Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Science Notes - Machines, Mechanical Advantage and Efficiency

 How many different machines are there found within a toilet? 
Give one example of one that changes the direction of a force.

What are 2 subsystems you can find in a can opener?

 






7 comments:

  1. a example of changing the direction of a force is a trampoline. when you jump up the force changes and when you go down there's a differer amount of force

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  2. Roohit G.

    The two subsystems in a can opener are the gears, and the lever and wedge.

    In a toilet there is the stop valve, supply tube, bowl, trap, wax ring, and closet bend. In the tank of the toilet there is a flush valve seat, flapper, trip lever, flush handle, bowl refill tube, ball cock and overflow tube. The bowl in the toilet helps to change the direction because first the water spins around in a circular motion then the direction goes down.

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  3. Tyler .D

    I think the toilet is a machine itself. An example of a machine that changes the direction of force is a catapult from medievel times because it changes force by launching forward and winding backwards with a load force(launching projectiles)and effort force(reloading catapult)

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  4. Daniel S
    the flushing system acts like a pully because you pull the lever the chain lifts the water gets sucked up then it fills back up with water.

    a diving board has change of force because when u jump on it it goes down then gives you height up because the springs.

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  5. Ivana B.

    In a toilet there is several machines that take part in order for the toilet to function. Here are some examples: float ball, trip lever, flush handle, tank, flapper, bowl, trap, wax ring, stop value, supply tube, bowl refill tube, overflow tube. One machine in particular that changes force is the bowl refill tube. The bowl refill tube accepts water from the main supply line and fills the tank while the float is depressed. Once the float rises to a certain point a mechanism is tripped that will stop the flow of water out from the bowl refill tube. Therefore the direction of the water goes down and then the bowl refills causing the water to go up.

    There are two subsystems in a can opener which are the gears and the lever and wedge.

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  6. Anmol D
    machines that are found within a toilet:
    -hinges
    -pipes/tubes
    -the flush lever
    -water inlet
    -bowl
    -tank
    2 subsystems you can find in a can opener:
    the holding/cutting subsystem and the turning subsystem (lever/wedge, & gears)

    Give one example of one that changes the direction of a force: Well if you were to throw an arrow at a target, and the wind started blowing, it would change the direction because the force you put into it when you throw the arrow is going in a direction for the target but the wind blows it off direction.
    :)

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  7. Saloni T.

    The flush handle is a lever because a lever is classified as a "bar moving on a fixed support to exert force" and a flush handle does that when you push down, the force of the push opens the bottom valve inside the water tank. Another machine that can be found in a toilet is the float that shuts off the incoming water.

    An example of something that changes the direction of a force is when you bounce a ball, you push it down and that force you used makes the ball bounce back up to you.

    The subsystems of a can opener are the gears and lever and wedge.

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