Technology 2024 exam revision

... = Moving parts in a machine that work together

• Mechanism

• Lever

• Input

• Pivot

A bar that pivots around a fixed point called the fulcrum

(a)  

Energy or movement put into a machine

• Mechanisim

• Force

• Input

• Output

A fixed or movable connection in a lever or linkage that allows force or motion to be directed where it is needed

(a)  

Energy or movement that is the result of a machine doing work

• Mechanical advantage

• Fulcrum

• Input

• Output

The desired input that starts or moves a lever or linkage

• Effort

• Linkage

• Load

• Fulcrum

A support around which a lever can move

(a)  

The desired output of lever or linkage that is moved

(a)  

A mechanism made by connecting many levels together

• Bond

• Single first-class lever

• Mechanical Advantage

• Linkage

The ability of a machine to multiply force and do work with less effort

• Linked first-class lever

• Mechanical Advantage

• Single first-class lever

• Fulcrum