Forces Vocab
Machine Vocab 1
MACHINES
CHALLENGE 1
CHALLENGE #2
100
A change in position.
What is MOTION?
100
The ability to do work
What is ENERGY?
100
An inclined plane wrapped into a spiral
What is SCREW?
100
A push or pull
What is FORCE?
100
This tool makes work easier
What is MACHINE?
200
A force that occurs when one object rubs against another
What is FRICTION?
200
Two or more simple machines put together
What is COMPOUND MACHINE?
200
A straight bar that moves on a fixed point
What is LEVER?
200
The location of an object
What is POSITION?
200
The point where a lever turns
What is FULCRUM?
300
The measure of the pull of gravity between an object and Earth
What is WEIGHT?
300
The force that changes the motion of an object
What is WORK?
300
A wheel that turns on a post
What is WHEEL AND AXLE?
300
Energy that can make an object move
What is STORED ENERGY?
300
A pull moves in this direction
What is TOWARDS YOU?
400
A pulling force between two objects, such as Earth and you
What is GRAVITY?
400
A machine with few or no moving parts
What is SIMPLE MACHINE?
400
A simple machine that uses a wheel and a rope?
What is PULLEY?
400
How fast an object moves over a certain distance
What is SPEED?
400
There are this many different types of levers
What is THREE?
500
The length between two places
What is DISTANCE?
500
A flat surface that is raised at one end
What is INCLINED PLANE?
500
Two inclined planes placed back-to-back
What is WEDGE?
500
Moving things have this type of energy
What is ENERGY OF MOTION?
500
A push moves in this direction
What is TOWARDS YOU?
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