FCTC WRITTEN STUDY GUIDE
ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+
GRADED HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
|NEW AND REVISED
ClassesmofmLeversm-mCORRECTmANSWERmClassm1,m
Classm2,m
Classm3
Classm1mLeversm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFulcrummisminmthemmiddle,mwithmthemeffortm(input)mforcemonmonemsidemofmthe
mfulcrummandmresistancem(output)monmthemothermside
.MechanicalmAdvantagemgreatermormlessmthanm1
Ex:mSeesaw,mCrowbar,mPairmofmScissors.
Classm2mLeversm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmResistancemisminmthemmiddle,mthemeffortmismappliedmonmonemsidemofmthemresis
tancemandmthemfulcrummonmthemothermside
.MechanicalmAdvantagemismalwaysmgreatermthanm1
Ex:mWheelbarrow,mnutcracker,mbottlemopener,mormthembrakempedalmofmamcar.
Classm3mLeversm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEffortminmthemmiddle,mthemresistancemismonmonemsidemofmthemeffortmandmthemf
ulcrummismlocatedmonmthemothermside.
MechanicalmAdvantagemismalwaysmlessmthanm1
Ex:mPairmofmtweezers,mhumanmmandible
, LevermDefinitionsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLevermmachinemconsistingmofmambeammormrigidmrodmpivotedmatmamfixedmhinge
d,mormfulcrum.
InputmForcem=mEffort
OutputmForcem=mLoadmormResistance
Whatmdoesm"fre,m123"mmean?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFulcrummisminmthemmiddlemformClassm1mLeversResistancem(output)minmmiddlem
formClassm2Effortm(input)minmthemmiddlemformClassm3
FormulamformDeterminingmthemheadmpressuremdifferencembetweenmanmintakemandmoutputm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1mverticalmfootm=m0.433mpsi
1mpsim=m2.31mverticalmfeet
OverallmTestmOverview:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1)m30-minutemperiodmtomreadm2messays-m2-
hourmtimemlimitmbeginsmtomanswerm(100mquestions).
2)mWatchm2mshortmvideosmandmanswerm(20mquestions)mbasedmonmthemscenarios.
3)mApplymmechanicalmreasoningm(25mquestions,mi.e.mFluidmDynamics,mlevers,mbeltmandmpulleys,mge
ars)
4)mMathematicalmProblemsm(20mquestions,mi.e.maddition,mdivision,mangles,marea,mvolume,mdecimal
s,mratios,mpercentages)
5)mRecallmandmComprehendmTechnicalmInformationm(35mquestions,mrecallmfrommfirstmtwomessays,mi
nmadditionmtomonemormtwommorematmthismtime)
Bemmindfulmofmquestionsmwithmabsolutes.mWhatmaremsomemabsolutesmandmwhymwatchmoutmformth
em?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmExamplesmofmabsolutesmarem"absolutely,malways,mforever,mcompletely,minfinit
e,mnever,monly,msole,mundeniable,mormwholly".Absolutesmormanymsortmofmbroadmstatementsmshould
mbemsuspectedmasmwrong.
ACTUAL EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS TOP
RATED VERSION FOR ALREADY A+
GRADED HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
|NEW AND REVISED
ClassesmofmLeversm-mCORRECTmANSWERmClassm1,m
Classm2,m
Classm3
Classm1mLeversm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFulcrummisminmthemmiddle,mwithmthemeffortm(input)mforcemonmonemsidemofmthe
mfulcrummandmresistancem(output)monmthemothermside
.MechanicalmAdvantagemgreatermormlessmthanm1
Ex:mSeesaw,mCrowbar,mPairmofmScissors.
Classm2mLeversm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmResistancemisminmthemmiddle,mthemeffortmismappliedmonmonemsidemofmthemresis
tancemandmthemfulcrummonmthemothermside
.MechanicalmAdvantagemismalwaysmgreatermthanm1
Ex:mWheelbarrow,mnutcracker,mbottlemopener,mormthembrakempedalmofmamcar.
Classm3mLeversm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmEffortminmthemmiddle,mthemresistancemismonmonemsidemofmthemeffortmandmthemf
ulcrummismlocatedmonmthemothermside.
MechanicalmAdvantagemismalwaysmlessmthanm1
Ex:mPairmofmtweezers,mhumanmmandible
, LevermDefinitionsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLevermmachinemconsistingmofmambeammormrigidmrodmpivotedmatmamfixedmhinge
d,mormfulcrum.
InputmForcem=mEffort
OutputmForcem=mLoadmormResistance
Whatmdoesm"fre,m123"mmean?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFulcrummisminmthemmiddlemformClassm1mLeversResistancem(output)minmmiddlem
formClassm2Effortm(input)minmthemmiddlemformClassm3
FormulamformDeterminingmthemheadmpressuremdifferencembetweenmanmintakemandmoutputm-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1mverticalmfootm=m0.433mpsi
1mpsim=m2.31mverticalmfeet
OverallmTestmOverview:m-mCORRECTmANSWERm1)m30-minutemperiodmtomreadm2messays-m2-
hourmtimemlimitmbeginsmtomanswerm(100mquestions).
2)mWatchm2mshortmvideosmandmanswerm(20mquestions)mbasedmonmthemscenarios.
3)mApplymmechanicalmreasoningm(25mquestions,mi.e.mFluidmDynamics,mlevers,mbeltmandmpulleys,mge
ars)
4)mMathematicalmProblemsm(20mquestions,mi.e.maddition,mdivision,mangles,marea,mvolume,mdecimal
s,mratios,mpercentages)
5)mRecallmandmComprehendmTechnicalmInformationm(35mquestions,mrecallmfrommfirstmtwomessays,mi
nmadditionmtomonemormtwommorematmthismtime)
Bemmindfulmofmquestionsmwithmabsolutes.mWhatmaremsomemabsolutesmandmwhymwatchmoutmformth
em?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmExamplesmofmabsolutesmarem"absolutely,malways,mforever,mcompletely,minfinit
e,mnever,monly,msole,mundeniable,mormwholly".Absolutesmormanymsortmofmbroadmstatementsmshould
mbemsuspectedmasmwrong.