Simple Machines WorksheetName____________________________________________________Period_________Score______/30List the six simple machines, their principles and uses. Draw a sketch of each one.

Machine Drawing Principle (how it works) Examples of Use

Simple Machine Vocabulary: Define the following concepts about simple machines.Force

Distance

MechanicalAdvantageFulcrum

Block and Tackle

Compound machines have two or more simple machine concepts working together to make work easier. List three compound machines and describe the two or more simple machine concepts found within them.

Compound Machine Combination of Simple Machine Concepts

Class Lever Explanation1st Class

2nd Class

3rd Class

Calculate the mechanical advantage:1.) A ramp that is 5.0 m long and 1.5 m high:

2.) An automobile jack that lifts a 9900 N car with an input force of 150 N:

3.) A sailor uses a rope and pulley to raise a sail weighing 140 N. The sailor pulls down with a force of 140 N on the rope:

4.) Anderson pulls on the handle of a claw hammer with a force of 15 N. If the hammer has a mechanical advantage of 5.2, how much force is exerted on a nail in the claw?