Comprehension Flashcards
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A large gear drives a small gear. The small gear will turn:
Answer: Faster than the large gear
A smaller driven gear rotates faster than a larger driver gear.
Two people carry a load on a pole. To make one person bear less weight, the load should be moved:
Answer: Closer to the other person
Moving the load toward someone increases their share of the weight, so move it away to reduce your own.
Which object will float in water?
Answer: A sealed empty plastic bottle
Objects less dense than water, like an air-filled bottle, float.
An inclined ramp is used instead of lifting straight up. The ramp:
Answer: Reduces the force needed over a longer distance
A ramp trades less force for a longer travel distance.
When two springs of equal strength are connected end to end and stretched, compared to one spring they:
Answer: Stretch more for the same pull
Springs in series stretch more because each one extends.
A flywheel is heavy and spins. Its main purpose is to:
Answer: Store rotational energy and smooth motion
A flywheel's mass stores momentum to keep rotation steady.
Cold weather causes a metal bridge to do what?
Answer: Contract and become slightly shorter
Metals contract when cooled, shrinking in size.