Vocabulary
What is the load when we are discussing simple machines?
A. The part of a lever that the bar pivots, or rotates, around.
B. The force someone puts into a simple machine
C. An inclined plane
D. The item, or items, being moved or carried by a simple machine.
D. The item, or items, being moved or carried by a simple machine.
What machine do we use that has a fixed pulley, counterweight, and an electric motor?
An elevator
Which simple machine is made up of a pole with an inclined plane wrapped around it?
Screw
What two simple machines make up a pair of scissors?
Wedge and lever
What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything? (I know Mr. House has told you this before)
42
What is a fixed pulley?
A. A pulley that stays in place and provides mechanical advantage
B. A pulley that stays in place and does not provide mechanical advantage
C. A pulley that moves and does not provide mechanical advantage
D. A pulley that moves and does provide mechanical advantage.
B. A pulley that stays in place and does not provide mechanical advantage.
DOUBLE POINTS
What type of pulley does provide mechanical advantage?
Who does more work? A person going up the stairs to get into the school, or a person taking the ramp?
Neither. They do the same amount of work.
Which simple machine uses a wheel-and-axle with a groove, so a rope or cable can go around it?
Which two simple machines make up a bicycle?
Wheel-and-axle and a lever
What is Mr. Clevenger's birthday?
July 6
A counterweight is something that ___________.
A. Helps all pulleys move
B. Balances out the weight of the load on a fixed pulley
C. Are the spaces between a screw's inclined plane
D. Gives a simple machine mechanical advantage
B. Balances out the weight of the load on a fixed pulley
What is the force called that helps us go down a slide?
Gravity
How many simple machines are there?
6 simple machines
BONUS QUESTION
Name all 6 simple machines
Which two simple machines makes up a wheelbarrow?
A lever and wheel-and-axle
What is Mr. Clevenger's favorite color?
Deep blue/Dark blue
A fulcrum is the point on a lever which the bar pivots, or rotates around. It is a fixed point.
What is the force that helps nails and screws stay in place? It is the force that is resistant to movement when two objects touch.
Friction
Which simple machine is used to split things apart?
A wedge
Which three simple machines makes up a can opener?
Lever, wheel-and-axle, and wedge
How many dogs does Mr. Clevenger have?
3
Define what supports a simple machine with mechanical advantage gives its user.
Mechanical advantage helps support the user because it allows them to use less force over a longer distance.
What class of lever has the fulcrum in the middle?
Class 1
Which two simple machines are also types of inclined planes?
A screw and a wedge.
BONUS QUESTION
Which type of simple machines is also a wheel-and-axle?
Which two simple machines makes up a shovel?
Lever and wedge
He is not going to tell us.