Simple
Vocabulary
Hodgepodge
Laws
Forces
100
The fixed point around which a lever turns is called this....
What is a fulcrum
100
Compare lifting a refrigerator directly up into a truck to sliding it up a ramp. What simple machine is the ramp an example of?
What is inclined plane.`
100
any push or pull
What force
100
Name the scientist who gave us the Laws of Motion....
Who is Sir Isaac Newton
100
This force occurs when two solid surfaces roll over each other.
What is rolling friction
200
This contains both fixed and movable pulleys
What is a pulley system
200
A simple machine with a slanted surface.......
What is a inclined plane.
200
The term used for a device that changes the size or direction of force?
What is simple machine.
200
The name of the first law of motion......
What is Law of Inertia
200
This type of force causes a satellite to orbit Earth.
What is Gravitation
300
This simple machine would allow a person to lift a heavy weight by PULLING down on a rope.
What is a pulley
300
A simple machine made of two inclined planes together.... (an axe, scissors, butter knife, all have this)
What is a wedge.
300
A seesaw is an example of this simple machine.....
What is a lever.
300
Which law explains why we need to wear seat belts....
What is First Law of Motion
300
An arrow soaring through the air is considered (inertia or projectile)
What is projectile
400
A machine that consists of two or mare simple machines is called a .......
What is compound machine
400
This is made up of a wheel and some kind of belt.......
What is pulley
400
A slide is this type of simple machine....
What is inclined plane
400
Name the law that says force is equal to mass times acceleration (F=MA)
What is Second Law of Motion
400
Air resistance is this type of friction ROLLING, GRAVITATION, INERTIA, OR FLUID)
What is fluid.
500
A doorknob is an example of a......... (choices- lever, wheel and axle, pulley, wedge)
What is wheel and axle.
500
This is a machine that is made of two or more simple machines.
What is a compound machine.
500
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction....what law is this
What is the Third Law of Motion.
500
What law states that heavier objects require more force than lighter objects to move or accelerate them....
What is Second Law of Motion
500
This is the force that two surfaces exert on each other when the RUB together.
What is friction.
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