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Course name:
Key Stage 3 Science Student Book 1

Homework quiz

1
.
Look at the diagram of the wheelbarrow.

Which
forces do the arrows show? [1 marks]

Choice  1)    A = effort; B = load

Choice  2)    A = load; B = effort

Choice  3)    A = load; B = load

Choice  4)    A = effort; B = effort

Answer:
A = load; B = effort

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2
.
Look at the diagram of the wheelbarrow.

Where
is the pivot on a wheelbarrow? [1 marks]

Choice  1)    The handles

Choice  2)    The middle of the barrow

Choice  3)    The centre of the wheel

Choice  4)    There is no pivot

Answer:
The centre of the wheel

3
.
Which
of these methods would make a wheelbarrow easier to lift? [1 marks]

Choice  1)    Make the handles longer

Choice  2)    Make the handles shorter

Choice  3)    Take some load from the barrow

Choice  4)    Add more load to the barrow

Choice  5)    Move the wheel further away from the load

Choice  6)    Move the wheel closer to the load

Answer:
Make the handles longer, Take some load from the barrow, Move the wheel closer to the
load

4
.
People
often hang shopping bags on pushchair handles.

If
the bags are too _____ the pushchair can tip up.

The
pushchair pivots around the rear _____ .

To
make the pushchair more stable, you could add a weight called a _____ on
the
front of the pushchair. [3 marks]

Answer:
heavy, wheel, counterweight

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5
.
Look at the diagram of the crane. The counterweight is 5000 N and can move
backwards and forwards.

What
is the size of the clockwise moment when the counterweight is 10 m from the
tower? [1 marks]

Choice  1)    2500 Nm

Choice  2)    3800 Nm

Choice  3)    4200 Nm

Choice  4)    5000 Nm

Answer:
5000 Nm

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6
.
Look at the diagram of the crane. The counterweight is 5000 N and can move
backwards and forwards.

What
size anticlockwise moment would balance this clockwise moment? [1 marks]

Choice  1)    2500 Nm

Choice  2)    3800 Nm

Choice  3)    4200 Nm

Choice  4)    5000 Nm

Answer:
5000 Nm

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7
.
Look at the diagram of the crane. The counterweight is 5000 N and can move
backwards and forwards.

What
is the maximum size of load that the crane can lift at the end of the jib? [1
marks]

Choice  1)    2500 N

Choice  2)    3800 N

Choice  3)    4200 N

Choice  4)    5000 N

Answer:
2500 N

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