Simple Machines
Example of Simple Machines
Compound Machines
Mechanical Advantage
Ms. Williams (Random)
100

This simple machine is a flat, slanted surface used to help lift objects

Inclined Plane

100

The ramps going up to the trailers are an example of this type of simple machine

Inclined Plane

100

A shovel is a compound machine made of a lever and this simple machine at the blade

Wedge

100

The two types of Mechanical Advantage

Ideal and Actual

100

Ms. Williams' favorite color

Green

200

This simple machine has a grooved wheel and a rope that helps lift heavy objects

Pulley

200

An axe chopping wood is an example of this type of simple machine

Wedge

200

A pair of scissors is made of these two simple machines

Lever AND Wedge

200

The formula for Mechanical Advantage

Output force / Input force

200

This college is where Ms. Williams studied Middle Grades Science Education, and it is the best school in all of North Carolina and the United States of America, and the entire World!

NC State University

300

This simple machine consists of two wheels and a central rod connecting them

Wheel & Axle

300

A lightbulb is an example of this type of simple machine

Screw

300

The pointed end of a hammer can be used as these two simple machines

Wedge AND Lever

300

If you put 30N of force into a machine and get 120N out of it, what is the Mechanical Advantage?

4

300

No matter how many times Ms. Williams refills this at the Student Zone, this object mysteriously disappears

Pencils

400

This simple machine consists of a board and a fulcrum

Lever

400

Raising a flag uses this type of simple machine

Pulley

400

In most compound machines, simple machines work together by increasing this

Output force

400

Work is done only when an object does this

Moves

400

Ms. Williams Catchphrase for reminding you/the class she cares about you (especially after having to tell you off)

Love you, mean it

500

These two simple machines are both versions of another type of simple machine

Screw AND Wedge

500

A balanced scale is an example of this type of simple machine

Lever

500

A bike is a complex compound machine; these 4 simple machines are found on a bicycle

Wheel & Axle (wheel) AND Pulley (chain and gears) AND Lever (brakes) AND Screw (bolts)

500

Machines are never 100% efficient because of this

Friction

500

The names of Ms. Williams' cats

Apollo AND Binx

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