MSSC - MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND PRODUCTION2025/2026| NEWEST VERSION| 100+ QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS

The three common types of mechanisms are levers, ______, and inclined planes. - ANSWER wheels The metric system expresses force in ______. - ANSWER newtons A spring scale is used to measure ______. - ANSWER force The English unit of measure of weight is the ______. - ANSWER pound-force (lb-f) The Law of Moments can be used to determine ______. - ANSWER both the force needed to balance OR force needed to move a load Torque can be calculated by multiplying the distance from the fulcrum and ______. - ANSWER the force applied A force that makes an object rotate about a point is called ______. - ANSWER torque A second-class lever has its ______. - ANSWER load between the fulcrum and the effort arm A third-class lever has its ______. - ANSWER effort arm between the fulcrum and the load A(n) ______ is produced when forces applied to a lever cause it to rotate. - ANSWER rotational moment Mechanical advantage is the ratio of the force required to move a load divided by _____. - ANSWER the effort force applied The mechanical advantage of a third-class lever can be found by the ratio of the length of the ______ arm divided by the length of the ______ arm. - ANSWER effort, resistance The coefficient of friction is the ratio of the force of friction divided by the ______. - ANSWER normal force Rolling friction is ______. - ANSWER less than both static and kinetic friction What is the unit of measure for the coefficient of friction? - ANSWER it has no unit One application that takes advantage if both high and low friction is a(n) ______. - ANSWER belt sander A wheel reduces friction because _____ friction is less than sliding friction. - ANSWER rolling