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4 Science Pulleys Gears Pulley Questions

This document discusses pulley systems and how they can be used to move objects with less force or effort. It explains that fixed pulleys change the direction of force needed but not the amount, while movable pulleys support and move with the load, requiring only half the effort force to lift the load. A movable pulley system is illustrated where the effort force is split between the rope attached to the structure and the pulley itself, allowing an object to be lifted with half the effort force compared to a fixed pulley system.

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4 Science Pulleys Gears Pulley Questions

This document discusses pulley systems and how they can be used to move objects with less force or effort. It explains that fixed pulleys change the direction of force needed but not the amount, while movable pulleys support and move with the load, requiring only half the effort force to lift the load. A movable pulley system is illustrated where the effort force is split between the rope attached to the structure and the pulley itself, allowing an object to be lifted with half the effort force compared to a fixed pulley system.

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Name: _________________ Date: ____________

Pulleys
Use the pictures to help you complete the paragraphs by filling in the blanks with
the words provided.

effort
fixed
force
one
down
direction
muscles
weight

force
If we want to move something, we need to apply a ______________. We can use
a ______________
fixed pulley system to do this. In a system like this, the pulley stays
one
in ______________ place. This system changes the ______________
direction of the force
needed to move something, not the amount of force.
When we pull upwards to move something, we are pulling with our
muscles
______________ alone. It is usually easier to pull something ______________
down

weight
rather than pull it up because we can use our ______________ as an additional
effort
force. Our muscles lift the load with less ______________.

After reading the paragraphs to follow label the picture by using the bolded words.

If the pulley is allowed to move, then lifting a load becomes easier. The force
needed to move the load is called the load force.
A movable pulley supports and moves with the load. The pulley is attached to
the load, and the rope is attached to the structure. This makes lifting the load
easier because the rope attached to the structure takes half the weight of the
load. You only have to use half the effort force that you would use with a fixed
pulley system. For example, to lift a 100 kg load, you would only have to use an
effort force of 50 kg.

structure

structure moveable pulley


effort force
effort force
moveable pulley
load force

load force
1. What is a load force?

2. What is an effort force?

3. How much effort force would you use to lift a 300 kg weight with a fixed
pulley system?

4. How much effort force would you use to lift a 300 kg weight with a movable
pulley system?

5. In a movable pulley system, where does the other effort come from?

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