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What is effort?   The work needed to move a load  
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What is force?   A push or a pull on something to move it  
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What is a spring scale used for?   To measure the effort needed to lift a load in newtons  
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What kind of pulley is attached to a structure?   A fixed pulley  
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What is a problem with a fixed pulley?   You are lifting the whole weight of the load  
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What is the load attached to in a movable pulley?   The load is attached to the pulley  
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What is a problem with a movable pulley?   You have to pull up to lift the load  
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What pulley system lets you pull down on the rope and cuts the weight of the load in half?   Combined pulley  
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How do you find the mechanical advantage of a pulley system?   You count the number of supporting ropes  
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What two pulley systems cut the weight of the load in half?   Combined pulley and movable pulley  
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If the gear you turn goes clockwise, what direction does the second gear go?   Counterclockwise  
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What direction does the effort force go in a fixed pulley?   Pull down  
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What direction does the third gear in a gear train go if the first gear turns clockwise?   Clockwise  
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If the gear you are turning is large, and the second gear is small, which gear turn faster?   The small second gear  
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If the large gear has 20 teeth, and the small gear has 10 teeth, how many times will the small gear turn when the large gear turns once?   Two times  
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If the gear you are turning is large and the second gear is medium, which gear turns slower?   The large first gear  
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What is the name of gears that work on a flat surface?   Spur gears  
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What is the name of gears when one is flat and the other is upright?   Bevel gears  
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