Grade 8 Systems Review

When a machine takes a small input force and increases the magnitude of the output force, WHAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED? 

• Energy 
• Mechanical Advantage 
• The conversion of rotational (turning) motion to linear motion  (movement in a straight line).
• Work 

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What is a system?

• The fixed point at which a lever pivots.
• A group of parts that work together to perform a function.
• A push or pull on an object that may result in a change in the object’s motion or shape
• Unintended or undesirable outputs

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What is not an example of a physical system?

• Solar system
• Digestive system 
• Government 
• Electrical system

Which of these is not a force?

• Mechanical Advantage 
• Friction 
• Gravity
• Buoyancy 

What is a side effect of a system? 

•  Exploring how systems affect people, other organisms, and the environment.
• All of the tasks or services that the system performs.
• The unintended or undesirable outputs of a system
• All of the things that go into a system to make it work.

Which of these is not considered an input of a system?

• sun
• gasoline
• energy
• flowers

Which of these is not a simple machine?

• Wheelbarrow 
• Screw
• Wheel and axle 
• Pulley 

What is the purpose of machines? 

• To recapture lost energy of prevent energy from escaping in the first place
• To reduce the amount of friction between two sliding parts
• To measure of how strong force is
• To help us use energy more efficiently/ do work easier. 

How does an inclined plane help us do work?

• Allows us to move heavy objects using a smaller force
• Magnifies input force
• Can be used to increase the size of the force or the speed
• By minimizing any force lost because of friction/slippage. 

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What two forces are involved when a machine is used to do work?

• push & pull 
• input force & output force 
• gravity & buoyancy 
• weight & gravity