Work and Machines - What Is Work?
The Meaning of Work
Work is done on an object when the object moves in the
same direction in which the force is exerted.
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Work
Work = Force x Distance
A student drags a backpack 10 meters by applying a force
of 50 Newtons. Calculate the work done by the student.
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Power
Power = Work
Time
If the student in the previous problem drags the backpack
over the period of 20 seconds, calculate the power required
If the backpack is dragged over the period of 10 seconds,
calculate the power reqiuired.
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How Machines Do Work
Machine
• A machine is a device that allows you to do work in an
easier or more effective way
• A machine makes work easier by changing one or more of
three things
1.The force you exert
2.The distance over which you exert the force
3.The direction over which you exert the force
• Input Force: The force you exert
• Output force: The force the machine exerts
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Calculating Power
A tow truck exerts a force of 11,000 N to pull a car out of a ditch. It
moves the car a distance of 5 m in 25 seconds. What is the power of
the tow truck?
Plan and Solve
What quantity are you trying to calculate?
The Power (P) the tow truck uses to pull the car = __
What formula contains the given quantities and the unknown quantity?
Power = (Force X Distance)/Time
Perform the calculation.
Power = (11,000 N X 5.0 m)/25 s
Power = (55,000 N•m)/25 s or 55,000 J/25 s
Power = 2,200 J/s = 2,200 W
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Calculating Power
Practice Problem
A crane lifts an 8,000-N beam 75 m to the top of a
building in 30 seconds. What is the crane’s power?
20,000 W or 20 kW
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Input and Output Work
The amount of input work
done by the gardener equals
the amount of output work
done by the shovel.
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Screwdriver or Faucet
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Mechanical Advantage
Mechanical Advantage = Output Force
Input Force
See example pg. 416
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Mechanical Advantage
The input force and output force
for three different ramps are
shown in the graph.
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Mechanical Advantage
Reading Graphs:
What variable is plotted on
the horizontal axis?
Input force
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Interpreting Data:
If an 80-N input force is
exerted on Ramp 2, what is
the output force?
400 N
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Mechanical Advantage
Drawing Conclusions:
Why does the slope represent
each ramp’s mechanical
advantage? Which ramp has the
greatest mechanical advantage?
The slope of each ramp’s graph
equals the change in output
force divided by the change in
input force. This is the formula
for mechanical advantage. Ramp
1 has the greatest mechanical
advantage.
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Calculating Efficiency
You do 250,000 J of work to cut a lawn with a hand mower. If the
work done by the mower is 200,000 J, what is the efficiency of the
lawn mower?
Read and Understand
What information have you been given?
Input Work (Winput) = 250,000 J
Output Work (Woutput) = 200,000 J
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Calculating Efficiency
You do 250,000 J of work to cut a lawn with a hand mower. If the
work done by the mower is 200,000 J, what is the efficiency of the
lawn mower?
Plan and Solve
What quantity are you trying to calculate?
The efficiency of the lawn mower = __
What formula contains the given quantities and the unknown
quantity?
Efficiency = Output work/Input work X 100%
Perform the calculation.
Efficiency = 200,000 J/250,000 J X 100%
Efficiency = 0.8 X 100% = 80%
The efficiency of the lawn mower is 80 percent.
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Calculating Efficiency
You do 250,000 J of work to cut a lawn with a hand mower. If the
work done by the mower is 200,000 J, what is the efficiency of the
lawn mower?
Look Back and Check
Does your answer make sense?
An efficiency of 80 percent means that 80 out of every 100 J of
work went into cutting the lawn. This answer makes sense because
most of the input work is converted to output work.
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Calculating Efficiency
Practice Problem
You do 20 J of work while using a hammer. The hammer
does 18 J of work on a nail. What is the efficiency of the
hammer?
90%
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Calculating Efficiency
Practice Problem
Suppose you left your lawn mower outdoors all winter.
Now it’s rusty. Of your 250,000 J of work, only 100,000 J
go to cutting the lawn. What is the efficiency of the lawn
mower now?
40%
Work and Machines - Simple Machines
Inclined Plane
An inclined plane is a flat, sloped surface.
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Wedge
A wedge is a device that is thick at one end and tapers to a
thin edge at the other end.
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Screws
A screw can be thought of as an inclined
plane wrapped around a cylinder.
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Levers
A lever is a ridged bar that is free to pivot, or rotate, on a
fixed point.
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Levers
Levers are classified according to the location of the fulcrum
relative to the input and output forces.
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Wheel and Axle
A wheel and axle is a simple machine made of two circular or
cylindrical objects fastened together that rotate about a
common axis.
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Wheel and Axle
You can find the ideal mechanical advantage of a wheel and
axle by dividing the radius of the wheel by the radius of the
axle.
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Pulley
A pulley is a simple machine made of a grooved wheel with a
rope or cable wrapped around it.
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Types of Pulleys Activity
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access Active Art about types of pulleys.
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Simple Machines in the Body
Most of the machines in your body are levers that consist of
bones and muscles.
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Compound Machines
A compound machine is a machine that utilizes two or more
simple machines.
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Identifying Main Ideas
As you read the section “What Is a Machine?” write the main
idea in a graphic organizer like the one below. Then write
three supporting details that further explain the main idea.
Main Idea
The mechanical advantage of a machine helps by…
Detail
Detail
Detail
changing the
amount of force
you exert
changing the
distance over
which you exert
your force
changing the
direction of the
force
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Links on Mechanical Efficiency
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How Machines
Do Work
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Previewing Visuals
Before you read, preview Figure 17. Then write two
questions that you have about the diagram in a graphic
organizer like the one below. As you read, answer your
questions.
Three Classes of Levers
Q. What are the three classes of levers?
A. The three classes of levers are first-class levers, second-class
levers, and third-class levers.
Q. How do the three classes of levers differ?
A. They differ in the position of the fulcrum, input force, and output
force.
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Levers
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Pulleys
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Simple Machines
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Graphic Organizer
Simple Machine
Mechanical Advantage
Inclined plane
Length of incline ÷ Height of incline
Ramp
Wedge
Length of wedge ÷ Width of wedge
Ax
Screw
Length around threads ÷ Length of
screw
Screw
Lever
Distance from fulcrum to input force ÷
Distance from fulcrum to output force Seesaw
Wheel and axle
Radius of wheel ÷ Radius of axle
Pulley
Example
Screwdriver
Number of sections of supporting rope Flagpole
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Graphic Organizer