Answ ers
1. A belt and pulley system is characterized by
Answer two or more pulleys in common to a belt.
2. What does a belt and pulley system allow for?
Answer mechanical power, torque, and speed to be
transmitted across axles
3. How is mechanical advantage realized?
Answer if the pulleys are different diameters
4. what is a pulley?
Answer a wheel on an axle or shaft that is designed to support movement and change of direction
of a cable or belt along its circumference
5. Why are pulleys used?
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, Answer lift loads apply forces
trasmit power
6. What is usually the drive element of a pulley?
Answer rope, cable, belt or chain that runs over the pulley inside the groove
7. Pulleys are assembled to form what
Answer a block and tackle in order to provide mechanical advantage to apply large forces
8. rope and pulley systems (block and tackle) are characterized by what?
Answer the use of a single continuous rope to transmit a tension force around one or more pulleys to lift or
move a load
the rope may be a light line or a strong cable
9. What is the mechanical advantage of a rope and pulley system if it does not dissipate
or store energy?
Answer the number of parts of the rope that act on the load
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