General Info
Levers & Screws
Pulleys & Inclined Planes
Wheels & Axles & Wedges
Examples
100

Simple machines help make what easier? 

What is work?

100

A lever can be used to help us do these two things.

What is lift and open?

100

Two things a pulley can be used to do.

lift and change force

100

Two things a wedge can be used for.

What is holding and splitting?

100

A seesaw, baseball bat, and a door are all examples of this.

What is a lever?

200

A push or pull that makes an object move.

What is force?

200

A screw is actually a special type of this.

What is an inclined plane?

200
How an inclined plane helps us do work.
What is moving this from a low place to a high place, or the opposite.
200
A wheel and axle is used to do this.
What is move things?
200
A knife, sled, and an ax are all examples of what simple machine.
What is a wedge?
300

The name of the force that holds things to the ground.

What is gravity?

300

The object to be moved by a lever.

What is the load?

300
The two types of main pulleys.
What is moveable and fixed?
300
A wheel with teeth is called this.
What is a gear?
300

A bathtub, sink, and stairs are all examples of this.

What is an inclined plane?

400

A force that slows down motion between two objects that touch.

What is friction?

400

The grooves on a screw are called this.

What is thread?

400

A pulley is usually made up of cable and this.

What is a wheel?

400
An example of a wedge that you often see in the hallway.
What is a doorstop?
400

A flagpole, elevator, and a boat all use this simple machine.

What is a pulley?

500

Name all of the 6 types of simple machines.

What is lever, pulley, wheel & axle, inclined plane, wedge, and screw?

500

The steady object on a lever.

What is a fulcrum?

500

Two inclined planes put together is called this.

What is a wedge?

500
This source of natural power is an example of a wheel and axle.
What is windmill?
500

A car, rollerskates, and clocks are examples of what simple machine.

What is wheel and axle?

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