Vocabulary
True or False: A simple machine has few or no moving parts.
True
The six simple machines.
What are: inclined plane, screw, lever, pulley, wheel and axle and wedge?
Which is not a simple machine?
a. lever
b. spring
c. wedge
d. screw
What is b. spring?
A wheel with a rope or belt around it.
What is a pulley?
How many basic types of simple machines are there?
What is six?
Machines made up of more than one simple machine combined.
What are complex machines?
This simple machine is often used to hold things together.
What is a screw?
Give an example of a wedge
What is an axe, chisel, scissors...
Two types of simple machines that contain inclined planes.
What are the screw and wedge?
Name 2 types of simple machines in a shovel
What are a wedge and a lever?
A push or pull on an object.
What is Force?
A modified incline plane wrapped around a central core.
What is a screw?
The type of simple machine you would use to pry a nail out of a board.
What is a lever?
Three levers you have in your body.
What are arms/elbows; legs/knees; fingers/knuckles; toes/knuckles etc...
A rod attached to the center of a wheel is called?
What is an axle?
A heavy or bulky thing that is being carried or moved
The load
A triangular machine that is used to split or hold objects together
Give an example of a lever
see saw; balance scale; scissors, etc..
What kind of simple machine is a staple?
Wedge
Name an example of a pulley
elevator, clothesline, window blinds
Simple machines help people with disabilities?
get around more easily and live more independently
Name an object that is held together with screws
Answers vary (so many things!)
Name an example of an inclined plane
ramp, stairs, escalator
Name one simple machine in a bicycle
wheel and axle (tires) pulley (gears) lever (pedals)
How can simple machines have a negative affect on our health?
If we rely on simple machines to help us move we will lead a less active lifestyle.