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Module 2 Terminology

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- 1A Rigid Bar Resting On a FulcrumLever
(A Class 2 Lever Is Shown)
- 2FulcrumThe point about which a lever pivots
(also called a pivot for a lever) - 3AMA =(Load Force) / (An Effort Force)
- 4IMA Ideal Mechanical Advantage)(Effort Length) / (Load Length)
- 5Efficiency =(AMA) / (IMA)
How close to "perfect" a machine is - 6Block and TackleArrangement of two or more pulleys. One Must Be Moveable, and is attached to the load)
- 7Idler GearA Gear placed between a Drive Gear and a Driven Gear (It makes them move in the same direction)
- 8What are the six simple machines?Lever Screw
Pulley Inclined Plane
Wedge Wheel and Axel - 9What type of motion does this do?Oscillatory motion

- 10What is the most common unit of Force Measurement in the SI system?Newton
- 11If the effort arm in the figure gets shorter, what will happen to the IMA?If will decrease

- 12FE X LE = FL X LL In this formula, what does the term FL stand for?Load Force
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