The point that the lever goes up and down over
What is the fulcrum?
Any device that allows work to be done using less force
What is a machine?
A rigid bar that's inserted through a hole in the wheel
What is an axle?
A circular band made of rubber
What is a belt?
A series of intermeshing gears
What is a transmission or gear train?
A bar that goes up and down over a certain point
What is a lever?
A wheel attached to a smaller axle so that these two parts rotate together to transfer the force from one to the other
What is a wheel and axle?
A simple machine that lets you pull down a rope, chain, or wire to lift something
What is a pulley?
A combination of different simple machines working together
What is a compound machine?
The first gear in the transmission
What is the driver or input gear?
A lever that has the load between the fulcrum and the effort
What is a 2nd class lever?
A flat surface whose ends are different heights
What is an inclined plane?
An inclined plane wrapped around a cylinder or cone
What is a screw?
A belt that turns more than one wheel
What is a drive belt?
Gear C is the output / follower gear, so gear A is the ____
What is the driver or input gear?
A lever that has the effort between the fulcrum and the load
What is a 3rd class lever?
A pulley that has only one wheel
What is a single pulley system?
A pulley system with two wheels that are connected. One wheel is attached to the load. The other is fixed to a supporting object.
What is a double-pulley system?
A machine consisting of one or more pulleys and a wide flat belt
What is a conveyor belt?
The last gear in the transmission
What is the follower or output gear?
A lever that has the fulcrum in the middle
What is a 1st class lever?
A simple machine used to push things apart
What is a wedge?
The simple machine in picture is being used as a ____________
What is a wedge?
Gear A is the input / drive gear, so gear C is the ____
What is the follower or output gear?
If there is a 3rd gear in a transmission, it is called the ________________
What is the idler gear?