Work Sheet - 1 Name of the Student:-_____________________

ICSE – PHYSICS Class :- 10 Sec _____ Academic Year:-

Machines

1. To use a machine as a force multiplier, what type / class of lever should be preferably used.
Draw a sketch of such lever. [2001] [2]

2. A pair of scissors and a pair of pliers belong to the same class of levers i) which one has MA less
than 1. ii) state the usefulness of such a machine. [2001] [3]

3. A cook uses a fire tong of length 28cm to lift a piece of burning coal of mass 250gm. If he applies
his effort at a distance of 7cm from the fulcrum, what is the effort in SI units? g = 10m/s2 . [2002] [3]

4. What is the relation between the MA & VR for (i) an ideal machine(ii) a practical machine. [2003] [2]
Work Sheet - 2 Name of the Student:-_____________________
ICSE – PHYSICS Class :- 10 Sec _____ Academic Year:-
Machines

1. Give two reasons why the efficiency of a single movable pulley is not 100%. [2003] [2]

2. Explain why scissors for cutting cloth may have blades much longer than the handles but
shears for cutting metal have short blades & long handles. [2004] [2]

3. A woman draws water from a well using a fixed pulley. The mass of the bucket & water
together is 6kg. The force applied by the women is 70N. Calculate the MA. g = 10m/s2 . [2004] [2]

4. Why is a machine not 100% efficient? [2]

Work Sheet - 3 Name of the Student:-_____________________
ICSE – PHYSICS Class :- 10 Sec _____ Academic Year:-
Machines

1. Write three examples each of Class I,II and III types of levers. [3]

2. Why more effort is required to push a load in a steeper inclined plane? [2]

3. With appropriate diagram, prove that MA of a system of pulleys is equal to the number of
pulleys. [4]

4. i) Define an inclined plane. ii) Draw a labeled sketch of a class II lever. Give one example of
such a lever. [2005] [3]
Work Sheet - 4 Name of the Student:-_____________________
ICSE – PHYSICS Class :- 10 Sec _____ Academic Year:-
Machines – Gears

1. What is a gear?

2. What is a driver and a driven gear?

3. What is the velocity ratio of a pair of gears?

4. Explain ‘gain in torque’ and ‘gain in speed’ for a pair of gears.

5. The radius of a driving wheel of a set of gears is 18cm. It has 100 teeth & rotates at a speed
of 30rpm. The driven wheel rotates at a speed of 150rpm. Calculate i) gear ratio ii) radius of the
driven wheel. [2004] [4]