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Colleen Kelley

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In 1–2 sentences, describe an efficient simple machine.
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A student uses a pulley to lift a log. In 1–2 sentences, explain how she can calculate the pulley’s efficiency
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In 1–2 sentences, explain how to calculate the efficiency of a toaster
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Which is the best statement of the Law of Conservation of Energy?
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Larry uses a lever to lift a box. Where does inefficiency occur in the lever?
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What is the mathematical representation of a machine’s efficiency?
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What happens when you use a lever to lift a box?
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Mark needs to clean up a broken glass on the floor. He can use a hand brush or a broom. Why should he choose the broom?
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Luisa uses a nutcracker to crack walnuts. She has to squeeze the handles 12 centimeters to crack a walnut. The part of the arms
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Samantha builds a lever to lift objects in a science experiment. The load arm is 0.4 meters. If she wants the lever to have a
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To directly lift a crate 0.6 meters, Joaquin would need to apply 312 newtons of force. Instead, he uses a lever with a
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Alan will use a compound pulley to lift a crate from the floor of his garage to a storage shelf. The shelf is 3.5 meters above
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Sarah uses an inclined plant to load a chest into her truck. If she does 84 Joules of work, and the inclined plane is 3 meters
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Harold uses an inclined plane to move a washing machine from the sidewalk into his house. The vertical distance from the
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What equation can you use to calculate the mechanical advantage of a simple machine?
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