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This type of pulley has the fulcrum (axis of the pulley) between the force and the load.
Complex pulley
Single fixed pulley
Movable pulley
Block and tackle system
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It is a kind of lever that can change the direction of the force and/or multiply the force.
screw
wheel and axle
wedge
pulley
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It determines how much the force is amplified.
The effort movement
The number of lines
The resistance force
The load
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This type of pulley consists of at least one fixed and one movable pulleys.
Movable pulley
Complex pulley
Block and tackle system
Single fixed pulley
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The setup of this pulley makes the force and the load move in the same direction.
Movable pulley
Single fixed pulley
Block and tackle system
Compound pulley
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_____ can be set up in three different ways: a single fixed pulley, a movable pulley or a block and tackle.
Levers
Pulleys
Inclined planes
Screws
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In a pulley system, the effort _____ and effort _____ are in the same direction.
stress, action
fulcrum, load
motion, resistance
force, movement
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In a block and tackle system, the effort force moves _____ as the load moves _____.
downward, up
sideways, down
upward, sideways
sideways, up
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With the pulley system, the resistance _____ is in the direction of gravity, and the resistance _____ is in the opposite direction.
movement, strength
load, fulcrum
force, motion
lines, axis
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With a movable pulley, the _____ is at the end of the lever where the supporting rope touches the pulley.
resistance
fulcrum
load
groove
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What does a movable pulley resemble?
A fourth class lever
A third class lever
A second class lever
A first class lever
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What does a single fixed pulley behave like?
A first class lever
A second class lever
A third class lever
A fourth class lever
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Which type of pulley only changes the direction of the force?
A compound pulley
A block and tackle system
A movable pulley
A single fixed pulley
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What effect does adding additional pulleys to a block and tackle system have on the amount of force used to lift an object?
Decreases the force needed to lift an object
Increases the force needed to lift an object
There is no change since the force remains the same
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Which type of pulley stays in the same place?
A block and tackle system
A complex pulley
A movable pulley
A single fixed pulley