Forces
Work
Push or Pull
Magnetism or Gravity
Examples of Simple Machines
Simple/Compound Machine Vocabulary
100
Any kind of push or a pull.
What is a force?
100
The use of a force to move an object in the same direction as the force.
What is work?
100
This force causes a paper to drop to the ground when you let go of it.
What is a gravity?
100
What simple machine is this? http://www.discoveryexpresskids.com/uploads/2/5/6/9/25695369/457909821.jpg
What is an Inclined Plane?
100
A machine with few or no moving parts, needs only one force, and makes work easier.
What is a simple machine?
200
The force that pulls objects towards each other.
What is gravity?
200
Lifting up a pencil is doing work. True or false?
What is true?
200
The forces causes opposite poles of a magnet to attract.
What is magnetism?
200
What simple machine is this? http://www.discoveryexpresskids.com/uploads/2/5/6/9/25695369/1392570457.jpg
What is a Lever?
200
This simple machine has a wheel with rope, chord, or chain around it.
What is a pulley?
300
A measure of the force of gravity on an object.
What is weight?
300
Holding a stack of books is doing work, true or false?
What is false?
300
The force you use when you need to staple some papers with a stapler.
What is a push?
300
What simple machine is this? http://ivipworld.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Streamline-Original-Doorstop-by-Weamo-iVIP-BlackBox.jpg
What is a Wedge?
300
This simple machine is a flat surface that is higher on one end than the other.
What is an inclined plane?
400
The force that makes a compass needle point North.
What is magnetism?
400
Jack moved his toy car 2 inches. Jill moved the toy car 4 inches. This person did more work.
Who is Jill?
400
The force you use when you go to open your car door.
What is a pull?
400
What is this? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Rollingstock_axle.jpg
What is a Wheel and Axle?
400
A machine made up of two or more simple machines.
What is a compound machine?
500
This force slows down moving objects.
What is friction?
500
Amanda started walking at the 2 mile marker. She finished walking when she got home which is at the 11 mile marker. How much work did she do?
What is walking 9 miles?
500
This acts as magnet in the center of our Solar System to keep the planets in orbit and from crashing into each other.
What is the Sun?
500
What simple machine is this? https://images.homedepot-static.com/productImages/52789855-f8d2-4b18-80ac-f60f5fea75b4/svn/ge-incandescent-light-bulbs-30-100rvl-htp2-6-64_1000.jpg
What is a Screw?
500
An inclined plane wrapped around a shaft or cylinder and also uses a circular motion to do work.
What is a screw?
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