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A. Choose the correct option. 1. Which of the following is an example of inclined plane? a. Ramp b. Wheel c. Pulley 2. Which of the following is not a simple machine? a. Knife b. Crowbar c. A pair of scissors d. Seesaw d. Paper D. ‘A screw jack required to lift a car to change a punctured tyre i an exam, a. lever, b.nutand bolt, ¢. screw. 4. ply my, 4 ‘A screwdriver is an example of a/an pulley. . inclined plane. clever. heel 5: Which of the following is an example of a second clas lever? a 2A pair of scissors _b, Nuteracker clcetongs Knife 6. ‘The mechanical advantage of a single fixed pulley is al b2. 63. do. Name the following: 1. arigid bar which can rotate freely about a fixed Point or a fixed line the ratio of load to effort of a machine 2 3. the work done on a machine 4. the fixed point about which a lever can turn 5, any plane surface that is tilted or inclined to the horizontal Fill in the blanks. 1. Imalever of the third order, the effort is always . vthan tela ‘The wheel ofa pulley is supported within a frame called — is used to pull out a cork from a bottle of ketchup. 2. Bo 4, Moving parts of a machine are oiled to reduce 5, The force applied to move an object by the lever is called .. Identify the class of the following levers. <= Short answer Fe questions, 1, Whatisa simple machine? Nome ns ai sn 2, What do you mean by load, effort and fuk a 3, State the law of levers, neta 4 Whatisa pulley? Name ts diferent pes Define an inclined Plane. Give two uses of inclined planes. Give two examples each ofa wedge, and a wheel and axle arrangement. Longanswer type questions, fl Sane "machine and what sits efciency? Why is this not achievable 2. Define the three kinds of levers. Draw diagrams to show the position of the fulcrum, load and effort in each sens bad of them. Differentiate between a single fixed. pulley and a single movable pulley. List four steps to be taken for proper care of machines. G. Challenge Questions 3. 4, 1. Explain how itis possible for g thin child to lift a heavy child on a seesaw, 2. Why do you need less effort to drive in a screw through a piece of wood rather than to hammer in a nail? H. Numericals 1, Youuse lever with a mechanical advantage of 30. How heavy a load can you lift with an effort of 100 N? 2. The effort arm of a lever is 120 cm long and the load arm is 80 cm long. What is the effort needed to raise a load of 60 N weight? What is the mechanical advantage of this lever? 3. Aman has to lift a sack of sugar weighing 240 N. If he uses a single fixed pulley, how much effort will he need to apply? What will be the mechanical advantage? Project—Making a candle seesaw (demonstration by the teacher) ‘You will need: a long candle, a long needle, few safety pins, two paper cups and a matchbox Sharpen the candle to expose the wick at both ends, Poke the needle at the centre of Nia is aE a nu

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