Machines and Forces

Saraswati Vidya Niketan

Integrated Science

Name:
Form:

Time: 25 minutes.

Answer all questions. (15 marks)

1. (a) Use a tick ( ) to classify the following types of levers:

(5marks)

Name of levers First class Second class Third class

Wheel barrow
Scissors
Tweezers
Human arm
Bottle opener
Table showing the classification of levers

(b) A man uses 200 Newtons of force to lift a heavy wooden box weighing 50 kg.

200 N
50
kg

Figure 1

(i) Name the machine shown above. (1

mark)
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(ii) Calculate the mechanical advantage of the machine used above.

(2 marks)
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(c) Define the term friction. (1 mark)

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(d) State two ways of reducing friction in machines.

(1 mark)
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(e) A roller coaster car moves with a uniform speed along a circular path on the
railway. Which type of force is responsible for keeping the roller coaster car
moving in its circular path? (1 mark)
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2. (a) Which of the following objects below best shows stable equilibrium?
(1 mark)

X Y

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(b) In Figure 2 below, the girl weighs 40 kg and is seated 3 metres away from the
fulcrum of the see-saw. If the boy weighs 60 kg, at what distance from the
fulcrum should he sit for them to balance each other?
(3 marks)

Figure 2: Children on a see-saw