount of work is the same?
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