Levers
The three parts of a lever
What are the fulcrum, effort arm, and resistance arm
This type of pulley does not move
What is a fixed pulley?
A wedge is two of these simple machines put together
What is an inclined plane?
Inclined planes make it easier to __________ heavy things
What is lift or move?
A type of machine that involves lots of simple machines and is overly complicated.
What is a Rube Goldberg Machine?
The type of lever with the fulcrum between the effort arm and the load (like pair of scissors)
What is a first class lever?
This type of pulley has one or more wheels that move.
What is a moveable pulley?
The ___________ of a plane is a wedge.
The inclined plane will make it easier to lift something, but you will have to move it ___________.
What is further?
A game where students answer questions by pressing shaped buttons on their phone
What is Kahoot?
The type of lever with the load between the fulcrum and effort arm (like a stapler)
What is a second class lever?
This type of pulley is a combination of a fixed pulley and a moveable pulley.
The _________ of a ship is a wedge.
What is bow?
Another word for inclined plane is ____________.
What is a ramp?
Number of simple machines
What is 6 (or 7)?
The type of lever with effort arm between the fulcrum and the load (like a pair of tweezers)
What is a third class lever?
This other type of simple machine is a part of a pulley
What is a wheel and axel?
What is 1?
A ____________ inclined plane will require more effort than a flatter inclined plane.
What is steep?
A machine with few or no moving parts that is used to make work easier
What is a simple machine?
Your arm is this type of lever
What is a third class lever?
A pulley can change the ____________ of the force so that you pull down to lift something up
What is direction?
A _______ is an example of a wedge where all sides slope down to a point.
What is a needle or pin?
______________ are an example of an inclined plane that help you move from one floor to another.
What are stairs?
Some people consider this the 7th simple machine
What is a gear?